33rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150224790 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PANELS HAVING A DECORATIVE SURFACE - Panels having a decorative surface may include a substrate and a top layer, and the top layer may include a paper layer having a printed pattern. A method for manufacturing such panels may involve providing the paper layer with thermosetting resin, and providing the resin provided paper layer with at least a portion of the printed pattern. Providing the portion of the printed pattern may involve depositing pigment containing inks on the paper layer using a digital inkjet printer. The dry weight of the total volume of the pigment containing inks deposited on the paper layer is lower than 15 grams per square meter. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224791 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR SHIFTING OR GLOSS EFFECT AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH COLOR SHIFTING OR GLOSS EFFECT - An infrared image pattern and a gloss effect image pattern are created on a recording medium by electronically creating a first electronic pattern ink, the first electronic pattern ink including a first color and including holes, the holes representing areas in the first electronic pattern ink wherein the first color is absent; electronically creating a second electronic pattern ink using the first color and including filled holes, the filled holes of the second electronic pattern ink representing areas in the second electronic pattern ink filled with a second color, the second color having infrared properties opposite of infrared properties of the recording medium; electronically creating an electronic image region; electronically painting, using the first electronic pattern ink, a background of the electronic image region; electronically painting, using the second electronic pattern ink, a foreground of the electronic image region; and rendering, using marking materials, the electronic image region on the recording medium such that the electronic image region is visible when a relative angle between an observer's viewing angle and an angle of illuminating the recording medium by an illumination source is a first angle, the electronic image region not having the predetermined portion of the holes painted with the second color being not visible when the relative angle between the observer's viewing angle and the angle of illuminating the recording medium by the illumination source is a second angle, the second angle being not equal to the first angle and such that the recording medium is only visible through the holes not painted with the second color when viewing the recording medium using infrared illumination. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224792 | DEVICE FOR PRINTING INFORMATION ON A LABEL - A device can include a button which when pressed outputs a label that indicates the current date and time, an expiration date, and an identifier of an individual. The label can then be placed on a multidose container so that the multidose container is labeled in accordance with applicable regulations. Accordingly, the required record for labeling a multidose container can be created with a simple press of a button thereby increasing the likelihood that a clinician will adequately label multidose containers. The device can also be used to create labels for other types of containers when a button is pressed. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224793 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet recording device is provided. Two rails are each provided on left and right sides of a printer head, and three LED modules are provided on inner rows In and one LED module is provided on outer rows of the rails. These LED modules can move on the rails in a sub scanning direction. At a position, the LED modules become adjacent in a main scanning direction, whereby a total quantity of light becomes “200”. At other positions, the quantity of light is “100”. In this invention, providing the LED modules movably on the outer rows enables to configure a curing section at an arbitrary position, so that a required quantity of light can be obtained, whereby the printing speed does is not decreased; and further, the number of the LED modules can be suppressed, and cost for an ultraviolet lamps of a carriage can be reduced. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224794 | ULTRAVIOLET RAY EMITTING DIODE UNIT, SET OF ULTRAVIOLET RAY EMITTING DIODE UNITS, INK JET DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELED OBJECT MANUFACTURING DEVICE - To prevent generation of stray light from an ultraviolet ray emitting diode, an ultraviolet ray emitting diode unit | 2015-08-13 |
20150224795 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet recording method includes forming an under layer by applying an active energy ray curable first ink composition which contains a metallic pigment to a printing medium, forming an intermediate layer by applying an active energy ray curable second ink composition to the under layer, and forming a first image by applying the first ink composition to the intermediate layer. In addition, it is possible to include irradiating of active energy rays onto the under layer before the forming of the intermediate layer, irradiating of active energy rays onto the intermediate layer before the forming of the first image, and irradiating of active energy rays onto the first image after the forming of the first image. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224796 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD - A recording apparatus includes a recording section that performs recording on a recording medium, a rotation section that sends out the recording medium by rotating a roll of the recording medium or rolls up the recording medium into a roll, and a roll diameter estimation section that estimates the roll diameter of the recording medium present in the rotation section. The roll diameter estimation section is capable of estimating the roll diameter during the recording performed by the recording section. The thus-configured recording apparatus estimates the roll diameter of the recording medium in real time during recording. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224797 | PRINT APPARATUS - A print apparatus includes a conveyance unit configured to convey a print medium over a plurality of convexities that are arranged along a direction of scanning and the control unit. When one end position of the print medium has been detected by a detection unit, in a case where the one end position is a position that overlaps with position of the convexities stored in a storage unit, the control unit is configured to control a detection of the other end position of the print medium and determine the one end position on the basis of the other end position. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224798 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND INSERTION CONTAINER - Provided is an image forming apparatus including a main body that is provided with an insertion hole, and forms an image on a recording medium, and an insertion container in which the recording medium is stored, and that is inserted into the insertion hole, wherein the insertion container includes a first part, a second part that extends rearward in a direction of the insertion from the first part, and that is movable forward and backward in the insertion direction with respect to the first part, a fastening tool that fastens the second part to the first part, a releasing tool that releases the fastening tool when grasped, and that moves forward and backward with the second part, and a protruding tool that protrudes from the second part to the main body when the releasing tool is grasped, and that prevents the second part from being inserted into the insertion hole. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224799 | EXTERNAL TABLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT FOR PRINTER SYSTEMS - An external table height adjustment technique for a printer system is disclosed. An operator can align an image gap between a printer table of the printer system and a printhead carriage via a height adjustment mechanism. The operator can perform the table height adjustment while a belt is installed on the printer table and media is loaded on top of the printer table. A height adjustment assembly is secured onto a supporting frame of the printer table such that an adjustment component exposed beyond an edge of the belt can raise or lower a portion of the printer table where the height adjustment assembly is secured. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224800 | Gas Enclosure Assembly and System - The present teachings relate to various embodiments of an hermetically-sealed gas enclosure assembly and system that can be readily transportable and assemblable and provide for maintaining a minimum inert gas volume and maximal access to various devices and apparatuses enclosed therein. Various embodiments of an hermetically-sealed gas enclosure assembly and system of the present teachings can have a gas enclosure assembly constructed in a fashion that minimizes the internal volume of a gas enclosure assembly, and at the same time optimizes the working space to accommodate a variety of footprints of various OLED printing systems. Various embodiments of a gas enclosure assembly so constructed additionally provide ready access to the interior of a gas enclosure assembly from the exterior during processing and readily access to the interior for maintenance, while minimizing downtime. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224801 | PRINTER AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing device includes a location area acquirer that acquires a location area for a printing subject from a background image and a foreground image; a rough edge image acquirer that acquires a first edge image showing a rough contour of the printing subject; a precise edge image acquirer that acquires a second edge image showing a precise contour of the printing subject; a location position acquirer that acquires a position and a posture of the printing subject from the second edge image; a calculator that calculates, based on the position and the posture of the printing subject, a transform matrix usable to perform normalization such that the printing subject assumes a predetermined posture; and a printing data generator that creates printing data actually usable for printing, by use of an inverse matrix of the transform matrix, from printing data edited by an operator. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224802 | LIQUID DROPLET DETECTING DEVICE, INKJET RECORDING DEVICE INCORPORATING SAME, AND LIQUID DROPLET DETECTION METHOD - A liquid droplet detecting device includes nozzles arranged in a paper width direction orthogonal to a paper conveying direction to discharge liquid droplets, a light emitting element provided on one side of the paper width direction to emit a light beam for liquid droplet detection, a light receiving element provided on the other side of the paper width direction to receive the light beam, a storage in which correspondence information on each of the nozzles and a scan position of the light beam when discharge of a liquid droplet from each of the nozzles is detected is stored, a controller to allow the light beam to scan according to the correspondence information, and a detector to determine presence or absence a liquid droplet discharged from each nozzle from an output of the light receiving element. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224803 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR SHIFTING OR GLOSS EFFECT AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH COLOR SHIFTING OR GLOSS EFFECT - An ultraviolet image pattern is created on a recording medium having florescence properties and a first color by electronically creating a first electronic pattern ink, the first electronic pattern ink including a second color, holes, and a first pattern, the holes representing areas in the first electronic pattern ink wherein the second color is absent; electronically creating a second electronic pattern ink, the second electronic pattern ink including the second color, holes, and the first pattern, the holes of the second electronic pattern ink representing areas in the second electronic pattern ink filled with a third color, the third color being equal to the first color; electronically creating an electronic image region having a background and a foreground; electronically painting, using the first electronic pattern ink, the background of the electronic image region; electronically painting, using the second electronic pattern ink, the foreground of the electronic image region; and rendering, using marking materials, the electronic image region on a recording medium such that only the florescence properties of the recording medium are only visible through the holes when viewing the recording medium using ultraviolet illumination. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224804 | SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR IMAGE - A surface treatment method for an image includes a varnishing process of applying an ultraviolet curing varnish to a surface of an image containing wax and an ultraviolet irradiation process of irradiating the applied ultraviolet curing varnish with ultraviolet light. A heating process of heating the surface of the image is performed between the varnishing process and the ultraviolet irradiation process. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224805 | PUBLICATION AND METHOD OF MAKING A PUBLICATION - A publication including a plurality of pairs of pages, with the pair of pages comprised of a removable page and non-removable page. The removable page has a perforated edge, an adhesive edge opposite the perforated edge and a printable surface. The non-removable page has a printable surface. The pairs of pages are arranged such that alternate pages are removable and can be removed without harming the publication or the non-removable pages. The removable pages can be arranged to form an image larger than the publication itself and removable attached to a surface through the adhesive edge. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224806 | MAGNETICALLY BOUND MEDIUM WITH REATTACHABLE PAGES - The present magnetically bound media with reattachable pages exemplarily comprise a magnetic binding, one or more reattachable pages, and one or more conductive metals attached to the pages and magnetically attracted to the magnetic binding. Thus, a user of the magnetically bound media may disengage one or more of the pages from the magnetic binding and reintegrate those pages into the magnetic binding in any order. This allows for customization of information presentation, sequence, and selection. The small size of the magnetic binding also affords a smaller minimum apparatus size and a quicker means with which to remove, rearrange, and reintegrate pages. Furthermore, the magnetic binding permits pages to be secured in a more professionally presentable manner without punched holes. In an exemplary embodiment, the magnetic binding is a cylindrical or a prismatic, rectangular neodymium or samarium alloy secured within the bound media by a magnet cover or clasp. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224807 | Foldable Greeting Card And Tissue Box Cover - A greeting card tissue box cover is provided. In one embodiment, the greeting card body is arranged in a single plane, having first, second, third, and fourth panels that are foldable along multiple fold lines to arrange the greeting card body into a plurality of folded positions. In a first, collapsed position, the greeting card is folded such that each of the multiple panels is parallel to a single plane, thereby enabling mailing of the folded greeting card. In a second, expanded position, the once-collapsed greeting card is configured such that the first, second, third, and fourth panels contour to the exterior of a tissue box, providing a cover thereto. At least two flaps of the greeting card body adjoin a top surface of the tissue box while permitting access to the contents of the tissue box. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224808 | Pop-Up Greeting Cards - An interactive electronic greeting card with pop-up feature includes a pocket or cavity which houses various electronic and mechanical components and a pop-up element. In a first position, the pop-up element is substantially contained within the greeting card pocket or cavity. When the push button is depressed, the pop-up element is ejected or “pops up” out of the greeting card pocket or cavity, revealing a greeting or other printed indicia, a mobile object or a gift card attached thereto. The push button also initiates playback of a pre-loaded digital audio file, which may be a spoken message, a sound, a song, music or other such audio recording. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224809 | Security Element and Security Document - The invention relates to a security element ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150224810 | BARRIER COATING FOR A SUBSTRATE - A barrier film, a document including a barrier coating, and a method for producing a document are described. A document includes a substrate, printed data on a surface of the substrate, and a barrier coating. The barrier coating is disposed between a portion of the printed data and a portion of an adhesive. The portion of the adhesive is disposed between a portion of a protective layer and a portion of the substrate. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224811 | SECURE LAIMINATE WITH SECURITY FEATURE ON THE EDGE - A laminate structure along with one or more security features is disclosed. The laminate structure may correspond to an identification document, such as an identification card, and may include a core layer with one or more security elements established thereon. As light is emitted into the core layer, the light impacts one or more of the security elements and is re-radiated back out of the core layer, thereby providing an indication that the laminate structure includes the security elements and is, therefore, authentic. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224812 | SLIDE TYPE WRITING TOOL HAVING DEVICE FOR PREVENTING DRYNESS - A slide type writing tool includes: a pen housing ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150224813 | WRITING INSTRUMENT - A protective element for a writing tip of a writing instrument including a cap extending longitudinally along a central axis and configured to be fitted onto a body of the instrument, and a clip extending substantially parallel to the central axis from a first end fixed to the cap to a free end. The clip and the cap are in one piece. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224814 | WORKBOOK - There is provided a workbook having a plurality of pages. Each page having a writing surface suitable for writing with a dry erasable pen and allowing erasure of the writing. The writing surface is formed on a substrate by applying layers of film. A particular embodiment uses two film layers. A first layer of water-based UV film is covered with a second layer of UV film having a gloss finish. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224815 | TRANSFER TOOL AND REFILL FOR TRANSFER TOOL - A transfer tool | 2015-08-13 |
