31st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190232752 | Automotive Air Conditioning Service Kit With Service Port Caps and Vavles - An Air Conditioning Service kit and method for producing the same, wherein the kit contains a compatible selection of the most commonly needed parts for servicing the air conditioner in a vehicle or consolidated group of vehicles including one or more Expansion Devices, an Accumulator or Receiver Dryer, a Lubricant Oil such as compressor PAG oil, A Measuring Cup, a Rapid Seal Kit, one or more Valve Cores, one or more Valve Caps, and any required Valve Core Seals used in association with the Valve Cores. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232753 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING RESTART - A vehicle includes an engine, a start-stop system configured to stop and restart operation of the engine in response to predetermined triggers, and an auxiliary air conditioning AC system including a controller communicably coupled to the start-stop system. The start-stop system is configured to provide a first indication to the auxiliary AC system indicating ignition of the engine and a second indication to the auxiliary AC system after stopping the engine. The auxiliary AC system is configured to turn off the auxiliary AC system in response to receiving the first indication and restart the auxiliary AC system in response to receiving the second indication. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232754 | Fan with a Temperature Detecting Function - A fan with a temperature detecting function includes a fan frame, an impeller and a circuit board. The fan frame includes an air-guiding room, an air inlet and an air outlet. The air inlet and the air outlet intercommunicate with the air-guiding room. The impeller is rotatably mounted in the air-guiding room. The circuit board is mounted to the fan frame and includes a temperature sensor extending into the air-guiding room and below an inner face of the fan frame. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232755 | HVAC AIR INTAKE - An HVAC air intake for a vehicle, includes an air intake housing disposed outside of a passenger compartment of the vehicle. A fresh air inlet is defined in an upper portion of the air intake housing. A drain is disposed in a sump portion of the air intake housing to drain water from the sump portion. A recirculation door is disposed in a recirculation airflow doorway defined in the air intake housing below the fresh air inlet and above the sump portion. The recirculation door prevents air from flowing upwardly, and water from flowing downwardly through the recirculation airflow doorway when the recirculation door is closed. A conduit is disposed in the air intake housing to convey water from the upper portion of the air intake housing, around the recirculation door, to the sump portion when the recirculation door is closed. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232756 | LINK MECHANISM - A link mechanism includes a first link member, a second link member, a third link member, and a link cover. The first link member is connected to a motor and rotated by the motor. The second link member is connected to an open/close door which opens and closes a blowout opening through which air is blown to adjust the temperature inside the passenger compartment. The third link member has a rotation shaft supported by a fixing member, and connects the first link member and the second link member with each other. The link cover is arranged to cover the periphery of the first link member. The link cover has a protrusion protruding toward the third link member. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232757 | VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE - A vehicle air-conditioning device may achieve comfortable heating of a vehicle interior by starting a compressor, an indoor blower and heat generating means at appropriate timing. The vehicle air-conditioning device includes a compressor which compresses a refrigerant, a radiator disposed in an air flow passage to let the refrigerant radiate heat, a heat absorber which lets the refrigerant absorb heat, and an indoor blower which blows the air through the air flow passage. The vehicle interior is heated by heat radiated from the radiator. The vehicle air-conditioning device includes a heating medium-air heat exchanger of a heating medium circulating circuit disposed in the air flow passage to heat air supplied to the vehicle interior. On a basis of an outdoor air temperature, the timing to start the compressor, the indoor blower and the heating medium circulating circuit is controlled. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232758 | BURNER AND VEHICLE HEATER - The invention relates to a burner ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190232759 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle, which takes up less installation space due to its compact-sized structure and effectively performs cooling and heating with a simple structure. The air conditioner for a vehicle includes: a case ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190232760 | VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An evaporator assembly, including an evaporator housing having a drain channel, and a joint duct connected to the evaporator housing to receive air from a blower, and to direct the air to the evaporator housing. The joint duct further includes an extension piece and an extension part shelf. The extension part shelf extends from the extension piece into the evaporator housing, and blocks the drain channel from the air flowing from the joint duct and into the evaporator housing. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232761 | Windshield Installation System and Triangulation Method - A vehicle windshield triangulation assembly ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190232762 | MULTI-DIMENSIONALLY-ADJUSTABLE, POINT-SOURCE, SUN SHADE APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus as a blind or blocker (miniature sun visor) selectively attaches to any edge of a standard visor equipped in a vehicle, whether the visor is stowed (undeployed, non-deployed), or positioned for use (deployed). A clamp selectively grips the visor, a panel blocks (subtends the angle made by two eyes and the point source) the light from a point source, and a flexible, self-stabilizing, extension (or adjuster) extends between the clamp and panel. The extension is sufficiently long to reach well beyond the visor to “cover” (occlude) a point source of light, such as the sun or a reflected beam, from both eyes of a user. A gooseneck extension between the clamp and panel can straighten, bend, twist, turn or otherwise re-shape inelastically to support a position of the panel moved by a single hand. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232763 | ANTI-GLARING LIGHT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - An anti-glaring light system and a vehicle are provided in the present disclosure. The system includes a light emitting device, configured to selectively emit first polarized light having a first polarization direction along a first light-emergent path or ordinary light along a second light-emergent path; and an eye-protection device, configured to block second polarized light having a second polarization direction incident into the eye-protection device, enable the first polarized light to pass through the eye-protection device and be propagated to eyes of a user along a first light-incident path, and enable the ordinary light to be propagated to the eyes of the user along a second light-incident path. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232764 | SWING CLAMP FOR CONNECTING PANELS OF MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first panel having an opening, a second panel configured to cover the opening, and at least one swing clamp attached to the second panel. The swing clamp is configured to clamp the second panel to the first panel. A method is also disclosed. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232765 | CONVERTIBLE SKELETON DOOR - A vehicle door assembly includes a door housing configured for covering a vehicle access opening. An intrusion beam is within the door housing. A module is received on the intrusion beam and removable from the door housing. A module hinge assembly is attachable to the module. A module latch assembly is attachable to the module for securing the module to extend across the vehicle access opening. A modular vehicle door assembly and method are also disclosed. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232766 | CONVERTIBLE SKELETON DOOR - A vehicle door assembly includes a door housing configured for covering a vehicle access opening. A frame member is disposed within the door housing. A module includes an intrusion beam coupled to the frame member and removable from the door housing. The module is configured to accept attachment of a module hinge and a module latch to provide a secondary door assembly. A modular vehicle door assembly and a method of assembling a door assembly to a vehicle are also disclosed. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232767 | LOWER STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A lower structure of a vehicle includes a rear bumper cover, a rear floor cover serving as an under cover that is provided at a lower side, in an up-and-down direction of the vehicle, than a floor panel of the vehicle and at a front side of the vehicle relative to the rear bumper cover, and a kick sensor having a signal line which extends in a width direction of the vehicle and a sensor part placed on the signal line. The kick sensor is placed inside a closed cross-section space surrounded by a connected structure of the rear bumper cover and the under cover and formed on the side of the floor panel, isolated from an outside of the vehicle. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232768 | TONNEAU RAIL SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC RAIL COVER SECUREMENT - A mounting assembly comprising: (I) a retainer connected to one or more side rails of a cargo box of a vehicle, the retainer having: (i) a receiving portion having an axis; and (ii) a supporting portion extending away from the receiving portion and positioned substantially perpendicular to the axis of the receiving portion; and (II) a rotary member having: (i) a rotary portion rotatably engaged to the receiving portion to rotate about the axis of the receiving portion; (ii) a lever extending away from the rotary portion and positioned substantially perpendicular to the axis of the receiving portion; and (iii) a cover seal connected to the rotary member, the cover seal configured to compressibly engage a tonneau section to create a seal between the rotary member and the tonneau section. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232769 | DEVICE FOR THE EDGE SEALING OF A PART OR A WINDOW PANE OF A VEHICLE BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SEALING DEVICE - A device for edge sealing of a part or a window pane of a vehicle body, which device has a fastening dement that fastens the sealing device to a body flange and retaining a sealing strand. The fastening element has a main leg, to which a decorative element is fastened, which has a surface visible after installation on the vehicle body, and a connecting leg, which protrudes from the main leg and is provided for holding the sealing strand. The fastening element and the decorative element and/or the sealing strand are formed of plastic or fiber composite material and the fastening element and the decorative element and/or the sealing strand are molded onto each other by injection molding. The fastening element and the decorative element and/or the sealing strand are produced by multi-component injection molding. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a sealing device. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232770 | OUTER WEATHERSTRIP - An outer weatherstrip formed of a thermoplastic elastomer fitted to an upper edge portion of a door panel of an automobile door, for sealing a space between the door panel and a door glass includes a main body consisting of a vehicle interior-side side wall, a top wall, and a vehicle exterior-side side wall, and an upper seal lip and a lower seal lip protruding from the vehicle interior-side side wall to the door glass side. A plasticizer-rich layer and a plasticizer-rich layer containing a higher proportion of a plasticizer component compared to the thermoplastic elastomer forming the upper seal lip and the lower seal lip are formed on the sides of the upper seal lip and the lower seal lip abutting on the door glass. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232771 | DOOR ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A GARNISH AND VEHICLES INCORPORATING THE SAME - A door assembly including a door frame, a frame member, and a garnish coupled to the frame member. The door frame at least partially defining a window opening. The door frame includes an outer door panel and an inner door panel. The outer door panel includes a window edge adjacent the window opening, a trailing edge, and an exterior surface extending between the window edge and the trailing edge. The inner door panel is coupled to and positioned inboard of the outer door panel in a vehicle lateral direction. The frame member is coupled to and positioned between the outer door panel and the inner door panel. The garnish covers a portion of the exterior surface of the outer door panel adjacent the window edge while permitting a vehicle body color of the exterior surface of the door outer panel between the garnish and the trailing edge to be exposed. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232772 | AUTOMOTIVE GLASS RUN - An automotive glass run that is attached to an inner periphery of a door frame of an automotive door, guides ascending and descending of a door glass, and is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer, includes: a main body having a substantially U-shaped cross section, the main body including a vehicle-exterior side wall, a vehicle-interior side wall, and a bottom wall; a holding lip that extends from at least one of the vehicle-exterior side wall and the vehicle-interior side wall and abuts on the door frame; and a plasticizer rich layer formed on at least one side of the holding lip abutting on the door frame, the plasticizer rich layer including a large amount of plasticizer component compared to the thermoplastic elastomer forming the holding lip. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232773 | VEHICLE FLOOR STRUCTURE - A floor structure has a floor panel, a battery pack, and floor cross members. The battery pack is disposed under the floor panel. The floor cross members are disposed on the floor panel and extend from one end to the other end of the floor panel in the vehicle width direction. The floor cross members include deformation starting portions in which bases are raised. Dimensions in a vehicle height direction of the deformation starting portions are shorter than dimensions of areas of the floor cross members in a vehicle width direction other than the deformation starting portion. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232774 | TORQUE OR POWER MONITOR - An energy storage and transmission system (ESRS) ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190232775 | HYBRID MODULE AND DRIVETRAIN - A hybrid module for coupling an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle includes an axis of rotation, an electric machine, a space, and a clutch. The electric machine has a rotor arranged on the axis of rotation. The space is surrounded by the rotor. The clutch is for transmitting a torque from a drive assembly. The clutch is arranged in the space surrounded by the rotor and includes a rotational part fixed to the rotor and arranged on the axis of rotation. The rotational part extends further radially from the axis of rotation than the rotor such that a heat introduced into the rotational part from the rotor or the clutch can be discharged. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232776 | VEHICLE LOWER PORTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle lower portion structure has an internal combustion engine that is disposed on one side in a vehicle width direction in a power unit compartment, an inverter that is disposed on another side in the vehicle width direction in the power unit compartment, an exhaust pipe that extends in a vehicle front-rear direction through a dash panel separating the power unit compartment from a vehicle cabin, and is disposed within a floor tunnel that is provided in a central portion in the vehicle width direction at least at a position of the dash panel, and whose one end portion is connected to the internal combustion engine, a battery that is provided on a vehicle rear side of the dash panel, high-voltage power cables that extend in the vehicle front-rear direction on another side in the vehicle width direction and connect the inverter and the battery together. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232777 | VEHICLE HAVING COOLING DEVICE - A vehicle includes a heat exchanging type cooling device comprising an undercover disposed below the cooler body and having an air outlet through which the ambient air discharged through the lower surface of the cooler body is exhausted downwardly into outside atmosphere, the air outlet being formed through the undercover so as to extend in a vertical direction. The undercover is provided with a plurality of fins disposed within the air outlet such that the fins are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, each of the fins extending in a width direction of the vehicle and being inclined such that a lower end of the fin is located backward of its upper end in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232778 | VEHICULAR COOLING DEVICE - A cooling device of a vehicle includes a cooler body of a heat exchanging type and an air intake duct which are disposed in a rear portion of the vehicle. The air intake duct extends backwardly from the cooler body in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and is disposed such that the air intake duct is displaceable relative to the cooler body forwardly of the vehicle upon application of an impact load to the air intake duct. The cooler body is attached to a body of the vehicle, while the air intake duct is attached to the cooler body, such that a strength of attachment of the air intake duct to the cooler body is lower than a strength of attachment of the cooler body to the body of the vehicle. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232779 | STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND FUEL TANK - There is provided a structural member configured to be disposed in an internal space of a fuel tank and support a wall of the fuel tank. The structural member has an axial direction along a direction in which the wall is to be supported, and a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction. The structural member includes a gas introduction path which is formed to be exposed at a tip end of the structural member and penetrate an inside of the structural member along the axial direction, a first gap which is formed to be concaved in the radial direction to communicate with the gas introduction path through a first hole, and a second hole which is formed to communicate with the gas introduction path at a position more distant from the tip end than the first hole along the axial direction. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232780 | SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY FOR HOLLOW TANK BODY AND FORMING METHOD FOR HOLLOW TANK BODY - A supporting assembly for a hollow tank body includes a supporting body ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190232781 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - In a fuel port forming portion ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190232782 | LID DEVICE - A lid device includes an opening former, a lid, and a connector. The opening former is provided with an opening. The lid opens and closes the opening in the opening former. The connector intervenes between the opening former and the lid, and connects the opening former with the lid. The opening former includes a first gear. The lid includes a second gear. The connector includes a third gear meshing with both of the first gear and the second gear. The opening former and connector are made turnable relatively to one another about the axial center of the first gear. The lid and connector are made turnable relatively to one another about the axial center of the second gear. The connector interlocks the opening former turning relatively to the connector and the lid turning relatively to the connector with one another. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232783 | VEHICLE WITH TANDEM AXLE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A 6×2 tandem axle drive has an auxiliary 6×4 drive that is automatically engaged and disengaged. A forward rear drive axle has an input shaft with a clutch selectively driving a simple transfer shaft. A rearward rear drive axle is driven by an inter-axle transfer drive shaft that receives power from the simple transfer shaft. At least one wheel disconnect clutch is operable to selectively connect and disconnect at least one wheel of the rearward rear drive axle from the differential of the axle. A control module is configured to selectively place the vehicle in 6×2 mode by disengaging the clutch on the input shaft of the forward rear drive axle and disengaging the wheel disconnect clutch, and in a 6×4 mode by engaging the clutch on the input shaft of the forward rear drive axle and engaging the wheel disconnect clutch. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232784 | SHIFT LEVER MOUNTING BRACKET AND SHIFT LEVER DEVICE - A shift lever mounting bracket includes a vehicle-side fixing plate having a virtually flat shape; a lever-side fixing plate having a virtually flat shape; a connecting plate having a virtually flat shape, and extending virtually parallel to both a direction orthogonal to the vehicle-side fixing plate and a direction orthogonal to the lever-side fixing plate; a vehicle-side bend part connecting a part of an edge of the vehicle-side fixing plate with a part of an edge of the connecting plate; and a lever-side bend part connecting a part of an edge of the lever-side fixing plate and a part of the edge of the connecting plate. The entirety of the shift lever mounting bracket is constituted with a continuous flat plate. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232785 | VEHICLE ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS FOR LOADING DOCKS - An example vehicle alignment system includes a camera to detect the vehicle approaching a doorway of a loading dock. The camera to generate an image signal indicative of at least one of an angular orientation of the vehicle or a lateral position of the vehicle relative to a reference. A controller is to detect a deviation in the at least one of the angular orientation of the vehicle or the lateral position of the vehicle relative to the reference based on the image signal. A display is to generate an indication representative of the at least one of the angular orientation of the vehicle or the lateral position of the vehicle relative to the reference. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232786 | VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A vehicle display device that includes: a display part having a plurality of display faces that display information and that are provided at at least one location among a front face, a rear face, an upper face or a side face inside a vehicle cabin; a detection part that detects an orientation and a posture of an occupant; and a control part that selects a display face in accordance with the orientation and the posture of the occupant detected by the detection part, and controls display by the display part such that information is displayed at the selected display face. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232787 | AERIAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An aerial display device is mounted on a vehicle and displays information toward a driver seated in a driver seat of the vehicle. The aerial display device includes a display panel and a reflector array. The display panel including a display surface that emits images as light, the display panel being orientated such that the display surface faces toward the driver seat, the display surface including a screen display area and an aerial display area located next to the screen display area. The aerial display area is located at the upper edge portion of the display surface in an installed orientation. The screen display area is a part of the display surface located below the aerial display area. The reflector array forms the light emitted from the aerial display area as an aerial display image in midair above to the aerial display area. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232788 | ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE - An electrically driven vehicle comprises a motor; a power storage device; a first power supply device connected with a power line; a charging device configured to charge the power storage device by using electric power from an external power source; and a second power supply device configured to supply part of the electric power from the external power source to auxiliary machinery via the charging device. The electrically driven vehicle performs a charging efficiency determination process that calculates a charging efficiency as a ratio of a charging power of the power storage device to an input power of the charging device, and that determines whether the charging efficiency is lower than a predetermined efficiency. When the charging efficiency determination process determines that the charging efficiency is lower than the predetermined efficiency, the electrically driven vehicle stops the second power supply device and performs the charging efficiency determination process again. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232789 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus includes a generator, a brake system, first and second sensors, first and second deceleration rate setting units, and a power generation torque controller. The first deceleration rate setting unit sets, when a first control mode that decelerates a vehicle on the basis of a brake operation performed by an occupant is executed, an allowable deceleration rate upon deceleration of the vehicle on the basis of a brake operation amount. The second deceleration rate setting unit sets, when a second control mode that decelerates the vehicle on the basis of a situation ahead of the vehicle is executed, the allowable deceleration rate upon deceleration of the vehicle on the basis of a brake fluid pressure. The power generation torque controller controls power generation torque of the generator on the basis of the allowable deceleration rate that is set by the first or second deceleration rate setting unit. