30th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180207985 | Methods Relating To Polyurethane Foam-Containing And Degradable Foam-Containing Tires, and Degradable Foam-Containing Tires - Disclosed herein are methods for degrading polyurethane foam from mounted polyurethane foam-containing tires, methods for separating a wheel from a mounted polyurethane foam-containing tire, methods for preparing a degradable foam-containing tire, and degradable foam-containing tires. The methods include applying a solution comprising at least one phosphorous oxoacid or an ester thereof to the polyurethane foam inside of a tire, incorporating a degradant comprising at least one phosphorous oxoacid or an ester thereof into the polyurethane foam, or both, and then heating to degrade the foam. Degradation of the foam allows for separation of the wheel from the rubber carcass of the tire. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207986 | LAMINATE OF THERMOPLASTIC RESIN FILM AND RUBBER, INNER LINER MATERIAL, AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - A laminate of a thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer composition film and a rubber composition layer, which can be used as an inner liner for a pneumatic tire, with improved adhesive strength at the interface of the thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer composition film and the rubber composition layer. A laminate comprising a thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer composition film and a rubber composition layer, the rubber composition containing a rubber component, a condensate of a phenol compound and formaldehyde, and methylene donor and a vulcanizing agent, wherein 2.5-40% by mass of the rubber component is butyl rubber or halogenated butyl rubber, the content of the condensate is 0.5-20 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and the content of the methylene donor is 0.25-200 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207987 | PNEUMATIC TIRE COMPRISING REINFORCING ELEMENTS IN THE FORM OF MULTI-LAYER TAPES | 2018-07-26 |
20180207988 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | 2018-07-26 |
20180207989 | TIRE | 2018-07-26 |
20180207990 | HEAVY VEHICLE TIRE TREAD WITH IMPROVEMENT TO RUNNING NOISE - The tread has main grooves that delimit a central region of a width comprised between 15 and 25% of a total width W and that define the wearable thickness of the tread. The tread also has lateral regions on each side of the central region, and the lateral regions are divided into raised elements. The elongate elements are delimited by oblique secondary grooves which are inclined by a mean angle of between 35 degrees and 55 degrees with respect to the circumferential direction and have a depth P | 2018-07-26 |
20180207991 | Pneumatic Tire - Provided is a pneumatic tire including a tread portion, sidewall portions, and bead portions. The tread portion comprises a center main groove extending in the tire circumferential direction and a shoulder main groove located outward of the center main groove and extending in the tire circumferential direction. A land portion is defined between the center main groove and the shoulder main groove. The center main groove has a zigzag shape in the tire circumferential direction. Lug grooves extending inward from the shoulder main groove in the tire lateral direction and terminating without communicating with the center main groove are provided in the land portion. A bent portion bent toward a first side in the tire circumferential direction is formed at a terminating end of each of the lug grooves. Narrow grooves extending discontinuously in the tire circumferential direction without communicating with the bent portions are formed in the land portion. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207992 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion; four main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction in a tread surface of the tread portion, each having a wave-like shape with periodic oscillation; a center land portion, middle land portions adjacent to the center land portion on either side in a tire lateral direction, and shoulder land portions outwardly adjacent to the middle land portions in the tire lateral direction formed by the main grooves; a plurality of lug grooves that intersect the tire circumferential direction disposed in a row in the tire circumferential direction in the land portions, the plurality of lug grooves each being disposed on a smooth, continuous curved line that crosses the land portions between the outer ends of the tread portion in the tire lateral direction. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207993 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire comprises main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction in a tread surface of a tread portion, a pair of the main grooves adjacent in a tire lateral direction having a wave-like shape with periodic oscillation; land portions adjacent to one another in the tire lateral direction formed by the main grooves; lug grooves disposed in a row in the tire circumferential direction in the land portions formed between the wave-like main grooves adjacent to one another in the tire lateral direction, the lug grooves each intersecting the tire circumferential direction and communicating with the main grooves at both ends; and a zigzag narrow groove disposed in a groove bottom of each of the lug grooves, the zigzag narrow groove having a narrower groove width than the lug grooves and having a zigzag shape extending in an extension direction of the lug grooves. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207994 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL TREAD KERFS OF VEHICLE TIRE - The invention provides three-dimensional tread kerfs for a tire, which have improved braking performance and drainage characteristics on a wet road while maintaining the functions of kerfs on the snow. Disclosed are tread kerfs for a tire, each tread kerf having a kerf opening formed in a block of a tire tread; a tubular-shaped flow channel formed in the lower part of the kerf and having a width larger than the width of the kerf opening; and a connecting gap connecting the kerf opening and the flow channel. In the tread kerf, the kerf opening is formed to have a zigzag wave shape along the tire circumferential direction in a tread block, and the zigzag wave is formed such that the amplitude decreases downward along the depth direction of the block. According to the invention, the tread kerfs for a tire have a function of maintaining the block rigidity that may be deteriorated as a result of insertion of kerfs into tread blocks and also maintaining the block rigidity that may increase with the wear of the tire, at a certain level, and also have an effect of absorbing the water existing between the tire tread and the road surface when the tire runs on a wet road, thereby allowing the tire tread to be brought into direct contact with the road surface, and causing the absorbed water to be easily discharged through the lateral sides of the tread blocks. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207995 | TREAD WEAR INDICATOR - A tread wear indicator for a tire is provided. The tire includes a pair of sidewalls and a tread, and the tread includes a plurality of tread elements defined by circumferential grooves and lateral grooves. The tread wear indicator is formed in a selected one of the tread elements. The indicator includes a plurality of concentric step elements that descend radially inwardly from a radially outward surface of the selected one of the tread elements. Each step element includes an axially-extending surface that is approximately parallel to and is radially inward of the radially outward surface of the selected one of the tread elements, and a radially-extending surface that extends approximately perpendicular to the axially-extending surface. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207996 | TREAD WEAR INDICATOR - A tread wear indicator for a tire is provided. The tire includes a pair of sidewalls and a tread and the tread includes a plurality of tread elements defined by circumferential grooves and lateral grooves. The tread wear indicator is formed in a selected one of the tread elements adjacent a selected one of the circumferential grooves. The indicator includes a plurality of step elements descending from a radially outward surface of the selected one of the tread elements toward the base of the selected one of the circumferential grooves. Each step element includes an axially-extending surface that is approximately parallel to and is radially inward of the radially outward surface of the selected one of the tread elements, and a radially-extending surface that extends approximately perpendicular to the axially-extending surface. The axially-extending surface of each step element is formed with indicia visible to a user of the tire. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207997 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention provides a pneumatic tire that is excellent in electrical conductivity, fuel economy, handling stability and crack growth resistance. The pneumatic tire of the present invention has a specific structure, including: a sidewall portion formed by laminating two or more rubber layers including (1) an outer sidewall layer constituting an outer surface of the tire and (2) a conductive inner sidewall layer connected to a clinch and a breaker and located between a carcass and the outer sidewall layer (1); a tread portion; a bead portion including the clinch; the carcass; the breaker; and an electrically conductive rubber, wherein in the sidewall portion, the thickness ratio of the layer (1) to layer (2), the ratio of the storage modulus E′(2) at 70° C. of layer (2) to the storage modulus E′(1) at 70° C. of the layer (1), and the volume resistivity of layer (2) fall within specific ranges. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207998 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire having excellent sealing performance. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire including a sealant layer located radially inside an innerliner, the sealant layer being formed of a generally string-shaped sealant provided continuously and spirally along the inner periphery of the tire. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207999 | CENTRAL TYRE INFLATION SYSTEM - A central tire inflation system (CTIS) of a vehicle (VH) for supplying compressed air to a tire of the vehicle to compensate for air loss from the tire. The CTIS determines a rate of air loss from the tire and includes both a sensor arranged to measure a temperature of a compressor of the CTIS and an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to: compare the rate of air loss with a rate of air loss threshold, determine, based on the compressor temperature and the comparison of the rate of air loss with the rate of air loss threshold, whether the CTIS can support compensation for the air loss; and control the CTIS to supply compressed air to the tire to compensate for the air loss if the CTIS can support compensation for the air loss. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208000 | ROTARY JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR A TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM - A rotary joint assembly for a tire inflation system includes a rotating portion. The rotating portion is attached to a wheel rim for rotation therewith. The rotating portion includes a center portion which has an air passageway formed therein. The rotary joint assembly also includes a non-rotating portion. The non-rotating portion has a non-rotating portion air passageway formed therein. The non-rotating portion air passageway is in fluid communication with the air passageway formed in the rotating portion via a chamber. A pair of annular sealing members are attached to the rotating portion and sealingly contact a sealing surface of the non-rotating portion. The annular sealing members define an inboard end and an outboard end of the chamber. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208001 | METHODS FOR SELF-POSITIONING TIRES, AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A method for self-positioning tires and a tire pressure monitoring system are provided. The method for self-positioning tires includes: acquiring first position information detected by the first positioning circuit: acquiring second position information of each emitter respectively via corresponding second positioning circuit; and acquiring corresponding relative position information respectively between the receiver and each emitter based on the first position information of the receiver and the second position information of each emitter. In this way, compared with the method for achieving self-positioning function in the art, extra wires may not be needed and the origin wires of a vehicle may not be altered in the method of the present disclosure. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208002 | TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR MODULES, TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, WHEEL, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATING TO A TIRE PRESSURE - A first tire pressure sensor module is configured to provide information related to a pressure of a tire of a vehicle and comprises a pressure sensor configured to determine the information related to the pressure of the tire. The pressure module further includes a controller configured to selectively operate the tire pressure sensor module in an active state and in an inactive state, wherein an energy consumption of the tire pressure sensor module is lower in the inactive state than in the active state. The controller is further configured to control an output of the information related to the pressure of the tire in the active state, and operate the tire pressure sensor module in the inactive state based on determining that information related to a velocity of the tire indicates a velocity above a threshold. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208003 | A METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF RIM DIAMETER - A wheel parameter resolving system, apparatus and method are disclosed and described. The wheel parameter resolving system comprises a wheel unit configured to sense radial acceleration in a wheel, the wheel comprising a rim and a tire, the rim having a diameter, and a transmitter configured to transmit a transmit signal indicative of sensed radial acceleration, a controller configured to resolve a rotation parameter indicative of the rim diameter in response to the sensed radial acceleration, and a receiver configured to receive a receive signal based on a transmit signal indicative of sensed radial acceleration, the receiver communicatively coupled to the controller. Resolving the rotation parameter comprises calculating the rotation parameter based on the sensed radial acceleration and a predetermined roll parameter. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208004 | SYSTEMS AND METHODOLOGIES FOR CAPTURING TIRE TEMPERATURES WITH A TEMPERATURE SENSING INSTRUMENT - A method is provided for measuring the temperature of a tire. The method comprises (a) providing a temperature measuring instrument which is equipped with a plurality of temperature probes, wherein each of the plurality of temperature probes sense the temperature of a surface they come into contact with; (b) providing a software program installed on a mobile technology platform, wherein said mobile technology platform is equipped with a display and is in wireless communication with the temperature measuring instrument, and wherein the software program operates in conjunction with said mobile technology platform and the temperature measuring instrument to capture temperature readings sensed by the plurality of temperature probes; (c) receiving user input from a user of said mobile technology platform, the user input specifying tire parameters for a set of tires on which temperature readings are to be captured, wherein the tire parameters identify (a) a set of tires, (b) a vehicle that the set of tires are to be used in conjunction with, and (c) a track at which the vehicle will be operated when the temperature readings are captured; (d) creating a tire temperature measurement record from said user input; (e) capturing a plurality of temperature readings from said temperature measuring instrument after said plurality of temperature probes have been placed into contact with the external surface of at least one member of said set of tires; (f) adding the captured temperature readings to the tire temperature measurement record such that each captured temperature re14/736,184ading is associated with a tire, from the set of tires, that the captured temperature reading originated from; and (g) displaying, on the display of the mobile technology platform, a summary of temperature readings captured for a vehicle. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208005 | Kingpin Adapter - A kingpin adapter is provided having an upper wall and a lower wall that are affixed to each other through side walls. The upper and lower walls have a kingpin aperture and a hitch ball aperture that is spaced from and parallel to the kingpin aperture. The kingpin aperture receives a kingpin and the adapter is affixed to the kingpin using pins that extend through the side walls and extend through a portion of the undercut in the kingpin. The upper wall has jack screws that extend through to contact a skid plate that is affixed to the kingpin. The jack screws affix optional adjustable fences that rotationally constrain the skid plate by contacting lateral edges of it. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208006 | TOW-HOOK ASSEMBLY - A retractable tow-hook assembly may include a vehicle frame and a bumper arranged thereon, a cable attached to the vehicle frame, and a tow-hook arranged at an end of the cable and stored within the bumper during non-use and removed from the bumper and extendable via the cable during use. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208007 | VEHICLE COUPLING DEVICE - A vehicle coupler including a coupling head and a dampening device attached thereto. A beam is provided and configured to attach to the vehicle. A housing assembly is connected to the beam and configured to receive a portion of the dampening device. A first release mechanism in the form of a shear ring is arranged within the housing assembly and is configured to provide a releasable connection between the dampening device and the housing assembly. A second release device in the form of a plurality of shear elements provides a releasable connection between the beam and the housing assembly. A preload mechanism may also be provided for applying an initial shearing force on the plurality of shear elements. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208008 | AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE - An amphibious vehicle that is capable of being reconfigured to operate both on land and in water is disclosed. The amphibious vehicle includes at least a hull and at least a deployable endless track running on a track assembly. The track assembly may comprise a four bar mechanism having an upper member fixed relative to the hull and a lower member configured to be actuated between an undeployed and a deployed positions, where in a deployed position the upper and lower members of the four bar mechanism are further apart than in an un-deployed position. The endless track is guided by upper guide wheels and lower guide wheels, wherein the upper guide wheels are fixed to the hull and the lower guide wheels are fixed relative to the lower member. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208009 | DAMPER WITH TUNED VIBRATION ABSORBER - A shock absorber includes a first tube defining a first chamber and a piston head movably disposed within the first chamber. A hollow piston rod extends from the piston head. The hollow piston rod defines a rod chamber, and a tuned vibration absorber is disposed within the rod chamber of the hollow piston rod. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208010 | DEVICE FOR LEVEL ADJUSTMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A level adjustment device for a vehicle, comprising a damping device having a piston-cylinder unit and a screw drive, and an adapter sleeve that axially supports a spindle of the screw drive and includes a flange directed radially inwards, wherein the adapter sleeve is configured to utilize the screw drive and is decoupled in relation to a cylinder of the piston-cylinder unit via one or more elastic elements. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208011 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle suspension control system is disclosed for use in load-carrying vehicles. The system controls a response of a suspension cylinder configured to support a main body of a vehicle in relation to a ground-contacting portion of the vehicle. A main accumulator is configured to contain a main compressible gas volume and is fluidly connected with the suspension cylinder. An auxiliary accumulator is configured to contain an auxiliary compressible gas volume. A valve is configured to selectively fluidly connect the auxiliary accumulator to the suspension cylinder. When the valve is open, compressing the suspension cylinder compresses both the main compressible gas volume and the auxiliary compressible gas volume. When the valve is closed, the auxiliary accumulator is fluidly isolated from the suspension cylinder. A processor is configured to automatically open or close the valve using a solenoid actuator based on one or more operating parameters of the vehicle. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208012 | VEHICLE WITH ADJUSTABLE DAMPERS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - The stiffness of dampers for wheels on the front and rear axles are selectively controlled with a control unit. The control unit is configured to detect if the vehicle travels in a curve. In the case of a tendency of the vehicle to understeer, the control unit adjusts the damper of the wheel of the front axle located on the curve outside harder than the damper of the wheel of the front axle located on the curve inside. In the case of a tendency of the vehicle to oversteer, the control unit adjusts the damper of the wheel of the front axle located on the curve inside harder than the damper of the wheel of the front axle located on the curve outside. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208013 | AIR FLOW DISTRIBUTION DEVICE - An air flow distribution device of a driver HVAC unit is described. The air flow distribution device can direct conditioned air flow into a space of a housing of the air flow distribution device via an air inlet of the air flow distribution device. A single motor of the driver HVAC unit can control an orientation of an air flow distribution mechanism of the air flow distribution device. Based on the orientation of the air flow distribution mechanism, the air flow distribution mechanism can direct the conditioned air entering the space via the air inlet to exit the housing via one of the window air module, the head air module, and the foot air module of the air flow distribution device. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208014 | WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A waste heat utilization system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor and a battery may include a first cooling circuit in which a first coolant circulates and having arranged therein the electric motor, a first direct heat exchanger for discharging heat from the first coolant into surroundings of the system, and a first delivery device for driving the first coolant. The system may also include a second cooling circuit in which a second coolant circulates and having arranged therein the battery and a second delivery device for driving the second coolant. The system may also include an air conditioning circuit in which a working medium circulates, and having arranged therein a compressor, condenser, and evaporator. The system may further include first and second chillers by which heat may be transferrable from the first and second cooling circuits into the air conditioning circuit, and first and second heat exchangers incorporated in one of the first and second cooling circuits for discharging heat into the surroundings. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208015 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a system for controlling a temperature of a vehicle. The system includes: a power supply device, a control device and a temperature adjusting device, wherein the temperature adjusting device is made of a semiconductor material, a first end of two ends of the temperature adjusting device is provided outside the vehicle and a second end of the two ends of the temperature adjusting device is provided inside the vehicle; and the control device is provided between the power supply device and the temperature adjusting device and configured to control a flowing direction of a current supplied by the power supply device between the two ends of the temperature adjusting device, such that the first end and the second end of the temperature adjusting device absorb heat or release heat respectively. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208016 | Vehicle Roof Fan - A vehicle roof fan for providing air conditioning to a user of a vehicle. The vehicle roof fan may include a plurality of individually controlled fans. The apparatus includes power management features to limit the power consumption, such as a user presence detector and/or battery threshold monitoring. The plurality of fans may be associated with one or more optical sensors that each control the operation of one or more of the fans based upon the presence of a user. The air conditioning apparatus may also include heating and/or cooling components to modify the air temperature from the apparatus. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208017 | HVAC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ZONED INTERIOR TEMPERATURES OF A VEHICLE INCLUDING DISPLAY OF THERMOGRAPHIC ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURES - A heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system is provided that includes a memory and a control module. The memory stores settings. The settings are for interior temperatures of a vehicle, a temperature of a steering wheel, and temperatures of seats within the vehicle. The control module: collects data from one or more cameras, where the data corresponds to one or more captured images of an interior cabin of the vehicle; based on the data, displays a thermographic anthropomorphic figure on a display of the vehicle or a mobile device, where the thermographic anthropomorphic figure is a thermogram representative of temperatures of an occupant of the vehicle; receives via a user interface an input from a user to adjust one of the settings; and based on the input from the user, adjusts operation of a first controlled device to change at least one of the temperatures of the occupant. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208018 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY POWERED HEATING DEVICES WITHIN ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES - An electrified vehicle includes a passenger cabin, an electrically powered heating device configured to heat airflow for conditioning the passenger cabin, and a controller configured to selectively command actuation of the electrically powered heating device based on a target discharge air temperature, an actual discharge air temperature, and an amount of power available. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208019 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - In a heat pump system, when a heat-shock determination portion determines that a difference between a coolant temperature in a coolant flow path and a coolant temperature in a heat source flow path is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, a flow-path switching portion mixes the respective coolants flowing through at least a bypass flow path and the heat source flow path together to flow into the coolant flow path. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208020 | Vehicle Air Conditioning Apparatus - A vehicle air conditioning apparatus is provided that can extend the mileage of a vehicle by reducing the power consumed by the operation of a compressor and a heater. When a required quantity of heating Q_req is acquired, the minimum power sharing ratio between quantity of heat release Q_hpof a water-refrigerant heat exchanger | 2018-07-26 |
