29th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220227364 | PASSIVE INFRA-RED GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A passive infra-red guidance system and method for augmenting operation of a vehicle on a roadway includes at least one forward-looking infra-red imaging sensor mounted on the vehicle in operative communication with an image processor tied into the vehicle's operational system. The system identifies the presence of one or more melting agents arranged on the roadway using thermal imaging to detect a thermal contrast between the portion(s) of the roadway surface treated with the one or more melting agents and the untreated portion(s) of the roadway surface, determines the left and right edges of the roadway using thermal imaging and determines the centerline of the travel lane in which the vehicle is travelling based on the identified melting agent(s). The system then compares the determined centerline of the travel lane with the actual position of the vehicle and identifies any adjustment needed for the vehicle's position based on the comparison. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227365 | OPERATION OF A VEHICLE USING MULTIPLE MOTION CONSTRAINTS - Techniques are provided for operation of a vehicle using multiple motion constraints. The techniques include identifying an object using one or more processors of a vehicle. The vehicle has a likelihood of collision with the object that is greater than a threshold. The processors generate multiple motion constraints for operating the vehicle. At least one motion constraint includes a minimum speed of the vehicle greater than zero to avoid a collision of the vehicle with the object. The processors identify one or more motion constraints for operating the vehicle to avoid a collision of the vehicle with the object. The processors operate the vehicle in accordance with the identified motion constraints. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227366 | VEHICULAR SENSING SYSTEM WITH UPPER AND LOWER SENSORS AND WITH RECONFIGURABLE ALERT TRIGGERS - A vehicular backup assist system includes an upper sensor disposed at a rear upper portion of a vehicle and sensing rearward of the vehicle at a height relative to ground of the rear upper portion of the vehicle, and a lower sensor disposed at a rear lower portion of the vehicle and sensing rearward of the vehicle at a height of the rear lower portion of the vehicle. The system, during a reversing maneuver of the vehicle, and via processing at an electronic control unit of sensor data captured by the upper and lower sensors, detects presence of objects rearward of the vehicle. During the reversing maneuver, the system, via processing of sensor data captured by the upper sensor, detects presence of an object at the height of the rear upper portion of the vehicle and alerts a driver of the vehicle of the detection of the object. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227367 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE NAVIGATION - Systems and methods are provided for vehicle navigation. In one implementation, at least one processor may receive, from a camera, at least one captured image representative of features in an environment of the vehicle. The processor may identify an intersection and a pedestrian in a vicinity of the intersection represented in the image. The processor may determine a navigational action for the vehicle relative to the intersection based on routing information for the vehicle; and determine a predicted path for the vehicle relative to the intersection based on the determined navigational action and a predicted path for the pedestrian based on analysis of the image. The processor may further determine whether the vehicle is projected to collide with the pedestrian based on the projected paths; and, in response, cause a system associated with the vehicle to implement a collision mitigation action. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227368 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PROPULSION SYSTEM INVERTER - A method of controlling a propulsion system inverter includes identifying at least one route characteristic of a portion of a route being traversed by a vehicle. The method further includes Receiving at least one inverter characteristic. The method further includes generating a target thermal profile of the propulsion system inverter corresponding to thermal fatigue associated with the at least one thermal characteristic. The method further includes generating a signal to selectively instruct the adjustment of at least one of the vehicle speed control input, a torque demand corresponding to the vehicle speed control input, and the portion of the route based on the target thermal profile of the propulsion system inverter to improve inverter life. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227369 | VELOCITY ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A DRIVING VELOCITY - A velocity adjustment system for adjusting a driving velocity of a includes a driver control device configured to receive actuation input from a driver, the actuation input including an actuation parameter. The system further includes an actuation sensor configured to detect the actuation parameter and to output a sensor signal and a velocity control device configured to record the sensor signal and evaluate the actuation input. The velocity control device is designed to compare the actuation parameter with a reference value and to output, based on the comparison, a request signal to an engine control device or a braking request signal to brake control device of a brake system. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227370 | Slip control method and arrangement for a drivetrain architecture including a continuously variable transmission - A slip control method and arrangement for a drivetrain including a continuously variable transmission, forward-reverse clutch arrangement and an optional three-speed gearbox is described herein. The forward-reverse clutch arrangement includes a clutch that is so controlled as to slip when a torque higher than the usable torque attempts to pass through. Accordingly, the clutch prevents the prime mover from stalling. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227371 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE POWERTRAIN TO OVERCOME, OR AVOID, A COG-TO-COG CONDITION, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND VEHICLE - A control device and a method for controlling a vehicle powertrain to overcome, or avoid, a cog-to-cog condition during gear shifting is provided. The method comprises, when an input shaft of the gearbox is rotating, controlling a synchromesh arrangement so as to induce a difference in rotational speed between a first gear wheel and a first coupling sleeve arranged to lock the first gear wheel to a main shaft of the gearbox by at least partly engaging the first gear wheel or a second gear wheel to the input shaft. Furthermore, a computer program, a computer-readable medium and a vehicle are provided. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227372 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method for operating an autonomous vehicle based on sensor data representative of an area in a driving direction of and in the vicinity of the vehicle. The vehicle is equipped with a control unit adapted to determine if a plurality of detailed actions to be performed by the vehicle successfully may be used for fulfilling a desired general action plan for the vehicle. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding control system and to a computer program product. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227373 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AN OPEN DOOR - A computer-implemented method for navigating a host vehicle may include receiving an image frame acquired by an image capture device associated with the host vehicle; identifying in the image frame a representation of a target vehicle; determining an orientation indicator associated with the target vehicle; based on the determined orientation indicator, identifying a candidate region of the acquired image frame where a representation of a vehicle door of the target vehicle is expected in an open door condition; extracting the candidate region from the image frame; providing the candidate region to an open door detection network; determining a navigational action for the host vehicle in response to an indication from the open door detection network that the candidate region includes a representation of a door of the target vehicle in an open condition; and causing an actuator associated with the host vehicle to implement the navigational action. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227374 | DATA PROCESSING - Provided are a data processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a medium, and relates to the technical field of computers, and in particular to the field of autonomous driving and intelligent transportation. An implementation is: obtaining risk information in driving scenario data of a driving scenario; determining a risk factor set based on the risk information, where the risk factor set includes a risk factor existing in the driving scenario data; and generating a simulated risk scenario based on the risk factor set, where the simulated risk scenario reflects at least one risk factor in the risk factor set. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227375 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND MAP STORAGE DEVICE - An information processing device that is mountable on a vehicle, includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire at least one of internal condition or external condition of a user of a digital content including a virtual space experience; an estimating unit configured to estimate a sickness status of the user based on the at least one of internal condition or external condition acquired by the acquiring unit; and a guidance processing unit configured to perform a guidance processing such that a driving state of the vehicle is guided to suppress sickness, depending on the sickness status of the user estimated by the estimating unit. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227376 | Rider Restrictions through Inter-Bicycle Communication - Electronic bicycles may communicate with each other to provide a communal biking experience to their riders. The electronic bicycles may collect rider data about their riders and may adjust the output parameters of the electronic bicycles based on the rider data. For example, the electronic bicycles may identify a weaker rider of the riders and may adjust the output parameters of the weaker rider's electronic bicycle to minimize a difference in the operation of the weaker rider's electronic bicycle and the stronger rider's electronic bicycle. Additionally, a parent rider may establish rider restrictions on an electronic bicycle ridden by a child. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227377 | Method, computer program and system for improving a user experience - Embodiments relate to a method, computer program and system for improving a user experience. The computer-implemented method for improving a user experience inside a vehicle comprises determining an environmental context inside the vehicle, wherein the environmental context is assigned a plurality of actions, which influences the environmental context. Further, the method comprises choosing at least one action of the plurality of actions for improving the user experience. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227378 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Operation of a Technical Object - Method for monitoring operation of a technical object, wherein a) a first orientation of the first acceleration sensor in the form of a position vector is determined, b) the mathematical model for operation of the object is generated and trained, c) the first acceleration sensor is disassembled and a three-axle replacement acceleration sensor is assembled with a new orientation on the object, d) acceleration values are detected, e) respective indicator values are calculated from the temporal course of the detected acceleration values of the replacement acceleration sensor, f) a replacement vector is determined from the indicator values and a differential vector between the replacement vector and the position vector of the first acceleration sensor determined in step b) is determined, and g) the model during operation of the object for the position vector in the orientation of the replacement vector is applied by taking into account the differential vector. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227379 | NETWORK FOR DETECTING EDGE CASES FOR USE IN TRAINING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS - Embodiments relate to the detection of edge cases through application of a neural network to predict future vehicle environment data and identifying an edge case when the prediction error exceeds a given threshold. This allows edge cases to be identified based on unexpected vehicle environmental conditions or conditions that otherwise cause the neural network to make inaccurate predictions. These edge cases can then be utilised to better train machine learning systems, for instance, to train autonomous vehicle control systems. Alternatively, the identification of an edge case can highlight the need for remedial action, and can therefore trigger an alert to a vehicle control system to take remedial action. Further methods and systems described herein improve environmental sensing by providing a computationally efficient and accurate means for fusing sensor data and using this fused data to control sensors to focus on areas that would most reduce the uncertainty in the sensing system. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227380 | MULTI-SENSOR SEQUENTIAL CALIBRATION SYSTEM - Techniques for performing a sensor calibration using sequential data is disclosed. An example method includes receiving, from a first camera located on a vehicle, a first image comprising at least a portion of a road comprising lane markers, where the first image is obtained by the camera at a first time; obtaining a calculated value of a position of an inertial measurement (IM) device at the first time; obtaining an optimized first extrinsic matrix of the first camera by adjusting a function of a first actual pixel location of a location of a lane marker in the first image and an expected pixel location of the location of the lane marker; and performing autonomous operation of the vehicle using the optimized first extrinsic matrix of the first camera when the vehicle is operated on another road or at another time. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227381 | Systems And Methods For Communicating Using A Vehicle - The disclosure provides systems and methods for communicating using a vehicle. The systems and methods provide a vehicle that includes a communication system. The communication system may include a human machine interface, an external vehicle speaker, a projector, an external vehicle display, and an external vehicle microphone. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227382 | LOCATING SMART SHOE RELATIVE TO PEDAL - Systems and methods for operating a vehicle using a smart shoe device. For example, some embodiments of the application may monitor operation of a vehicle system and monitor operation of a smart shoe device. The process may determine that the smart shoe device is within a threshold period of time of performing an future action associated with commanding movement of the vehicle and enable a response by the vehicle based on the future action. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227383 | MODALITIES FOR AUTHORIZING ACCESS WHEN OPERATING AN AUTOMATED ASSISTANT ENABLED VEHICLE - Implementations relate to enabling of authorization of certain automated assistant functions via one or more modalities available within a vehicle. Implementations can eliminate wasting of computational and communication resources by at least allowing other users to authorize execution of certain input commands from a user, without requesting the user to re-submit the commands. The vehicle can include a computing device that provides access to restricted data, which can be accessed in order for an action to be performed by the automated assistant. However, when a restricted user requests that the automated assistant perform an action involving accessing the restricted data, the automated assistant can be authorized or unauthorized to proceed with fulfilling the request via a modality controlled by an unrestricted user. The unrestricted user can also cause contextual restrictions to be established for limiting functionality of the automated assistant during a trip, for certain types of requests, and/or for certain passengers. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227384 | Method for Carrying out a Correction of the Direction of Travel by a Driver Assistance System in a Motor Vehicle, and a Control Device Therefor - The disclosure relates to a method for performing a correction of a direction of travel by a driver assistance system in a motor vehicle. The disclosure provides that a need for correcting a direction of travel is recognized by a control device of the driver assistance system in order to continue operating the motor vehicle within a currently traveled lane, at least one display symbol is output by an output apparatus to display the correction of the direction of travel to be performed and being performed, and the correction of the direction of travel is performed by controlling steering of the motor vehicle. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227385 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR VEHICLE - An obstacle in a periphery of the vehicle is detected using a peripheral monitoring sensor for monitoring the periphery of the vehicle. It is sequentially determined whether an avoidance of the obstacle is necessary, according to a route of the vehicle. A warning device is controlled to issue a warning when determining that the avoidance of the obstacle is necessary. In a case where determining that the avoidance of the obstacle is unnecessary after starting the warning, the warning device is controlled to continue issuing the warning when an obstacle distance is less than a predetermined threshold value set in advance. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227386 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - Provided is a vehicle control system capable of grouping objects detected by a plurality of sensors with high accuracy in a short time. A vehicle control system | 2022-07-21 |