20150224816 | SHARPENER FOR MARKING INSTRUMENTS - A sharpener for marking instruments such as pencils and crayons, including a blade holder with a throat having a blade mounted to engage and sharpen an inserted end of a pencil, and a squeezer having plural members extending toward the throat and resiliently biased for gripping a pencil inserted into the throat, to enable sharpening of pencils of differing cross-sectional dimensions, while inhibiting insertion of a child's finger into the throat. An external housing enclosing the holder and squeezer provides a trap to collect shavings cut by the blade and further protects fingers from the blade. A separate plastic-bladed sharpening element can be mounted on the trap opposite the blade holder to accommodate crayons. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224817 | CAP WITH CLASP PERMANENTLY ATTACHED - A crown cap having a clasp permanently attached to a top wall of the crown cap. The crown cap has a top wall having a substantially planar surface, a depending peripheral flange, the flange having a plurality of ribs and a plurality of webs interconnecting the ribs, and a clasp permanently attached to the surface of the top wall wherein the clasp attached to the top wall forms an opening through which material can be passed to secure the crown cap to an item. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224818 | WHEEL RIM HAVING A WHEEL DISK MADE FROM FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND HAVING A FASTENER - The invention relates to a wheel rim having a wheel disk ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150224819 | Combination of a Wheel Center Cap and a Hub Centering Ring - There is provided a combination of a center cap and a hub centering ring for wheel rims with a center bore. The combination comprises a wheel center cap having a body portion with a front side and a rear side and a plurality of flexibly resilient fingers extending substantially orthogonal from the rear side of the body portion, where each or at least part of the fingers having a free end with a flange or stepped portion. The combination further comprises a hub centering ring with a rear end, a front end, an interior surface and an outer surface. A radially outwardly turned retainer or retainer flange is provided at the rear end for retaining the ring in axial spaced relationship relative to the center bore of a wheel rim, and a recessed groove is provided at the interior or outer surface at a distance from the front end. The recessed groove is dimensioned and arranged for receipt of the flange or stepped portion of the fingers of the center cap to thereby retain the center cap in concentric relationship with the centering ring. In one embodiment, the flange or stepped portion of the fingers of the wheel center cap is radially outwardly turned, and the recessed groove is provided at the interior surface of the hub centering ring. In another embodiment, the flange or stepped portion of the fingers of the wheel center cap is radially inwardly turned, and the recessed groove is provided at the outer surface of the hub centering ring. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224820 | REINFORCED BICYCLE RIM - A bicycle wheel including a hub and a rim coupled to the hub. The wheel also includes a cover that is coupled to rim and that defines a bead seat engageable by a tire. The rim can have a first annular feature and the cover can have a second annular feature that is complementary to the first annular feature to attach the cover to the rim. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224821 | AXIAL SECURING RING, BEARING ARRANGEMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Axial securing ring ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150224822 | Wheel Hub - A wheel hub includes tubular first and second hub bodies. The first hub body includes a first surrounding wall and a first spoke-mounting segment. The first surrounding wall has a first end portion and a first coupling portion disposed on the first end portion. The first spoke-mounting segment is connected to the first surrounding wall at a position opposite to the first end portion. The second hub body includes a second surrounding wall and a second spoke-mounting segment connected to the second surrounding wall. The second surrounding wall has a second end portion facing the first end portion and a second coupling portion disposed on the second end portion and coupled fixedly to the first coupling portion. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224823 | Method and Apparatus for a Locking Caster - A lockable swivelable caster provides for an interaction between a centering element and a locking element to pivotally urge the locking element into a locking notch of the centering element such that the locking element is captured by the locking notch to prevent swiveling of the caster wheel. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224824 | HUB SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - The invention relates to a hub system for a vehicle comprising: a hub shaft; a driving member being rotatably mounted with respect to the hub shaft; and a hub shell being rotatably mounted with respect to the hub shaft. It also comprises a brake shoe arranged for engaging the hub shell such as to be coupled with said hub shell temporarily; and a brake anchor arranged to be fixedly attached to a frame of a vehicle, and a coupling element arranged for enabling coupling between the driving member and the hub shell in a first position, and for enabling coupling between the brake anchor and the hub shell in a second position. The hub shaft is rotationally coupled to the brake shoe in at least one rotational direction at a first location located at a first lateral side of the driving member, and rotationally coupled to the brake anchor in at least one rotational direction at a second location located at a second lateral side of the driving member and opposite of the first lateral side of said driving member. Hence, the brake shoe can be positioned at one side of the driving member, and the brake anchor can be positioned at an opposite side of said driving member. As a result, the hub shell and/or a driven axis connected thereto can extend at a first side of a sprocket-wheel, whereas the brake anchor coupled to the hub shaft can be provided at the opposite side. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224825 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE BETWEEN AIRLESS TIRE AND RIM AND FASTENING MEMBERS THEREOF - A connection structure between airless tire and rim and fastening members thereof. The connection structure includes: a rim having an annular rim body and an annular connection groove formed on outer circumference of the rim body; an airless tire having an annular tire body coaxially fitted on the rim body, multiple sockets radially extending from inner circumference of the tire body into the tire body; and multiple fastening members. Each of the fastening members has an extension section with a predetermined length. The extension section is coaxially inserted in the corresponding socket with one end protruding from an opening of the socket on the inner circumference of the tire body. The fastening member further has a base section fixedly connected with one end of the extension section. The base section is engaged in the connection groove. The fastening members serve to securely connect the airless tire with the rim. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224826 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention provides a pneumatic tire capable of exhibiting improved on-snow cornering performance on a snowy road and improved on-ice cornering performance on an icy road surface. Specifically, the pneumatic tire comprises: a tread portion ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150224827 | WINTER TYRE WITH IMPROVED TRACTION ON SNOW SURFACES - A winter tyre with improved traction on snow surfaces; the tyre has a tread with a raised pattern defined by a number of longitudinal and transverse grooves which form at least one longitudinal row of blocks projecting radially from a base surface of the tread. Each block has two longitudinal lateral surfaces bounding two corresponding longitudinal grooves, and two transverse lateral surfaces bounding two corresponding transverse grooves. At least one of the blocks has lateral channels, each of which is formed on the lateral surface of a corresponding block, extends from the base surface of the tread to a top surface of the block, and is designed to impede radial spin-out of snow trapped inside the lateral channel. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224828 | Tire Having Diagonal Ribs With Trailing Edge Siping - A tire is provided having a tread region that includes continuous ribs which extend diagonally across the transverse direction of the tire. Partial sipes are provided at the trailing edges of the ribs. Full sipes can also be provided with the partial sipes. The ribs may form various patterns such as e.g., an S-shaped pattern, chevron pattern, and others. The tire provides improved traction performance over non-diagonal ribs while still providing desirable rolling resistance performance and control of irregular wear. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224829 | TIRE | 2015-08-13 |
