36th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190270364 | RAMP DOOR WITH SELF-DEPLOYING RAIL - A ramp door and door frame include a rail kit that deploys automatically when the door is opened and collapses automatically when the door is closed. The door is supported by a cable mechanism when the door is opened. The cable mechanism causes an end rail to pivot up and away from the door when the door is opened and down and toward the door when the door is closed. The end rail cooperates with a door frame to deploy flexible side barriers when the door is opened and to collapse the side barriers when the door is closed. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270365 | Tarpaulin retraction and extension device. - A device for covering at least part of a container using a tarpaulin. The device includes an actuator assembly operable selectively in a manual mode and in a motorized mode. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270366 | AUTOMATIC CONVERTIBLE TOP MECHANISM COVER - A cover system for a convertible vehicle includes, among other things, a roller. A shade is stored on the roller. An actuator is attached to the shade and actuatable to pull the shade from the roller to an extended position over a portion of a convertible top mechanism of the vehicle. A method is also disclosed. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270367 | VEHICLE - Provided is a vehicle which, when viewed in a vertical direction, at least part of an electric motor is disposed below: a second power transmission member disposed on a power transmission path between a first rotating element and one wheel LWf; a third power transmission member disposed on a power transmission path between a third rotating element and the other wheel Rwf; or a differential mechanism. The part of the electric motor is disposed so as to overlap the second power transmission member, the third power transmission member, or the differential mechanism. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270368 | WATERPROOF STRUCTURE FOR BATTERY PACK - Exposure of a battery pack to water is suppressed. The battery pack is mounted on an underbody. A floor carpet laid on the underbody in the vicinity of the battery pack has a wall portion formed of a peripheral edge portion along the battery pack rising upward. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270369 | SERIES HYDRAULIC HYBRID SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A SERIES HYDRAULIC HYBRID SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A series hydraulic hybrid system for a vehicle may have: a hydraulic circuit with a first hydraulic displacement unit in fluid communication with a second hydraulic displacement unit, a hydraulic actuator, and a hydraulic accumulator assembly. The hydraulic accumulator assembly is selectively in fluid communication with the hydraulic circuit via at least one controllable circuit valve. The hydraulic accumulator assembly is selectively in fluid communication with the hydraulic actuator via at least one controllable actuator valve, such that the hydraulic accumulator assembly is configured to be selectively fluidly connected with and to be selectively fluidly disconnected from the hydraulic actuator via the at least one actuator valve independently of a control position of the at least one circuit valve. A method of operating the system is also described. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270370 | GEARBOX ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - A transmission for a vehicle includes a first input interface, an output interface, first and second speed ratio transmission sections, first and second planetary transmission sections, and a coupling section. The first input interface is arranged for coupling to an internal combustion engine. The speed ratio transmission sections have respective inputs, respective outputs operatively connected to the output interface, and respective ratio stages. The first planetary transmission section has a first planet carrier arranged on a second shaft. The second planetary transmission section has a second planet carrier arranged on a fifth shaft. The coupling section is for coupling the second shaft and the fifth shaft such that they are supported against one another in at least one operating mode. The first planetary transmission section and the second planetary transmission section are arranged coaxially with respect to one another. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270371 | TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE, DRIVE ARRANGEMENT, METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF, AND HYBRID VEHICLE - A transmission arrangement for a hybrid vehicle, in which a connection for an internal combustion engine, a connection for an electric machine and a transmission part of the transmission arrangement are arranged so as to be couplable to one another. Here, the transmission part includes a single Ravigneaux planetary gear set with two planetary transmissions and a single internal gear. The transmission part furthermore has two brakes and two clutches as frictionally locking shift elements. A drive arrangement having a transmission arrangement of this type and having in each case an internal combustion engine and electric machine connected thereto. Further, a method for operating a drive arrangement of said type, and a hybrid vehicle equipped with a drive arrangement of this type. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270372 | Failsafe Devices, Including Transportation Vehicles - A failsafe device is provided to perform an operation including at least a part or all of one or more of a mechanical system, a hydraulic system, an electrical system, and a chemical system. The failsafe device includes at least one electronic system and an least one non-electronic system. The at least one electronic system is controlled by at least one computer and/or microprocessor. The at least one non-electronic system includes at least one of the mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and chemical systems. The failsafe device is configured to operate in two modes, a normal mode and an emergency mode. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270373 | TRANSAXLE DEVICE - A transaxle device ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190270374 | HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN FOR A HYBRID-DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLE - A hybrid drivetrain for a hybrid-drive vehicle, having a transmission, which can be shifted by shifting elements into different transmission steps, and which is connectable with respect to drive via an internal combustion engine shaft to an internal combustion engine, via an electric machine shaft to an electric machine, and via an output shaft to at least one vehicle axis. The internal combustion engine shaft and a pinion shaft, which can be connected with respect to drive to the output shaft, are connectable via spur gearwheel sets, which can be shifted by means of shifting elements and which each form gear planes, of which at least one hybrid gear plane is additionally connectable to the electric machine shaft. A further gear plane, which is free of attachments with respect to the electric machine shaft, directly adjoins the hybrid gear plane. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270375 | 3D DRIVE UNITS & SYSTEMS - The present application relates to a modular drive device and its usage in systems for engaging with and moving heavy loads, solving the problems of fitting under low-profile load formats such as standard pallets and carts while still providing sufficient lifting and conveying torque. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270376 | VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE COMPRISING A HORN - The present invention relates to a vehicle front structure including: a cooling device adapted to contain a cooling fluid configured to be cooled by an airflow received when the vehicle is moving; a shutter unit arranged to control the air flow and to redirect the air flow towards the cooling device, an air guide arranged in front of and adjacent the shutter unit, the air guide is arranged to redirect air flow coming from the forward direction of the vehicle towards the shutter unit; a horn unit configured to provide a sound output signal to a sound output portion attached to the air guide in such a way that an air tight seal is formed between a rim of the sound output portion and the air guide. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270377 | Work Vehicle - A work vehicle is disclosed that includes an elastic support mechanism for supporting an exhaust muffler. The elastic support mechanism includes a support platform member, an elastic cylindrical members and an bar-shaped member. The support platform member is supported by a rear-linking frame bar to adjust a position of the support platform member along one of lateral and longitudinal directions of the body frame. An elastic cylindrical member supported by one of the support platform member and the exhaust muffler. The elastic cylindrical member has an axis extending along the other of the lateral and longitudinal directions, and is supported at a single position, in a direction of the axis, of said one of the support platform member and the exhaust muffler. A bar-shaped member supported by the other of the support platform member and the exhaust muffler is fitted into the elastic cylindrical member to be supported by the elastic cylindrical member. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270378 | MULTI-BOSS FLANGE - The present invention relates to a flange that includes a base region, a raised region, and a sloped region there between. The sloped region includes concave and convex curved regions positioned in a plane parallel to an elongate axis of the flange, and concave and convex curved regions positioned in a plane perpendicular to the elongate axis of the flange so as to reduce stress within and fatigue failures of the flange. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270379 | VEHICLE - Provided is a vehicle in which an electric motor is disposed such that a rotational axis of a rotor of the electric motor is located to one side, from the center of the front-back direction, relative to: a second power transmission member that is disposed on a power transmission path between a first rotating element and one wheel LWf; a third power transmission member that is arranged on a power transmission path between a third rotating element and the other wheel; or a differential mechanism. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270380 | Tandem Axle System - Provided herein is a tandem axle system including a top-mount forward axle assembly, a rear axle assembly and an intermediate drive shaft assembly. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270381 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A control apparatus for a vehicle including an engine, drive wheels, a drive-force transmitting apparatus, a hydraulic pressure sensor and a pump. The control apparatus makes a determination as to whether a failure occurs in the hydraulic pressure sensor, based on a detected value of a pulley hydraulic pressure by which a primary pulley or a secondary pulley of a continuously-variable transmission mechanism of the drive-force transmitting apparatus is to be operated. The control apparatus makes the determination until a given length of time elapses from a point of time at which the hydraulic pressure sensor becomes ready to detect the pulley hydraulic pressure after initiation of supply of an electric power to at least the hydraulic pressure sensor in an operation stopped state of the engine. The control apparatus does not make the determination after the given length of time elapses from the above-described point of time. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270382 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CHARGING DEVICE OF A VEHICLE AND CHARGING DEVICE OF A VEHICLE FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE OF THE VEHICLE - A method for controlling a charging apparatus of a vehicle, in particular an electric or hybrid vehicle, wherein the charging apparatus has a charging device including a protection and monitoring device. The vehicle includes a high-voltage on-board power system and an electrical energy storage apparatus connected to the high-voltage on-board power system. The method includes electrically connecting the high-voltage on-board power system to charging connections of an energy supply system by the charging apparatus. The charging connections include a neutral conductor, a protective conductor and at least one phase conductor. A protective conductor resistance is detected between the neutral conductor and the protective conductor by feeding in a test current by the protection and monitoring device. A frequency of the test current is filtered out of the compensation frequency range on a narrowband basis. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270383 | REGENERATION CONTROLLER - A regeneration controller that is employed in a hybrid system is configured to control a regenerative braking amount of a motor generator. A hydraulic brake is configured such that a hydraulic braking amount applied to a vehicle is decreased after the depression amount of the brake pedal is decreased by a predetermined first hysteresis amount from the start of a decrease in the depression amount. The regeneration controller is configured to control the motor generator such that, when the depression amount of the brake pedal is decreased, the regenerative braking amount starts decreasing after the depression amount of the brake pedal is decreased by a second hysteresis amount from the start of a decrease in the depression amount. The second hysteresis amount is set to be greater than the first hysteresis amount. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270384 | Vehicle Breaking Energy Recovering Method and Apparatus - A vehicle braking energy recovering method includes obtaining current location information of a vehicle, determining a current road scenario based on the current location information of the vehicle, determining the current road scenario based on a mapping relationship between a road scenario and a weight, determining a safe distance and a safe speed of the vehicle based on the weight, determining a target torque based on the safe distance and the safe speed of the vehicle, and controlling, based on the target torque, a motor of the vehicle to recover braking energy. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270385 | BRAKING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A BRAKING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A braking system is described for a vehicle, including a master brake cylinder, a first brake circuit with a first storage chamber, a first wheel brake cylinder, and a second wheel brake cylinder, the first wheel brake cylinder being hydraulically connected to the first storage chamber via a first wheel outlet valve, and the second wheel brake cylinder being hydraulically connected to the first storage chamber via a second wheel outlet valve, and including a second brake circuit with a second storage chamber, a third wheel brake cylinder, and a fourth wheel brake cylinder, the third wheel brake cylinder being hydraulically connected to the second storage chamber via a third wheel outlet valve, and the fourth wheel brake cylinder being hydraulically connected to the second storage chamber via a fourth wheel outlet valve. The first wheel outlet valve and the third wheel outlet valve are in each case continuously adjustable valves. Moreover, also described is a method for operating a braking system of a vehicle. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270386 | VEHICLE CHARGING ASSEMBLY BY USING WIND FORCE - A vehicle charging assembly includes a charging device that is located in the vehicle, in the top of the vehicle, in the chassis of the vehicle, in the hood of the vehicle, or in one of the doors of the vehicle. The outside air is introduced into the charging device and drives the blade unit and the shaft when the vehicle moves, and the air exits from the vehicle from outlets. The charging unit includes two power generating units accommodated in two respective positioning units to prevent the outside air from entering into the positioning units. The power generating units are connected to the shaft and generate electric power to be used to the vehicle or to be stored in the battery units. The power generating unit is coupled to a processing unit which controls the power generating unit to stop or to transfer electric power to the battery unit. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270387 | VEHICLE ON-BOARD MULTI-PHASE POWER GENERATION - Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle on-board multiphase power generation. An example vehicle includes an engine and a generator electrically coupled to the engine. The example vehicle also includes a phase converter electrically coupled to an input connector and the generator and an output connector electrically coupled to the phase converter. The phase converter provides multi-phase power to the output connector using power from the generator and power from a secondary source connected to the input connector. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270388 | INDUCTOR UNIT, NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - According to one embodiment, an inductor unit includes a first inductor and a second inductor. The first inductor includes a first magnetic core and a first coil winded around the first magnetic core. The second inductor includes a second magnetic core and a second coil winded around the second magnetic core. The first inductor and the second inductor are placed so that a first angle between a first line and a fifth line is equal to or greater than 0 degrees and is equal to or less than 90 degrees. The cross section of the first coil in the width direction and a cross section of the first coil in the width direction are overlapping at least at direction of the first magnetic flux or direction of the second magnetic flux. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270389 | BATTERY BOX STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A battery structure of an electric vehicle is provided. The battery includes a main body, a top cap arranged on a top side of the main body, and a bottom lid arranged on a bottom side of the main body. The main body is provided, in an interior thereof, with a battery core. A lift handle is mounted to the top cap. The lift handle is spaced from a top surface of the top cap by a spacing distance. The lift handle has an outside perimeter that, in the entirety, delimits an area that is smaller than an area delimited by an outside perimeter of the top cap. The lift handle has a circumference having at least two sides that are generally in alignment with one side of a circumference of the top cap and the main body. As such, a user lifting the battery is made easy. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270390 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING POWER SUPPLY DEVICES - A system for managing power supply devices includes an electronic device, a server and plural power supply devices including a first power supply device and a second power supply device. The electronic device is configured to enable the first power supply device to delete a part of data from its storage, and enable the second power supply device to store therein a portion of data that was relevant to the power supply device. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270391 | DUAL-VOLTAGE BATTERY - A dual-voltage battery for a vehicle includes a plurality of battery cells, wherein in each case a group of battery cells is connected to a battery cell block, and a battery electronics system with a plurality of power switching elements for connection in series or in parallel of in each case individual battery cell blocks. In a first connection arrangement of the battery cell blocks, a first voltage is provided and in a second connection arrangement, a second voltage is provided. At least a first battery cell block is provided as part of a first voltage supply unit, at least a second battery cell block is provided as part of a second voltage supply unit, at least two third battery cell blocks are provided as part of a third voltage supply unit, and at least two fourth battery cell blocks are provided as part of a fourth voltage supply unit. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270392 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE - A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell, an oxygen-containing gas supply apparatus, and an ECU. A pump of the oxygen-containing gas supply apparatus is a shaft floating type air pump having a rotatable element. The rotatable element floats from a wall around the rotatable element, as a result of rotation of the rotatable element. The ECU includes a traveling permission determination instruction unit. The traveling permission determination instruction unit determines whether or not a predetermined condition indicative of a floating state of the rotatable element is satisfied, and if the predetermined condition is satisfied, permits traveling of the fuel cell vehicle, and if the predetermined condition is not satisfied, restricts traveling of the fuel cell vehicle. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270393 | RELEASING LEVER FOR SLIDING DEVICE - A releasing lever for a sliding device in one aspect of the present disclosure is used for the sliding device including a movable rail and a fixed rail. The releasing lever includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion is formed in an intermediate portion of the releasing lever and protrudes in an abutting direction on a first end of the intermediate portion. The second protrusion is formed in a position offset from the first protrusion toward a second end of the intermediate portion, and protrudes in the abutting direction. The first protrusion and the second protrusion contact an inside wall surface of the movable rail at least when the releasing lever pivots. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270394 | SPRING ASSEMBLY FOR AN UNLOCKING MECHANISM FOR A LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A SPRING ASSEMBLY - A spring assembly ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190270395 | Ventilated Seat Cushion - A seat includes one or more cushions secured to a shell. The cushions include a 3D printed lattice of repeating cells. The cells may include nodes interconnected by branches. The nodes may be arranged in a cubic, parallelepiped, diamond, or other arrangement. The branches may extend directly between nodes or may be bent. The branches may extend from each node to an adjacent node that is closest to its point of attachment to the each node or the branches may be curved or bent to secure to a different adjacent node. The 3D printed lattice may include 3D printed barbs formed thereon that engage receptacles in the seat shell. The 3D printed lattice may be printed with a groove that engages a fastening structure on a cover or a separate fastening element. The cover may be a perforated sheet of material or fabric. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270396 | STOWABLE HEADREST ASSEMBLY - A headrest assembly is provided herein. A headrest is coupled to a seatback. The seatback includes a housing. The headrest is movable between a first position wherein the headrest is exposed above the seatback, and a second position wherein the headrest is concealed within the housing. A top of the headrest is flush with a top of the seatback while in the second position. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270397 | Molded Lightweight Layered Floor Liner Construction - A molded lightweight layered floor liner construction includes a top layer with an exposed carpeted hobnail surface, a middle layer including a moldable thermoplastic coating on the back of the top layer, and a bottom layer having a downwardly exposed surface characterized by singed non-woven fabric. The floor liner is lightweight, molded by known molding techniques, impervious to water, liquids, mud, and debris, and resistant to sliding and bunching up on the factory carpeted surfaces of a vehicle. The exposed hobnail surface interacts very well with mechanical fastening systems such as the hooks of a hook-and-loop fastener system. Thus, accessories such as cargo organizers can be placed on the exposed surface of the floor liner, where they stick firmly until pulled away, removed, and repositioned. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270398 | VENDING-KIOSK BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO VEND AND/OR PREPARE ITEMS, FOR INSTANCE PREPARED FOODS - Kiosks, components, and methods are disclosed for preparing food to be vended to customers. The kiosk may be part of a multi-modal food distribution system in which the kiosk may operate in one or more various modes, including a kiosk vending mode, a constellation mode, and a cook en route mode to vend hot, prepared food to customers. The kiosks in the system may be configurable to change between each of the different modes depending upon information received by the system. The kiosk may be part of a kiosk-based food preparation system in which the kiosk vends prepared food items to customers. The kiosk may transmit information that may be used to provide replenishment to the kiosk. Such information may include the number of items vended, the number of items and/or supplies remaining, and/or a replenishment signal. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270399 | RECYCLABLE RUBBER SECUREMENT MAT WITH SELF-PROVIDED INCLINE STOP - A securement mat for mitigating the migration of loads within a shipping vessel. The securement mat having a length, a width, and a height, and including a first subsection and a second subsection, wherein an area of the second subsection is less than an area of the first subsection. The securement mat has a first fold boundary along the length or width of the sheet and proximate to one edge of the sheet defining a boundary between the first and second subsection, wherein the first subsection exhibits a first incline by folding, along the first fold boundary, the second subsection underneath the first subsection. The securement mat also has a notch on each end of the first fold boundary to facilitate folding of the second subsection under the first subsection. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270400 | REMOTELY ADJUSTABLE CAPTIVE BEAM SYSTEM - A system and method for automatically and remotely adjusting the position of a captive beam is provided. The system includes a motor that moves a bracket along a vertical track, with the bracket supporting an end of the captive beam. The bracket rotatably supports a latch that engages an aperture in a track when aligned therewith to allow track to support the load of the captive beam and the load supported by the captive beam. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270401 | ADJUSTING SCREW - An adjusting screw ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190270402 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WITH LIGHTING CONTROL - An autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle comprises a chassis, two or more drive wheels extending below the chassis, a drive motor housed within the chassis for driving the drive wheels, and a payload surface on top of the chassis for carrying a payload. An illumination system, for emitting light from at least one portion of the chassis, is mounted substantially around the entire perimeter of the chassis. The illumination system may be implemented using an array of light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) that are arranged as segments. For example, there may be “headlight” segments on the front left and front right corners of the chassis. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270403 | EXTERIOR ILLUMINATION AND ICON PROJECTION MODULE FOR VEHICLE - An illumination module for a vehicle includes first, second and third LEDs, and first, second and third masks aligned in with respective ones of the first, second and third LEDs. Light emitted by the first LED that passes through the first mask is a first color and light emitted by the second LED that passes through the second mask is a second color and light emitted by the third LED that passes through the third mask is a third color. When the LEDs are electrically powered to emit light, light emitted by the LEDs passes through the respective masks to project first, second and third projected images at a ground area adjacent the vehicle, each projected image having the respective color. The projected images overlap at the ground area and, combined, establish a multi-color logo or indicia at the ground area adjacent the vehicle. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270404 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES - An apparatus for a car includes: a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of an environment outside the car; and a processing unit; wherein the processing unit is configured to detect an automatic activation of a turn signal light of the car; and wherein the processing unit is also configured to generate a control signal to automatically turn off the turn signal light of the car. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270405 | NOTIFYING DEVICE, AUTOMATIC DRIVING VEHICLE, NOTIFYING METHOD, PROGRAM, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, AND NOTIFYING SYSTEM - A notifying device mounted in a vehicle has a controller and a light emitter. The controller determines, based on a detection result of a plurality of objects existing in a periphery of the vehicle, respective directions of notification objects included in the plurality of objects with the vehicle as a reference. The light emitter emits light in the respective directions. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270406 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE B-PILLAR PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM - A B-pillar vehicle warning system includes a plurality of regions that can be illuminated to provide green, yellow, and red light. The warning system may be configured to utilize inputs from an autonomous driving sensing system to determine a location of a pedestrian, cyclist, vehicle, etc. relative to the vehicle. The system may be configured to illuminate specific lights in a predefined sequence based on a position of a pedestrian to alert/warn a pedestrian approaching the vehicle. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270407 | ILLUMINATION OF A VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT THROUGH ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIAL - An electroluminescent assembly for a vehicle storage compartment and a method for installing the same on a vehicle storage compartment includes a transparent panel and a door, each at least partially defining the storage compartment. Light emitted by the electroluminescent assembly illuminates the interior of the storage compartment, and is also transmitted through the transparent panel to thereby illuminate a portion of the vehicle that is at an exterior of the storage compartment. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270408 | REMOTE ASSIST FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - An interaction feedback system for passengers of an autonomous vehicle (AV) can detect a remote assist trigger, corresponding to a remote assist event, from a control system of the AV. The feedback system can then initiate a feedback mode using one or more feedback devices to enable interaction between one or more passengers of the AV and a remote operator based on detecting the remote assist trigger from the AV control system. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270409 | IMAGING DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - The present technology relates to an imaging device, a display system, and a display method capable of improving visibility. The imaging device includes: an imaging unit; and a light control element arranged at a position intersecting with an optical axis of the imaging unit and adapted to change a transmittance or a reflectance of light when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The present technology can be applied to a display system of a vehicle. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270410 | VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM - A vehicular vision system includes a video display screen and a video processor operable to process captured video image data captured by a rearward-viewing camera at the vehicle. The video display screen includes a left display region at a left portion, a right display region at a right portion, and a middle display region that spans between the left and right display regions. The video display screen is operable to use the left and right display regions to display video images derived from a respective portion of captured image data. When the video display screen is displaying video images at the right or left display region that are derived from the respective portion of captured image data, the video display screen does not display video images representative of the other portion of captured image data at the other display regions. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270411 | DIFFRACTION PATTERN REDUCTION - A display mirror assembly for a vehicle may comprise a display module comprising a display element; a partially reflective, partially transmissive element disposed generally parallel to the display element; optical bonding adhesive having a refractive index disposed between the display element and the partially reflective, partially transmissive element; and a plurality of refracting beads having a refractive index and incorporated in or on the optical bonding adhesive; wherein the display is optically bonded to the partially reflective, partially transmissive element with the optical bonding adhesive. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270412 | Rear Seat Passenger Vanity/Rear Seat Vanity For Automobile's - My invention is a mirror enclosed in a vinyl hinder which has attached adjustable straps which hook onto front seat headrest post. Binder cover will fold down allowing passengers to view in mirror. Some models will have sliding light bulbs. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270413 | REMOVABLE ROOF RAIL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A removable roof rail assembly for a motor vehicle includes a roof rail and latch assembly for securing the roof rail to the motor vehicle. The latch assembly includes a push button actuator to conveniently and efficiently release the latch assembly and allow one to remove the roof rail from the motor vehicle. A related method for selectively securing a roof rail to and removing a roof rail from the motor vehicle is also provided. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270414 | REMOVABLE ROOF RACK SYSTEM AND REMOVABLE CROSSBAR APPARATUS FOR THAT REMOVABLE ROOF RACK SYSTEM - A removable roof rack system includes a first roof rail having a first guide track, a second roof rail having a second guide track and a crossbar having a first end and a second end. The removable roof rack system also includes a first slide received in the first guide track, a second slide received in the second guide track and a first releasable latch assembly connecting the first end to the first slide and a second releasable latch assembly connecting the second end to the second slide. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270415 | AUTOMOBILE INTERIOR COMPONENT - An automotive interior component includes a base member including a front surface, a back surface, and a side surface provided between the front surface and the back surface; and a skin material integrated with the base member. The skin material is integrated with the front surface and the side surface. The side surface of the base member is continuous to the front surface of the base member while forming an acute angle of angle α therewith. The skin material includes an end surface extending along the side surface of the base member. The present invention provides the automotive interior component with a neat appearance. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270416 | SMART GRILLE ASSEMBLY AND MODULAR GRILLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A grille assembly for a motor vehicle includes a grille support mounted to the motor vehicle and a grille module carried on the grille support. The grille module includes a grille, and a plurality of electronic devices and a controller carried on the grille. A related modular grille assembly system includes the grille assembly as well as human interface controls and a control module carried on the motor vehicle. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270417 | INTEGRATED POWER BOX - A power arrangement for a vehicle includes an AC charger for connecting to an external AC voltage supply and providing an HV DC voltage for the vehicle, an HV temperature regulating device for regulating the temperature of an HV battery storage device of the vehicle, a DC/DC converter for converting the HV DC voltage into an on-board electrical system voltage of the vehicle, and an HV voltage distribution for distributing the HV DC voltage n the vehicle. The AC charger is embodied using semiconductor technology without galvanic isolation. The power arrangement includes a housing, in which the AC charger, the HV temperature regulating device, the DC/DC converter and the HV voltage distribution are arranged to form an integrated power box. Also described is a vehicle including the abovementioned power arrangement. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270418 | AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a chassis, an engine coupled to the chassis, a primary electrical system including a primary alternator and a primary battery, and an auxiliary electrical system including an auxiliary alternator and an auxiliary battery. At least one of (a) the primary alternator is electrically decoupled from the auxiliary battery and (b) the auxiliary alternator is electrically decoupled from the primary battery, and the primary battery is electrically coupled to one or more electrical loads. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270419 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WATER USAGE ON-BOARD A VEHICLE - Methods are provided for optimizing usage of water harvested or generated on-board a vehicle. An amount of water selected for injection or spraying purposes, as well as an order of water injection responsive to various vehicle operating conditions, is varied based on the amount of water to be delivered, as well as a current water level relative to a predicted future water level. The method allows water usage benefits to be maximized particularly when water availability is limited. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270420 | IMPACT-ABSORBING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - Each impact-absorbing member has an open cross-sectional shape that is open to a first side of a vehicle width direction. Each impact-absorbing member includes an upper wall, a lower wall, a side wall extending between the upper wall and the lower wall, an upper flange portion extending upward from the upper wall, and a lower flange portion extending downward from the lower wall. Curved portions curved in the vehicle width direction in a protruding manner are formed in the side wall. The upper wall and the lower wall include a plurality of plate-shaped flat portions adjacent in the vehicle width direction, and step portions connecting the adjacent flat portions while forming a step in a vertical direction, respectively. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270421 | IMPACT ABSORPTION STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLES - The crush can | 2019-09-05 |
20190270422 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR PROTECTOR MEMBER - An attachment structure for a protector member is provided, wherein a positional accuracy regarding the protector member for a reinforcement can be improved. The attachment structure for the protector member for attaching the resin-made protector member located between the reinforcement and a bumper to the reinforcement includes a fastening structure of fastening the protector member to the reinforcement such that an attachment position of the protector member relative to the reinforcement is adjustable in a longitudinal direction of the reinforcement. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270423 | Bicycle Carrier Mountable on a Vehicle Push Bumper - A bicycle carrier mounted to, or configured for mounting to, a push bumper of a police cruiser or other similarly equipped vehicle. In select embodiments, the bicycle carrier is removably mountable to the push bar, allowing storage of the bicycle carrier in the vehicle trunk between uses. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270424 | INSTRUMENT PANEL STRUCTURE - An instrument panel structure includes: a base material that has both end portions in the longitudinal direction bent toward the lower face side to form a side face portion; a foamed material that covers a surface of the base material; and a skin that covers a surface of the foamed material. The instrument panel structure also includes a sealing rib that protrudes outward in the longitudinal direction from the side face portion in an arrangement position spaced apart by a predetermined gap toward the lower face side from a bent position of the base material, and to which an end portion of the skin is joined. The instrument panel structure also includes a widening rib that protrudes outward in the longitudinal direction from the side face portion on an upper face side of the arrangement position of the sealing rib on the side face portion, and is covered with the foamed material. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270425 | RADIANT HEATER APPARATUS - A radiant heater apparatus includes an interior panel, a heater main body, and a cover layer. The interior panel includes a deployment portion to be deployed into a cabin space due to a deployment of an airbag apparatus. The deployment portion has a breaking edge where a panel tear portion breaks when the airbag apparatus is deployed. The panel tear portion includes a centerline portion and a pair of sideline portions. The deployment portion includes the breaking edge that is formed along the centerline portion or the sideline portions. The deployment portion has a stress concentration portion that locally applies stress to the cover layer while at least a part of the breaking edge formed along the centerline portion is not in contact with the cover layer, when the deployment portion is deployed and comes into contact with the cover layer. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270426 | Safe Journey Seat Mount - A seat mount, to be used with a school bus restraint vest or harness that provides a means where the passenger seated in the restraint cannot easily remove himself or herself from the seat mount without the assistance of another individual. The upper attachment of the seat mount loops-through D-rings on the passenger's vest, and then returns and attaches to the backside of the seat, out of reach of the passenger. The straps of the upper attachment may also be independently adjusted after the seat mount is attached to the passenger wearing the vest. The lower attachment at the hips includes a deterrent in which the passenger cannot easily remove the snap hook from the D-ring. This is accomplished by using a metal O-ring that is slipped over the snap hook tongue preventing it from opening. These improvements to the upper and lower attachments of the seat mount inhibit a student from getting up from a school bus seat when the child is not permitted to do so, thus providing protection for the student, driver and other passengers on the school bus. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270427 | COVER FOR A SEATBELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY TO REDUCE AUDIBLE NOISE AND A SEATBELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE COVER - A cover for a seatbelt retractor assembly comprising: a first layer having an inside surface configured to face a seatbelt webbing retracted by a seatbelt retractor assembly, an outside surface configured to face away from the seatbelt webbing, a plurality of holes disposed through the first layer from the inside surface through to the outside surface, and baffles adjacent each of the plurality of holes. The cover reduces audible noise generated by moving components of the seatbelt retractor assembly. The baffles adjacent each of the plurality of holes are disposed on the inside surface. The cover can further include a second layer, which includes a sound absorbing material such as foam. The second layer at least partially covers the outside surface of the first layer and covers the plurality of holes. The cover can further include snap fit fastening elements to connect the cover to the seatbelt retractor assembly. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270428 | SEATBELT PRETENSIONING RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A PRETENSIONER ROD - A seatbelt pretensioning retractor assembly for use in a vehicle is provided. The seatbelt pretensioning retractor assembly includes a housing adapted for being mounted to a frame and having an interior cavity, a pretensioner tube having an arcuate and curved shape, a sprocket rotatably mounted to the housing and fixedly coupled to a spindle, a driving element as a pretensioner rod disposed within the tube and a guide plate having a guide portion and a rod guide. The pretensioner rod extends in a longitudinal direction from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion. In addition, the pretensioner rod forms a recessed portion or a recessed section to facilitate engaging with the sprocket during pretensioning. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270429 | CERTIFICATE-BASED PAIRING OF KEY FOB DEVICE AND CONTROL UNIT - An electronic device, in disclosed embodiments, includes an antenna, transceiver circuitry coupled to the antenna, a memory configured to store a first operation key and instructions, and a processor coupled to the transceiver and to the memory. The processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to cause the electronic device to, in response to receiving a first transmission containing an encrypted version of a second operation key that is encrypted by the first operation key, decrypt the encrypted version of the second operation key using the first operation key to recover the second operation key, store the second operation key in the memory, transmitting, by a transmitter of the electronic device, a second transmission that contains the first operation key and a command. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270430 | ELECTRONIC KEY - An electronic key includes a mechanical key, a key housing to which the mechanical key is attached, and a charging terminal. The mechanical key is detachable from the key housing. The charging terminal is disposed in a key opposing surface that is a surface of the key housing, covered with the mechanical key in a state where the mechanical key is attached to the key housing, and exposed when the mechanical key is relatively moved from a position attached to the key housing. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270431 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM - An electromagnetic wiper system for a windshield of a vehicle includes a linear actuator, a wiper-arrangement, and control circuitry. The linear actuator includes at least one guide rail having permanent magnets and an electromagnetic moving block. The electromagnetic moving block includes at least one perforation that surrounds the at least one guide rail and at least one electromagnetic coil that surrounds the at least one perforation. The wiper-arrangement includes a wiper arm and a wiper blade, wherein at least the wiper arm is coupled to the electromagnetic moving block. The control circuitry controls a linear motion of the electromagnetic moving block along the at least one guide rail to steer the wiper arm that is coupled to the electromagnetic moving block back and forth across a length of the windshield to the windshield, wherein the electromagnetic moving block induces minimal friction during the linear motion. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270432 | SYSTEM FOR CLEANING ON-VEHICLE OPTICAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - The on-vehicle optical sensor cleaning system includes a washer pump that feeds a cleaning liquid, an air pump, a nozzle member, and a controller. The air pump includes a discharge valve and discharges air through the discharge valve. The discharge valve opens when air is compressed in the air pump. The nozzle member includes an ejection port that ejects a gas-liquid mixture toward a sensing surface of an on-vehicle optical sensor to remove foreign matter from the sensing surface. The cleaning liquid from the washer pump and the air from the air pump are mixed in the gas-liquid mixture. The controller controls the washer pump and the air pump. The controller is configured so that the gas-liquid mixture is ejected by storing the cleaning liquid in the nozzle member to cover the ejection port and then feeding the air to the nozzle member. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270433 | SELF-CONTAINED CAMERA WASH SYSTEM AND METHOD - A self-contained, compact camera wash system | 2019-09-05 |
20190270434 | OUTRIGGER PAD ASSEMBLY HAVING A FORCE SENSOR - An outrigger pad assembly includes a base having a bottom surface for engaging an underlying support surface and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface, a force sensor mounted to the base, and an interface body. The interface body includes a lower cavity at least partially defined by a first inner sidewall, an upper cavity at least partially defined by a second inner sidewall, and a coupling body having a latch configured for selective with an outrigger jack. The force sensor is disposed in the lower cavity in sliding contact with the first inner sidewall such that the interface body is movable relative to the force sensor. The outrigger pad assembly may be part of an outrigger assembly of a lifting vehicle. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270435 | HYDRAULIC TRANSAXLE - A hydraulic transaxle facilitates mounting a parking brake unit which requires no link mechanism and is compact. The parking brake unit includes a brake rotor provided on a rotation shaft and a locking member being displaceable between a first position where the brake rotor is locked and a second position where the brake rotor is unlocked. The locking member includes a locking portion which is engaged in a recess formed in the brake rotor that locks the brake rotor in the first position, and a non-locking portion which is placed at a position corresponding to the recess and which separates from the brake rotor in the second position. The hydraulic transaxle further includes an oil-supply mechanism capable of displacing the locking member to the second position. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270436 | METHOD FOR BRAKE CONTROL OF A VEHICLE COMBINATION, AND VEHICLE COMBINATION FOR USE THEREWITH - A method for brake control of a vehicle combination ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190270437 | STEERING FAILURE BRAKE SYSTEM REACTION - When a vehicle experiences an instability event, an instability event trigger (e.g., a failed modulator, unexpected yaw or lateral acceleration, unexpected steering wheel position change, etc.) is monitored and the magnitude thereof is compared to a corresponding predetermined threshold above which corrective action is initiated. Depending on the magnitude and type of instability trigger, one or more wheel ends are identified as candidates for brake activation. Braking force at the identified wheel ends is gradually increased until the vehicle becomes stable or comes to a stop. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270438 | PEDAL TRAVEL SIMULATOR, HYDRAULIC BLOCK INCLUDING SUCH A PEDAL TRAVEL SIMULATOR, AND METHOD FOR SETTING A CHARACTERISTIC CURVE OF SUCH A PEDAL TRAVEL SIMULATOR - A hydraulic block includes pedal travel simulator for a hydraulic power-assisted vehicle braking system includes a piston that is displaceable in a cylinder, a piston spring that acts on the piston against the displacement, and a stroke limiter limiting the displacement. A characteristic curve of such a pedal travel simulator is set. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270439 | FLUID CONTAINER COMPRISING A FLOW-OPTIMISED CONNECTING PIECE - A fluid container having at least one internal chamber for receiving a fluid, and having at least one connector for hydraulically connecting the internal chamber to a downstream hydraulic apparatus, wherein the connector at the end thereof toward the internal chamber has a mouth portion. In order to propose an improved fluid container by way of which high volumetric flows can also pass through the connector at high throughflow rates with low losses and reduced resistance, it is proposed that an escape value of the connector is provided so as to be larger than 0.82, and the mouth portion in relation to a container wall region that directly surrounds the mouth portion is at least in portions designed so as to be raised in the direction of the internal chamber. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270440 | Brake System Control Device for a Vehicle - A brake system control device for a vehicle that has a hydraulic vehicle brake and an electromechanical brake device with at least one electric brake motor includes a microcontroller for actuating at least one active brake component. The brake system control device further includes a system ASIC for detecting wheel revolution rate signals and a brake motor ASIC for actuating the electric brake motor of the electromechanical brake device. The brake motor ASIC includes wheel revolution rate signals that are configured to be detected and the microcontroller is connected to the system ASIC and the brake motor ASIC via communications interfaces. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270441 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A VEHICLE DRIVING RESISTANCE - A method for determining a driving resistance of a target vehicle may include determining a vehicle deceleration of a reference vehicle, measuring a vehicle deceleration of a target vehicle, and determining a ratio thereof and providing a correction factor to normalize the determined ratio to a predetermined other starting velocity. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270442 | WASTE HEAT RECOVERY HYBRID POWER DRIVE - A waste heat recovery (WHR) hybrid power system can be utilized in vehicles to convert heat energy into mechanical energy. The WHR system can include a WHR power unit structured to convert thermal energy into rotation of a WHR drive shaft. A motor/generator having a motor/generator shaft can selectively operate as a motor or a generator. A mechanical linkage can be structured to selectively link a output shaft to one of the WHR drive shaft and the motor/generator drive shaft independently of the other of the WHR drive shaft and the motor/generator drive shaft. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270443 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided with a driving plan preparing part preparing a driving plan setting one or more via-points on a projected route from a starting point to a destination to divide the projected route into a plurality of driving routes and divide the driving routes further into pluralities of driving sections and setting which driving mode of an EV mode or HV mode to drive over in each driving section and with a driving mode switching part switching the driving modes according to a driving plan. The driving plan preparing part is configured to be able to prepare a driving plan setting the driving modes of all driving sections in at least one driving route to the EV mode. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270444 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING STABILITY OF VEHICLE - A vehicle control system and a method for the same, which are configured for rapidly stabilizing a behavior of a vehicle when an unstable behavior of the vehicle occurs while the vehicle is turning, and, if excessive oversteering occurs, securing a driving characteristic of a vehicle by minimizing intervention of an electronic stability control (ESC) device of the vehicle, may include an ESC device, a steering control device, and a rear wheel steering device, and configured for immediately enhancing stability of a vehicle through cooperative control between the ESC device, the steering control device, and the rear wheel steering device even when excessive oversteering occurs. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270445 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING HUMAN DRIVING PATTERNS TO DETECT AND CORRECT ABNORMAL DRIVING BEHAVIORS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A system and method for using human driving patterns to detect and correct abnormal driving behaviors of autonomous vehicles are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: generating data corresponding to a normal driving behavior safe zone; receiving a proposed vehicle control command; comparing the proposed vehicle control command with the normal driving behavior safe zone; and issuing a warning alert if the proposed vehicle control command is outside of the normal driving behavior safe zone. Another embodiment includes modifying the proposed vehicle control command to produce a modified and validated vehicle control command if the proposed vehicle control command is outside of the normal driving behavior safe zone. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270446 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In an automated driving control device ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190270447 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a vehicle control device including: a recognition unit that recognizes a nearby situation of a vehicle; and a driving control unit that automatically controls at least steering of the vehicle on the basis of the nearby situation that is recognized by the recognition unit. In a case where an obstacle that exists in an advancing direction of the vehicle and a road-side structure that is provided in a road edge are recognized by the recognition unit, the driving control unit generates a target trajectory of the vehicle in a state in which a trajectory along which a wheel of the vehicle passes over the road-side structure is included as a candidate. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270448 | DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - In a driving support apparatus mounted in an own vehicle, an obstacle detector detects an obstacle present on a front side in a traveling lane. A rear vehicle detector detects a rear vehicle. An operation controller determines an avoiding operation by one of a lane change operation for changing to a lane adjacent to the traveling lane, a steering operation for steering in the traveling lane, and a braking operation for applying a brake in the traveling lane and controlling the own vehicle to perform the avoiding operation to avoid the obstacle. A collision estimator estimates presence or absence of a collision between the rear vehicle and the obstacle in a case in which the own vehicle performs the avoiding operation by one of the lane change operation and the steering operation. The operation controller determines the avoiding operation based on the estimated presence or absence of the collision. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270449 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE IN ONE HAZARDOUS AREA OF A GOODS LOGISTICS FACILITY - A method and a system for collision avoidance in a hazardous area ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190270450 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE, AND ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE - According to a control method for an electric vehicle of the present invention, when an electric vehicle ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190270451 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY REVERSING VEHICLE - A method and a device for automatically reversing a vehicle are provided. A forward track of a target vehicle is recorded in a forward process of the target vehicle. The target vehicle is controlled to be reversed from a current position and the target vehicle is controlled to be reversed along the forward track by adjusting a steering wheel angle of the target vehicle at each reversing moment, when an automatic reversing instruction for the target vehicle is detected after the target vehicle stops moving forward. The target vehicle is controlled to stop being reversed when a reversing stop instruction for the target vehicle is detected in a reversing process. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270452 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device according to an example in the present disclosure detects a monitoring target vehicle that may potentially cut into an own-lane from an adjacent lane. Further, the vehicle control device first executes an evasive preparation when sensing a predetermined relative motion of the monitoring target vehicle relative to the flow of the adjacent lane. The vehicle control device executes an evasive action to avoid interference between the monitoring target vehicle and the own-vehicle. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270453 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - The vehicle control device recognizes an object around an own-vehicle and acquires information related to a road shape ahead of the own-vehicle. The vehicle control device detects, when a road shape prompting cut-in to an own-lane is acquired, a monitoring target vehicle likely to be prompted to cut into the own-lane among the recognized objects. The vehicle control device executes an evasive preparation for cut-in of the monitoring target vehicle when the monitoring target vehicle is detected. The vehicle control device executes an evasive action to avoid interference between the monitoring target vehicle and the own-vehicle when a predetermined motion from which cut-in of the monitoring target vehicle to the own-lane is expected is sensed after the evasive preparation is executed. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270454 | Gear-Shifting Method for an Electric Drive System - A gear change method for an electric transmission system ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190270455 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE BASED ON A DETECTED OBJECT - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle based on a detected object. The apparatus may detect an object through a plurality of ultrasonic sensors, and directly and indirectly detect the object through the plurality of ultrasonic sensors by a controller and if at least one of a direct distance value and an indirect distance value from the object is equal to or smaller than a preset distance determination reference value, determine that the object exists in a short-range area. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270456 | METHOD OF DETERMINING THE STATE OF A ROAD - A method of determining the level of quality of a road from an electronic measurement unit mounted in a wheel of a motor vehicle traveling on the road. The electronic measurement unit includes at least one sensor able to measure the vibrations perceived by the tread of the tire of said wheel. The method includes measuring, using the sensor, the vibrations perceived by the tread of the tire of the wheel, calculating the strength of the vibrations measured at a predetermined vibrational frequency referred to as the distinguishing frequency, comparing the calculated strength with predetermined strength values contained in a table stored in a memory zone, which are characteristic of various road quality levels, and determining the level of quality of the road from the comparison made. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270457 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING RISKY DRIVING BEHAVIOR - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for identifying a risky driving behavior of a driver. The systems may obtain driving data from sensors associated with a vehicle driven by a driver determine, based on the driving data, a target time period; obtain, based on the driving data, target data within the target time period; and identify, based on the target data, a presence of a risky driving behavior of the driver. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270458 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL PARAMETER CHANGING DEVICE AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL PARAMETER CHANGING METHOD - An object of the present invention is to implement, at a low hardware cost, a device that changes an autonomous driving control parameter whose step size is variably set. An autonomous driving control parameter changing device according to the present invention includes, a gesture operation acquisition unit that acquires information on a gesture operation for moving the operation target icon, a parameter changing unit that changes the autonomous driving control parameter in an increase or decrease direction defined in association with a movement direction in which the operation target icon is moved, and a step size setting unit that variably sets a step size based on a predetermined condition, the step size corresponding to an amount of change in the autonomous driving control parameter made by the parameter changing unit per occurrence of the gesture operation, and the change operation screen includes a display of the step size. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270459 | System and Method for Supporting Safe Operation of a Vehicle - A system is provided for monitoring and restricting usage of a computing device associated with a person driving a vehicle. The usage comprises one or more operations of the computing device. The system comprises a sensor, an image capture device to capture images of the person, and a processor in communication with the sensor and image capture device. The processor is configured by machine-readable instructions to determine the vehicle is in motion and the computing device is within a predetermined range of distance of the sensor, to detect the person's usage of the computing device, to determine usage information in relation to the usage, to restrict operation of the computing device to disable the usage, to receive the images of the person form the image capture device, to generate a usage report including the images and usage information, and to send the usage report to a server for storage. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270460 | AUTO RACK CAR CONVERSIONS AND DECK ADJUSTMENTS - A system for transporting vehicles includes a railcar, a deck, a fastener, a screw, and a travelling nut. The deck is positioned within the railcar and is for supporting a plurality of vehicles. The fastener is coupled to the deck and operable to couple the deck to a wall of the railcar. The fastener prevents a vertical position of the deck within the railcar to be adjusted when the deck is coupled to the wall by the fastener. The screw is coupled to the railcar and the travelling nut is operably coupled to the screw. The travelling nut is operable to adjust a vertical position of the deck within the railcar as a position of the travelling nut on the screw changes when the screw is turned. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270461 | AUTO RACK CAR CONVERSIONS AND DECK ADJUSTMENTS - A system for transporting vehicles includes a railcar, a deck, a fastener, a screw, and a travelling nut. The deck is positioned within the railcar and is for supporting a plurality of vehicles. The fastener is coupled to the deck and operable to couple the deck to a wall of the railcar. The fastener prevents a vertical position of the deck within the railcar to be adjusted when the deck is coupled to the wall by the fastener. The screw is coupled to the railcar and the travelling nut is operably coupled to the screw. The travelling nut is operable to adjust a vertical position of the deck within the railcar as a position of the travelling nut on the screw changes when the screw is turned. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270462 | RAIL TRANSPORT SYSTEM - The present disclosure discloses a rail vehicle. The rail vehicle includes: a plurality of bogies, where the bogie has a straddle recess suitable for straddling a rail; and a vehicle body, where the vehicle body is connected to the plurality of bogies and pulled by the plurality of bogies to travel along the rail, and the vehicle body includes a plurality of compartments hinged sequentially along a length direction of the rail; the plurality of compartments forms at least one compartment group, the compartment group includes three compartments hinged sequentially, and the bottom of each of only compartments that are located at two ends of the compartment group and that are of the three compartments is connected to the bogie; and in the length direction of the rail, a surface that is of a compartment at at least one end of the vehicle body and that faces away from an adjacent compartment is provided with an escape door that can be opened and closed. The rail vehicle according to this embodiment of the present disclosure facilitates optimization of the structure of an escape passage, reduction in occupied space and the weight borne by the rail, and improvement in stability, and is flexible in steering and low in costs. | 2019-09-05 |
20190270463 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE CODE FOR DISTRIBUTING AND MANAGING DATA FOR USE BY A PLURALITY OF VEHICLE SUBSYSTEMS - A communication system includes a data manager unit, a private interface, and an open interface. The data manager unit is configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle and to manage a transmission of data from a control system of the vehicle to a plurality of applications. The private interface is configured to communicably couple the data manager unit to the control system of the vehicle, and to limit communication with the control system via a connection protocol, wherein the connection protocol is configured to prevent direct communication between the data manager unit and an application that does not use the connection protocol. The open interface is configured to communicably couple the data manager unit and the plurality of applications. | 2019-09-05 |