35th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150239394 | LIGHTING STRUCTURE - A lighting structure for a vehicle includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a retaining structure configured to retain an elongated lighting element, and a fastening structure configured to attach the lighting structure to an interior vehicle panel. The second portion is attached to the first portion at a location spaced from the retaining structure, with a distal end of the second portion being spaced from the retaining structure such that the second portion conceals the retaining structure in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle when the lighting structure is attached to the interior vehicle panel. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239395 | Illumination System for the Interior of a Motor Vehicle - An illumination system for an interior of a motor vehicle includes a sensor, with which an environmental lighting situation is able to be detected, as well as an illumination device for illuminating the motor vehicle interior. The illumination system has a controller that is subordinate to the sensor and is superordinate the illumination device. The controller adjusts an interior lighting situation depending on the environmental lighting situation that is influenced by actual objects located in the environment of the motor vehicle, by lights of the illumination device. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239396 | METHOD AND INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR FILTERING OBJECT INFORMATION - In a method for filtering object information, first and second pieces of object information are read in, the first piece of object information representing at least one object detected and identified by a first sensor and the second piece of object information representing at least two objects detected and identified by a second sensor, the first sensor being based on a first sensor principle and the second sensor being based on a second sensor principle differing from the first sensor principle. At least one of the objects in the second piece of object information is also represented in the first piece of object information, and a filtered piece of object information is output which corresponds to objects represented only in the second piece of object information but not in the second piece of object information. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239397 | Driver Protection Cameras with Motion Activation and Beacon Locator - A camera system used to record audio/video data includes an internal visual recording unit, an external visual recording unit, a remote control, and a remote data storage device. The internal visual recording unit and the external visual recording unit are controlled by the remote control. Both the internal visual recording unit and the external visual recording unit each have a camera that is used to record audio/video data. The remote control contains a microphone for specifically recording audio. All recorded audio/video data is transferred to the remote data storage device wirelessly. Additionally, both the internal visual recording unit and the external visual recording unit each contain a beacon locator. Data from the beacon locator are also transferred to the remote data storage device. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239398 | VEHICLE MIRROR ADJUSTMENT - Technologies for mirror adjustment include an in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle to determine a position of a feature of a face of a driver of the vehicle in an image captured by a camera of the vehicle. The in-vehicle computing system determines a position of the feature of the face of the driver relative to a mirror of the vehicle based on configuration data of the vehicle and the captured image. The in-vehicle computing system further determines an angle between the feature of the face of the driver, the mirror, and an ideal normal of the mirror. The configuration data identifies a location of the camera relative to the mirror, and the ideal normal is an imaginary line normal to the mirror and extending therefrom when the mirror is positioned in a reference position. The in-vehicle computing system adjusts an orientation of the mirror based on the determined angle. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239399 | VEHICULAR REARVIEW MIRROR ELEMENTS AND ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THESE ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to improved electro-optic rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating the same, including processes for making such elements and assemblies. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239400 | REAR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A trunk panel comprises a bottom portion, a first standing wall portion, and a second standing wall portion. A protrusion portion is provided at a rear end portion of the bottom portion and the second standing wall portion to protrude upward. This protrusion portion is spaced apart from the first standing wall portion such that a passage is formed between the protrusion portion and the first standing wall portion, wherein the passage is configured to allow water to flow down from a portion of the bottom portion which is located forward of the protrusion portion toward a rear end portion of the bottom portion and the second standing wall portion. Thereby, any bad influences of rainwater or the like, which may be brought to various kinds of members around or arranged below a rear lamp, can be properly restrained. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239401 | Gas Tank Door and Hand Cleaner Combination - A gas tank cover and hand cleaner combination includes a fuel well of a vehicle has a gas tank cap positioned therein. A door is pivotally coupled to the fuel well and the door has an interior surface. A housing has a front wall, a back wall and a perimeter wall attached to and extending between front and back walls. An adhesive is positioned on the back wall and secures the housing to the interior surface. A plurality of towelettes is positioned within the housing. Each of the towelettes is impregnated with a cleansing fluid. The front wall has an opening therein so that the towelettes are individually removable from the housing through the opening. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239402 | VERSATILE LEG FOR A ROOF RACK - The invention relates to a leg for a roof rack, the leg being adapted to be attachable to a plurality of different mounting systems by which to attach the leg to a vehicle. The invention also relates to different mounting systems for attaching to the leg for attaching the roof rack leg to a mount on the vehicle. In addition, the invention relates to a permanent pad mount for attaching to a vehicle and for use with the leg of the invention and, preferably, with one of the mounting systems of the invention to attach a roof rack to the vehicle. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239403 | Laterally Shiftable Bicycle Fork Skewer - A bicycle fork anchor includes an anchor body which can have an interior space housing a skewer contraction device. The body can include a pair of skewer access ports. Also, the anchor body can include a pair of axially aligned elongate skewers, each extending through the access ports. The skewer contraction device can be operably coupled to the engagement portion of each of the pair of skewers. The skewer contraction device can be laterally moveable within the interior space of the anchor body so that during contractive operation of the skewer contraction device, the skewers draw together and simultaneously the skewer contraction device moves laterally within the interior space of the anchor body causing the skewers to extend different lengths outside the body and thereby accommodating reception of different thickness fork dropouts on the skewers. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239404 | MOUNT FOR MOBILE - Disclosed herein is a claw-type mount for a mobile device. The present invention relates to a claw-type mount for a mobile device in which the clamping force of a grab having first and second claws is maintained by a plate spring type elastic member of alphabet letter āCā shape provided around a swing shaft located in the rear of a holding part for the mobile device; and this elastic member is easily attachable to and detachable from the respective installation parts of first and second claws, thereby having an excellent assemblability and maintenance convenience. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239405 | VEHICLE ELECTRIC BATTERY CONTROLLING APPARATUS - A vehicle electric battery controlling apparatus is applied to a vehicle including an on-board charger to charge a battery in the vehicle with power supplied from an external power source, a heater to warm the battery, and a DC-DC converter to reduce the voltage of power from the battery and then supply the battery power to the heater. The vehicle electric battery controlling apparatus includes a DC-DC converter controller to drive the DC-DC converter to supply the battery power to the heater before the charge of the battery by the on-board charger, and an on-board charger controller to drive the on-board charger such that the power source for the heater is gradually shifted from the battery to the external power source, after the DC-DC converter is driven. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239406 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A CONTROL UNIT, CONTROL UNIT AND VEHICLE - In order to configure a control unit for a vehicle, a method is provided which involves: transmission of a functional cluster assignment by a data source to the control unit, the functional cluster assignment assigning the control unit to a selection of functional clusters; reception of the functional cluster assignment by the control unit; preparation of the control unit for the use of the functional cluster assignment; activating the validity of the functional cluster assignment in the control unit, and use of the functional cluster assignment in the control unit. The functional cluster assignment is transmitted via a data network, preferably formed using a CAN bus, LIN bus, MOST bus or FlexRay bus system. The downloading of the functional cluster assignment to the control unit makes software releases that are specific to vehicle type and the time spent on their associated program maintenance superfluous. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239407 | VEHICULAR ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE - An electronic control device for executing fundamental and additional functions includes: a fundamental circuit element that executes the fundamental function; an additional circuit element that executes the additional function; and a printed wiring board having a rectangular shape divided into first and second regions. The fundamental circuit element is mounted in the first region, and the additional circuit element is mounted in the second region. The fundamental circuit element includes an operation voltage generating circuit for supplying an operation voltage to at least a part of the fundamental and additional circuit elements and a bypass capacitor for functioning for the additional circuit element. The bypass capacitor is connected to a power source wiring pattern for supplying the operation voltage to the additional circuit element. The bypass capacitor is arranged in the first region at a position nearer the second region than the operation voltage generating circuit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239408 | CLOUD-BASED VEHICLE INFORMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM - Systems and methods for providing a cloud-based vehicle information and control ecosystem are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: providing a first layer of a cloud-based vehicle information and control ecosystem, the first layer being in data communication with at least one network resource via a network cloud; providing a second layer of the cloud-based vehicle information and control ecosystem in data communication with the first layer, the second layer being in data communication with at least one mobile device; providing a third layer of the cloud-based vehicle information and control ecosystem in data communication with the second layer, the third layer including a subsystem for linking the third layer to at least one electronic control unit (ECU) of a vehicle; and causing, by use of a data processor, data indicative of a state change occurring in the at least one ECU to be communicated to a component in the first layer. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239409 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS TO PREVENT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ROLLOVER - A rollover prevention apparatus includes a primary hydraulic cylinder attached to a frame bracket, a secondary hydraulic cylinder attached to the primary hydraulic cylinder and a wheel bracket. The rollover prevention apparatus includes a stabilizing wheel affixed to the wheel bracket. The stabilizing wheel is substantially in line with a plurality of wheels affixed to the frame while the primary and secondary hydraulic cylinders are retracted, the line being substantially perpendicular to the primary and secondary hydraulic cylinders. The stabilizing wheel has a negative camber angle with respect to the plurality of wheels while the primary and secondary hydraulic cylinders are retracted. A rollover event may be averted by extending the primary and secondary hydraulic cylinders such that the stabilizing wheel makes contact with a road without substantially leaving a lane, and using the secondary hydraulic cylinder to push against the road until the rollover event has been averted. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239410 | Electrical Bypass Circuit - In a machine including an engine having one or more machine functional units powered by an electrical power source | 2015-08-27 |
20150239411 | VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A first power storage portion stores power generated by a generator in a vehicle, and supplies power to a motor for starting an engine and an electric device in the vehicle. A second power storage portion is connected to the first power storage portion in parallel, and stores power generated by the generator, and supplies power to the electric device in the vehicle. The first power storage portion and the second power storage portion are connected each other in parallel. A first switch is inserted in a path between the first power storage portion and the second power storage portion. A diode is connected in parallel with the first switch such that a cathode side thereof is connected to the second power storage portion side. A second switch is provided between the path and the second power storage portion. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239412 | UTILITY VEHICLE HITCH PLATE SYSTEM - A hitch plate includes a hitch plate body having a heightwise extending portion sized and configured to extend alongside a rear of a utility vehicle and a lengthwise extending portion sized and configured to extend underneath the utility vehicle. The hitch plate further includes a male receiver hitch portion extending outwardly from the heightwise extending portion of the hitch plate body over the lengthwise extending portion of the hitch plate body and a female receiver hitch portion extending outwardly from the heightwise extending portion of the hitch plate body in a direction opposite the male receiver hitch portion. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239413 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE VEHICLE CRASH PLANNING AND SEQUENCE DEPLOYMENT - A system and method for collaborative vehicle crash planning employs a model-based approach for mitigating damage and injuries resulting from a vehicle collision. A real-time crash model is generated to determine an optimal crash sequence within a parallel computing environment. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239414 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A VEHICLE SEAT COMPONENT - A position detection system for a vehicle seat component includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag coupled to the vehicle seat component. The position detection system also includes an RFID reader configured to transmit an interrogation signal to the RFID tag, and to receive a return signal from the RFID tag. The position detection system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the RFID reader. The controller is configured to determine a position of the vehicle seat component based on the interrogation signal and/or the return signal. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239415 | AIRBAG AND AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag includes a tab that is inserted into and supported by a substantially flat-plate-shaped bracket disposed on a vehicle. The tab has a first slit extending along a direction substantially orthogonal to a direction of inflation and deployment of the airbag in plan view. The first slit allows insertion of the bracket in a normal time. The tab further has a second slit opening into a point at one end portion or on an intermediate portion of the first slit at an angle intersecting with the first slit in plan view. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239416 | AIRBAG BRACKET - A structure for securing a curtain airbag to a vehicle including an airbag cushion disposed along a roof side rail of a vehicle having a side pillar, and adapted to be inflated in a curtain-like manner during a side-impact vehicle collision. The structure includes an airbag bracket for attaching the airbag to the vehicle body, and a support member having a first end secured to the vehicle side pillar and a second end receiving the airbag bracket. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239417 | INTERLOCKING STRUCTURE, MOUNTING MEMBER, AND AIRBAG DEVICE - A mounting member to be mounted to an obverse side of a cover part arranged at a central portion of a steering wheel includes corner parts | 2015-08-27 |