20220227387 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device includes a processor, a memory and a sensor that acquires surrounding environment information of the vehicle, a host vehicle position estimation unit that estimates the route of the vehicle, a surrounding environment storage unit that stores the surrounding environment information and the route estimated by the host vehicle position estimation unit in association with each other, a vehicle-speed threshold determination unit that sets a vehicle-speed threshold value when the surrounding environment storage unit stores the surrounding environment information and the route in association with each other, and determines whether or not a current vehicle speed exceeds the vehicle-speed threshold value when the surrounding environment storage unit stores the surrounding environment information and the route, and a warning unit that performs a notification of an excess of the vehicle speed when the vehicle-speed threshold determination unit determines that the vehicle speed exceeds the vehicle-speed threshold value. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227388 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING GREEN WAVE SPEED, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for determining a green wave speed, an apparatus for determining a green wave speed, and a storage medium is provided. The method includes: obtaining vehicle driving data of at least one vehicle on a green wave coordination line; determining a driving direction of each vehicle based on the vehicle driving data of the corresponding vehicle; determining a vehicle with driving direction matching a green wave coordination direction corresponding to the green wave coordination line as a target vehicle; and determining a green wave speed of a road section between any two adjacent intersections on the green wave coordination line based on the vehicle driving data of the target vehicle. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227389 | RESPONDER OVERSIGHT SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A system includes an autonomous vehicle (AV) comprising a sensor, a control subsystem, and an operation server. The control subsystem receives sensor data comprising location coordinates of the AV from the sensor. The operation server detects an unexpected event from the sensor data, comprising at least one of an accident, an inspection, and a report request. The operation server receives a message from a user comprising a request to access particular information regarding the AV and location data. The operation server associates the AV with the user if the location coordinates of the AV match location data of the user. The operation server generates a ticket for the unexpected ticket. The operation server communicates the particular information to the user. The operation server provides instructions to be forwarded to the user based on a request from the user. The operation server closes the ticket if the unexpected event is addressed. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227390 | PROACTIVE LANE CHANGE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A system includes an autonomous vehicle (AV) configured to travel along a road and a control device communicatively coupled to the AV. The control device determines that the AV should move from a current lane of the road to an adjacent lane of the road. The control device determines two or more candidate windows into which the AV may move in the adjacent lane. Each candidate window corresponds to a space in the adjacent lane between two vehicles traveling in the adjacent lane. The control device determines that the AV should move into a first candidate window, and, in response to this determination, causes the AV to begin moving along a trajectory leading to the first candidate window (e.g., by accelerating or decelerating). | 2022-07-21 |
20220227391 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCENARIO DEPENDENT TRAJECTORY SCORING - Systems and methods for operating an autonomous vehicle. The methods comprising: obtaining one or more candidate vehicle trajectories for the autonomous vehicle and context information defining a state of an environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle; assigning class(es) to a scenario specified by the context information and a first candidate vehicle trajectory; generating a first quality score for the first candidate vehicle trajectory using scoring function(s) selected based on the assigned class(es); select a candidate vehicle trajectory based on the first quality score associated with the first candidate vehicle trajectory and second quality score(s) associated with at least one second candidate vehicle trajectory; and causing the autonomous vehicle to perform autonomous driving operations using the selected candidate vehicle trajectory. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227392 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND AUTOMATIC DRIVING METHOD - In a vehicle control device, environmental information is acquired which is information about an environment in which a vehicle is placed. The environmental information precludes an obstacle around the vehicle. A possibility is estimated for potential proximity of the vehicle to the obstacle. A behavior of a predicted target moving object including the vehicle and at least one moving object around the vehicle is predicted based on the estimated possibility. A responsibility is determined for a potential accident that is assumed in response to the vehicle traveling on a candidate route that the vehicle travels. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227393 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - In a vehicle control system ( | 2022-07-21 |
20220227394 | Autonomous Vehicle Operational Management - Autonomous vehicle operational management may include an autonomous vehicle traversing a vehicle transportation network, which may include operating a scenario-specific operational control evaluation module instance, which is an instance of a scenario-specific operational control evaluation module instantiated for an occurrence of a distinct vehicle operational scenario by allocating computing resources to, and populating, the scenario-specific operational control evaluation module instance with operational environment information corresponding to the occurrence of the distinct vehicle operational scenario. Traversing the vehicle transportation network may include determining a current vehicle control action by receiving a candidate vehicle control action from the scenario-specific operational control evaluation module instance and identifying the candidate vehicle control action as the current vehicle control action, and traversing a portion of the vehicle transportation network in accordance with the current vehicle control action, wherein the portion of the vehicle transportation network includes the occurrence of the distinct vehicle operational scenario. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227395 | Vehicle Control System and Vehicle Control Method - A vehicle control system includes an integration unit that estimates information on a position and a speed of a target existing in an external field and errors of the position and the speed of the target, based on information from a movement sensor that acquires movement information including a vehicle speed and a yaw rate of an own vehicle, and information from an external field sensor that acquires information on the external field of the own vehicle. The integration unit uses not the information from the external field sensor, but the vehicle speed and the yaw rate acquired by the movement sensor, to predict a position and a speed of the target and errors of the position and the speed of the target at a second time after a first time, from a position and a speed of the target and errors of the position and the speed at the first time. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227396 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - To improve accuracy of a grouping process by accurately obtaining an error of an observation value of a sensor. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227397 | DYNAMIC MODEL EVALUATION PACKAGE FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES - Disclosed are performance metrics for evaluating the accuracy of a dynamic model in predicting the trajectory of ADV when simulating the behavior of the ADV under the control commands. The performance metrics may indicate the degree of similarity between the predicted trajectory of the dynamic model and the actual trajectory of the vehicle when applied with identical control commands. The performance metrics measure deviations of the predicted trajectory of the dynamic model from the actual trajectory based on the ground truths. The performance metrics may include cumulative or mean absolute trajectory error, end-pose difference (ED), two-sigma defect rate (ε | 2022-07-21 |