20150224830 | Tire-Pressure Monitoring Device - A tire-pressure monitoring device includes a detecting unit that detects tire pressure information of a tire for outputting a detection signal, a signal processing unit that includes a modulator block and a mixer block to process the detection signal so as to selectively output one of a first band output having a frequency within a first frequency band, and a second band output having a frequency within a second frequency band, an antenna, and an impedance matching network coupled between the signal processing unit and the antenna. The impedance matching network is configured such that an output impedance of the signal processing unit and an input impedance of the antenna are matched. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224831 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A tire pressure monitoring system for wheeled vehicles is presented that uses a vehicle computer, a vehicle position sensor, a tire pressure sensor, and ambient temperature readings to determine whether the vehicle has remained stationary for a predetermined time period before determining and reporting cold tire pressure. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224832 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR CAP - The utility model provides a tire pressure monitor cap utilizing colors to indicate tire pressure. The tire pressure monitor cap comprises a transparent cover, an alarm bolt, a spring, a floating seat, a rubber pad, a ventilating plate, a metal housing and a gasket; the rubber pad includes a circular protruding seat having a wall higher than that of the outside wall, and a circumferential depression therein, wherein the center is provided with the conical portion, an circular groove arranged outside the protruding seat to receive a hard O-ring inserted thereinto and facilitate inner wall of the O-ring integrated with outer wall of the protruding seat; the O-ring not only increases intensity of the outer wall of the rubber pad by its hard plastic material, but also decreases pressure from the flange of the transparent cover. Moreover, the lower half portion of the body of the transparent cover inserted into the hollow recess and the whole flange inserted into the locating notch are facilitated the metal housing integrated tightly with the transparent cover and prevented the rubber pad from moving. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224833 | TYRE-CHANGING MACHINE - The tyre-changing machine ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150224834 | TYRE-CHANGING MACHINE - The tyre-changing machine includes:
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20150224835 | GALVANIZED UPPER COUPLER ASSEMBLY - A trailer coupler assembly includes a grid assembly having a plate and a channel formed on the plate. A kingpin is received in the channel and is positioned to extend below a bottom surface of the plate. The channel is galvanized. A method of making a coupler assembly comprises the steps of providing a grid assembly having a channel, galvanizing the channel, and covering the channel. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224836 | REMOVABLE SECURING CHAIN ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY - A securing chain attachment assembly is shown and described. The securing chain attachment assembly may include an attachment body selectively and rotatably securable to a towing vehicle, the attachment body rotatable along a first plane. The securing chain attachment assembly may also include a securement member attached to the attachment body, the securement member capable of having selectively secured thereto a securement chain, where the chain attachment member is pivotal along a second plane, the second plane generally parallel to the first plane. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224837 | HITCH ADAPTER - A hinged hitch adapter apparatus provides pivotal movement to an attached mount. The hinged hitch adapter apparatus may be configured with a receiver mount attachable to a hitch receiver, two elongate members connected at a pivotable joint, and a hitch adapter attached to one of the elongate members that may receive an attached mount. The hinged hitch adapter apparatus may allow mounts and racks connected to a standard hitch receiver tube to be pivoted away from a vehicle to which they are mounted and thereby grant easier and more convenient access to the rear of the vehicle while still providing wide compatibility with existing hitch-mounted devices, such as bicycle racks. The hitch adapter may also permit use of regular towing hitches. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224838 | POWERED LANDING GEAR - A powered landing gear includes a housing member and a telescoping leg member connected with the housing member, an internal gear assembly located within the housing member is configured to extend and retract the leg member. A shaft extends into the housing member and is connected with the internal gear assembly, where the internal gear assembly includes a ring gear arranged to rotate about an axis that is transverse to the telescopic orientation of the leg member with the internal gear assembly configured to operate in a high speed setting and a low speed setting, and with the internal gear assembly automatically shifting from the high speed setting to the low speed setting. A drive system is attached to the housing member and includes a drive motor and a drive gear, with the drive motor configured to operatively drive the shaft via the drive gear. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224839 | RAILWAY TRACTION VEHICLE - Railway traction vehicle ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150224840 | Airtrain & Hydroairtrain - This invention is an airtrain, it is a half airplane and a half train. All parts and their functions are the exactly same as an airplane. It looks like a train but it functions and operates like an airliner. It does not fly in high altitude like an airliner but it stays close to the ground level in the ground effect. It is a two large airliner symmetrically joined together rear to rear of another same type of airliner. Depending on the configuration of an airtrain the speed and passenger carrying capability can easily surpass the speed trains that are operational today. An airtrain power comes from jet engines totally independent from electricity and steel tracts and by not having them it offers many advantages. This eliminates the complicated electrical power grids and wiring along the tracks which translates into billions of dollars in savings. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224841 | WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR THE REAR AXLE OF A VEHICLE - A wheel suspension for the rear axle of a vehicle includes a wheel carrier that is steerable in a pivoting range for mounting a wheel, and a plurality of control arms for articulating the wheel carrier to the body of the vehicle, and further a damping device for damping a movement of the wheel carrier relative to the vehicle body. The damping device is connected to the wheel carrier by way of a wheel carrier connection, wherein the wheel carrier connection is arranged in an attachment area of the wheel space of the wheel defined by the pivoting range of the wheel carrier, which, of all areas of the wheel space facing the vehicle body, has the greatest direct distance to the vehicle body. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224842 | VEHICULAR ARM COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THE SAME - [Problem] To provide a vehicular arm component which is easily manufactured and advantageous in reducing a cost without causing a steep change in a cross section. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224843 | CAM ADJUSTABLE SHIM ASSEMBLY - A cam adjustable shim assembly includes a bushing defining a bushing opening. The bushing opening extends along a first axis. The cam adjustable shim assembly further includes a cam disposed in the bushing opening and a bolt at least partially disposed within the cam. The bolt extends along a second axis. The second axis is offset relative to the first axis such that the bushing opening is eccentric relative to the bolt. The bolt is fixed to the cam such that rotation of the bolt about the second axis causes the cam to rotate within the bushing about the first axis. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224844 | END MEMBER AND GAS SPRING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SAME - An end member for a gas spring assembly is dimensioned to receivingly engage an end of a flexible wall. The end member can be formed from polymeric material and can include a side wall receiving the end of the flexible wall. The end member can also include a base wall extending transverse to the side wall and dimensioned to abuttingly engage a jounce bumper of the gas spring assembly. The end member can include a mounting ridge or a mounting channel for engaging an associated structural component. A gas spring assembly including such an end member is also included. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224845 | ACTIVE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A method of on-demand energy delivery to an active suspension system comprising an actuator body, hydraulic pump, electric motor, plurality of sensors, energy storage facility, and controller is provided. The method comprises disposing an active suspension system in a vehicle between a wheel mount and a vehicle body, detecting a wheel event requiring control of the active suspension; and sourcing energy from the energy storage facility and delivering it to the electric motor in response to the wheel event. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224846 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING HEIGHT OF VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a device for adjusting a height of a vehicle, which is installed between an upper end portion of a suspension spring or the suspension spring, which is installed to support a load of a vehicle, and a suspension system supporting unit which is installed to support the suspension spring, and adjusts a height of the vehicle, the device including: a motor; a screw; a gear device which transmits rotational force of the motor to the screw; and a screw guide which is moved upward and downward by rotation of the screw, in which the height of the vehicle is adjusted in accordance with the up and down movement of the screw guide. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224847 | CO-AXIAL SWAY BAR FOR A SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A suspension system for a vehicle having a frame includes a first interface member configured to be positioned on a first lateral side of the frame and a second interface member configured to be positioned on an opposing second lateral side of the frame. The first interface member and the second interface member are positioned along a common central axis. The suspension system also includes a first swing arm coupled to the first interface member and configured to rotate about the common central axis, a second swing arm coupled to the second interface member and configured to rotate about the common central axis, and a sway bar coupled to the first interface member and the second interface member. The sway bar is positioned coaxially with the common central axis and extends between the first swing arm and the second swing arm. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224848 | VEHICLE HVAC NOISE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle HVAC noise control system includes a controller. An air handler provides airflow to a passenger compartment. An inputting device sets a target temperature for the passenger compartment. A temperature sensor measures a current temperature within the passenger compartment. A sensor detects an ambient condition outside of the passenger compartment. A blower motor moves the air flowing through the air handler into the passenger compartment at an adjustable operating airflow rate. The controller is connected to the air handler, the inputting device, the temperature sensor, the exterior sensor, and the blower motor. The controller determines and implements adjustments to the operating airflow rate in order to reduce airflow noise level based on at least the ambient condition, a comparison between the target temperature and the current temperature within the passenger compartment and a noise level of the airflow in the passenger compartment. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224849 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE - In a refrigeration cycle device, a first evaporator for cooling a first cooling target and a second evaporator for cooling a second cooling target are arranged in parallel between a radiator and an accumulator, a first pressure reducer is arranged upstream of the first evaporator, and a mechanical expansion valve as a second pressure reducer is arranged upstream of the second evaporator. The refrigeration cycle device includes a refrigerant passage through which a portion of a refrigerant flowing out of the radiator flows while bypassing the second pressure reducer and the second evaporator, and is decompressed by a separate pressure reducer from the second pressure reducer, so as to return the refrigerant containing a liquid phase refrigerant to the accumulator, in a cooling operation mode for cooling only the second cooling target. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224850 | HEATER MODULE INCLUDING THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE MATAERIAL - Improved thermal energy storage materials, devices and systems employing the same and related methods. The thermal energy storage material may be employed in a heater module capable of generating and storing heat. The thermal energy storage materials may include a phase change material that includes a metal-containing compound. The thermal energy storage materials may be encapsulated. Preferably the heater module includes an electric heater and/or a fan. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224851 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A TEMPERATURE REGULATION SYSTEM - A method for controlling a temperature regulated system within the cabin of a vehicle. The method comprises providing a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor, the temperature senseors being located within the cabin such that the first temperature sensor is located at a substantially higher eve than the second temperature sensor when the vehicle is on a level surface. The method further comprises calculating TR, an estimated temperature, wherein TR is calculated using T | 2015-08-13 |
20150224852 | Method for Controlling the Refrigerant Pressure in an Ambient Heat Exchanger of a Refrigerant Circuit - A method of controlling the refrigerant pressure in an ambient heat exchanger of a refrigerant circuit, particularly a heat pump circuit, for vehicles, in which the current temperature and the current humidity of the ambient air is measured, the current dew point temperature of the ambient air is determined from the measured temperature and humidity, and if the ambient air temperature is below 0° C. the refrigerant pressure in the refrigerant circuit is controlled by adjusting the rotational speed of a refrigerant compressor of the refrigerant circuit, the flow cross-section of a controllable expansion element of the refrigerant circuit and/or the ambient air volume flow flowing around or through the ambient heat exchanger, such that the temperature of the ambient heat exchanger is greater than the dew point temperature. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224853 | DEPLOYABLE VENT FOR AUTOMOTIVE VENTILATION SYSTEM - A ventilation system is provided for a transportation vehicle having a passenger cabin with an interior trim surface. A stationary duct segment receives an inlet air flow and has a stationary outlet hidden behind the interior trim surface. A telescoping duct segment has a sliding inlet sealingly coupled to the stationary outlet so that it slides on the stationary outlet between a retracted position and an extended position. The telescoping duct segment has a movable outlet arranged to provide a variable flow cross section to the passenger cabin that increases as the telescoping duct segment slides from the retracted position to the extended position. A trim hood provides a portion of the interior trim surface and is movable with the telescoping duct segment. The trim hood has a pivot axis at an end of the trim hood remote from the movable outlet. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224854 | Apparatus for Adjusting the Humidity in an at Least Partially Enclosed Interior Zone, Arrangement for Performing Ageing Tests on Products, and Method for Artificially Humidifying a Test Chamber Exposed to the Weather - The invention relates to an apparatus for adjusting the humidity in an at least partially enclosed interior zone such as an interior of a motor vehicle or the like, comprising a device for introducing humid air into the interior zone through an air duct system until a desired humidity value has been reached in the interior zone. The invention relates to an arrangement for performing ageing tests on products exposed to natural weather conditions as well as to a method for artificially humidifying a test chamber exposed to the weather. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224855 | MOTOR VEHICLE GLAZING - One subject of the invention is a meia-phenylenediamine compound having formula (I) below, the addition salts thereof with an acid and the solvates thereof: in which:•R represents a hydrogen or halogen atom; a C | 2015-08-13 |