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232790 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A vehicle brake system including a regenerative brake device and an electric brake device, wherein, in a condition in which no request for an electric braking force is made, the brake system is configured to: (a) in principle, cause a piston of an actuator of the electric brake device to be located at a retracted position at which a clearance between a friction member and a rotary body of the electric brake device is allowed to be equal to a first clearance; and (b) execute a regenerative-braking-force-dependent standby control in which the piston is moved from the retracted position to a standby position at which the clearance does not exceed a second clearance set to be smaller than the first clearance, when a difference between a maximum regenerative braking force that can be generated and an actual regenerative braking force becomes smaller than or equal to a set difference. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232791 | VEHICLE ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A vehicle electric power generation apparatus includes an electric power generator, a first electric power storage, a second electric power storage, a first voltage detector, a second voltage detector, and an electric power generation controller. The controller sets, as a first allowable voltage, an upper limit value of a terminal voltage of the first storage and sets, as a second allowable voltage, an upper limit value of a terminal voltage of the second storage, and raises, when the generator is to be controlled in a regenerative electric power generation state, a generated voltage derived from the generator higher than both of the first allowable voltage and the second allowable voltage. When the terminal voltage of the first storage reaches the first allowable voltage or the terminal voltage of the second storage reaches the second allowable voltage, the controller prevents the generated voltage of the generator from rising. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232792 | VEHICLE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for charging a vehicle battery based on whether a vehicle is in an enclosed area or an unenclosed area. An example method includes determining a vehicle battery state of charge (SOC). The method also includes, responsive to comparing the SOC to a threshold, determining, based on data from a vehicle sensor, whether the vehicle is in an enclosed or unenclosed area. And the method further includes responsively providing an alert to a computing device corresponding to the vehicle. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232793 | ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - An electric power system includes an energy recovery system that is operable to convert kinetic energy into electric energy at a first voltage. A primary energy storage device is electrically connected to the energy recovery system at the first voltage. A first voltage autonomous driving system load is disposed in a parallel circuit with the energy recovery system and the primary energy storage device. A bi-directional DC-DC converter is electrically connected to the energy recovery system and the primary energy storage device for converting the electric energy between the first voltage and a second voltage. A secondary energy storage device is electrically connected to the bi-directional DC-DC converter at the second voltage. A second voltage autonomous driving system load is disposed in a parallel circuit with the secondary energy storage device. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232794 | PORTABLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER - Embodiments of the present invention may provide charging apparatus that provides high-capacity charging of electric vehicles, yet is portable and does not have to be installed by an electrician. In an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus may comprise a portable enclosure, at least one power input receptacle mounted to the portable enclosure, at least one first circuit breaker electrically connected to the power input receptacle, at least one power outlet electrically connected to the at least one first circuit breaker, at least one second circuit breaker electrically connected to the power input receptacle, and at least one electric vehicle charger connected to the at least one second circuit breaker. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232795 | State-of-Charge Display System - A state-of-charge (SOC) display system includes a battery, a brake light array including multiple lighting elements, and an SOC module. The SOC module is configured to receive a battery status signal including an SOC of the battery. The SOC module is further configured to output a display signal to the brake light array based on the battery status signal. The brake light array is configured to receive the display signal, and illuminate at least a subset of the lighting elements for displaying the SOC of the battery by the brake light array, in response to the display signal. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232796 | AUTONOMOUS NETWORKED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A transportation system is disclosed herein. The transportation system may be useful to convey a user from an origin to a destination. The transportation system includes a network of enclosed passageways, roadway lanes passing though and networking within the passageways, vehicles able to pass along the roadway lanes within the passageways, and multiple passenger terminals dispersed along the passageways to effect boarding of passengers onto the vehicles. The passageways have an interior for containing the rails and vehicles, and an exterior. The vehicle has at least one induction motor for propulsion which engages the electromagnetic rail, a storage device electrically powering the motor, and a braking system able to decelerate the vehicle. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232797 | Casting for Motor and Gearbox with Integrated Inverter - A powertrain for an electric vehicle includes a casting that houses an electric motor, an inverter, and a gearbox. The inverter, which is coupled to the electric motor, converts direct current from a battery to alternating current for the electric motor. The gearbox is connected to the electric motor. The electric motor includes a stator and a rotor with a rotor shaft that extends beyond the stator. The inverter may be situated on an opposite side of the rotor shaft from an axle to which the gearbox is coupled. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232798 | VEHICLE DRIVING FORCE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle driving force control apparatus that is provided in a vehicle provided with drive units configured to drive a driving wheel, and that is configured to control the drive units includes: a controller; and a determiner. The controller controls a driving force output by each of the drive units, within a range less than or equal to an upper limit value, on a basis of a driving command. The determiner determines whether each of the drive units is in a restriction-necessary state. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232799 | DRIVE SOURCE CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is a drive source control device ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190232800 | MANAGING VEHICLE INFORMATION - A system includes a computing device for receiving information representative of activities of an operating first vehicle that includes a propulsion system. The computing device is configured to produce one or more control parameters from the received information in combination with information received from other vehicles, and, provide the one or more control parameters to control operations of a second vehicle. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232801 | BATTERY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, BATTERY MODULE, AND BATTERY PACK - A battery control apparatus includes a processor configured to define each of output values of converters respectively corresponding to a plurality of batteries based on state information of each of the plurality of batteries, and a signal generator configured to generate control signals to control the converters to supply power corresponding to the output values to a load. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232802 | BATTERY BOX OPENING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle includes a frame unit and a vehicle body cover unit. The frame unit includes tread tubes extending toward a rear side of a vehicle body. The tread tubes are arranged pairwise leftward and rightward as a left tread tube and a right tread tube. The vehicle body cover unit includes a tread board shielding the left tread tube and the right tread tube. A battery box that receives and holds a battery is shaft-supported on the frame unit. The battery box has two sides provided with support shafts. The battery box is shaft-supported on the frame unit by the support shafts in a left-right direction. The battery box is rotatable by a drive device about a rotation center defined by the support shafts in a front-rear direction to an open position or a storage position so as to facilitate removal of the battery from the battery box. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232803 | BATTERY BOX LOCKING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle includes a frame unit and a vehicle body cover unit. The vehicle body cover unit includes a thread board shielding left and right tread tubes of the frame unit between which a receiving space is defined to receive a battery box that receives and holds a battery. The battery box has two sides provided with support shafts. The battery box is rotatable between an open position and a storage position. A locking device is selectively set in releasable engagement with a positioning member provided on the battery box so as to selectively lock the battery box in the storage position. An operation unit is provided for controlling the locking device to engage with or disengage from the positioning member so as to allow the battery box to rotate from the storage position to the open position. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232804 | BATTERY BOX STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle includes a frame unit and a vehicle body cover unit. The frame unit includes tread boards extending toward a rear side of a vehicle body. The tread tubes are arranged in a left and right pairwise form as a left tread tube and a right tread tube. The vehicle body cover unit includes a thread board shielding the left tread tube and the right tread tube. A battery box that receives and holds a battery is shaft-supported on the frame unit. The battery box has two sides provided with support shafts. The battery box is shaft-supported on the frame unit by the support shafts in a left-right direction. The battery box is rotatable about a rotation center defined by the support shafts in a front-rear direction to an open position or a storage position so as to facilitate removal of the battery from the battery box. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232805 | BATTERY BOX STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle includes a frame unit and a vehicle body cover unit. The frame unit includes tread tubes extending toward a rear side of a vehicle body. The tread tubes are arranged in a left and right pairwise form as a left tread tube and a right tread tube, and a first cross tube and a second cross tube connected to the tread tubes. The vehicle body cover unit includes a thread board shielding the left and right tread tubes. A battery box that receives and holds a battery is shaft-supported on the frame unit. The battery box is shaft-supported on the frame unit by support shafts in a vehicle body front-rear direction. The battery box is rotatable about a rotation center defined by the support shafts in a vehicle body left-right direction to an open position to facilitate removal of the battery from the battery box. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232806 | PROTECTION COVER OF BATTERY BOX OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle includes a frame unit and a vehicle body cover unit. The frame unit includes tread tubes extending toward a rear side of a vehicle body and arranged pairwise as a left tread tube and a right tread tube. The vehicle body cover unit includes a tread board that shields the left and right tread tubes. The frame unit receives a battery box that receives and holds therein a battery and has two sides provided with support shafts to be pivotally supported thereon. The battery box is shaft-supported by the support shafts on the frame unit. The battery box includes a battery access opening, which is provided with a protection cover that covers and closes the battery access opening. The battery is securely held in the battery box without being moved by inertial forces. Dust resistance of the battery box can be improved. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232807 | Magnetic Energy Convertor for Vehicle Axles - A magnetic energy convertor for vehicle axles includes an annular housing, a rotor shaft, a bearing, an annular bracket, a magnetized female adaptor, a magnetized male adaptor, a magnetized impeller assembly, and a fluid turbine system. The rotor shaft is rotatably mounted within the annular bracket by the bearing. The annular housing is radially mounted around the annular bracket. The magnetized female adaptor is terminally mounted to the rotor shaft. The magnetized male adaptor is terminally mounted to the rotor shaft, opposite of the magnetized female adaptor. The magnetized impeller assembly is slidably engaged within the annular housing so that the magnetized impeller assembly can be magnetically engaged with the magnetized female adaptor and the magnetized male adaptor through the rotation of the rotor shaft. The fluid turbine system is in fluid communication with the annular housing, wherein the circulation of fluid flow generates electricity within the fluid turbine system. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232808 | ENERGY TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER MODULE - The current invention concerns a method for wireless power transfer from a charging station to an energy storage element of an AGV, or on an AGV. Furthermore, it provides a charging station, as well as a wireless energy receiving system for receiving energy from a charging station and providing said received energy to an energy storage element of an AGV, or on an AGV, and furthermore a system for wireless power transfer incorporating one or more charging stations and a plurality of said wireless energy receiving systems. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232809 | SAFETY SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING ASSEMBLY, CHARGING STATION FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COUPLING METHOD - A safety system for an electromechanical coupling assembly for being fitted to a charging station and an electric vehicle, a corresponding electromechanical coupling assembly and charging station, as well as a method for electromechanically coupling an electric vehicle to a charging station. The present safety system includes: a detectable element secured to a first connecting part of the coupling assembly; a sensor secured to a second connecting part, the sensor being configured to detect whether the detectable element is located in proximity; and a control unit driving a movement of the first connecting part from a folded position to a proximate position with a force, the amplitude of which is lower than a maximum amplitude F1 max, and controlling a movement of the first connecting part from the proximate position to a connecting position with a force, the amplitude of which is higher than the maximum amplitude F1 max. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232810 | METHOD OF CHARGING ELECTRIC AUTONOMOUS MOVING BODY - When batteries of a plurality of electric autonomous moving bodies are charged, each of the electric autonomous moving bodies sends charging state information indicating a charging state of the battery of the electric autonomous moving body. A controller executes control for switching a charging state and a non-charging state of the battery of each of the electric autonomous moving body based on the charging state information of the batteries of the respective electric autonomous moving bodies in such a way that the total amount of current that flows through the batteries of the respective electric autonomous moving bodies does not exceed an allowable current of a charger unit and a power supply line. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232811 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED VEHICLE PARKING FACILITY - A charging apparatus for electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles includes a stationary inductive coil fixed in a position adjacent to a parking spot for the vehicle so that a charging surface of the stationary inductive coil is aligned substantially vertically. The charging apparatus further has a movable electric coil assembly that is magnetically mountable to a brake component of the vehicle and having a charging surface aligned with the charging surface of the stationary inductive coil when the vehicle is parked. A charging cable extends from the stationary inductive coil and has a plug that is electrically connectable to a charging outlet of the vehicle. The vehicle is parked with the inductive coils aligned so that an inductive charging operation can be carried out. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232812 | METHOD OF CHARGING ELECTRIC AUTONOMOUS MOVING BODY - When batteries of a plurality of electric autonomous moving bodies are charged, a plurality of electric autonomous moving bodies are aligned in a serial state, a second connection means of one of the electric autonomous moving bodies that are adjacent to each other in a direction in which the electric autonomous moving bodies are aligned and a first connection means of the other one of the electric autonomous moving bodies that are adjacent to each other are electrically connected to each other, and the first connection means of the electric autonomous moving body that is the closest to the charger unit and the connection means of the charger unit are electrically connected to each other. In this case, power is supplied from the charger unit to each of the electric autonomous moving bodies, thereby charging the batteries of the plurality of electric autonomous moving bodies. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232813 | VEHICLE, CHARGER, CHARGING SYSTEM INCLUDING CHARGER, AND ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR CHARGER - A vehicle includes: an inlet configured to allow a connector of a charging cable to be inserted into the inlet; a battery configured to be charged from a charger through the connector and the inlet; a communication device configured to perform communication with a server; and an ECU configured to control charging. The ECU diagnoses whether there is an abnormality in the charger, when where the charger and the vehicle are connected to each other through the charging cable, the abnormality being able to be diagnosed in a state where the connector has been inserted into the inlet, and sends information indicating an abnormality occurrence, to the server through the communication device, when where the ECU diagnoses the charger as having the abnormality. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232814 | BATTERY SYSTEM FOR A BATTERY-OPERATED ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING A REMAINING RANGE OF SAME - A method and a device includes a first accumulator apparatus and a second accumulator apparatus. The device includes a control apparatus that is configured so as, depending on a first state of charge of the first accumulator apparatus and/or on a second state of charge of the second accumulator apparatus, to selectively either operate the first accumulator apparatus and the second accumulator apparatus in a series connection between a first terminal and a second terminal in order to supply power to a vehicle at a first supply voltage, or, in order to supply power to a vehicle by way of the second accumulator apparatus at a second supply voltage, to electrically disconnect the first accumulator apparatus from the first terminal and/or from the second terminal. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232815 | ELECTRIC POWERED VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRIC POWERED VEHICLE - An ECU switches a control mode to an HV mode when an SOC decreases to a lower limit during an EV mode. The ECU calculates an evaluation value ΣD of high-rate deterioration indicating a deterioration component of a secondary battery due to non-uniformity in salt concentration in a battery. The ECU executes high-rate deterioration inhibiting control when the HV mode is currently selected and when the battery is evaluated as deteriorating based on the evaluation value ΣD, the high-rate deterioration inhibiting control being control for increasing the SOC by making a control target of the SOC higher than the lower limit of the SOC. On the other hand, the ECU does not execute the high-rate deterioration inhibiting control when the EV mode is currently selected. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232816 | CONTACT WIRE CLAMPS - A contact wire clamp includes a first clamp body and a second clamp body. The first clamp body and second clamp body each define a contact wire channel and a safety rope channel. The safety rope channel includes a plurality of ridges, each of the plurality of ridges spaced apart from neighboring ridges to define a plurality of troughs. The contact wire clamp further includes a mechanical fastener connecting the first clamp body and the second clamp body together. The safety rope channels of the connected first clamp body and second clamp body face each other and together form a safety rope passage. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232817 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC POSITIONING OF A RAILWAY OVERHEAD LINE - A system for automatic positioning of a railway overhead line comprising: a mechanical arm ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190232818 | VEHICULAR CHILD SAFETY SYSTEM - A vehicular child safety system is provided. The vehicular child safety system is adapted to first detect if a child has been left in a vehicle unattended, and then adapted to help the child through utilizing currently provided technology present in today's vehicles. The vehicular child safety system may be retrofitted to pre-existing vehicles with sufficient electronic functionality. The present invention embodies a method for preventing harm to such a child by automatically improving ventilation and providing access through automatically opening windows and unlocking doors, as well as by automatically contacting emergency services if no intervention is provided to remove the child from the vehicle within a predetermined time, thereby ensuring that the child is in safe environment as soon as possible. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232819 | GEAR UNIT, ELECTRIC GEAR MOTOR AND SEAT - A gear unit (G) includes a gear housing ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190232820 | SEAT APPARATUS - In order to improve steering operation operability during cornering while maintaining a driver holding property, a seat apparatus is provided with: a seat back frame; a cornering sensor for detecting a cornering direction of a vehicle; and a control unit that controls the seat back frame on the basis of the result of detection by the cornering sensor. The seat back frame is provided with: left and right side frames disposed on both sides of the seat back frame; a back plate disposed between the left and right side frames; and a swinging mechanism for swinging the back plate with respect to the direction of movement of the vehicle. The control unit controls the swinging mechanism such that, upon detection of a cornering direction of the vehicle by the cornering sensor, the inner one of the sides of the back plate with respect to the cornering direction is positioned rearward of the outer one of the sides with respect to the cornering direction. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232821 | VEHICLE SEAT DUAL-MOTION ACTUATOR AND METHOD - A single motor dual-motion actuator and method for a vehicle seat includes a pin actuator rotatable in the first rotatable direction from a pin actuator rest position toward a pin actuator first position and rotatable in a second rotatable direction from the pin actuator rest position toward a pin actuator second position. The actuator further includes a first actuator component and a second actuator component. The first actuator component is co-rotatable with the pin actuator from a first actuator component rest position in the first rotatable direction toward a first actuator component actuating position when the pin actuator is rotated to the pin actuator first position. The second actuator component is co-rotatable with the pin actuator from a second actuator component rest position in the second rotatable direction toward a second actuator component actuating position when the pin actuator is rotated to the pin actuator second position. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232822 | Method and Device for Controlling a Vehicle Seat - A method controls drive units for adjusting vehicle seat components. According to the method, a vehicle speed-dependent and crash-related nominal position or a vehicle speed-dependent and crash-related nominal position range are defined for at least one component. Starting from an actual position that is the same as the nominal position or from an actual position within the nominal position range, the actual position cannot be manually or automatically adjusted in the first instance or can only be adjusted in the nominal position range in the second instance, independently from the identification of a crash situation. Starting from an actual position that is different from the nominal position or outside the nominal position range, the actual position is automatically adjusted towards the nominal position or the nominal position range, preferably according to the identified defined situations, independently from the identification of a crash situation. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232823 | SEAT SLIDE DEVICE - A seat slide device that can change sliding resistance when a seat is made to slide in accordance with a situation is provided. A seat slide device includes a lower rail fixed to a floor of a vehicle and an upper rail fixed to a seat of the vehicle and supported to be movable with respect to the lower rail. On the upper rail, a sliding member in contact with the slid surface of the lower rail from above is provided and configured such that the sliding resistance borne by the sliding member when the upper rail is moved is changed by a load in a vertical direction borne by the seat. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232824 | Vehicle Seat - Provided is a vehicle seat which is attached to a floor of a vehicle via a rail device and a coupling device with a high level of stiffness so as to minimize deformation of the rail device and the coupling device without substantially increasing the weight and the manufacturing cost of the seat. The vehicle seat is provided with an upper engagement portion secured to a member on a side of an upper rail of the rail device, and a lower engagement portion secured to a member on a side of a lower rail of the rail device and including a part opposing a corresponding part of the upper engagement portion from above defining a prescribed gap therebetween. The coupling device is provided laterally spaced from the rail device, and the upper engagement portion and the lower engagement portion are provided substantially directly above the coupling device. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232825 | Adjustable Swiveling Passenger Seat Assembly - An adjustable swiveling passenger seat assembly is disclosed. The adjustable swiveling passenger seat assembly includes a set of base rails coupled to a floor. The adjustable swiveling passenger seat assembly further includes a plurality of pitch clevises coupled on a top surface of each of the set of base rails. The adjustable swiveling passenger seat assembly includes a swivel outer plate aligned in parallel relative to the floor. The swivel outer plate of the adjustable swiveling passenger seat assembly further includes a plurality of slots located on corners of the swivel outer plate and a plurality of spacers disposed within the plurality of slots. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232826 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT - A child safety seat includes a seat shell having a backrest portion and a sidewall protruding forward from the backrest portion and having a first rod inside the seat shell, an adjustable headrest movable along the backrest portion, the headrest being fixedly connected with a second rod and a spacer that are located adjacent to each other, and a child restraining harness having a harness strap, the harness strap wrapping around the first rod and forming two folded strap portions that extend downward from the first rod, one of the two folded strap portions wrapping around the second rod, and the spacer being disposed between the two folded strap portions for preventing a contact between the two folded strap portions. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232827 | STRAP INDICATOR - The invention is an indicator means on a strap to provide a means of showing when slack in the strap is removed and/or tension is applied to the strap. The strap is secured with respect to an object at one end and to an anchor point at the other end and the indicator means shows visually that the strap has at least had all slack removed therefrom and where the indicator means is arranged to provide an indication from both sides of the strap to allow a visual indication of tension regardless of which direction the strap extends away from the object. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232828 | HARNESS SYSTEM WITH LOCKING MECHANISM - An automatic harness system ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190232829 | VEHICLE SEAT - Provided is a vehicle seat ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190232830 | Vehicle Seat - A vehicle seat having a seat cushion and ottoman pillars attached to the seat cushion, the seat cushion can be formed in a compact manner. The vehicle seat (S) comprises a cushion frame (F | 2019-08-01 |
20190232831 | SEAT BACKREST - A seat backrest includes right and left side frame segments, a pressure receiving member disposed between the side frame segments movably in a front-back direction, and a cushion pad covering the front of the side frame segments and pressure receiving member. The pressure receiving member includes a main body part, and extending parts extending laterally from both sides of the main body part. The cushion pad includes a back receiving part covering the front of the main body part, and bank parts disposed on both sides of the back receiving part, protruding forward from both sides, and covering the front of the extending parts and side frame segments. A recess is formed at an area, facing a corresponding extending part of the extending parts, of a rear surface of each bank part. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232832 | PROTECTIVE SEAT LOAD FLOOR FOR HYBRID VEHICLES - A vehicle seating apparatus includes a structural tub and a protective seat load floor wherein the protective seat load floor includes an anti-submarining feature. The apparatus can also be disposed on top of the structural tub housing a battery for an electrified vehicle, wherein the seat load floor serves as the battery cover. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232833 | LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTER AND VEHICLE SEAT - A motor-vehicle seat longitudinal adjuster ( | 2019-08-01 |
20190232834 | VEHICLE BODY CONNECTING SEAT AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH SAME - The present disclosure provides a vehicle body connecting seat and a suspension system. The vehicle body connecting seat includes an upper plate, suitable for being connected to the vehicle body; a web plate, positioned below the upper plate and connected to the upper plate; a lower plate, positioned below the web plate and connected to the web plate, where the surface of the upper plate facing the vehicle body is provided with a buffer cushion. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232835 | VENTILATION SHEET AND SEAT AIR CONDITIONER - A ventilation sheet is installed between a seat pad and a skin that form a seat of a vehicle. The ventilation sheet includes a ventilation sheet main body formed in a thin plate-shape including an air flow passage through which an air flow flows, a plurality of openings in communication with the air flow passage of the ventilation sheet main body, the plurality of openings formed to open at a surface of the ventilation sheet main body facing the skin, and a connection passage in communication with the air flow passage of the ventilation sheet main body and in communication with a pad hole provided in the seat pad. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232836 | TRIM COMPONENT FOR A BASE OF A VEHICLE SEAT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE TRIM COMPONENT - A trim component for a vehicle seat base includes a center portion and first and second side portions. The center portion includes a center inner panel that can face a frame of the seat and a center outer panel that can to be visible within a passenger cabin of the vehicle. The center outer panel includes a flexible material and covers the center inner panel. The first and second side portions are fixed on opposite sides of the center portion. Each of the first and second side portions includes a side inner panel that can face the frame of the seat and a side outer panel that can be visible within the passenger cabin. The side outer panel includes the flexible material and covers the side inner panel. The trim component can be fixed to a back of the seat to conceal at least a portion of the frame. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232837 | STRUCTURE OF WADDED-UP SEAT TRIM COVER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WADDED-UP SEAT TRIM COVER - A structure of wadded-up seat trim cover, having a plurality of trim cover pieces sewn together at one end, each composed of a wadding member and a skin member, includes a bonded portion formed by bonding the skin member to the wadding member made shorter than the skin member, at a position remote, by a prescribed distance, from the end of the wadding member overlapping the skin member; a first sewn portion formed by bending that portion of the skin member, not overlapping the wadding member, along the end of the wadding member and then by sewing the portions of the adjacent skin members together; and second sewn portions formed by bending each end of the adjacent skin member to the back of the trim cover piece at the first sewn portion and then by sewing the adjacent skin members together at overlapping portions. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232838 | SEAT SUPPORT LAYER ASSEMBLY - A seat back assembly and method of manufacture is provided. The seat back includes a foam cushion layer. A support sub-assembly is formed including a rigid support layer with a plurality of cavities and channels defined on a rear surface for receiving components and a generally smooth front surface. At least one component is retained in one of the cavities and a second component is secured on the front surface of the support layer. A trim material covers the cushion layer and secures the sub-assembly to the seat back. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232839 | VEHICLE SEATING ARRANGEMENT WITH DEPLOYABLE BOLSTERS - A vehicle seating arrangement includes a seat and a seatback. One or more bolsters are integrated with at least one of the seat and the seatback. The one or more bolsters are deployable for use as an armrest. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232840 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT ADJUST AUDIO OUTPUT ACCORDING TO HEAD RESTRAINT POSITION - A method and apparatus that adjust audio output are provided. The method includes detecting a position of a wing of a headrest, adjusting an audio signal based on the detected position of the wing of the headrest, and outputting the adjusted audio signal. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232841 | VIBRATION GENERATOR - A vibration generator includes a vibration transmission member and an exciter. The vibration transmission member is disposed in a seat beneath a seat surface of the seat so as to extend longitudinally in a horizontal direction of the seat surface and is able to transmit a vibration in an extending direction of the vibration transmission member in which the vibration transmission member extends longitudinally. The exciter includes a voice coil, a permanent magnet disposed in the vicinity of the voice coil, a yoke supporting the permanent magnet. The exciter transmits the vibration to the vibration transmission member as the yoke and the voice coil approach or leave to each other. The yoke and the voice coil approach or leave in the same direction as the extending direction of the vibration transmission member. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232842 | SEAT ASSEMBLY WITH MASSAGE FEATURE - A seat assembly includes a massage system having first and second frame members spaced-apart from one another. One or more wires interconnect the first and second frame members to define a wire array. The individual wires of the wire array are operable between at-rest and contracted conditions. One or more leads are operably coupled to the one or more wires. The leads supply a current to the one or more wires to heat the wires and move the wires from the at-rest condition to the contracted condition. The wire array can be divided into sections that contract and expand together to provide a massage sequence controlled by a controller in a preprogrammed massage feature. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232843 | VEHICLE SEATING ARRANGEMENT - A vehicle seating arrangement includes a first seat and a first seatback. A side-wing seat extends from the first seat. A surface of the side-wing seat is vertically displaced from a surface of the first seat. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232844 | STOWABLE TABLE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A stowable table assembly, for a vehicle, includes a cavity providable beneath a floor of the vehicle, an elongate carrier coupled to the cavity, and a table top coupled to the carrier. A first end of the table top is configured to translate and rotate relative to the carrier between an aligned position, in which the table top is aligned with the carrier, and an extended position, in which the table top is at an angle relative to the carrier. The stowable table assembly is in a deployed configuration when the carrier is in the upright position and the table top is in the extended position. The stowable table assembly is in a stowed configuration when the table top is in the aligned position and the carrier is in the stowed position. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232845 | VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENT - A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may comprise a base comprising an opening and first and second layers extending through the opening. The first and second layers may form a structure extending through the opening to an extended position. The first layer may engage the second layer to form the structure. The first layer may separate from the second layer when retracted into the base. The structure may comprise a protrusion formed by the first layer with the second layer to move from a retracted position to the extended position. The protrusion may extend beyond the base by a first distance when the protrusion is retracted and by a second distance greater than the first when the protrusion is extended. The second layer may comprise a bottom; the first layer may comprise a top to couple to the bottom to form the structure as the structure extends. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232846 | VEHICLE WITH A DISCONNECTABLE HANDLE - A vehicle includes a body, a handle, and at least one connection site for the handle at which the handle is selectively connectable to the vehicle. The body defines a passenger compartment and a door opening, and includes a door over the door opening. The at least one connection site includes a home connection site on the door. When connected to vehicle at the home connection site, the handle, from its corresponding location on the door, is subject to being operated by a user to allow the door to open. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232847 | SLIDING-TYPE FOOTREST DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A sliding-type footrest device for a vehicle includes: a guide rail mounted on a floor panel and extending in a forward-and-backward direction; a footrest housing engaged with the guide rail to slide along the guide rail in the forward-and-backward direction, the footrest housing having a door configured to be opened or closed; and a footrest box disposed inside the footrest housing and allowing a backseat passenger to place feet into the footrest while the door is open. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232848 | SHAFT-SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR ROTARY BODY - This shaft-support structure for a rotary body is provided with a bearing portion disposed to a base panel and a fulcrum shaft that is disposed to a cup holder and is supported by the bearing portion in a rotatable manner. The bearing portion has slits on the side apart from the base panel. A center cover is disposed at a position facing the slits. The cup holder is configured in such a way that, when a load exceeding a predetermined level is exerted in the direction away from the base panel, the fulcrum shaft moves in a direction in which the fulcrum shaft disengages from the bearing portion through the slits and, therewith, by pressing the center cover from the inside and causing the center cover to move in the direction separating from the bearing portion, the fulcrum shaft disengages from the bearing portion. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232849 | VEHICLE - A vehicle for transporting cargo includes a front end unit having a front wheel, a rear end unit having a rear wheel, and a carrying unit on which the cargo is loaded and which is interposed between the front end unit and the rear end unit so that the front end unit and the rear end unit are coupled to each other via the carrying unit. The carrying unit is configured to be separated from the front end unit and the rear end unit in a direction intersecting a direction in which the vehicle travels and to be coupled to the front end unit and the rear end unit while the front end unit and the rear end unit are stationary. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232850 | VEHICLE LOG HITCH - A hitch attachment for dragging logs from a vehicle. The hitch attachment includes a base having a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end of the base is configured to fit within a tow receiver of the vehicle. A vertical frame extends from the base in between the proximal end and the distal end. A log cradle is coupled to the distal end of the base. The log cradle includes a plurality of vertically extending teeth. | 2019-08-01 |
20190232851 | VEHICLE CARGO ASSIST - A cargo assist can help a user in loading, unloading, and/or transporting items in a vehicle. The cargo assist can include a cargo assist arm. A cargo carrier can be operatively connected to the cargo assist arm and can be selectively disconnected therefrom. The cargo assist arm can be selectively movable between at least a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position, the cargo assist arm can be located entirely within a cargo space of the vehicle. At least a portion of the cargo assist arm and at least a portion of the cargo carrier can be received within a recess defined within a first lateral side wall of the cargo space. In the deployed position, the cargo carrier and a portion of the cargo assist arm can extend through an access opening to the cargo space and can be located outside of the vehicle. | 2019-08-01 |