20220227398 | VEHICLE DRIVING SWITCHING DEVICE, VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE DRIVING SWITCHING METHOD - In a vehicle driving switching device, driving rule determination information under automatic driving is acquired which indicates a determination result of comparison between (i) a driving rule and (ii) an automatic driving characteristic being a characteristic of a host vehicle equipped with an automatic driving device when the host vehicle travels by the automatic driving on a travel path generated by the automatic driving device. The driving mode switching between an automatic driving mode and a manual driving mode is permitted based on condition that the driving rule determination information under the automatic driving indicates that the automatic driving characteristic complies with the driving rule. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227399 | Method for Operating a Driver Assistance System of an at Least Partially Electrically Operable Motor Vehicle for Controlling Four Wheels, a Driver Assistance System and Motor Vehicle - A method for operating a driver assistance system of an electrically driven motor vehicle includes providing a first and a second driving mode and setting the first driving mode or the second driving mode via an actuating device by a single user input. A first turning maneuver of the motor vehicle is set as the first driving mode and a second turning maneuver of the motor vehicle is set as the second driving mode. During the first turning maneuver, a direction of movement for each of the four wheels of the motor vehicle is respectively set via four control signals such that right side wheels of the motor vehicle and left side wheels of the motor vehicle rotate against each other. Via the driver assistance system, the motor vehicle is operated at least partially autonomously at least during the first driving mode and/or the second driving mode. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227400 | CABLE TRANSPORTATION INSTALLATION WITH IMPROVED SAFETY, METHOD FOR DETECTING AN EVENT ON A CABLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ONE SUCH INSTALLATION - The cable transportation installation includes a cable supported by several sheaves of several pillars. At least one pillar is provided with at least one optical fuse defining first and second states enabling or preventing flow of an optical signal. A detection device is configured to detect derailment of the cable from one of the sheaves. The detection device makes a signal flow through the optical fuses to monitor their state. The optical fuses are configured to change state between the first state and the second state when the at least one optical fuse comes into contact with the cable or with one of its supports. The detection device emits an alarm in response to detection of a change of state of one of the optical fuses. Each optical fuse includes an optical fibre. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227401 | HYBRID CABLE/RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A hybrid cable/rail transportation system comprising: at least one portion of the system configured as a cable transportation system comprising at least one supporting cable; at least one portion of the system configured as a rail transportation system comprising at least one rail, wherein the system portion configured as a cable transportation system is upstream and/or downstream of the system portion configured as a rail transportation system; a plurality of transportation units wherein each transportation unit comprises a cabin; a first trolley coupled to the supporting cable; a second trolley coupled to the rail; wherein each cabin comprising a roof provided with a connection device configured to couple with the first trolley along the system portion configured as a cable transportation system and with the second trolley along the system portion configured as a rail transportation system. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227402 | TRAIN AUTONOMOUS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON TRAIN-TO-TRAIN COMMUNICATION - The present invention relates to a train autonomous control system and method based on train-to-train communication. The control system includes an automatic train supervision system ATS, an object controller OC, a train-mounted subsystem CC, a tag reader subsystem, a query transponder, and a data communication system DCS, the automatic train supervision system ATS is connected to the train-mounted subsystem CC, and the train-mounted subsystems CC of adjacent trains are in communication connection with each other, and the control system further includes a railside resource manager WRC, and the railside resource manager WRC is respectively connected to the automatic train supervision system ATS, the train-mounted subsystem CC, the object controller OC, the tag reader subsystem, and the query transponder. Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the advantages of reducing a transmission link of data information over a network, improving operation efficiency of the system, and the like. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227403 | Four Position Hand Truck - A hand truck includes a frame that is supported by main wheels and a handle having two side members. Two handle brackets are pivotably mounted on opposite sides of the frame. The handle brackets are arranged for rotation in relation to the frame around a handle rotation axis. The handle brackets slidably receive the side members of the handle so that the handle is able to slide between a first retracted position and a second extended positon. The handle is also able to rotate with the handle brackets between first and second rotational positions. A lock mechanism that is mechanically associated with the handle brackets and the handle is able to releasably lock the degree of extension of the handle in at least one position between the retracted and extended positions and is able to lock the rotational position of the handle in at least one rotational position. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227404 | SELF-ELEVATING PLATFORM - Technologies are shown for self-elevating platform carts that can transport a load from an initial surface to a destination surface that can be at a higher level, lower level or same level across a horizontal distance and/or barrier. One example extends a front height support to contact the destination surface and extends a rear height support control to contact the initial surface. A main lift is retracted and the system moved forward until main wheels on the main lift contact the destination surface. The main lift is extended and the extensible support beams and height supports are retracted. Another example traverses intermediate surfaces using a vertical stabilizer to stabilize the main lift on surfaces at different levels. The main lift can be the only power lift for the cart. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227405 | HIGH LOAD CAPACITY COLLAPSIBLE CARTS - Compressible carts and methods for using the same are provided. The compressible carts include a rigid frame having a front wall, a rear wall, a right sidewall, a left sidewall, a bottom wall, a rotatable base panel, a rigid cover panel, a handle, and a plurality of wheel assemblies. The compressible carts may also include on each sidewall one or more fastening mechanisms, such as slideable members cooperatively engaging tracks or fastening connectors, and are movable between an open position to allow the sidewall to fold inwardly, to a closed position to selectively lock the panels of the sidewall. The plurality of wheel assemblies may include a plurality of rotatable swivel wheels mounted underneath the bottom wall, or a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to a plurality of spokes, where each spoke is coupled to a revolving spindle. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227406 | CART - A wheeled, pushable cart for transporting cargo that when not in use can be stacked or nested in telescoping fashion, and which can be used with carts having a base frame to which the wheels are attached, and various components, which can include one or more baskets, that are attached to the base frame. The manner in which the wheels are attached and arranged, and the orientation of the base frame, provide for increased storage and ease of access to the base frame and bottom shelf from the rear of the cart, and easy nesting (also referred to as stacking) of multiple carts in telescoping fashion when the carts are not in use. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227407 | VEHICLE COMBINATION - A vehicle combination which includes a perambulator and a trailer connected thereto, the trailer having a platform and casters which support the platform on the ground. The vehicle combination has two retaining devices for connection to a children's bicycle. The first retaining device is located on the trailer and is provided in order to fix a wheel of the children's bicycle. The second retaining device is located on the perambulator and is provided in order to fix the region of the children's bicycle which is located near the handle region of the perambulator if the children's bicycle is pivoted upwards about the axis of the wheel fixed on the retaining device on the trailer. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227408 | DISPOSABLE SANITARY COVER - A disposable sanitary cover adapted to cover the contact surface of a handle of a device having a contact surface, wherein the disposable sanitary cover includes an upper side, a left side, a right side and a bottom such that that the disposable sanitary cover forms a box shape that is open on one end. The disposable sanitary cover is adapted to engage a handle and cover a substantial portion of said contact surface thereof and the disposable sanitary cover comprises an inner surface and an outer surface. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227409 | STEERING COLUMN POSITIVE LOCK DRIVE MECHANISM - A tilt assembly ( | 2022-07-21 |