20150224856 | WINDOW WITH SHADE - A window assembly includes an outer window panel, an inner window panel, a conductive layer disposed at an inner surface of the inner window panel, a spacer element, and a roller shade disposed within an interpane cavity established between the inner and outer window panels by the spacer element. The roller shade has an end fixedly attached at an anchor stop along a perimeter portion of the spacer element. A dielectric layer is disposed between the roller shade and the conductive layer. The roller shade is electrically deployable to coil and uncoil between a coiled light transmitting condition and an at least partially uncoiled light attenuating condition. The roller shade is electrically operable via applying a voltage at the transparent conductive layer and at the anchor stop to uncoil the roller shade from the coiled light transmitting condition to the at least partially uncoiled light attenuating condition. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224857 | REAR WINDOW SUNSHADE FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING - A rear window sunshade for a vehicle is provided. The rear window sunshade having: a frame assembly having a main carrier and a pair of end housings movably attached to opposite ends of the main carrier so that an overall length of the frame assembly can be varied through slidable movement of the pair of end housings with respect to the main carrier; a pair of side guides each being coupled to one of the pair of end housings; and a roller blind operatively coupled to the frame assembly and configured for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein opposite ends of the roller blind slide within the pair of side guides as the roller blind moves between the stowed and deployed positions. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224858 | AUTOMOBILE DOOR STRUCTURE - A block is located to cover an end portion of a handle frame and a site on a rear surface of an outer panel adjacent to the end portion of the handle frame. When the front surface of the outer panel deforms to dent, the block regulates deformation of the site of the outer panel covered with the block. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224859 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE DOORS OF A POWERED SPLIT TAILGATE - A power, split door system for a vehicle, comprising a first vehicle door arranged to articulate between a closed position and an open position and a second vehicle door arranged to articulate between a closed position and an open position. First and second drive means are provided for articulating the first and second vehicle doors, respectively, between the closed and open positions. A control means is provided for controlling the first and second drive means so as to control movement of the first and second doors between the open and closed positions. Wherein a collision zone is defined as a region of the door system in which the first vehicle door and the second vehicle door could potentially come into contact with one another. Wherein the control means is configured to determine if both of the first and second vehicle doors is within a collision zone during powered articulation of the vehicle doors. In the event that the first and second vehicle doors are both stopped within the collision zone during a powered articulation, the control means is configured to control the first and second drive means to articulate the first and second vehicle doors in a reverse direction to the direction they were being articulated in and into either their fully open or fully closed positions in an appropriate manner that avoids collision of the first and second vehicle doors or the control means is configured to maintain the first and second vehicle doors in a stopped condition. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224860 | MODULAR ROOF ASSEMBLIES FOR VEHICLES - A modular roof assembly includes a pair of side rails configured for attachment to longitudinal roll bar members of a vehicle frame by at least one fastener. The side rails extend a direction along a length of the vehicle frame and include at least one guideway to slidably receive transverse tensioning bows and a track car for a soft top and include at least one attachment member adapted to latchably receive at least one hard top panel. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224861 | Top of a convertible vehicle having a roof cassette and a sealing arrangement - A top for a convertible vehicle having at least one roof element, which is displaceable in relation to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the roof, is guided slidably in the longitudinal direction of the roof on both sides at one guide rail, respectively, said guide rail being arranged at a respective lateral roof beam, a rear roof cassette being displaceable between an erected position for adjoining, in the rear, to the lateral roof beams in the longitudinal direction of the roof and a storage position that is lowered with respect to the former position and the roof cassette accommodating the roof element in the uncovering position thereof, as well as a sealing arrangement that is arranged in the region of the roof opening and seals a vehicle interior off with respect to a vehicle environment in the closed position of the roof element. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224862 | FOLDABLE TONNEAU COVER FOR PICK-UP TRUCK AND WATERPROOF FLEXIBLE STRIP THEREOF - A foldable tonneau cover is disclosed and has two frame sections and at least one hidden-type hinge. Two frame members of two adjacent frame sections are correspondingly formed with two embedded holes. The hidden-type hinge is pivotally connected between the adjacent frame members. When the frame sections are horizontally extended relative to each other, the hidden-type hinge is substantially received in the embedded holes. When the frame sections are rotated or folded relative to each other, the hidden-type hinge is partially exposed out of the embedded holes. Thus, the occupied space of the hidden-type hinge and the gap between the adjacent frame sections can be minimized. The waterproof flexible strip can be continuously extended along the entire length of the two adjacent frame members without being interfered with by the hidden-type hinge substantially hidden within frame members, so as to enhance the waterproof reliability thereof. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224863 | AUTOMOTIVE WINDSHIELD COVER STRUCTURE - Provided is an automotive windshield cover structure for removably covering a windshield of a vehicle. The automotive windshield cover structure includes a windshield cover, a first extension portion and a second extension portion. Or, the automotive windshield cover structure includes a windshield cover, at least one air vent portion and at least one add-on portion. The automotive windshield cover structure covers the windshield of the vehicle effectively and blocks rain, snow or sunlight, such that the windshield cover cannot be removed from the windshield by wind or lifted by wind. The first extension portion and the second extension portion are adhered to and engaged smoothly and tightly with door receiving grooves at the left front and right front portions of the vehicle, respectively, when a door of the vehicle shuts, to prevent water droplets from being guided across the automotive windshield cover structure to flow into or seep into the vehicle. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224864 | HYBRID VEHICLE WITH POWER BOOST - A hybrid vehicle includes at least one axle, an energy storage device disposed within the hybrid vehicle, a fuel consuming engine, a power boosting feature, and a controller. The fuel consuming engine is operably connected to selectively provide power to at least one of the energy storage device and the at least one axle. The engine is capable of providing at least the mean but less than a peak power to drive the hybrid vehicle over a typical route. The power boosting feature is configured to provide the fuel consuming engine with additional power to achieve a desired power to accelerate the hybrid vehicle. The controller is adapted to selectively control power flow to the one or more axles from one or more of the energy storage device, the engine, and the power boosting feature to achieve the desired power. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224865 | POWERTRAIN FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR CONTROL OF THE POWERTRAIN - A powertrain for a hybrid vehicle includes a first propulsion unit for powering the vehicle, a second propulsion unit for powering the vehicle, a Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT), and the second propulsion unit the ECU is programmed to control the gear shift such that when a gear shift of the first propulsion unit is made in order to change the overall gear ratio from the first input shaft to the output shaft by changing the double clutch engagement from the second clutch, engaging the second power path, to the first clutch, engaging the first power path, the power connection between the second propulsion unit and the second power path is maintained. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224866 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A HYBRID-DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLE - A drive arrangement for a hybrid-drive motor vehicle includes an internal combustion engine and at least one electrical machine which, via a speed-change gearbox having a plurality of gear ratios, provide, alternately or together, an output drive to at least one axle differential of the motor vehicle. The internal combustion engine can be uncoupled by a disconnecting clutch. The gearbox is divided into two sub-gearboxes, with the internal combustion engine being connected for drive to the first sub-gearbox such as not to be able to be uncoupled. The electrical machine is arranged, in the path along which force is transmitted, downstream of the disconnecting clutch arranged at the output of the first sub-gearbox but upstream of the second sub-gearbox. The output of the second sub-gearbox provides an output drive to the axle differential. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224867 | VEHICLE ELECTRIC AND MECHANICAL DRIVE TRAIN - A mechanical and electric drive train of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, includes a conventional drive train which is driven by the internal combustion engine, an electric motor drive drain which is driven by an electric motor, a manual gearbox arranged in the conventional drive train, and at least one axle drive unit for driving axle drive members which are connected or are connectable via a clutch to driving wheels of at least one axle of the motor vehicle. The electric motor drive train is frictionally connected between the manual gearbox and the axle drive members to the drive train via at least one first clutch device, wherein the frictional connection can be produced and eliminated by actuation of the first clutch device. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224868 | IN-WHEEL MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE - An in-wheel motor drive device includes an electric motor to drive a wheel, a wheel support bearing assembly to support the wheel, and a speed reducer to reduce the rotation of the electric motor and then to transmit it to the wheel support bearing assembly, and a lubricant oil is supplied under pressure by an oil pump to the speed reducer to be lubricated. The use is made of a temperature detector to detect the temperature of the lubricant oil or the electric motor and an output limitter to limit the output of the electric motor in the event that the temperature detected by the temperature detector is not higher than a predetermined threshold value. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224869 | VIBRATION SUPPRESSION STRUCTURE FOR FRONT-END MODULE - A front-end module (FEM) having in-vehicle parts incorporated in a vehicle front section are aggregated and assembled to a heat exchanger support frame, the plurality of in-vehicle parts are classified into first in-vehicle parts, which vibrate at frequencies in a first frequency band, and a second in-vehicle part, which vibrates at a frequency in a second frequency band having a frequency range higher than the frequency range in the first frequency band. The first in-vehicle parts are elastically supported by the heat exchanger support frame via first mount members. The second in-vehicle part is rigidly fixed to the heat exchanger support frame. The heat exchanger support frame is elastically supported by a vehicle body via second mount members. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224870 | STRUCTURE FOR DETACHABLY FIXING EXHAUST GAS AFTER-TREATMENT DEVICE IN AGRICULTURAL WORKING VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a fixing structure of an exhaust gas after-treatment device in an agricultural working vehicle, which makes it easy to attach or detach the exhaust gas after-treatment device to or from an engine according to requirements, and can improve the usability in the internal space of the engine room. To this end, the present invention provides a structure for fixing an exhaust gas after-treatment device purifying the exhaust gas of an engine to the engine in an agricultural working vehicle, characterized in that the exhaust gas after-treatment device is arranged on the top of the flywheel housing of the engine in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the engine, and is fixed simultaneously to both the cylinder block of the engine and the flywheel housing by means of a fixing member. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224871 | Fuel Tank Support - An endoskeleton to support a fuel tank body and establish a fuel tank. The endoskeleton may include columns to support fuel system components, first and second beams staggered with respect to one another and having tank contact portions attachable to the tank body, and walls extending between adjacent first and second beams to baffle fuel and to yieldably restrain movement of the body. The fuel tank body may have a wall thickness of about 2 to 4 mm, and a combined weight of the tank body and the endoskeleton may be less than a weight of the fuel tank if the body were about 4 to 6 mm in wall thickness. Also, an endoskeleton-to-tank body contact surface area ratio may be greater than about 4% of a total interior surface area of the tank body. Further, fuel tank may include a strength to weight ratio greater than 250 l-mbar/kg. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224872 | Motor vehicle flap arrangement - A flap arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle with a moveably mounted flap that is in particular a preloaded tank flap, a holder for fixing the flap, an actuator for actuating the holder, and a switch for selectively operating the actuator. The actuator is equipped in order to actuate the holder for fixing and for releasing the flap. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224873 | VALVE STRUCTURE AND FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - A valve structure includes a retention element, a first valve body, and a second valve body. The retention element is mounted to and is retained in a lower portion of a stored object. The stored object includes a pump device that pumps fuel from the fuel tank into the sub tank through a pumping passage that communicates an inside of the sub tank with an outside of the sub tank. The stored object is inserted from an upper portion of the sub tank and housed inside the sub tank. The first valve body is integrally formed with the retention element and extends from the retention element. The first valve body is located at a natural inlet open on the bottom portion of the sub tank. The second valve body is integrally formed with the retention element and extends from the retention element. The second valve body is located on the pumping passage. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224874 | VEHICLE - An ROV includes a body frame, first and second seats each including a seating portion, an engine disposed rearward relative to the seating portions and supported by the body frame, a transmission including a drive shaft and a main shaft configured to rotate by receiving a driving force from a crankshaft, and a transmission case provided as a component separate from the engine and spaced away from the engine and in which the transmission is contained. At least a portion of the transmission case is disposed between the seating portions and above a lower end of the seating portion and a lower end of the seating portion. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224875 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN ALL-WHEEL CLUTCH - A method and a corresponding controller for the four-wheel drive of a motor vehicle are described, consisting of a clutch (AK) disposed in the drive train between a primary axle and a secondary axle (VA, HA) of the four-wheel drive, by means of which the drive torque of a primary axle (KHA, HA) driven by an engine (VKM, SG) can be distributed to a secondary axle (KVA, VA), wherein the controller (S) has a signal connection to the clutch (AK) and to sensors recording the revolution rates of at least one wheel of the primary axle (HA) and one wheel of the secondary axle (VA) and the clutch (AK) is controlled by means of the controller (S) below a specified torque such that a significantly reduced transfer of torque to the secondary axle (VA) is carried out. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224876 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, ON-VEHICLE DEVICE, AND ON-VEHICLE SYSTEM - An on-vehicle system | 2015-08-13 |