20180208021 | HEATER DEVICE - The heater device has a sheet shaped main body having a heat generating portion heated by energization and a radiating surface for radiating radiant heat toward a heating object by using heat in the heat generating portion, a plate shaped member arranged on an opposite side with respect to the radiating surface of the main body, and an air layer forming member for forming an air layer between the main body and the plate shaped member arranged on a side opposite to the radiating surface of the main body. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208022 | VEHICLE STRUCTURAL AIR DUCT - A vehicle body structure includes spaced roof rails and a structural air duct. The air duct has at least two bows connecting between the roof rails and defining first and second channels. An interconnecting member is connected between the bows and defines a third channel connecting the first and second channels in fluid communication with each other. At least one of the bows defines an outlet port configured to supply air to a cabin. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208023 | SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, COMPRESSOR DRIVING DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONER, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR - A synchronous motor control device includes: a DC power supply; an inverter main circuit; a three-phase synchronous motor; and an inverter control unit that outputs a PWM signal used to control the inverter main circuit. The inverter control unit includes: a PWM signal generation unit; a start-up control unit that outputs a start-up voltage command value to the PWM signal generation unit at the time of start-up; a steady state control unit that calculates a steady state voltage command value in a steady state and outputs the value to the PWM signal generation unit; and a steady state control parameter initial value calculation unit that outputs an initial value of a control parameter to the steady state control unit such that an output voltage vector from the inverter main circuit to the three-phase synchronous motor is consistent before and after switching from the start-up to the steady state. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208024 | SCENTING DEVICE FOR SCENTING A VEHICLE INTERIOR - A scenting device for scenting a vehicle interior may include at least one aromatic substance container holding a supply of an aromatic substance. The device may also include a feeding duct for feeding air to the at least one aromatic substance container and a discharge duct for discharging air enriched with the aromatic substance. The device may further include at least one scenting path for enriching air with the aromatic substance from the at least one aromatic substance container. The device may include a bypass duct branching off from the feeding duct and bypassing the at least one aromatic substance container. The device may also include a bypass valve and at least one container valve. The device may include a camshaft including a bypass cam configured to actuate the bypass valve and at least one container cam configured to actuate the at least one container valve. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208025 | SHADING DEVICE FOR A WINDOW OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A shading device for a window of a motor vehicle with a sheet-like structure which is held on a winding shaft so as to be able to be wound up and unwound between a wound-up inoperative position and a stretched protective position. The winding shaft is mounted rotatably in a vehicle-mounted receiving space closable by a closing part mounted pivotably between a closed position and an opening position. The sheet-like structure is provided with a pull-out profile shiftable parallel along the window by a drive system. The closing part is controlled by a control mechanism between two different opening positions, of which a first opening position opens up an opening permitting passage of the pull-out profile, and a second opening position opens up a reduced opening selected to be of a size sufficient in order to permit the sheet-like structure to pass through without contact. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208026 | WINDOW OR DOOR COVERING ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a combination of a window covering assembly and a window frame of a vehicle. The window frame has an outer face including at least one groove having a depth direction in a direction substantially orthogonal to a pane of the window frame. The window covering assembly is provided with one or more snap elements for snap-fixing the window covering assembly to the at least one groove of the window frame. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208027 | VARIABLE TRANSMISSION MOON ROOF MODULE WITH MULTIPLE TRANSPARENT PANELS - A moon roof module includes a first transparent panel, a second transparent panel and a third transparent panel packaged in a compartment between the first transparent panel and the second transparent panel. The moon roof module also includes an actuator configured to displace the third transparent panel between a first position and a second position. A related method of switching a moon roof module between a transparent state and an opaque state is also disclosed. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208028 | SELF-DEFROSTING SENSOR - A computer is programmed to modify an electrical property to adjust an opacity of a sensor cover window. The computer is programmed to actuate an excitation source to emit electro-magnetic beams toward the cover window. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208029 | VEHICLE DOOR - A vehicle door includes an outer panel, an inner panel including an inner wall portion, a side wall portion, and a flange portion, an impact beam provided so to extend between the outer panel and the inner wall portion on a surface parallel to inner wall portion, and a bracket including a fixed portion, a joint portion, and a recessed portion. The recessed portion recesses toward an inner-panel side such that a tip end of the impact beam is distanced from the bracket. In an extending direction of the impact beam, a yield strength of a region from the fixed portion to a tip end position of the impact beam for a load applied from the outer panel-side is lower than a yield strength of a region from the tip end position of the impact beam to the joint portion for the load applied from the outer-panel side. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208030 | Vehicle Attached Shielding Assembly - A vehicle attached shielding assembly for protecting a user from the elements includes a base that is configured to couple to a vehicle proximate to a door of the vehicle. An umbrella is coupled to the base. The umbrella is selectively configurable in a stowed configuration, wherein the umbrella is positioned such that the vehicle is drivable. The umbrella also is selectively configurable in an extended configuration, wherein the umbrella is configured to shield a user who is positioned under the umbrella from elements, such as sunshine and rain. In the extended configuration, the umbrella also is configured to prevent the elements from entering the vehicle when the door and a window that is coupled to the door are opened. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208031 | SUNROOF DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle sunroof apparatus includes check mechanisms each including a rotary cam and a fixed cam. The fixed cam includes a switch guide which switches the check mechanism between an engaged state and a disengaged state. The switch guide allows advancement of the rotary cam which is at an advancement and retraction rotary position, pushes the rotary cam to a first rotary position, and further pushes the rotary cam to a second rotary position, the check mechanism is thereby switched to the engaged state. The switch guide pushes the rotary cam to a release preparation position, further pushes the rotary cam to the advancement and retraction rotary position, the check mechanism is thereby switched to the disengaged state. The fixed cam includes an initialization guide that pushes the rotary cam to the release preparation position. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208032 | VEHICLE ROOF COMPRISING A MOBILE ROOF ELEMENT - A vehicle roof is provided having a mobile roof element which can be moved by means of a drive carriage which is connected to the roof part and can be movably guided in a guide rail, a drive cable for moving the drive carriage, and a cable connection which connects the drive cable to the drive carriage. The cable connection may have a metal element. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208033 | PICKUP CAB MOUNT PACK - A cover for a truck bed that can be horizontally traversed between expanded and collapsed positions is shown. Since the cover is horizontally traversed, the person manipulating the cover need not lift the cover vertically in order to reconfigure the cover between the expanded and collapsed positions. Women and elderly people who are generally not as strong as men can manipulate the cover. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208034 | LIFT ASSIST LOCK-DOWN FOR A SOFT TOP - A lift assist lock-down assembly for a soft top assembly, the lock-down assembly operably coupled to first and second bows selectively rotatable between an open/sunroof position and an open/downward position. A handle member is rotatable between unlocked and locked positions. A cam and a cam lockout selectively prevent the bows from rotating. When locked in a first position, the bows are prevented from rotating generally rearward/downward, thereby preventing the soft top assembly from moving into the open/downward position. When locked in a second position, the bows are prevented from rotating generally forward/upward, thereby generally preventing the soft top from bouncing or from moving into the open/sunroof position. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208035 | Wind deflector having a fastening system for an unfoldable deflector element - A wind deflector for a vehicle roof having a displaceable cover element. The wind deflector can have an unfoldable deflector element made of a flat flexible material and whose lower edge portion can be fastened to a vehicle-mounted base via a lower edge strip and whose upper edge portion is fastened to a pivotable deploying bow via an upper edge strip. The lower edge strip and the vehicle-mounted base and/or the upper edge strip and the deploying bow can form a respective fastening system. The fastening system may have a fixing rib on one side and an arrangement of tabs attached to the fixing rib on the other side, the arrangement of tabs being formed by locking tabs and support tabs alternating along the fixing rib, the locking tabs and the support tabs being in contact with the fixing rib on sides facing away from each other. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208036 | DIVISION SET OF A CAR, ASSEMBLY OF THE DIVISION SET WITH A FRAMELESS WINDOW AND ANOTHER ADJACENT WINDOW OF A CAR, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SET AND THE ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a division set ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180208037 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR DOORFRAME MOLDING - A mounting structure for a doorframe molding includes an upper edge part that structures an upper side of a window frame of a vehicle door, an engaging part that includes a shaft part and a rib part extending from a lower end of the shaft part in a vehicle front-rear direction or a vehicle width direction, a body part of the doorframe molding, and a bracket that projects from the body part to an interior side, and is engaged with the engaging part. The bracket has a cut-out part that is made by cutting out the bracket from an end part on the interior side into an exterior side. The shaft part is inserted into the cut-out part, and a peripheral part of the cut-out part is engaged with the rib part. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208038 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle includes side sills that are disposed in pairs on the right and left sides of the motor vehicle and that has bag-shaped cross-sections when viewed from the front of the motor vehicle and a floor panel that constitutes bottoms of at least a passenger compartment and that is coupled to the side sills. The motor vehicle further includes a battery panel that is disposed below the floor panel so as to support batteries and that is coupled to the side sills and a battery movement allowance mechanism that allows movement of the batteries toward the inside of the side sills when the batteries are moved to one side in a vehicle-width direction and, consequently, a load from the batteries is applied to the side sills. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208039 | ENGINE UNIT SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING ENGINE UNIT - An engine unit support structure ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180208040 | HYBRID TRANSMISSION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A transmission includes input and output shafts, a hybrid module coupled to the input shaft and a gearbox coupled to the module and output shaft. The hybrid module includes an electric motor under driven by a gearset; a disconnect clutch coupled to the gearset and selectively to the input shaft; a launch clutch coupled to the disconnect clutch and selectively to a module output; and a vibration absorber coupled with the launch clutch. The gearbox includes three gearsets and five torque transmitting devices operable to generate six forward speeds and reverse. One torque transmitting device is a clutch brake applied with a piston that reaches over a park gear, and another one is a selectable one way clutch. Two of the torque transmitting devices are rotating clutches that are radially stacked. The transmission includes an electric only mode, a hybrid mode and a battery charging mode. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208041 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive device that includes an input member drivingly coupled to an internal combustion engine; an output member drivingly coupled to wheels; a first rotating electric machine; a second rotating electric machine drivingly coupled to the output member; a differential gear device having three rotating elements, namely a first rotating element, a second rotating element, and a third rotating element, in order of rotational speed; and a friction engagement first clutch that is located in a power transmission path connecting the input member to the differential gear device and that allows the input member and the differential gear device to be decoupled from each other. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208042 | HYBRID MODULE FOR A DRIVE TRAIN AND ASSEMBLY OF A HYBRID MODULE OF THIS TYPE - A hybrid module is provided for the drivetrain of a motor vehicle, which drivetrain has an electric machine, an internal combustion engine and a transmission. The hybrid module has (i) a first unit with a rotor element and a separating clutch which is arranged within the rotor element, (ii) a second unit with a clutch device comprising at least one clutch, and (iii) a third unit with a housing part. The first unit and the second unit are connected to each other to form a preassembled overall unit, and said overall unit is installed projecting into the third unit and is connected here to the third unit. A hybrid module constructed in such a manner can be produced by means of particularly simple assembly and is very compact. A method for assembly of said hybrid module is also provided. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208043 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND GEARING ASSEMBLY - An apparatus with an electric motor including a stator and a rotor; a shaft secured to the rotor; a gearing assembly coupled with the shaft; and a housing assembly defining a non-partitioned interior space housing both the electric motor and gearing assembly. The shaft may be unsupported by bearing assemblies and/or free of oil seals and similar sealing engagements between the electric machine and gearing assembly. The motor may be an axial flux motor having a single stator. The gearing assembly may be a planetary reduction gear assembly with a sun gear mounted on the shaft. The apparatus may include only a single electric motor or include a second electric motor and second gearing assembly. The embodiments having a single motor may be used to drive a fan or a vehicle wheel. The embodiments having two motors may be used as a differential drive. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208044 | DRIVE UNIT FOR VEHICLES - A vehicle drive unit to prevent a single phase lock of a motor as a prime mover to limit damage is provided. The drive unit includes: a first transmission route to deliver drive force of an engine to drive wheels; and a second transmission route to deliver drive force of a motor to the drive wheels. The second transmission route comprises an intermediate shaft that transmits the drive force of the motor to the first transmission route. A fluid coupling is disposed between the motor and the intermediate shaft. A lockup clutch is arranged parallel to the fluid coupling between the motor and the intermediate shaft. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208045 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND CORRESPONDING DRIVE DEVICE - A method for operating a drive device for a motor vehicle, which has an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, and a gearshift transmission. A drive shaft of the internal combustion engine can be coupled by a shift clutch to a motor shaft of the electric motor and the motor shaft is coupled to a transmission input shaft of the gearshift transmission. A driven shaft of the drive device is coupled to or can be coupled to a transmission output shaft of the gearshift transmission. In a first shifting state, the shift clutch is disengaged for decoupling of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor and, in a second shifting state, is engaged for coupling of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208046 | MOTOR INTEGRATION ASSEMBLY - A motor integration assembly includes a supporting structure for connecting a transmission of a vehicle to a drivetrain of the vehicle, wherein the support structure includes a housing to receive a portion of the drivetrain of the vehicle. The motor integration assembly also includes a torque transfer unit for transferring torque from an electric machine to the portion of the drivetrain of the vehicle. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208047 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device that controls a vehicle drive transmission device including a speed change device disposed on a power transmission path connecting an internal combustion engine and wheels, and an engagement device disposed between the internal combustion engine and the speed change device, the control device including an electronic control unit. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208048 | TORQUE VECTORING DEVICE - The torque vectoring device includes a torque vectoring motor, a first sun gear connected to the left drive wheel, a plurality of first planetary gears, a second sun gear, a plurality of second planetary gear formed integrally and coaxially with the first planetary gear, a common carrier to which the torque vectoring motor is connected and which pivotally supports the first and the second planetary gears, a differential ring gear to which the drive torque is inputted, a differential sun gear which is connected to the left drive wheel and a differential carrier which is connected to the second sun gear and at the same time connected to the right drive wheel. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208049 | FLUSH-MOUNTED ACTIVE GRILLE SHUTTER SYSTEM - A flush-mounted active grille shutter system includes a grille defining a plurality of airflow openings and including a plurality of bushings and a translatable blocking member translatable along guide slots defined by the plurality of bushings between an open position exposing the plurality of airflow openings and a closed position blocking the plurality of airflow openings. An actuator bracket carries an actuator configured to translate the translatable blocking member between the open position and the closed position. The actuator may be a rotary actuator. Vehicle grille assemblies and vehicles including the flush-mounted active grille shutter system are described. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208050 | AIR VALVE DEVICE WITH AIR VALVE ADJUSTMENT BASED ON A DETERMINED COLLISION HAZARD - An air valve device for a motor vehicle comprises an air valve support with a flow opening and has at least one air valve extending into or passing through the flow opening, which is movably seated on the air valve support between a blocking position as one working position, and a flow position as another working position, wherein the air valve in the blocking position provides a greater resistance to a particular flow through the flow opening than in the flow position. A drive device is connected to the at least one air valve for movement between its working positions at least temporarily in a drive force transmitting manner. A control device actuates the drive device. A collision prediction device is designed when in the final state mounted on a motor vehicle, to monitor a monitored zone located in front of the vehicle and to assess the danger of collision, wherein the collision prediction device, is coupled to the control device so as to transmit a signal, and wherein the control device is designed to actuate the drive device to cause the movement of the at least one air valve into a predetermined target position range when the collision prediction device emits a signal which indicates that the danger of a collision is high. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208051 | PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE FOR FUEL PUMP - A protective structure for a fuel pump includes a protector including a connecting wall, a first protective wall, and a second protective wall. The first protective wall and the second protective wall are disposed outside the fuel pump assembled to an internal combustion engine. A standing surface of the second protective wall on a side opposite to a second base end surface in a standing direction of the second protective wall includes a curved surface that is concave on the second base end surface side and that becomes closer to the second base end surface side as the curved surface becomes farther from the first protective wall. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208052 | Pressure Container System for a Motor Vehicle, Motor Vehicle and Method for Interrupting a Fluid Connection - A pressurized container system for a motor vehicle includes a pressurized container configured to store a fuel, wherein the pressurized container system has a shut-off valve which is configured to interrupt, in a currentless state, a fluid connection between the pressurized container and at least one fuel gas consumer. A safety switch is configured to interrupt a power supply to the shut-off valve, where the safety switch is not an ignition switch of the motor vehicle. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208053 | Canister - A canister includes a canister case. The canister case includes a tank port, a purge port, and an atmospheric port. An adsorbent ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180208054 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A STICKING TANK VENT VALVE - A method for detecting a sticking tank vent valve in a motor vehicle, a temperature sensor being situated in a tank vent line between the tank vent valve and an inlet point into an intake manifold or into a turbocharger and sticking of the tank vent valve being detected when the absolute value of a correlation of a calculated tank ventilation mass flow and of a signal value of the temperature sensor violates a predefinable threshold value. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208055 | FUEL CONTROL REGULATOR SYSTEM WITH ACOUSTIC PLIABILITY - A fuel control regulator system for a vehicle is disclosed in which a restraint control module registers an acceleration/deceleration that falls outside of predetermined limits. In one embodiment, the fuel control regulator system includes a vehicle including steering, an accelerator, brakes, one or more audio devices in proximity to one or more front crash sensors recording sensor data, a processor, and memory. The restraint control module is coupled to the processor and configured to dynamically adjust a threshold to lie outside of an amplitude of the sensor data of the one or more front crash sensors compromised by sound from the one or more audio devices. In another embodiment, the fuel control regulator system adjusts the sensor data of an affected front crash sensor to lie within an existing threshold. In yet another embodiment, the fuel control regulator system ignores the sensor data of an affected front crash sensor. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208056 | WORK IMPLEMENT PTO SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A PTO support assembly for a work vehicle train includes a work vehicle having a PTO drive shaft and a work implement, towed by the work vehicle, having a PTO shaft. The PTO support assembly has a mounting base with a connection interface coupled to the work implement. A support member is coupled to the mounting base and has a support interface for contacting the PTO shaft. The PTO support is adjustable to a support position in which the support interface is maintained at a height corresponding to a height at which the PTO shaft is engaged with the PTO drive shaft. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208057 | DRIVING FORCE DISTRIBUTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Since a gap is formed between a cylindrical member of a second clutch and a differential case so that the differential case is movable relative to the cylindrical member in a rotation-axis-C direction, even if a position of the second clutch relative to a differential carrier is moved by a position adjusting shim, the differential case does not move in the rotation-axis-C direction due to the gap in conjunction with the movement of the position of the second clutch, that is, in conjunction with a movement of a position of the cylindrical member. Accordingly, it possible to largely reduce the number of managing components prepared to eliminate backlash of the rotational member such as the differential case, as compared to the related art. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMPLEMENT-BASED SPEED CONTROL FOR A WORK VEHICLE - In one aspect, a system for providing implement-based speed control for a work vehicle may include a planter controller provided in operative association with a planter towed by the work vehicle and a vehicle controller provided in operative association with the work vehicle. The planter controller may be configured to access an input associated with at least one predetermined threshold value for an operating parameter of the planter and monitor the operating parameter relative to the predetermined threshold value(s) as the planter is being towed at a current ground speed of the work vehicle. In addition, when the operating parameter differs from the predetermined threshold value(s), the planter controller may be configured to adjust a speed control request transmitted to the vehicle controller to cause the current ground speed of the work vehicle to be automatically increased or decreased between predetermined maximum and minimum speed values set for the work vehicle. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208059 | WORK VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK VEHICLE, AND COOPERATIVE WORK VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM - A work vehicle includes a display, communication circuitry, and circuitry. The display is to display information. The communication circuitry is configured to communicate with a cooperative work vehicle that is configured to work cooperatively with the work vehicle. The circuitry is configured to acquire from the cooperative work vehicle through the communication circuitry traveling work parameters manually set via operation tools provided on an operation panel in the cooperative work vehicle. The circuitry is configured to display in the display a setting confirmation screen based on the traveling work parameters acquired through the communication circuitry, the setting confirmation screen showing the operation panel in the cooperative work vehicle. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208060 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a vehicle control device that can display various pieces of image information associated with a state of a vehicle, and a control method for the device. The vehicle control device comprises: a single touch screen; and a single control unit, which includes at least two different operating system programs which independently operate, and controls each of the operating system programs to display image information on the single touch screen, wherein the control unit controls the touch screen to enable at least one of the operating system programs to display image information on the touch screen, according to at least one of operation states of the operating system programs and the state of the vehicle. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208061 | WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A waste heat utilization system may include an air conditioning circuit for air conditioning a vehicle interior of the electric vehicle, wherein a working medium may circulate in the air conditioning circuit, which may have arranged therein a compressor for compressing the working medium, a condenser for condensing the working medium, and an evaporator for evaporating the working medium. The system may also include a cooling circuit for cooling at least one of the electric motor and the battery, wherein a coolant may circulate in the cooling circuit, which may have arranged therein the electric motor in a first branch and the battery in a second branch fluidically connected in parallel with the first branch, a first heat exchanger for discharging heat from the coolant into surroundings of the waste heat utilization system, a first delivery device for driving the coolant in the cooling circuit, a first chiller via which heat may be transferrable from the first branch into the air conditioning circuit, and a second chiller via which heat may be transferrable from the second branch into the air conditioning circuit. The system may further include a heating circuit, in which a heating medium circulates, and in which a second delivery device for driving the heating medium and a second heat exchanger for giving off heat from the heating medium into the vehicle interior may be arranged. The condense may be an indirect heat exchanger via which heat is transferrable from the air conditioning circuit into the heating circuit. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208062 | BATTERY SYSTEM AND ESTIMATION SYSTEM - A battery system is configured to be mounted on a vehicle. The battery system includes a secondary battery, a detection device, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to perform communication with an external device that accumulates temperature history data of other vehicle, and is configured to acquire, when the battery temperature of the temperature history data of the vehicle contains an abnormal value, the temperature history data of the other vehicle within a period in which the battery temperature of the temperature history data of the vehicle contains the abnormal value, from the external device, and execute correction of the abnormal value of the battery temperature based on the temperature history data acquired from the external device. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208063 | NEGATIVE VOLTAGE BACKFLOW DIRECT CURRENT SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR RAIL TRANSPORT - A negative voltage backflow direct current supply system for a rail transport is provided. The system adds a negative voltage return line and a DC converter for realizing negative voltage backflow current based on traditional DC power supply system. The negative voltage backflow line replaces the backflow line of running rail in the traditional DC power supply system, which can greatly reduce or eliminate the stray current in the traditional DC power supply system and the negative influence of too high ground potential of running rail. At the same time, the DC converter can be used as regenerative braking energy storage device of train to improve the regenerative braking energy utilization efficiency of DC power supply system and maintain the voltage stability of DC power supply system of rail transport. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208064 | Power Supply System for Safety-Relevant Systems in a Motor Vehicle - A power supply system for safety-relevant systems in a motor vehicle is provided that includes a first supply path and a second supply path. The first supply path includes a first connection point for a first voltage source, one or more first supply points for a safety-relevant load, and a first fuse between the first connection point and the first supply point. The second supply path is electrically coupled to the first supply path and includes a second connection point for a second voltage source, one or more second supply points for the safety-relevant load, and an electronic second fuse coupled between the second connection point and the second supply point. The safety-relevant load is capable of being electrically coupled to both the first and second supply point. Disconnecting elements are provided to isolate a fault in conformity with ASIL B. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208065 | CURRENT MODE CONTROL TYPE SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A switching power supply device includes a first switch, a second switch, a current sensing portion configured to sense current flowing in the second switch, and a controller configured to control the first and second switches. The controller controls the first switch and the second switch in accordance with current sensed by the current sensing portion if a ratio of the output voltage to the input voltage is a predetermined value or lower, and controls the first switch and the second switch independently of the current sensed by the current sensing portion if the ratio of the output voltage to the input voltage is higher than the predetermined value. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208066 | METHOD, BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE FOR CHARGING AWAKENING - The present invention relates to a method, a battery management system and a vehicle for charging awakening. The battery management system includes a wake-up module, used for generating a wake-up signal when the battery management system is in a dormant or power-off state and an external charging plug is connected with a charging interface; and a power management module, used for conducting a power supply circuit between a battery module and a preset function module in the battery management system when receiving the wake-up signal. According to the system for charging wake-up provided by the present invention, the battery management system is automatically woken up when the external charging plug is accessed to charge the vehicle, so the battery management system automatically enters a normal working state from the power-off state or the dormant state. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208067 | CHARGING DEVICE, CHARGING SYSTEM AND CHARGING METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The invention provides a charging device, a charging system and a charging method for electric vehicle, and pertains to the technical field of electric vehicle charging control. The charging device of the invention is provided with a temperature sensor and a temperature signal feedback component. The charging system of the invention comprises the charging device, an on-board control unit and a remote communication control module disposed in the electric vehicle, and a mobile terminal, wherein the on-board control unit is configured to read the feedback signal sent from the temperature signal feedback component and send corresponding notification information of overheat in charging to the remote communication control module when the temperature is higher than or equal to a preset temperature value; the mobile terminal acquires the notification information of overheat in charging via the remote communication control module. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208068 | CHARGING CONNECTION APPARATUS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180208069 | BATTERY EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND BATTERY EXCHANGE METHOD - A battery exchange system and a battery exchange method are provided. The battery exchange system includes a plurality of battery exchange stations, a central control station and a handheld electronic device. Each battery exchange station includes a battery exchange device. The battery exchange device includes a battery carrier module. The battery carrier module includes a cabinet and at least one battery storage case disposed in the cabinet. The battery storage case has a storage space for accommodating a fully-charged battery. The fully-charged battery provides a second battery-location information and a battery in-stock information through the corresponding battery exchange station. Accordingly, the battery exchange device transmits the second battery-location information and the battery in-stock information of the fully-charged battery to the central control station, and the handheld electronic device receives a second battery-available information that includes the second battery-location information and the battery in-stock information from the central control station. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208070 | AUTOMATED BATTERY SERVICING, INCLUDING CHARGING AND REPLACEMENT, FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Automated battery servicing, including charging and/or replacement, for unmanned aerial vehicles, and associated systems and methods. A representative system includes a landing structure, at least one positioning element located proximate to the landing structure and movable relative to the landing structure to re-position an unmanned aerial vehicle at the landing structure, and a battery service device positioned proximate to the landing structure. The battery service device is configured to (a) charge a battery carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle at the landing structure, or (b) remove and replace the battery carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle at the landing structure, or (c) both (a) and (b). | 2018-07-26 |