20220227410 | Steering Column Cover and Steering Column Having a Steering Column Cover - A steering column cover of a steering column has steering column elements that can be moved relative to one another in the direction of the steering column axis. The steering column cover includes a plurality of casing elements, which surround the steering column, are arranged one behind the other in the axial direction, and telescopically engage in one another. The casing elements are coupled to one another by way of a gear mechanism. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227411 | WORM GEAR HUB - A method of making a worm gear. The method includes forming a gear blank having a plurality of individual lugs formed about an outer circumferential edge of said blank to facilitate a uniform flow of a material around said plurality of individual lugs. The method also includes molding said material around said plurality of individual lugs to form a ring. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227412 | STEERING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR STEERING SYSTEM - In a steering system including a steering operation mechanism, a second actuator, a steering angle sensor, a steering torque sensor, and a steering operation control device and a control method for the steering system, only a drive assist target steered angle (first target steered angle) is reflected in a final target steered angle when a torque sensor value (actual steering torque) detected by the steering torque sensor is equal to or less than an intervention threshold. When the magnitude of the torque sensor value is more than the intervention threshold, the rate of reflection (distribution ratio) of a driver target steered angle (second target steered angle) in the final target steered angle is raised as the torque sensor value is increased, and the rate of reflection of the driver target steered angle in the final target steered angle is lowered as the magnitude of the torque sensor value is decreased. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227413 | STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING APPARATUS - The disclosure relates to a steering wheel actuator unit for a steer-by-wire steering apparatus for a motor vehicle and having a steering axle, wherein a free end of the steering axle is designed for arranging a steering wheel and the steering axle is rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axle, the steering wheel actuator unit comprising at least one feedback device which acts on the steering axle to realize a predetermined torque and/or a predetermined damping, and a spindle device connected to the steering axle for providing end stops for the rotational movement of the steering axle. In order to be able to reduce and/or avoid incorrect operation in case of failure of the feedback device, the steering wheel actuator unit further comprising an eddy current device which generates a resistance for the rotation of the steering axle about its longitudinal axle. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227414 | TORQUE COMPENSATING DEVICE AND METHOD - The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a torque compensating device and method. Specifically, the torque compensating device according to the present disclosure may include a compensation torque amount calculator for calculating a compensation torque amount by performing band pass filtering on a frequency corresponding to a vehicle speed of a host vehicle, an inverse compensation torque generator for generating an inverse compensation torque if it is determined that judder and shimmy of a steering wheel have occurred based on the compensation torque amount, and a controller configured to control the generation of the inverse compensation torque to be stopped by determining to be a temporary kickback if the compensation torque amount is calculated to be less than or equal to a first reference value. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227415 | TURNING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - In a turning system for a vehicle, a toe angle change is acquired based on an estimated stroke which is a stroke of a suspension which is estimated based on a moving state of a vehicle and an actual stroke which is an actual stroke of the suspension detected by a stroke sensor, and control of a turning angle of a vehicle wheel is performed based on the acquired toe angle change. Accordingly, it is possible to appropriately perform control of a turning angle even in travel. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227416 | STEERING CONTROL METHOD AND STEERING CONTROL DEVICE - A steering control method for a vehicle including a steer-by-wire type wheel-turning mechanism in which a steering wheel and steered wheels are mechanically disconnected, the method including: detecting an actual steering angle of the steering wheel; calculating a target steering angle of the steering wheel on a basis of a target wheel-turning angle of the steered wheels; applying a steering reaction force to the steering wheel according to an angle deviation between the actual steering angle and the target steering angle; detecting a steering operation of the steering wheel by a driver; and when the steering operation by the driver is detected, reducing the steering reaction force according to the angle deviation compared with when the steering operation by the driver is not detected. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227417 | STEERING CONTROL METHOD AND STEERING CONTROL DEVICE - A steering control method including: applying a steering reaction force obtained by adding a first steering reaction force according to a steering angle of a steering wheel and a second steering reaction force according to a steering angular acceleration of the steering wheel to the steering wheel; determining a possibility that an emergency steering operation of the steering wheel by a driver will be performed; and when it is determined that there is the possibility of the emergency steering operation being performed, making the second steering reaction force small compared with when it is not determined that there is the possibility of the emergency steering operation being performed. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227418 | DYNAMICS-BASED ARTICULATION ANGLE ESTIMATOR FOR A VEHICLE COMBINATION - A system for estimating an articulation angle of a vehicle combination comprises a motion sensor for sensing one or more linear and/or angular motion quantities of the vehicle combination and a dynamics-based estimator configured to estimate state variables, including the articulation angle on the basis of the sensed motion quantities, wherein the dynamics-based estimator is dependent on one or more masses and moments of inertia of the vehicle combination. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227419 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL A TORQUE THRESHOLD FOR HANDS ON/OFF DETECTION - Methods and apparatus to control a torque threshold for hands on/off detection are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory including instructions, and one or more processors to execute the instructions to cause the one or more processors to at least compare a velocity of a rack to at least one of a first velocity threshold or a second velocity threshold, adjust a first torque threshold in response to the velocity of the rack satisfying the first velocity threshold, adjust a second torque threshold in response to the velocity of the rack satisfying the second velocity threshold, compare a torque between the rack and a steering shaft to the first torque threshold and the second torque threshold, and detect a hands off condition in response to the torque between the rack and the steering shaft not satisfying the first torque threshold or the second torque threshold. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227420 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE SUPPORT APPARATUS - When a collision avoidance steering control start condition becomes satisfied, a driving support ECU starts a steering control to avoid a collision with a frontward vehicle. The ECU prohibits the steering control when an indicated direction by turn indications of the frontward vehicle is the same as a planned direction of the steering control. The ECU sets the start condition to a first start condition, when the turn indicators of the frontward vehicle are not indicating a turning direction. The ECU sets the start condition to a second start condition, when the indicated direction is different from the planned direction. The first and second start conditions have been set such that an inter-vehicular distance between the host vehicle and the frontward vehicle of when the second start condition can be satisfied is shorter than one of when the first start condition can be satisfied. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227421 | VEHICLE CHASSIS HAVING TWIN WALLED BEAMS WITH SUSPENSION MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A vehicle chassis comprises a pair of beams, each beam having generally parallel side plates extending in height and length dimensions Hc, Lc of the chassis and joined by one or more webs extending between the side plates in the width dimension Wc, which together form its principal loadbearing elements. At least one of the beams includes at least one suspension mount which extends between the side plates and connects the side plates together. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227422 | UNIT MOUNTING IN A VEHICLE - A unit mounting in a vehicle, in which a drive unit is attached via a unit bearing to a body-side bearing bracket, which unit bearing is a rubber-metal bearing having a sleeve-shaped bearing core, which is screwed together with the body-side bearing bracket by a bearing bolt guided through the sleeve-shaped bearing core. The drive unit has a unit housing, in which a bearing receptacle is formed for the unit bearing. The housing-side bearing receptacle is formed as a bearing cup open on one side having a hollow cylindrical receptacle space, specifically in particular having a closed bearing base, from which a cylindrical circumferential peripheral wall is raised. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227423 | UNDERCARRIAGE - An undercarriage for a working machine having a chassis. The chassis includes a first axle mount and a first axle assembly mounted to the first axle mount. The first axle assembly has a first axle with first and second ends for pivotably mounting first and second wheels. The first axle mount is provided in the form of first and second arms extending from the chassis to define a channel therebetween, and the undercarriage is configured to restrict movement of the first and second arms. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227424 | LAND VEHICLES INCORPORATING MONOCOQUES AND MODULAR MOLD SYSTEMS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Land vehicles, modular systems for forming monocoques of land vehicles, and methods of forming monocoques of land vehicles using modular systems are disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, the land vehicles are provided as delivery vehicles and/or utility vehicles. A land vehicle includes a monocoque supporting a plurality of wheels to permit movement of the vehicle relative to an underlying surface in use of the land vehicle. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227425 | FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITE COMPONENTS FOR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Presented are fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite components for vehicle body structures, methods for making/using such components, and motor vehicles equipped with such components. A vehicle body structure includes one or more elongated support rails (e.g., a pair of lateral roof rails) each with an inner contoured rail panel joined to an outer contoured rail panel to define an internal rail cavity. One or more elongated support pillars (e.g., front, side, and/or back vehicle pillars) adjoin the support rail(s) and each includes an inner contoured pillar panel joined to an outer contoured pillar panel to define an internal pillar cavity coupled to the internal rail cavity. One or both contoured pillar panels and one or both contoured rail panels is/are formed, in whole or in part, from an FRP material. A structural reinforcement insert may be located inside the adjoined pillar and rail, filling a discrete region within the internal cavities. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227426 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE STRUT TOWER TO BODY STRUCTURE INTERFACE BRACKET - An electric vehicle frame strut tower to body structure interface bracket is disclosed. An example electric vehicle disclosed herein includes a frame, a battery pack supported by the frame, a body coupled to the frame, a strut tower coupled to the frame to support the body and absorb road surface impacts on the electric vehicle, and a strut tower interface bracket to couple the strut tower to the body. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227427 | AERODYNAMIC MUD FLAP FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - A mud flap for a wheeled vehicle includes an upper mounting portion and an extended protection portion. The extended protection portion includes at least two areas with slotted air flow openings. An upper slot area includes rows of elongated slots with the slots arranged in columns in each row. A lower slot area includes rows of elongated slots with the slots arranged in columns in each row. The slots in the upper slot area have heights that are greater than the heights of slots in the lower slot area. In some embodiments, a middle slot area is positioned between the upper slot area and the lower slot area. The slots in the middle slot area have different heights in different rows. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the slots in the upper slot area is replaced with diagonal mounting features. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227428 | VEHICLE FLOOR STRUCTURE - A vehicle floor structure includes a floor member that includes an opening that is open at an end corresponding to an entrance, the opening extending toward a vehicle cabin side, and a floor panel that is supported by the floor member to cover the opening and includes an open end at a position corresponding to the entrance. The floor panel is configured by sequentially arranging and integrating unit panels in a width direction with a direction parallel to the open end serving as a longitudinal direction of the unit panels. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227429 | Universal High Expandable Filling Member - The present invention relates generally to a cavity filling system for e.g. noise reduction, sealing and/or stiffening. The cavity is part of an automotive vehicle structure. The present invention further relates to an automotive vehicle structure with a multitude of cavities and a filling system. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227430 | Running Bare Chassis Assembly For Low-Floor Bus and Manufacturing Method Thereof - An embodiment running bare chassis assembly includes a front frame on which a front suspension is mounted, a rear frame assembly on which a battery carrier is mounted, wherein the rear frame assembly comprises, a first rear frame on which a rear suspension is mounted, a second rear frame coupled to the first rear frame and on which a radiator is mounted, and a battery carrier frame on which the battery carrier is mounted and which is coupled to the first rear frame through a second engagement, and a center frame coupled to the front frame and the rear frame assembly through a first engagement, wherein a stress distribution due to the first engagement is greater than a stress distribution due to the second engagement. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227431 | VEHICLE BODY ELEMENT CONNECTING JOINT - The disclosure relates to a vehicle body element connecting joint for connecting a first body element to a second body element, which connecting joint comprises first and second elongate profiles arranged along adjacent edges of the first and second body elements, respectively. The connecting joint comprises a first projection protruding from the first elongate profile parallel to a side surface of the first elongate profile and extending towards a free end of the first elongate profile, a first recess arranged in a side surface of the second elongate profile and arranged parallel to an edge of the second elongate profile, wherein the first projection is inserted into the first recess. A first and second dovetail section protrude from the first and second elongate profile, respectively At least one fastening strip contacts the first and second dovetail sections to clamp the first and second elongate profiles to each other. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227432 | SERVING ROBOT APPARATUS - A serving robot apparatus is disclosed. The serving robot apparatus includes a main body; a shelf horizontally supported by the main body; a first driving device configured to move the main body; a display comprising a front surface to display an image and a rear surface disposed to face a side surface of the main body; a link member comprising one end connected to the main body and other end connected to a rear surface of the display; and a second driving device configured to move the link member so that the display moves along the side surface of the main body. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227433 | MODULAR WIND FAIRINGS AND METHODS OF USE - A fairing includes a first part including a wall having and a top flange extending from the wall. A second part of the fairing includes a body and a bottom flange extending from the body. The bottom flange is configured to engage the top flange to couple the second part to the first part. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227434 | VEHICLE LOAD ROOM STRUCTURE - A load room includes an accommodation recess part that accommodates an article. A rear upper portion of the accommodation recess part is constituted of a rear panel block. At least two notch parts and a swing part that is sandwiched by two of the notch parts and is swingable in a vehicle front-to-rear direction are provided on a front wall that faces an inside of the accommodation recess part of the rear panel block. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227435 | Automatic Tractor Trailer Coupling - A system for automatically coupling the air and electrical lines of a tractor to a trailer. The tractor has a fifth wheel coupling that is configured to be coupled to a kingpin of the trailer. The height of the fifth wheel coupling is adjustable. A trailer coupling head is mounted to the trailer and carries air line and electrical connectors. A fifth wheel coupling height control system is configured to automatically control the height of the fifth wheel coupling when it is coupled to the kingpin of the trailer, to control the height of the trailer coupling head. A tractor coupling head carries air line and electrical connectors that are configured to be operably coupled to the mating connectors of the trailer coupling head. A tractor coupling head carrier removably carries the tractor coupling head. A tractor coupling head carrier control system moves the tractor coupling head carrier toward and away from the trailer coupling head along a longitudinal axis. A clamping mechanism carried by the tractor coupling head establishes at least two alternative clamping states, one clamping state where the tractor coupling head is clamped to and carried by the tractor coupling head carrier such that the tractor coupling head is moved as the tractor coupling head carrier is moved, and a second clamping state where the tractor coupling head is clamped to the trailer coupling head such that the tractor coupling head carrier is free to move relative to the tractor coupling head. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227436 | DEBRIS PATH FOR MINING TRACK UTILIZING A SEALED JOINT - A track chain assembly includes a first track pad including a first pair of lugs defining a gap therebetween, and a second track pad including an intermediate lug disposed in the gap. The first pair of lugs and the intermediate lug each define a concentric bore, defining an axis of rotation for a pinned joint of the track chain assembly, and the concentric bore of one of the first pair of lugs is in communication with the gap with a first blend disposed axially between the gap and the concentric bore. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227437 | RIM FOR A TRACK ROLLER - A rim includes a wall, a first annular projection, and a second annular projection. The wall has a first end and a second end. The first end includes a first opening, and the second end includes a second opening that communicates with the first opening to define a bore for a shaft of a track roller. The first annular projection and the second annular projection, which are configured to engage a track, extend radially from the wall. The first annular projection includes a first flange that is configured to constrain movement of the track in a first axial direction. The first flange includes a plurality of notches. The second annular projection includes a second flange that is configured to constrain movement of the track in a second axial direction that is opposite to the first axial direction. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227438 | ROBOT FOR TIGHTENING A SERIES OF BOLT NUTS ON A VEHICLE CHASSIS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS - The invention relates to a robot for tightening bolt nuts on a vehicle chassis, the robot comprising a polyarticulated arm at the end of which is a nut tightening tool. A sleeve-shaped centering member is fixed around the nut tightening tool and comprises a frustoconical surface which makes it possible, on contact with a nut, to reposition the nut tightening tool automatically in the axis of the nut. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227439 | Truck Topper Removal Device - The present invention relates to a truck topper supporting table device for removing and storing a truck topper from a pickup truck. The truck topper table enables a single individual to easily remove and install the topper on their own, and avoids the topper from having to be placed onto the ground when it is not on the truck. The truck topper table has two pairs of scissor-style collapsible legs that can be adjusted to a desired height. The table has a pair of horizontal rails positioned on the collapsible legs with rollers disposed along the length of the rails for easily rolling off the topper of the truck and onto the table. The table has cross members for increasing strength of the table to withstand heavy truck toppers. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227440 | PARALLEL CELL BASED MOBILITY PRODUCTION SYSTEM - An embodiment parallel cell based mobility production system includes a serial production line through which vehicles of various types sequentially pass to be processed, a parallel production line composed of a plurality of sublines arranged in parallel, each subline provided with a plurality of cells arranged in serials, and an inspection line in which the vehicles of various types passed through the parallel production line are sequentially fed. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227441 | PARALLEL CELL BASED MOBILITY PRODUCTION SYSTEM - An embodiment parallel cell based mobility production system includes a front serial production line which is composed of one or more cells arranged in series and through which vehicles of various types sequentially pass to be processed, a parallel production line provided with a plurality of cells arranged in a matrix form, and a rear serial production line in which the vehicles of various types passed through the parallel production line are sequentially fed. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227442 | BASH GUARD DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR BICYCLE COMPONENTS - A chainring protection system includes a chainring having a torque input section and a torque output section. The torque output section is radially outer relative to the torque input section and has a plurality of teeth. The chainring protection system also includes a cover connected to the chainring, such that the cover at least partially covers a circumferential portion of the torque output section. The circumferential portion of the torque output section includes less than all teeth of the plurality of teeth. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227443 | RESILIENT MOTORCYCLE FOOT PEG - A motorcycle foot peg is pivoted to the motorcycle frame and a resilient bump stop element is provided that absorbs shock force to a rider during operation of the motorcycle. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227444 | RIDE-ON SADDLE VEHICLE WITH AN INTERFACE FOR INTEGRATING THE ON-BOARD INSTRUMENTS WITH A MOBILE DEVICE - The vehicle is provided with a dashboard and with a housing in which a mobile device, for example a mobile phone or smartphone, can be inserted. An electronic control unit of the vehicle co-acts with the mobile device by means of an electronic interface, so as to provide the mobile device with information relating to the operation of the vehicle. In this way, the mobile device provides an integration of the on-board instruments of the vehicle, which completes the instruments available on the dashboard. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227445 | POWERED UNICYCLE WITH IN-LINE SUPPORT PLATFORMS - Powered unicycles are disclosed. In some embodiments, the powered unicycle can be self-balancing, and can include a forward foot support located in front of the wheel of the unicycle in the direction of travel of the wheel, and a rearward foot support located behind the wheel of the unicycle. The powered unicycle can include at least one sensor configured to sense a change in position or orientation of the powered unicycle due to a shift in weight of a user standing or sitting on the unicycle, and control the operation of a hub-mounted drive motor to move the powered unicycle based on the sensed change in position or orientation of the powered unicycle. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227446 | MOTORIZED SCOOTER - A motorized scooter, for which an operation of the motorized wheel can be controlled based on a pitch of the foot platform. A motor control unit is operable in at least one pitch control mode, in which the operation of the motorized wheel is based upon the pitch of the foot platform, and a drive mode, in which the user controls the operation of the motorized wheel via a user input interface, in the manner of a conventional motorized scooter. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227447 | CHASSIS FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A chassis for an electric autocycle. The chassis includes a front member, a rear member, a left member, and a right member forming a trapezoidal tubular frame. The front member is shorter in length than the rear member. Three traverse members i.e., a first traverse member, a second traverse member, and a third traverse member those extend between the left member and the right member, the three traverse members are parallel to each other and the front member and the rear member. Two longitudinal members i.e., a first longitudinal member and a second longitudinal member both extend between the front member and the rear member and are perpendicular to the rear member. Two support members, i.e., a first support member and a second support member extend between the first traverse member and the rear member, the two support members are perpendicular to the rear member. The area between the rear member and the first traverse member forms a battery area where batteries are placed. The chassis further has a tail portion that can be square or rectangular and extends away from the rear member. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227448 | HANDLEBAR RISERS - This disclosure is directed to devices and techniques for improved handlebar risers. According to various aspects of this disclosure, a handlebar riser includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first steering column mounting channel, and a first handlebar mounting channel. The second component includes a second steering column mounting channel, and a second handlebar mounting channel. The first component and second component are sized, shaped, and arranged such that when respective abutment surfaces of the first and second components are placed together, the first and second steering column mounting channel form a first channel that substantially surrounds at least part of a vehicle steering column, and the first and second handlebar mounting channel forms a second channel that substantially surrounds at least part of a vehicle handlebar. The first and second components are mechanically coupleable to one another. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227449 | AXLE BEARING CARRIER ASSEMBLY - An axle bearing carrier assembly having a swing arm of unitary construction that operatively associates with an adjustable tension plate for selectively connecting one of two different types of axle bearing carriers to the swing arm. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227450 | Actuator device for a hydraulic brake/clutch actuation system of a motorcycle - The present invention relates to an actuator device ( | 2022-07-21 |