20150224877 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VARYING A POSITION OF AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT OF AN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM IN THE INTERIOR OF A VEHICLE - A method for altering a position of at least one component of an infotainment system in the interior of a vehicle. The method involves ascertaining whether the vehicle is in a first travel mode or a second travel mode, wherein the first travel mode involves the vehicle being driven by a person and/or the second travel mode involves the vehicle not being driven by a person. If the vehicle is in a second travel mode, a first vehicle component is moved from a first position to a third position in the interior of the vehicle and the component of the infotainment system is moved from a second position to a fourth position in the interior of the vehicle. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224878 | ELECTRICALLY-POWERED VEHICLE - An EHC is configured to electrically heat a catalyst that purifies exhaust gas from an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine mounted on an electrically-powered vehicle, when a current passes through the EHC. A charger converts AC electric power supplied from an external power supply to a charging port into charging power of a power storage device by a power conversion path including an insulating transformer. The EHC is electrically connected to power lines which are provided on the primary side of the insulating transformer on the power conversion path, and to which a DC voltage is output. In a case where the EHC is operated when the vehicle travels, the charger converts the electric power from the power storage device into the DC voltage output to the power lines connected to the EHC, by a part of inverse conversion of power conversion at the time of external charging. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224879 | ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR A MACHINE - An electrical power supply system for a machine is provided. The electrical power supply system includes a generator, a primary power converter unit and an auxiliary power converter unit. The primary power converter unit is electrically coupled to the generator. The primary power converter unit includes a rectifier connected to the generator and an inverter electrically connected to the rectifier by a Direct current (DC) link. Further, the auxiliary power converter unit is electrically connected to the DC bus within the primary power converter unit. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224880 | DRIVE METHOD WITH SHIFTING OF THE SWITCHING FREQUENCY AND DRIVE DEVICE - A method for driving a vehicle comprising at least two motors is provided. If a plurality of motors are fed from an intermediate circuit via inverters, the current in the intermediate circuit has a plurality of harmonics (−5th, −3th, −1st, +1st, +3rd, +5th). To prevent coupling capacitors of the intermediate circuit becoming over-burdened, the switching frequency of the inverters is shifted in such a manner that the harmonics no longer fall into a resonance range. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224881 | DEVICE, VEHICLE, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DEACTIVATING HIGH-VOLTAGE COMPONENTS OF A VEHCILE - A device, vehicle, method and computer program for deactivating high-voltage components of a vehicle. The device for deactivating high-voltage components of a vehicle carries out an error analysis of the high-voltage components after detecting a vibration and deactivates the high-voltage components if an error in the high-voltage components results in the error analysis. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224882 | CHARGING DEVICE FOR INDUCTIVE CHARGING - A charging device for inductively charging a drive battery of an electrically-drivable vehicle includes a primary coil, which can be moved in a first direction towards a secondary coil of the vehicle by a pressurized medium. The primary coil is disposed on a holding device which is at least partially elastic. A method for positioning a primary coil for inductively charging a drive battery of an electrically-drivable vehicle is also provided. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224883 | VEHICLE AND CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A contactless power supply system contactlessly supplies electric power from a power transmitting device to a vehicle. The vehicle includes a power receiving unit contactlessly receiving electric power from the power transmitting device, an electrical storage device storing electric power received by the power receiving unit, and a vehicle ECU. The power transmitting device includes a power supply unit, a power transmitting unit contactlessly supplying electric power, supplied from the power supply unit, to the power receiving unit and a matching transformer used to adjust an impedance between the power supply unit and the power transmitting unit. The vehicle ECU is able to output, to the power transmitting device, a command to adjust the matching transformer, and sets an impedance of the matching transformer on the basis of a power transfer efficiency between the power transmitting unit and the power receiving unit while the electrical storage device is being charged. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224884 | Integrated Motor Assembly with Compliantly Mounted Power Inverter - An integrated drive assembly for an electric vehicle is provided, where the power inverter enclosure is separate from the motor and the transmission, and where the power inverter enclosure is coupled to, and separated from, the motor via a plurality of inverter support members. Each of the inverter support members is rigidly coupled to the transmission enclosure and compliantly coupled to the power inverter enclosure using a plurality of flexible bushings. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224885 | DEVICE FOR COMPENSATING FOR RIPPLES OF OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF PFC CONVERTER AND BATTERY CHARGING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE USING SAME - A device for compensating ripples in the output voltage of a PFC converter and a battery charging device for an electric vehicle are disclosed. The disclosed device for compensating the ripples included in the output voltage of a PFC converter includes: a first switching element having one end connected with an output terminal that is not connected with a ground from among two output terminals forming an output end of the PFC converter; a second switching element having one end connected with the other end of the first switching element and having the other end connected with a ground; a compensation inductor having one end connected with the other end of the first switching element and with one end of the second switching element; and a compensation capacitor having one end connected with the other end of the compensation inductor and having the other end connected with a ground. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224886 | INVERTER - An inverter includes: a step-up transformer; an upper cover for covering the step-up transformer; a terminal attached to the upper cover and electrically connected to the step-up transformer; a terminal case attached to the upper cover to cover the terminal and attachable with a connector to be plugged into and unplugged from the terminal; a first positioning unit provided to the upper cover and the terminal to position the upper cover and the terminal relative to each other; and a second positioning unit provided to the upper cover and the terminal case to position the upper cover and the terminal case relative to each other. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224887 | MODULE SYSTEM FOR A CHARGING APPARATUS, CHARGING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE INCLUDING A CHARGING APPARATUS CONSTRUCTED FROM THE MODULE SYSTEM - A module system is configured for establishing a plurality of variants of a charging device of a vehicle and includes a first module type with a first interface and a second interface; multiple variants of a second module type, each having a first interface and a second interface, wherein the variants have different second interfaces; multiple variants of a third module type, each having a first interface and a second interface, wherein the variants have different second interfaces; wherein the first interface of the second module type is configured for coupling with the first interface of the first module type, wherein the first interface of the third module type is configured for coupling with the second interface of the first module type, and wherein the charging socket can be constructed from a coupling of a variant of the second module type, the first module type, and a variant of the third module type. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224888 | PROVIDING AN INTERFACE TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS - In some embodiments, the system and method may access a request to charge an electric vehicle at a specific charging station, identify a charging network (e.g., one of multiple, disparate charging networks) associated with the specific charging station, and automatically provide payment information to the charging network via a payment protocol associated with the charging network. The charging interface system, therefore, may facilitate access to any charging network and/or charging station by providing an interface between a driver of an electric vehicle and one of many charging networks. | 2015-08-13 |
20150224889 | VEHICLE - An ECU is mounted on a vehicle that is able to carry out external charging for charging an in-vehicle battery with electric power from an outside of the vehicle and external discharging for discharging electric power inside the vehicle to the outside of the vehicle. The ECU sets a control mode of the vehicle to any one of a charging mode for carrying out the external charging, a discharging mode for carrying out the external discharging, and a traveling mode for propelling the vehicle. The ECU determines which one of the charging mode and the discharging mode is given a higher priority in accordance with a state of the vehicle when a user has carried out operation to require the external discharging during the charging mode or when the user has carried out operation to require the external charging during the discharging mode. | 2015-08-13 |