20150239418 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - A section of an inflator from a longitudinally middle portion to a gas outlet is defined as an insertion section. The insertion section is inserted in an airbag through an insertion opening and is arranged along the inner wall surface of the airbag. The inflator includes a proximal end located opposite to the gas outlet. The section of the inflator from the middle portion to the proximal end, that is, an exposed section is located outside the airbag and is arranged along the outer wall surface of the airbag. A lid sheet inside the airbag closes a gap between an inner edge of the insertion opening and the inflator from a position inward of the insertion section. The lid sheet includes a joint located along the rear portion of the insertion opening in the insertion direction of the inflator. The lid sheet is joined to the airbag with the joint. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239419 | COATED FABRIC FOR AIRBAG - The present invention relates to a coated fabric for an airbag. Particularly, the present invention provides a coated fabric for an airbag on a surface of which a coating layer including liquid silicone rubber having elongation of 1000% or more, as measured according to Korean Industrial Standards (KS) M 6518, is included, and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, the elongation of liquid silicone rubber is excellent so that damage to the fabric for an airbag is minimized under a severe condition of high temperature and high pressure is minimized, and thus the airbag may have excellent inflation and deployment performance, and simultaneously provides excellent storage, dimensional stability, and airtightness effect, thereby safely protect passengers even upon vehicle collision and rollover. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239420 | Airbag Module With a Three-Dimensionally Structured Vent Arrangement - A motor vehicle airbag module having an airbag consisting of an airbag fabric, and an inflation device The airbag having a ventilation area closed by a covering prior to inflation. A restraining strap has one end in the interior of the airbag detachably mounted on a fixed compartment and another end affixed on the covering . On inflation of the airbag before the release of the restraining strap, the strap holds the covering closing the ventilation area. The covering is a three-dimensional element which is connected via at least one partial area of its perimeter to the airbag fabric and that it can be folded such that, on release of the restraining strap, the three-dimensional element is unfolded due to the effect of the gas flowing from the ventilation area into the covering The covering is held in position in a detachable overlap with a part of the airbag. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239421 | AIRBAG AND AIRBAG DEVICE - In an airbag, an airbag main body is formed into a bag so as to comprise at least a front panel and a rear panel in an inflated and deployed state, vent holes are formed on the rear panel, vent covers that open and close the vent holes are attached to an outer surface of the rear panel, patch members are attached to the vent covers, and opening degrees of the vent holes are regulated by the vent covers and the patch members inflating in cooperation using a portion of the pressurized gas supplied to the interior of the airbag main body when the airbag main body inflates and deploys. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239422 | AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR A DRIVER'S SEAT - In a driver seat airbag apparatus, an airbag includes a belt member and a vent mechanism. The belt member includes two connecting sections extending from opposite sides of a cover portion for covering a vent hole. The vent mechanism includes an outer panel that has a vent hole and is located outside of the cover portion, an inner panel that has an inner opening and is located on an inner side of the cover portion, and a guide. The connecting sections run through the guide and move toward the vent hole for letting the cover portion open the vent hole. The guide holds the connecting sections such that the connecting sections serve as the tethers. A joint of the tethers to the driver side wall is located toward a center of the driver side wall relative to the vent hole as viewed from a side of the driver side wall. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239423 | VEHICLE SIDE-AIRBAG DEVICE - In an inflated and deployed state of a side-airbag, a shoulder bag section is disposed to extend from the side of a shoulder of a seated occupant toward the vehicle front side, above a main bag section. The vehicle width direction dimension of the shoulder bag section is set smaller than that of the main bag section, and a vehicle width direction inner side face at an upper end side of the main bag section slopes or curves so as to rise on progression toward the vehicle width direction outer side. An upper arm is pushed upward by making sliding contact with this face. Moreover, the shoulder can be restrained by the shoulder bag section, even when the seated occupant moves under inertia obliquely toward the vehicle front. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239424 | Airbag Module With an Adaptive Influencing Device - An airbag module having a first shell ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150239425 | Gas Generator Assembly For An Airbag Module - The invention relates to a gas generator assembly for an airbag module of a motor vehicle, which is equipped for inflating a gas bag of the airbag module. The gas generator assembly comprises a generator housing, with a gas set arranged in the generator housing, from which a gas can be generated on ignition, an ignition device for igniting the gas bag, a volume compensating element which acts on the gas set under elastic pretension and which is designed as spring element, and a filter for filtering gases generated by means of the gas set, which are released from the generator housing. The volume compensating element is formed of a filter material and is arranged in the generator housing such that gases generated in the generator housing are filtered by the volume compensating element, before they exit from the generator housing. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239426 | SAFETY BELT RETENTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a safety belt retention device for positioning a transversal belt section of a vehicle safety belt along the lower abdominal region of a passenger, for instance a pregnant woman so as to avoid crossing over the womb. The safety belt retention device comprises a pad adapted to be positioned on an upper seat surface of a vehicle seat and the safety belt retention device being secured to the vehicle seat by a fastening means system. A safety belt receiving means, being connected to the pad, will pull a transversal belt section of the safety belt downwardly in a position along the lower abdominal region of the user. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239427 | BELT MEMBER AND SEATBELT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE BELT MEMBER - A belt member includes: a strip member having an elongate shape; a fastener disposed along the longitudinal direction of the strip member; and an opening-closing device that opens or closes the fastener. For reducing a contact pressure of the belt member per unit area, the fastener is opened by the opening-closing device to unfold the belt member into a form of a wide strip so that the width of the belt member is increased. On the other hand, when the fastener is closed by the opening-closing device, the belt member takes a form of a narrow tube so that the width of the belt member is reduced. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239428 | BELT-RETRACTOR HOUSING SHELL - A belt retractor casing shell having a cup-shaped configuration comprises a front wall ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150239429 | Vehicle Immobilizing Devices, Systems, and Methods - A vehicle immobilizing device includes a lock, a user interface, memory configured to store an unlock code, and a processor. The lock has a latch mechanism and the processor controls movement of the latch mechanism from a locked position to an unlocked position so that the immobilizing device can be removed from a vehicle. A person installing the immobilizing device on a vehicle utilizes the user interface to enter and store an unlock code and an identification code in the device memory at the time of installation. Upon payment of an outstanding fine, a vehicle owner is provided with an unlock code. To remove the device from the vehicle the owner utilizes the user interface to enter unlock code and the processor causes the latch mechanism to move to the unlocked position upon determining that the unlock code input via the user interface matches an unlock code stored in the memory. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239430 | REMOTE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A remote anti-theft system for vehicles is revealed. It comprises an anti-theft system having a processing unit and a power supply unit, wherein the processing unit is provided with a petrol reduction processing unit for controlling an engine to gradually reduce an amount of injected petrol and is connected with a wireless signal transmission unit for satellite positioning and wireless communication with a predetermined communication device. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239431 | WIPER BLADE - A wiper blade having a spoiler-integrated lever assembly. The lever assembly of the wiper blade includes a connector seat to which a connector assembly for connection to a wiper arm is detachably connected. The connector assembly is detachably joined to the connector seat by inserting an insertion protrusion of the connector assembly to an insertion slot of the connector seat and then rotating the connector assembly towards the connector seat and thus bringing snap protrusions of the connector seat into snap-engagement with snap slots of the connector assembly. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239432 | DEVICE FOR ACTUATING A DRIVING ARM OF A WIPER, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE REAR WINDOW OF A VEHICLE, AND WIPING SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - The invention relates to an actuation device for a driving arm ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150239433 | WINDOW-WIPING SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE REAR WINDOW OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a window-wiping system, in particular for a motor vehicle, said wiping system comprising a wiper ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150239434 | WINDSCREEN WIPER INCLUDING A HEATING ELEMENT - A heating windscreen wiper includes a support element for a wiper blade, at least one spine-forming elongate element, and at least one heating element positioned on a face of the spine-forming elongate element. The windscreen wiper also includes a spacing means arranged to avoid physical contact between the heating element and the support element. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239435 | HEATING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE WINDSCREEN WIPER, WINDSCREEN WIPER INCLUDING IT, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SUCH A WINDSCREEN WIPER - A heating device includes an element forming a spline adapted to be mounted inside a longitudinal housing of a support element to form a spline, the housing being open upwardly via a longitudinal slot. A heating element is disposed on the element forming a spline and connected by electrically conductive means to an electrical connect disposed on an upper face of the spline. The heating element is disposed on a lower face of the element forming a spline and the electrically conductive means pass from the lower face to the upper face of the spline around one of the ends thereof. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239436 | AUTONOMOUS MOVING APPARATUS AND AUTONOMOUS MOVEMENT SYSTEM - An autonomous moving apparatus and an autonomous movement system has a configuration which prevents disabled autonomous moving apparatuses from traveling unexpectedly during collection. An autonomous moving apparatus | 2015-08-27 |
20150239437 | AUTOMATIC REAR BRAKING - In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for controlling a vehicle brake system while the vehicle is in reverse. The method includes prefilling the brake system upon detecting an object in the vehicle's path. If the vehicle continues to move toward the detected object and a first threshold is reached, light braking is applied. If the vehicle continues to move toward the detected object and a second threshold is reached, heavier braking up to full braking is applied to prevent the vehicle from colliding with the object. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239438 | Method for Controlling a Braking System for Motor Vehicles - A method for controlling a braking system for motor vehicles having a hydraulically actuatable wheel brake which can be actuated by an electronically controllable pressure supply device having a cylinderpiston arrangement with a hydraulic pressure chamber, the piston of which can be displaced by an electromechanical actuator such that a pre-defined desired pressure value can be adjusted, a position of the pressure supply device being detected, and an actual pressure (P | 2015-08-27 |
20150239439 | Method for Setting a Parking Brake in a Vehicle - A method for setting a parking brake includes determining a standard deviation from a current curve of an electric brake motor. The current curve is based on measured current valued. The method further includes determining an electromechanical clamping force. The electromechanical clamping force can be determined based on a correcting current or the current values of the brake motor. The correcting current is determined if the standard deviation exceeds a limit value and motor parameters of the brake motor being determined using the correcting current. The parking brake includes an electromechanical braking mechanism having the electric brake motor configured to generate an electromechanical clamping force. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239440 | ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT - An ABS hydraulic unit ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150239441 | Brake Module for a Hydraulically Braked Towing Vehicle Coupleable to a Pneumatically Braked Trailer Vehicle - In a vehicle combination including a hydraulically braked towing vehicle and a pneumatically braked trailer, a brake module serving as a trailer control valve has an electropneumatic pressure regulating module with an electronic controller that converts pressure signals from a sensor at a hydraulic pressure line from a hydraulically-actuated service brake master cylinder into control pulses for electromagnetic control valves in the regulating module. The control valves are connected via a pneumatic supply pressure inlet to a compressed air reservoir, and via a pneumatic control pressure outlet to a control pressure coupling head. The brake module has a redundancy valve arrangement and is connected via a hydraulic control inlet to the hydraulic pressure line, and via a pneumatic inlet to the reservoir, the hydraulic control pressure determining the magnitude of the pneumatic outlet pressure at an outlet of the redundancy arrangement, which is connected to the coupling head when an electrical/electronic component relevant to brake module operation fails. The pneumatic outlet is disconnected from the coupling head in fault-free operation. The regulating module and redundancy arrangement are connected pneumatically in parallel, and the pneumatic outlet can be connected exclusively to the coupling head. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239442 | Motion Controlling Apparatus for a Vehicle - Provided is a motion controlling apparatus for a vehicle that can achieve improvement in drivability, stability, and driving comfort. The apparatus includes a control unit for controlling driving forces of vehicle wheels; a vehicle acceleration/deceleration instruction calculator for calculating an acceleration/deceleration instruction value on the basis of a lateral jerk; a first vehicle yaw moment instruction calculator for calculating a first vehicle yaw moment instruction value on the basis of the lateral jerk; and a second vehicle yaw moment instruction calculator for calculating a second vehicle yaw moment instruction value on the basis of lateral slip information. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239443 | ACTUATOR FOR BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE CONTROL - An actuator for brake fluid pressure control includes a block formed with a brake pipe, an electric component provided on a surface of the block, a circuit board formed with an electric circuit for driving the electric component, and a case that houses the circuit board and includes a first open part in which the electric component is accommodated, the case having a top surface opposite the surface of the block across the circuit board and being fixed to the block at the side opposite to the top surface. An insertion hole is formed in a side surface of the case at a position corresponding to a plane position of the circuit board. The insertion hole is sized to enable inserting the circuit board into the case therethrough to be fixed to the case. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239444 | BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE CONTROL ACTUATOR - When a first and a second reservoirs are disposed at positions below a central axis of pumps and are offset from a center portion in a lateral direction of a housing when viewed from a front surface side, outer peripheral sides of a first and a second reservoir usually become dead spaces. Therefore, first and second wheel pressure sensors are disposed in the dead spaces. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239445 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle control apparatus which performs a parking control of a vehicle, includes a wheel setting unit configured to set at least one brake wheel which is a wheel to which a braking force is applied during the parking control and at least one non-brake wheel which is a wheel to which the braking force is not applied during the parking control, and a control unit configured to perform the parking control of the vehicle based on a rotation amount of at least one brake wheel and a rotation amount of at least one non-brake wheel detected by a wheel speed sensor detecting the rotation amount of a wheel of the vehicle. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239446 | CABLE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE PARKING BRAKE - A parking brake assembly for use with a motor vehicle including first and second brake assemblies having a common cable. The assembly including a conduit disposed over the cable wherein one end of the conduit connects to a movable member or brake lever of one of the first and second brake assemblies. The opposite end of the conduit connects to a fixed member on the remaining brake assembly. The brake lever connected to the conduit functions as a conduit reaction bracket. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239447 | BRAKE BOOSTER - A pneumatic brake booster for a motor vehicle having a booster housing, the interior space of which is divided by at least one axially movable wall loadable with a pneumatic differential pressure into at least one working chamber and at least one vacuum chamber. The movable wall includes a diaphragm plate and a rolling diaphragm which is arranged sealingly between the booster housing and the control housing, having a control valve which controls the differential pressure, is arranged in the control housing, and which controls a connection of the working chamber to the vacuum chamber or atmosphere, having at least one extraction duct which is integrated into the control housing for connection of the vacuum chamber to the working chamber, wherein the extraction duct can be blocked by the control valve. A device is also provided between the vacuum chamber and working chamber to improve the noise behavior. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239448 | ADAPTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An adaptive braking system for a motor vehicle includes an assisted braking system and a controller arranged to determine, in response to one or more driving condition parameters and in advance of a brake application, the braking assistance to be provided. Braking assistance is defined by a function which maps a brake actuation parameter to be applied from a detected brake pedal actuation parameter. Each driving condition parameter includes an environmental condition parameter. The controller may also adjust the braking assistance in response to one or more braking response signals. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239449 | BICYCLE HOSE STRUCTURE - A bicycle hose structure comprises a tubular main body and a first electrical conductor. The tubular main body defines a through-hole, an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface. The through-hole is configured to arrange a force transmitting element provided so as to transmit operating force. The first electrical conductor is provided at least radially inwardly of the outer peripheral surface and has an end portion configured to be electrically connected to a bicycle component. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239450 | INFORMATIONAL BASED ENGINE STOP/START SENSITIVITY CONTROL FOR MICRO-HEV - A controller may be configured to adjust a brake apply and release detection calibration based on a detection sensitivity associated with a predicted driver start/stop intention for a vehicle and an associated confidence level indicative of a likelihood of the predicted driver intention; and perform at least one of engine startup and engine shutdown according to the adjusted brake pedal detection calibration. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239451 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENGINE BASED ON A DESIRED TURBINE POWER TO ACCOUNT FOR LOSSES IN A TORQUE CONVERTER - A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a desired turbine power module and an engine actuator module. The desired turbine power module determines a desired amount of power at a turbine of a torque converter based on an accelerator pedal position and a vehicle speed. The torque converter transfers torque from an engine to a driveline and includes an impeller and the turbine. The impeller is connected to a crankshaft of the engine. The turbine is connected to a transmission in the driveline and is at least one of hydraulically coupled and mechanically coupled to the impeller. The engine actuator module controls an actuator of the engine based on the desired turbine power. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239452 | STARTING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A starting control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle capable of stabilizing and controlling the amount of torque transmitted by the clutch during engine start up. The hybrid vehicle includes a first clutch disposed between an engine and a motor/generator, and an engaging pressure is supplied to the first clutch from a line pressure regulating valve to a line pressure circuit into which a mechanical oil pump delivers operating fluid. A starting control section that performs the starting control in which the clutch is engaged, torque is input to the engine, and the engine is started in response to an engine start request while traveling in EV mode, is provided with a start determining section that executes starting control when the transmission input torque input to a belt-type continuously variable transmission exceeds a preset input torque based on the operating fluid pressure. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239453 | REGULATION OF CONCENTRATION/FRACTION OF SUBSTANCES IN AN EXHAUST STREAM - A method for regulation of a concentration/fraction of one or several substances in an exhaust stream in a motor vehicle through control of its driveline. The motor vehicle includes a driveline comprising a combustion engine; a driveline comprising a combustion engine connected to a gearbox, and an exhaust system for removal of an exhaust stream from the engine. The method includes the step: controlling the driveline for activation or deactivation of coasting of the vehicle based on one or several first parameters P | 2015-08-27 |
20150239454 | ROUTE-VEHICLE ROAD LOAD MANAGEMENT AND/OR OPERATOR NOTIFICATION THEREOF - A vehicle may include a controller configured to control the vehicle to operate in an active control mode or a passive control mode. In the passive control mode, the controller may provide a feedback indicator on a human machine interface. In the active control mode, the controller may provide a control command to an engine control unit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239455 | PREDICTING ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE USING VARIATIONS IN PAST ENERGY CONSUMPTION - An example method of controlling an electric vehicle includes altering operation of an electric vehicle in response to a predicted energy consumption rate. The method includes adjusting the predicted energy consumption in response to variations in past energy consumption rates. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239456 | VEHICLE RECOVERY SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a vehicle recovery system ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150239457 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF POWERTRAINS WITH REGENERATIVE START/STOP ALTERNATOR FUNCTIONALITY - Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling a torque output of a motor/generator via one or more torque commands generated by a controller. The target output being determined by a target torque based upon a low voltage side target of a DC/DC converter including a battery operatively coupled to one or more low voltage loads, a high voltage side target of the DC/DC converter including a supercapacitor operatively coupled with an inverter that is operatively coupled to the motor/generator, and a ripple compensation torque. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239458 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ENGINE ROUGHNESS FOR COLD START FUEL CONTROL VIA ELECTRIC MOTOR - A system and method for controlling an engine in a hybrid vehicle based on the use of a calculated combustion stability value to modify a pulsewidth signal to fuel injectors of the engine to reduce hydrocarbon emissions, especially following an engine start. The calculated combustion stability value is determined as a function of a torque signal obtained from an electric motor of the hybrid vehicle. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239459 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE, A DRIVE SYSTEM, A COMPUTER PROGRAM, A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND A VEHICLE - A method for controlling a drive system of a vehicle. The drive system includes a combustion engine ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150239460 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for controlling a hybrid vehicle includes the following: (a) receiving route data regarding a desired trip; (b) determining a load distribution along the desired trip based on the route data; (c) determining a load threshold based on the load distribution along the desired trip; (d) determining a charge depleting operating threshold based on a state of charge of the energy storage device; (e) commanding the powertrain to shift from a charge-depleting mode to a charge-sustaining mode when a load of the hybrid vehicle is equal to or greater than the load threshold; and (f) commanding the powertrain to shift from the charge-sustaining mode to the charge-depleting mode when the hybrid vehicle has traveled a distance that is greater than or equal to the charge-depleting operating threshold since the powertrain shifted from the charge-depleting mode to the charge-sustaining mode. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239461 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A hybrid vehicle provided with an engine, a first motor generator, a planetary gear mechanism, a second motor generator, a battery, a battery state sensing unit which senses the voltage and the residual capacity of the battery, a steepness sensor which senses the uphill steepness, an accelerator pedal depression amount sensor, and a controller. The minimum rotation speed of the engine is set in accordance with the uphill steepness and the accelerator pedal depression amount, when the hybrid vehicle is travelling in reverse and the battery is charged with the voltage of the battery equal to or below a first threshold or the residual capacity of the battery equal to or below a second threshold. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239462 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING HYBRID VEHICLE SHIFTING - A method and a system for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, torque converter impeller torque from beginning to end of transmission shifting is adjusted in response to variable driveline inertia. The approach may improve transmission shifting and reduce driveline torque disturbances. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239463 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID DRIVE VEHICLE - An internal combustion engine of a hybrid drive vehicle includes an exhaust gas purification catalyst in an exhaust passage. An internal combustion engine control device is configured to continuously rotate the internal combustion engine for a predetermined time period after an engine start. The internal combustion engine control device prohibits a fuel-cut within the predetermined time period after the engine start, thereby suppressing the frequent repetition of the start and stop of the internal combustion engine due to an accelerator pedal operation and suppressing oxygen storage in the exhaust gas purification catalyst associated with the fuel-cut. As a result, exhaust gas purification performance at the time of restarting the internal combustion engine is ensured. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239464 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE - When an engine is to be started, operation of the engine is started with injection of fuel from a port fuel injection valve, without injecting fuel from an in-cylinder fuel injection valve (S | 2015-08-27 |
20150239465 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM - A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle drive system includes: a differential device including first and second differential mechanisms and four rotary components; and an engine, first and second electric motors, and an output rotary member respectively connected to said four rotary components. One of said four rotary components is constituted by a rotary element of said first differential mechanism and a rotary element of said second differential mechanism selectively connected to each other through a clutch, while one of said rotary elements of said first and second differential mechanisms is selectively connected to a stationary member through a brake. The control apparatus includes a drive mode switching control portion for switching the hybrid vehicle drive system to one of at least two hybrid drive modes according to a selected one of different combinations of operating states of said clutch and said brake. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239466 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM - A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle drive system, which permits effective reduction of deterioration of the drivability of the hybrid vehicle. The control apparatus includes a drive mode switching portion | 2015-08-27 |
20150239467 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD OF STARTING ENGINE - Two methods may be used to start the engine of a hybrid electric vehicle while the vehicle is moving under electric power. When smoothness is most important, a disconnect clutch is partially engaged to initiate engine rotation and then released as the engine accelerates under its own power toward a motor speed. When rapid starting is most important, the disconnect clutch torque capacity is controlled to decrease the time required for the engine to accelerates to the motor speed. A torque converter bypass clutch is disengaged during the engine restart under either method. Also, the motor torque is adjusted under either method to compensate for the torque provided to the engine. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239468 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A control device of a vehicle drive device includes a direct injection engine, an electric motor, and a clutch selectively coupling the direct injection engine to a power transmission path from the electric motor to drive wheels, the control device slips the clutch and starts the direct injection engine by an ignition start with fuel injected into a cylinder of the direct injection engine and ignited from a start of rotation of the direct injection engine if the direct injection engine is started during a running mode using only the electric motor as a drive source, the control device weakens an engagement force of the clutch if a shaft torque of the direct injection engine goes through a first negative torque extreme value after initiation of a start of the direct injection engine and becomes zero from a negative torque as compared to before becoming the zero. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239469 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system is provided to control driving force to improve turning performance in a vehicle having an automatic transmission without causing conflict with a shifting control of the transmission. The vehicle control system comprises: a shifting means that carries out a shifting operation of the transmission based on an execution condition including an execution threshold governed by a vehicle speed and an operating amount of an accelerator performed by a driver; a driving force controlling means that carries out a turning performance improving control for stabilizing a vehicle behavior by controlling a driving force during turning; and a shifting condition correcting means that corrects a value of the operating amount of the accelerator as the execution condition during execution of the turning performance improving control. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239470 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - A method for controlling vehicle speed comprises sensing a position of an operator input, engaging a retarder upon the position falling below a first threshold, modifying a retarding force exerted by the retarder based on the position while the retarder is engaged and the position is below a second threshold, and disengaging the retarder upon the position rising above the second threshold. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239471 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - Even if an adjustable speed limitation function (ASL) sets a vehicle speed upper limit to a relatively low vehicle speed, a control unit | 2015-08-27 |