20180208071 | ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR BICYCLES - Electric bicycles anchoring system of the type comprising a first module ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180208072 | Method of Operating an Inductive Power Transfer System and an Inductive Power Transfer System - Disclosed is a system and a method of operating an inductive power transfer system for transferring power to a vehicle. The inductive power transfer system includes a primary winding structure for generating an alternating electromagnetic field and a secondary winding structure for receiving the alternating electromagnetic field and generating an alternating current output voltage, wherein the alternating current output voltage is rectified and supplied to at least one energy storage element. The rectified output voltage is adjusted by varying a gap size of a gap between the primary winding structure and the secondary winding structure, wherein the gap size is adjusted to prepare and/or to initiate and/or to control an energy transfer process depending on charging characteristics of the at least one energy storage element. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208073 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE ABSOLUTE POSITION OF A VEHICLE - A method for determining the absolute position of a vehicle for the close-range positioning of same when the vehicle is being parked is described. An inductive positioning method is performed, wherein a first transmitter in the infrastructure or in the vehicle is excited to generate a positioning magnetic field and a second transmitter in the infrastructure or in the vehicle is excited to generate a positioning signal. The positioning magnetic field and the positioning signal are received by a reception device in the vehicle or in the infrastructure and the received positioning magnetic field and positioning signal are taken as a basis for ascertaining the absolute position of the vehicle. This allows particularly exact parking of the vehicle, in particular of an electrically operated vehicle for inductive charging. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208074 | BATTERY SWELLING SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a system for detecting swelling of a battery, the system including: a plurality of detecting units which is provided at one or more battery modules of a battery pack, respectively, and detects gas branched from a battery cell of the battery module; a control unit which selects the largest detection value among the detection values of the respective detecting units, determines a level of the selected detection value according to a size of the selected detection value, and controls an operation of a peripheral apparatus based on the corresponding level; and a switch unit which is provided in a connection path of the battery pack and an external power source and is turned on and off according to a signal of the control unit. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208075 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A control device for an electric vehicle equipped with a drive motor and a fuel cell includes a control output setter, a motor controller, and a fuel cell controller. The control output setter is configured to set a target value of an output of the drive motor based on a request command value. The motor controller is configured to control an output of the drive motor based on the target value using an electric power from a secondary battery as a power source. The fuel cell controller is configured to control the supply of a generated power by activating the fuel cell when the remaining capacity of the secondary battery decreases or an output of the secondary battery is insufficient. The control output setter decreases an allowable maximum value of the output of the drive motor when the remaining capacity can be decreased even after the fuel cell is activated. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208076 | AUTO-BALANCING VEHICLE WITH POWER BASED SITUATIONAL OPERATING LIMITS - Control for an auto-balancing transportation device and the transportation devices having such controls. The controls monitoring system power and power use and generating a corrective response when the difference between system (or device or available) power and power use is below a given threshold. Power use may be calculated using a velocity parameter which provides a measure that more accurately reflects the environment conditions in which the device is being use, and provides benefits over a one-speed speed limit. Various corrective responses including pitch back and alarms, including those to a user-borne device are disclosed. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208077 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a first rotating electric machine, a second rotating electric machine coupled to drive wheels of the hybrid vehicle, a planetary gear mechanism configured to mechanically couple the engine, the first rotating electric machine, and the second rotating electric machine, an electric power storage device configured to perform charging and discharging with the first rotating electric machine and second rotating electric machine, and an electronic control unit configured to, in a case where cruise control is requested or in a case where deceleration torque is requested by the cruise control, execute motoring control and simulated stepped gear shift control. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208078 | Method for Operating a Motor Vehicle - A method for operating a motor vehicle, which is equipped with a plurality of wheels and with a plurality of electric machines. Each electric machine can be coupled to at least one wheel and be operated in a plurality of operating modes. The respective electric machines perform rotations in a first engine operating mode in a first direction of rotations. Electric energy is converted to mechanical energy. The at least one wheel is rotated in a forward direction, whereby the vehicle is driven with the at least one wheel. The respective electric machines perform rotations in a second generator operating mode in a second direction of rotations, which is opposite to the first direction of rotations, whereby electric energy is converted to mechanical energy. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING HIGH-VOLTAGE COMPONENTS - A power distribution system for a vehicle includes a first contactor configured to selectively couple a traction battery and an inverter that operates an electric machine via switch control. The system includes a second contactor that selectively couples an electrical load and the traction battery. The first contactor and the second contactor are closed to operate the vehicle. The system includes a controller programmed to, in response to loss of the inverter switching control, open the first contactor but not the second contactor to isolate the inverter from the traction battery. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208080 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A vehicle control system includes a seat ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180208081 | SEAT DRIVING DEVICE | 2018-07-26 |
20180208082 | SEAT ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE, A VEHICLE WITH THE SEAT ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A VEHICLE SEAT OF A SEAT ARRANGEMENT - A seat arrangement for a vehicle includes a vehicle seat and a seat backrest. The seat backrest can be switched from an upright position into a folded position with an electric and/or electronic adjusting device for switching the seat backrest from the upright position into the folded position. The vehicle seat can be moved in a seat direction F with a mechanical traveling device for moving the vehicle seat in the seat direction depending on the position of the seat backrest. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208083 | ENTRY/EXIT SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE SEAT - An entry/exit support structure of a vehicle seat has: a side support portion that is provided in a seat transverse direction of a seat cushion, and that is displaced in a seat vertical direction; a seat sliding mechanism that supports the seat cushion to slide in a seat front-rear direction, and that has a locking device restricting sliding of the seat cushion in the seat front-rear direction; and a side support portion restricting mechanism having a release operation portion. In a state in which the release operation portion is positioned at a lock position, displacement of the side support portion in the seat vertical direction is restricted. In a state in which the release operation portion is positioned at a release position, displacement of the side support portion in the seat vertical direction is permitted and sliding of the seat cushion in the seat front-rear direction is permitted. | 2018-07-26 |
20180208084 | DEPLOYABLE ELONGATED MEMBER - A seat assembly includes a seatback, an elongated member, a pyrotechnic device, and a wire. The seat assembly may be in a vehicle. The elongated member is rotatably supported by the seatback. The pyrotechnic device is fixed relative to the seatback. The wire is connected to the elongated member and deployably attached to the pyrotechnic device. | 2018-07-26 |