20220227451 | WHEEL MODULE FOR A VEHICLE, VEHICLE COMPRISING THE WHEEL MODULE, AND METHOD FOR BRAKING A ROTATING WHEEL OF A WHEEL MODULE - A wheel module for a vehicle, in particular for an electric motorcycle or electric scooter, includes a wheel axle and a wheel. The wheel having a wheel rim and said wheel rim being rotatably mounted on the wheel axle; and including a brake device for the wheel. The brake device having a brake pad and a brake disc for co-operating with the brake pad, said brake disc being axially movable in order to brake the wheel. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227452 | HUMAN POWERED RECIPROCAL (LINEAR) MOTION DRIVE SYSTEM, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A human powered reciprocal motion drive comprising: two independently driven drive assemblies for interchangeably operating in driving and return strokes, each drive assembly comprising: (a) a spiral cone; (b) a driving cable, a first end of the cable is connected to a first winding group on the spiral cone, and a second end of the same driving cable is connected to a second winding group on the same spiral cone; (c) a pedal which is attached to said driving cable; and (d) a gear assembly for defining a ratio between the number of revolutions in said first winding group and the number of revolutions in said second winding group, thereby to define an operative position along the thread of the spiral cone; the system further comprising a reciprocal motion mechanism which, during each driving motion by one of said pedals, causes a return motion of the other pedal. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227453 | EFFORT-SAVING CRANK STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF BICYCLE - The present disclosure related to an effort-saving crank structure ( | 2022-07-21 |
20220227454 | INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC BICYCLE CONTROL SYSTEM - An invention relates to the field of electronic vehicle control systems, in particular electric bicycles intended for heavy loads. The intelligent electronic bicycle control system includes a controller to control electric motor, a throttle handle, a sensor, a battery, a communication module for transferring data on a movement and condition of electric components and to exchange data with a mobile application and a remote control, an alarm, a light controller to control light, turns and stop signals and audio signal, a controller for collisions prevention and a bicycle computer to display the main parameters of the system, and all elements are connected by a bus. Enhanced functionality. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227455 | INTER-BICYCLE COMMUNICATION FOR COMMUNAL BIKING EXPERIENCES - Electronic bicycles may communicate with each other to provide a communal biking experience to their riders. The electronic bicycles may collect rider data about their riders and may adjust the output parameters of the electronic bicycles based on the rider data. For example, the electronic bicycles may identify a weaker rider of the riders and may adjust the output parameters of the weaker rider's electronic bicycle to minimize a difference in the operation of the weaker rider's electronic bicycle and the stronger rider's electronic bicycle. Additionally, a parent rider may establish rider restrictions on an electronic bicycle ridden by a child. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227456 | BICYCLE PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLE CONVERSION - A bicycle propulsion system including a concentric rotor assembly and a chassis assembly. The concentric rotor assembly: defines an outer drive surface; defines an inner retention surface; includes a set of sprocket brackets arranged about the inner retention surface of the concentric rotor assembly and configured to engage with teeth of a bicycle sprocket; and is configured to engage around the bicycle sprocket, wherein a center axis of the outer drive surface is concentric with a rotational axis of the bicycle sprocket. The chassis assembly: is configured to secure to a stay of the bicycle; includes a retention subassembly configured to translationally constrain the concentric rotor assembly relative to the chassis assembly; includes a drive subassembly configured to engage the outer drive surface of the concentric rotor assembly; and includes a motor configured to rotate the concentric rotor assembly via the drive subassembly. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227458 | OPERATING SYSTEM FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE - An operating system comprises a first operating device, a second operating device, a first user interface, a second user interface, and a controller. The first user interface is configured to receive a first user input. The second user interface is configured to receive a second user input. At least one of the first user interface and the second user interface is configured to be operated to control at least one electric component. The controller is configured to control the at least one electric component based on at least one of the first user input and the second user input. The at least one electric component includes at least one of a gear changing unit, a gear changing unit, an adjustable seatpost, an internal gear hub, a front suspension, a rear suspension, a cycle computer, a smartphone, a tablet computer, and a light emitting device. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227459 | SNOW SCOOTER - The invention relates to a snow scooter ( | 2022-07-21 |
20220227460 | PERSONAL WATERCRAFT - A personal watercraft includes a watercraft body including: a center elongated protrusion located at a center of the watercraft body in a left-right direction, extending in a front-rear direction, and having an upwardly convex cross-sectional shape; a drainage channel outward of and adjacent to the center elongated protrusion in the left-right direction, lying along the center elongated protrusion in the front-rear direction, extending rearward and outward in the left-right direction, and having a downwardly convex cross-sectional shape; and an outside elongated protrusion outward of and adjacent to the drainage channel in the left-right direction, lying along the drainage channel in the front-rear direction, having an upwardly convex cross-sectional shape, and facing the drainage channel from outside in the left-right direction. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227461 | BARRIER ACCESSORY DEVICE FOR A WATERCRAFT AND WATERCRAFT HAVING SAME - A barrier accessory device for a watercraft includes: an accessory connection base configured for having at least one accessory removably connected thereto; a first rail connector connected to the accessory connection base at a first end portion thereof, the first rail connector having a slot-engaging member configured to be inserted into a slot defined in one of an upper rail and a lower rail of a barrier structure of the watercraft; and a second rail connector connected to the accessory connection base at a second end portion thereof opposite the first end portion, the second rail connector having a locking assembly configured to be selectively locked onto an other one of the upper rail and the lower rail. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227462 | MOTORIZED SLIDE SYSTEM FOR MANIPULATING A COMPONENT OF A BOAT - A slide system includes a component assembly, a track system, a floor panel, and a below-deck cavity. The track system is coupled at least indirectly to the component assembly for guiding movement of the component assembly along a path. The floor panel includes an upper surface. The below-deck cavity is disposed below the floor panel. The component assembly is located substantially above the floor panel. The track system is located within the below deck cavity and below the upper surface. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227463 | Sonobuoy Deployable Resources - Disclosed is a sonobuoy that houses at least one unmanned vehicle that may be launched from the sonobuoy. The sonobuoy may include a canister, a parachute, an unmanned vehicle, and a launch mechanism. The parachute may be disposed within an interior cavity of the canister proximate to a first end of the canister. The unmanned vehicle may be disposed within the interior cavity of the canister proximate to a second end of the canister. The launch mechanism may be disposed within the interior cavity of the canister and operatively coupled to the unmanned vehicle. The launch mechanism may be configured to launch the unmanned vehicle from the canister. The sonobuoy may further include a launch deployment mechanism that may be configured to orient the canister with respect to a surface after the sonobuoy impacts the surface in order to facilitate the launch of the unmanned vehicle. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227464 | KAYAK WITH ADDITIONAL DRIVE - A kayak with additional drive formed with a hull whose part is a bottom and a deck in which is formed a crew chamber equipped with a seat and which is equipped not only with an electric engine, which is coupled with a screw-propeller, but also with a battery, which is electrically conductive way connected with the electric engine, where the electric engine is placed on a supporting frame in the back end part of the kayak and is, by help of at least a drive element, which is by its end part waterproof way freely pivoted in the stern of the kayak in axial direction, coupled with the screw-propeller, whereas the battery is placed in a battery box which is placed in the front end part of the kayak. | 2022-07-21 |