20150239472 | VEHICLE-INSTALLED OBSTACLE DETECTION APPARATUS HAVING FUNCTION FOR JUDGING MOTION CONDITION OF DETECTED OBJECT - An obstacle detection apparatus in a host vehicle derives the value of absolute speed of a target object such as a preceding vehicle, and the distance of the object from the host vehicle, and compares the absolute speed with a threshold value that is increased in accordance with increase in value of a parameter which adversely affects the accuracy of deriving the absolute speed of the target object, such as the distance of the target object from the host vehicle or the running speed of the host vehicle. A judgement as to whether the target object is stationary or in motion is made based on results of the comparison. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239473 | Vehicle guidance system and corresponding method - The guidance system ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150239474 | REGENERATIVE BRAKING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A regenerative braking apparatus has an inverter. The inverter uses the rotational energy of the wheels to let the motor generator generate electric power for the purpose of providing regenerative braking. The regenerative braking apparatus also includes a refrigeration cycle unit and a heating cycle unit. The refrigeration cycle unit compresses a refrigerant with the electric power of the battery in order to heat a heat exchanger. The heating cycle unit is a unit in which a medium heated by the heat exchanger flows to heat the battery. When the battery is in a fully charged state where the battery cannot be charged with regenerative electric power of the motor generator, the regenerative braking apparatus exercises electric power consumption control to force the refrigeration cycle unit and the heating cycle unit to consume the electric power of the battery. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239475 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A hybrid electric vehicle includes a powertrain controller and an anti-lock braking system (ABS) controller. The powertrain controller modulates the torque delivered by an internal combustion engine, a generator, and a motor to deliver a desired torque to two drive wheels. The ABS controller modulates the braking torque exerted by brakes on each of the four wheels. During modest braking events with good traction, the motor recaptures vehicle kinetic energy. During heavy braking and/or poor traction, the ABS controller and motor controller each respond to speed sensor signals to modulate the motor and brake torques to minimize stopping distance. The motor torque responds more quickly than the brake torque such that the frequency of oscillation is higher for the combined system than for an independent ABS system. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239476 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A continuously variable transmission includes a variator, a sub-transmission mechanism, target value setting means configured to set a speed ratio corresponding to a select gear position as a target value of a through speed ratio which is an overall speed ratio of the variator and the sub-transmission mechanism, shift control means configured to perform a variator shift of downshifting the variator so that the through speed ratio reaches the target value and a coordinated shift of upshifting the variator to maintain the through speed ratio while downshifting the sub-transmission mechanism immediately after the variator is downshifted, and torque increasing means configured to increase a torque input to the continuously variable transmission from the power source more than a torque before the determination of the downshift instruction during the coordinated shift. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239477 | ON-BOARD SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - An on-board system includes at least one execution unit executing an operation for eliminating an inattentive state of a driver of a vehicle, an information acquiring section acquiring driver state information, a state determination section determining whether the driver is in the inattentive state, a position specifying section specifying a present position of the vehicle, a searching section searching for a resting place at which the driver can have a rest based on the present position and information stored in a resting place database when the driver is in the inattentive state, and an execution unit control section calculating a necessary travel time to the resting place and activates at least one target execution unit to start operation when the necessary travel time is equal to or longer than a predetermined threshold period. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239478 | Driver Behavior from Probe Data for Augmenting a Data Model - In one implementation, sets of probe data are collected by probe vehicles. The probe data describes the driving characteristics of the probe vehicles. The sets of probe data are sent to a server or a mobile device for analysis. A polycurve, including a piecewise function of map data, is modified based on the probe data. The polycurve may be a spline curve for an advanced driver assistance system. The modified polycurve may be used in the advanced driver assistance system for a vehicle traveling along the same path previously traversed by the probe vehicles. Based on the polycurve modified by the probe data, a driver assistance feature is provided to the vehicle. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239479 | HIGH-SPEED RAIL RESCUE CRANE AND A MULTIFUNCTIONAL HIGH-SPEED RAIL RESCUE TRAIN - The present application relates to a new high-speed rail rescue crane and a multifunctional high-speed rail rescue train, comprising a vehicle equipped with wheels; a concave floor disposed on middle of the vehicle floor; wherein a steel frame base is disposed on the concave floor; a cassette deck is set on both sides of the steel frame base and a V-type chute is set up on the cassette deck; a pedestal floor is disposed on the steel frame base, a sliding tenon is set on both sides of the pedestal floor, the sliding tenons is engaged with the V-type chute; an end of the pedestal floor is connected to a trip lever of a hydraulic cylinder fixed on the steel frame base; a rotary support is fixed on the pedestal floor, a crane is fixed on the pedestal floor; legs of the crane are disposed on the vehicle floor; and a slot engaged with a steel rail is disposed on root of the legs of the crane. The present high-speed rail wreck crane is safer, more stable and more practical; this multifunctional high-speed rail rescue train is suitable for the rescue of multi-type accidents of high-speed rail and it is also suitable in unique terrains, such as elevated sections, tunnels, canyons and water. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239480 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSPECTING RAILWAY WHEELS - The present invention concerns a method and a device for inspecting railway wheels with respect to use-related wear and/or a material defect. The task of the present invention is to create a technical solution in this regard by means of which various configurations of railway wheels can be tested in a short time. In particular, an inspection should be carried out in override mode so that the test results for a complete train can be prepared during the passage time over an allocated test device. This task is accomplished in that the rolling railway wheelset passes through a spatially restricted magnetic field that is coupled through the rails along which the allocated rail vehicle is guided. For this purpose, a device is used in which an electromagnet ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150239481 | Operation of a rail vehicle by means of an ETCS device - A method for operating a rail vehicle includes, at least to some extent, using a secondary ETCS device which travels along with the rail vehicle but is not used for its operation, if a fault occurs in a primary ETCS device. A secondary EVC takes over the role of a primary EVC and, in many applications, at least some train control functions. The advantage is that train control can, at least in some fault cases, be continued in an automated way in the case of a failure of a component of the primary ETCS device. A rail vehicle and an apparatus for the operation of a rail vehicle are also provided. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239482 | GUIDEWAY MOUNTED VEHICLE LOCALIZATION SYSTEM - A system comprises a speed detector, a marker sensor, a controller, a sensor unit, and a processor. The speed detector is configured to generate speed data associated with a movement of a vehicle. The marker sensor is configured to generate marker data based on a detection of an object along a wayside of a guideway. The controller is configured to calculate a distance the vehicle moved, generate location information, and generate an indication the vehicle is stationary. The sensor unit comprises an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a magnetometer. The sensor unit is configured to generate sensor data based on information gathered by one or more of the accelerometer, the gyroscope, or the magnetometer. The processor is configured to process the sensor data to determine a vehicle position based on the sensor data and the location information. The controller is further configured to compare the location information with the vehicle position. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239483 | ROLLING CADDY AND LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A COOLER - A rolling caddy for a cooler may provide a contoured space to receive a cooler such that once a cooler has been positioned within the rolling caddy, a user may simply lift on the corners of the cooler opposite where the rolling caddy has been placed and roll the cooler anywhere he/she wishes to transport the cooler. Use of such a rolling caddy may allow a cooler to be transported by one person. A lock tab also may be used with a rolling caddy for a cooler. Use of a lock tab may further reduce the likelihood of the cooler being stolen and also may serve to maintain the position of the rolling caddy underneath the cooler when in transport, such as when the user is rolling the cooler over rough terrain, in dirt, in fields, or even down steps. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239484 | External Frame System and Method for Mounting - A frame for attachment to an article is provided, the frame comprising a crosspiece and an arm, the crosspiece being coupled to the arm and comprising pegs, the pegs being structured and arranged for insertion within an article opening. The arm comprises a distal end for insertion within a second opening of the article. The frame comprises transport members, such as wheels or sliding members, adapted to permit the article and frame to be moved when the frame is attached to the article. The frame may be adapted for attachment to a portable cooler comprising a foot opening and a handle opening, the pegs being adapted for insertion within the foot opening, the arm adapted for insertion within the handle opening. The crosspiece and arm may be adjustable in length. One or more frames may be attached to the portable cooler. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239485 | LIGHTWEIGHT COLLAPSIBLE STROLLER - A stroller is provided herein. The stroller includes a frame configured to transition between an open position and a closed position and having a right side and a left side. The stroller also includes a linkage having one or more substantially rigid members connected between the right side and the left side. Each of the substantially rigid members has a right end and a left end. The right end and the left end respectively are slidably connected to a portion of the right side and the left side of the frame. The stroller can include at least one stand structure connected to the frame and configured to maintain the stroller in a substantially upright orientation when the stroller is in the closed position. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239486 | HANDLE - Handle consisting of a gripping knob internally provided with a housing cavity in a stable position of a pin, said pin consisting of at least a portion with a larger-diameter section and of a portion with a smaller diameter projecting therefrom, at the top end of said smaller-diameter portion a retaining member being provided, having a larger diameter with respect to that of said portion, on said portion an elastic bush being housed for engagement with the inner surface of said knob characterised in that between said retaining member and said elastic bush a washer is arranged of a material aimed at minimising friction. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239487 | STEERING WHEEL COVER - A steering wheel cover includes an annular resilient body having a C-shaped cross-section, defining an axis, and adapted for gripping onto an annular portion of a steering wheel. The resilient body includes opposite annular end portions and an annular connecting portion. The end portions are spaced apart from each other along the axis. The connecting portion interconnects radial outer ends of the end portions, and cooperates with the end portions to define a receiving space that is adapted to receive the annular portion of the steering wheel. At least one of the end portions and the connecting portion is formed with multiple angularly spaced-apart gaps that communicate the receiving space with the external environment. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239488 | POWER RAKE AND TELESCOPE DYNAMIC TRAVEL LIMITS - In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a steering column assembly is provided. The assembly includes a mounting bracket, a steering column adjustable in a telescope direction and a rake direction, at least one actuator assembly configured to translate the steering column in the telescope direction and/or the rake direction, and a controller configured to drive the at least one actuator assembly to sequentially or simultaneously telescope and/or rake the steering column in a predefined geometric pattern. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239489 | STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY - A steering column assembly includes a support bracket provided with a pair of side plates, a lower jacket provided with a pair of jacket side plates and pivotally coupled with the support bracket swingably about a tilt axis, an upper jacket provided with a support flange coupled with the lower jacket slidable between the pair of the jacket side plates in a telescopic direction, spacers disposed between the support flange and the pair of the jacket side plates, respectively, and a lock mechanism including a lock bolt. The lock mechanism fastens, by the lock bolt, the pair of the side plates of the support bracket to press and fix the pair of jacket side plates of the lower jacket, and to press and fix the support flange of the upper jacket via the spacers. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239490 | STEERING SYSTEM - In a steering system, an energy absorbing member is plastically deformed by being drawn by a drawing shaft during a secondary collision. A first drawing shaft or a plurality of second drawing shafts is provided as the drawing shaft. The first drawing shaft or an adjusted shaft among the second drawing shafts is driven to change a drawing portion of the first drawing shaft that is engaged with the energy absorbing member to draw the energy absorbing member during the secondary collision or to change the number of the second drawing shafts engaged with the energy absorbing member to draw the energy absorbing member during the secondary collision such that a shock absorbing load is changed. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239491 | INERTIA COMPENSATION TO REMOVE OR REDUCE EFFECTS OF TORQUE COMPENSATION IN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING - A method of controlling a power steering system is provided. The method generates a base torque command based on a hand wheel torque signal without altering the hand wheel torque signal at a range of relatively low frequencies. The method generates a motor inertia compensation command based on a motor inertia of a motor of the power steering system. The method generates an assist torque command based on the base torque command and the motor inertia compensation command. The method operates a motor of the power steering system to generate a torque based on the assist torque command. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239492 | VEHICLE STEERING DEVICE, FAILURE DETERMINATION METHOD FOR VEHICLE STEERING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR STEERING MOTOR - A vehicle steering device includes: a steering mechanism that steers steered wheels by driving of a steering motor according to operation of an operation unit; a motor angle sensor that detects a rotation angle of the steering motor as an electrical angle; a steered angle sensor that detects a steered angle of the steered wheels; a storage unit in which correspondence between the electrical angle and the steered angle that are detected is stored in advance; and a failure determination unit that determines whether there is a failure or not by comparing the relation between the detected electrical angle and the detected steered angle with the correspondence between the electrical angle and the steered angle that is stored in the storage unit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150239493 | BALL SCREW AND STEERING APPARATUS - A ball screw includes: a nut; a screw shaft; and an end deflector that is attached to the nut, and has a guiding protrusion portion which protrudes toward a helical groove of the screw shaft, in which a guiding tip edge of the guiding protrusion portion picks up a ball and guides the ball into the end deflector, the end deflector includes a ball lifting portion that lifts the ball along one groove side surface of the helical groove, and the guiding tip edge picks up the ball lifted by the ball lifting portion. | 2015-08-27 |