37th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220288921 | CROSS-NOZZLE ABNORMALITY DETECTION IN DROP DETECTOR SIGNALS - In an example, a print apparatus includes a printhead carriage to receive a printhead comprising a print agent ejection nozzle, a drop detector to acquire a signal indicative of variations in a parameter detected by the drop detector over a period of drop detection; a memory to store nozzle location information of the nozzles; and processing circuitry comprising a correlation module to correlate the drop detector signal with the nozzle location information wherein the processing circuitry comprises an abnormality detection module to determine, based on an output of the correlation module, a cross-nozzle abnormality that affects a subset of nozzles. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288922 | DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A PRINTHEAD - Printheads and methods of operation. In one embodiment, a printhead includes a plurality of jetting channels comprising first jetting channels configured to jet a first print fluid and second jetting channels configured to jet a second print fluid, and a driver circuit communicatively coupled to actuators of the jetting channels. The driver circuit receives a drive waveform comprising non-jetting pulses and jetting pulses, and gating signals comprising a first active gating signal designated for jetting the first print fluid, and a second active gating signal designated for jetting the second print fluid. The driver circuit selectively applies the non-jetting pulses and the jetting pulses to actuators of the first jetting channels based on the first active gating signal to jet the first print fluid, and selectively applies the jetting pulses to actuators of the second jetting channels based on the second active gating signal to jet the second print fluid. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288923 | PRINTING APPARATUS - An object of the present disclosure is to perform both heater drive control and fuse drive control without increasing the number of signal lines. One embodiment of the present invention is a printing apparatus including: a print head having a plurality of heaters for heating and ejecting ink and a fuse for retaining information; and a print head control unit configured to control the print head, and the print head control unit has a heater drive control unit configured to control drive of the plurality of heaters and a write pulse generation unit configured to generate a write pulse for performing write for the fuse and data that is generated by the heater drive control unit and the write pulse are transmitted from the print head control unit to the print head via an identical terminal and an identical signal line. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288924 | ELEMENT SUBSTRATE, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - An element substrate comprises a plurality of stages of shift registers that inputs and holds a serial data signal; a latch circuit that latches the serial data held by the shift registers; a decoder circuit that inputs an output of the latch circuit and outputs a selection signal for selecting a block of the print elements or the memory elements; and a mask circuit that masks the output of the selection signal for selecting the block of the memory elements from the decoder circuit in accordance with an input bit data signal. The block of the print elements or the memory elements includes a plurality of print elements or memory elements in which one element is selected in each of the plurality of groups. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288925 | DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A PRINTHEAD - Printheads and methods of operation. In one embodiment, a printhead includes a plurality of jetting channels comprising first jetting channels configured to jet a first print fluid and second jetting channels configured to jet a second print fluid, and a driver circuit communicatively coupled to actuators of the jetting channels. The driver circuit receives a drive waveform comprising first jetting pulses provisioned for the first print fluid and second jetting pulses provisioned for the second print fluid, and gating signals comprising a first active gating signal designated for jetting the first print fluid and a second active gating signal designated for jetting the second print fluid. The driver circuit selectively applies the first jetting pulses to actuators of the first jetting channels based on the first active gating signal, and selectively applies the second jetting pulses to actuators of the second jetting channels based on the second active gating signal. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288926 | DRIVE METHOD OF LIQUID DISCHARGING HEAD AND LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - Provided is a drive method of a liquid discharging head including a first step of forming a first liquid column by supplying a drive signal having a first waveform to a drive element, and a second step of, when the first liquid column is formed, forming a second liquid column by supplying a drive signal having a second waveform to the drive element, and thereafter discharging a part or all of liquid constituting the second liquid column as a droplet, in which when a drive signal having the first waveform but not having the second waveform is supplied to the drive element, a droplet is not discharged from the discharging portion, and when a drive signal having the second waveform but not having the first waveform is supplied to the drive element, a droplet is not discharged from the discharging portion. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288927 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD WITH SEALING MEMBER, LIQUID EJECTING UNIT, LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING UNIT - A liquid ejecting head with a sealing member includes: a liquid ejecting head including a liquid ejecting surface configured to eject ink; a fixing member configured to be attachable to and detachable from the liquid ejecting head; and a sealing member configured to seal the liquid ejecting head and the fixing member. When the liquid ejecting head to which the fixing member is joined is mounted on a cover, the sealing member seals the liquid ejecting head and the cover. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288928 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - An inkjet printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium by dispensing inks thereto. The apparatus includes a transport device; print heads for performing printing by dispensing the inks to the printing medium; and a drying section including a heat source for generating heat for drying the inks dispensed to the printing medium, and a shutter switchable between an open state and a closed state. In the open state, a drying amount of heat is applied for drying the inks dispensed to the printing medium, and in the closed state, the heat from the heat source is applied in a minute amount of heat smaller than the drying amount of heat. A controller switches the shutter to the open state when a transporting speed of the printing medium is faster than a predetermined threshold, and switches the shutter to the closed state when the transporting speed of the printing medium becomes equal to or less than the predetermined threshold. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288929 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELEMENT SUBSTRATE - An element substrate is provided with a fuse memory configured to store information in response to having a voltage applied thereto, a first switch configured to switch whether or not to energize the fuse memory, a resistance element, a second switch configured to switch whether or not to energize the resistance element, a first node connected to the fuse memory and the resistance element, and a second node configured to supply power to the first node from outside. Regarding the element substrate, electric charge that remains at the first node is discharged by allowing, before allowing the first switch to energize the fuse memory, the second switch to energize the resistance element from the first node. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288930 | INKJET PRINTHEAD - An inkjet printhead includes a head body in which a first fine channel that is connected to an ink inlet and thus guides an inflow of ink, a second fine channel that is disposed below the first fine channel, communicated with the first fine channel through a connection via hole, and guides an outflow of the ink by being connected to an ink outlet, and a nozzle that is opened downward from the second fine channel are defined, and a micro heater that is disposed closer to the connection via hole in an upper portion of the first fine channel than to an end of the first fine channel where the first fine channel is connected to the ink inlet or an end of the second fine channel where the second fine channel is connected to the ink outlet. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288931 | AQUEOUS INKS FOR MANUFACTURING DECORATIVE PANELS - A combination of: a) piezoelectric through-flow print heads having nozzles with an outer nozzle surface area NS smaller than 500 pm2; and b) aqueous inkjet inks from an aqueous inkjet ink set for manufacturing decorative panels, wherein the aqueous inkjet ink set comprises specific cyan, red, yellow and black aqueous inkjet inks containing water in an amount of A wt % defined by Formula (I): 100 wt %−sqrt(NS)×3.8 wt %/μm≤A wt %≤100 wt %−sqrt(NS)×2.2 wt %/μm wherein the wt % is based on the total weight of the aqueous inkjet ink; wherein sqrt(NS) represents the square root of the outer nozzle surface area NS; and wherein A wt %≥40 wt %. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288932 | INKJET HEAD AND METHOD OF EJECTING INK USING THE SAME - Disclosed is an inkjet head and a method of ejecting an ink using the same. An inkjet head according to one embodiment of the present invention may include nozzles each including a ejecting hole through which a solution including a light-emitting element is ejected and pairs of electrodes which are provided around the ejecting holes to face each other and which apply an electrode voltage to the light-emitting element. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288933 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A piezoelectric actuator includes a piezoelectric element substrate including a diaphragm, multiple piezoelectric elements each including: a first electrode on the diaphragm, a piezoelectric layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the piezoelectric layer, a metal wiring layer on the second electrode, the metal wiring layer including wiring patterns coupled to the multiple piezoelectric elements, and a subframe bonded to a bonding region of the piezoelectric element substrate via adhesive, wherein the subframe has a recess facing the wiring patterns in the bonding region. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288934 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - the first nozzle channel includes a first portion including an end of the first nozzle channel and a second portion including another end of the first nozzle channel, and a width of the second portion in the second direction is larger than a width of the first portion in the second direction. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288935 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRETREATMENT AGENT INJECTION DEVICE, AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a support portion supporting a medium, a jetting unit configured to jet a pretreatment agent onto the medium supported on the support portion, a lid member to which the jetting unit is attached, the lid member being configured to cover a printing region of the medium, an ejecting unit configured to eject ink onto the printing region to which the pretreatment agent is jetted from the jetting unit, and a moving unit configured to move the support portion to a first position at which the lid member is configured to cover the printing region and a second position at which the ejecting unit is configured to eject the ink onto the printing region. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288936 | WIPING MODULE, DISCHARGE MODULE, LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, AND WIPING METHOD OF WIPING MODULE - A wiping module includes a wiping portion and a cleaning portion. The wiping portion includes a wiping member wiping a liquid discharge head that discharges a liquid from a nozzle provided on a nozzle surface, a storage support portion supporting the wiping member and configured to store the liquid by the wiping, and a movement support portion mounting the storage support portion and configured to reciprocate along a wiping direction, which is a direction in which the wiping is performed. The cleaning portion cleans the wiping member. The cleaning portion includes a cleaning member and a guide portion guiding the cleaning member. The cleaning member is configured to follow a movement of the wiping portion in the wiping direction and to scrape off the liquid adhering to the wiping member while being guided by the guide portion. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288937 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a recording section that is configured to move between a first position at which a liquid ejecting section performs recording on a medium transported on a transport path and a second position at which the recording section is retreated from the transport path; a wiper that wipes a liquid ejection surface of the liquid ejecting section by moving in a direction extending along the liquid ejection surface in a state in which the recording section is at the second position; and a regulating unit that is configured to switch between a regulating state in which regulating of movement of the recording section in the first direction is performed and a non-regulating state in which the regulating is not performed and that has the regulating state when the recording section is at the second position. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288938 | LIQUID TANK AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a container body, and an electrostatic capacitance sensor. The container body contains a liquid and is placed on a ground surface which is a part of the housing. The electrostatic capacitance sensor detects a change in capacitance between a side surface of the container body and the ground surface to determine a change in quantity of the liquid in the container body. The top surface of the container body is a part of the housing. The top surface and the ground surface are in electrically conductive state, a distance between the top surface and the electrostatic capacitance sensor is longer than a distance between the ground surface and the electrostatic capacitance sensor, or the top surface and the ground surface are electrically insulated, or the top surface is opened. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288939 | LIQUID SUPPLYING SYSTEM INCLUDING TANK AND LIQUID BOTTLE CONNECTABLE TO THE TANK - A liquid supplying system includes a tank, a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, a sleeve portion, and a liquid bottle. The first and second tubular portions have inner ends positioned inside a storage chamber of the tank, and outer ends positioned outside of the storage chamber. The first and second tubular portions are positioned inside the sleeve portion. The sleeve portion includes a first screw portion and a first engagement portion. The liquid bottle includes an outer sleeve connectable to the sleeve portion. The sleeve portion includes a second screw portion threadingly engageable with the first screw portion, and a second engagement portion engageable with the first engagement portion. The first engagement portion can guide the second engagement portion to move in a direction parallel to a center axis of the sleeve portion during connection of the outer sleeve to the sleeve portion. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288940 | LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid storage container includes: a storage chamber; a supply port capable of supplying the liquid into the storage chamber; a hollow protruding portion protruding from the supply port; and a plug member attachably and detachably attached to the supply port. The plug member includes: a plug portion for sealing the supply port; a cover portion formed integrally with the plug portion; a pinch portion including a first portion and a second portion provided on the cover portion and opposite to each other; and a hollow portion extending from the cover portion through the plug portion. The plug portion and the cover portion are made of an elastic body, and the hollow portion has an opening on the cover portion side. A width of the opening is narrowed and a side face of the plug portion is deformed toward the hollow portion by pinching the first and second portions. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288941 | MEMORY, LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER, AND PRINTING SYSTEM - Memory provided in an ink cartridge attached to a printing apparatus includes: a storage section in which ink amount information about an amount of stored ink and threshold information about a threshold of the amount of the ink are stored; and a processing section that performs processing based on information received from the printing apparatus and information stored in the storage section, in which when receiving, from the printing apparatus, empty-ink information indicating that the ink cartridge is in an unusable state, the processing section performs comparing processing of comparing the ink amount information with the threshold information, when a result of the comparing processing satisfies a predetermined writing condition, the processing section writes the empty-ink information to the storage section, and when the result does not satisfy the writing condition, the processing section does not write the empty-ink information to the storage section. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288942 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS, AND A METHOD OF MAINTAINING A FILTER THEREOF - An inkjet printing apparatus performs printing on a printing medium by feeding ink to an inkjet head having a plurality of nozzles and dispensing the ink from the inkjet head to the printing medium. The apparatus includes a tank, a supply pipe communicatively connecting the tank and the inkjet head, a pump for feeding the ink stored in the tank to the inkjet head, a filter disposed on a path of the supply pipe, and a controller for operates the pump and controlling feeding of the ink. The controller operates the pump to engage in forward drive in time of printing operation, and operates the pump to engage in backward drive in time of functional recovery operation. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288943 | PRINTER, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND PRINTING METHOD - The buffer tank | 2022-09-15 |
20220288944 | PRINT PRODUCT, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention is directed to obtaining an object having an anisotropic reflection characteristic without using a lenticular lens. A print product including a print medium on which a repetitive structure of projected portions and recessed portions is formed out of image forming materials including a color material includes a first layer formed on surfaces of the projected portions out of a first color material among the image forming materials, and a second layer formed on the recessed portions out of a second color material different from the first color material, wherein the projected portions have a height to occlude part of the second layer when observed at an angle different from an angle formed by a normal to a surface of the print medium. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288945 | DEFECTIVE NOZZLE CORRECTION MECHANISM - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store nozzle correction logic and one or more processors coupled with at least one physical memory device to execute the nozzle correction logic to receive a uniformity compensated halftone design for each of a plurality of pel forming elements, receive an average missing neighbor threshold lowering function, receive a defective nozzles list including one or more of the plurality of pel forming elements indicated as defective during print production and perform missing neighbor processing by applying the average missing neighbor threshold lowering function associated with a pel forming element determined to be a neighbor of a defective pel forming element. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288946 | PRINTER PERFORMANCE LEVELS - In an example a method includes, by processing circuitry, acquiring a digital image of a printed output and receiving an indication of the performance level of a printer used to print the printed output. It may be determined if the performance level meets a predetermined standard. When the performance level does not meet the predetermined standard, an indication that the predetermined standard has not been met may be generated. The digital image may be displayed for inspection. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288947 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER - An intermediate transfer member (ITM) for use with a printing system, the ITM having (a) a support layer; and (b) a release layer having an ink reception surface and a second surface opposing the ink reception surface, the second surface attached to the support layer, the release layer formed of an addition-cured, hydrophobic silicone material, wherein the release surface of the release layer has relatively hydrophilic properties with respect to the addition-cured, hydrophobic silicone material. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288948 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, TAPE PRINTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus communicatively connected to a tape printing apparatus includes a tape width acquirer that acquires a tape width; a receiver that receives an instruction to print a print image; a calculator that calculates a margin length of a margin region of the tape measured in a tape width direction, the print region being where the print image is to be printed; a proportion determiner that determines whether or not the margin length is a particular proportion or above of the tape width; and a print controller that controls the tape printing apparatus to print a margin image when it is determined that the margin length is the particular proportion or above of the tape width, and controls the tape printing apparatus not to print the margin image when it is determined that the margin length is not the particular proportion or above of the tape width. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288949 | PRINTER AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A printer, which is configured to print information on a print medium and issue the printed print medium, includes: a storage configured to store affixing position information relating to an affixing position in affixing the print medium to an item, in association with item information for identifying the item; a reception unit configured to receive input of the item information; an acquisition unit configured to acquire from the storage the affixing position information associated with the item information, based on the item information received by the reception unit; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display the affixing position information that is acquired by the acquisition unit. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288950 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes: a substrate feed-out section; a substrate transport section; a storage which stores the width size of the substrate; a skew correction section including a skew sensor which detects the skew of the substrate, and adapted to correct the skew of the substrate with reference to an output of the skew sensor and the substrate width size stored in the storage; an image recording section which performs an image recording operation on the substrate; a first sensor which detects a width size-changed portion of the substrate upstream of the skew correction section with respect to the transport direction; and a controller. Upon the detection of the width size-changed portion, the controller stops the substrate skew correction while continuously transporting the substrate. After the width size-changed portion of the substrate reaches a reference position downstream of the skew correction section, the controller restarts the skew correction. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288951 | PRINT APPARATUS - An apparatus is disclosed comprising a print engine in a print zone. A platen opposes the print engine to support print media. The platen includes a plurality of openings in communication with at least one vacuum source. The platen includes a non-vacuum region, comprising a surface devoid of openings in communication with the at least one vacuum source. The non-vacuum region underlies at least a portion of the print zone. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288952 | PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing system, including a first printing part, a second printing part that is disposed downstream of the first printing part in the conveying direction of a medium, and a conveyance mechanism that conveys the medium The conveyance mechanism includes a passage detection sensor, a conveyor roller, and a resist roller that is disposed downstream in the conveying direction from the passage detection sensor and the conveyor roller, that is butted by the medium, and that conveys the medium slackened due to the butting. The printing system further includes a controller configured to control the conveyor roller so that the slack amount of the subsequent medium is constant based on the conveyance status of the preceding medium and the detection time of the leading edge of the subsequent medium detected by the passage detection sensor. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288953 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus that performs a first control of performing discharge of ultraviolet curable ink from a printing head and irradiation of ultraviolet rays from an ultraviolet irradiation unit while performing a first movement along a main scanning direction and a second movement along a sub scanning direction from a print start position side to a print end position side, and a second control of performing irradiation of ultraviolet rays from the ultraviolet irradiation unit without performing discharge of ultraviolet curable ink from the printing head while performing the first movement and the second movement from the print end position side to the print start position side, and in which a movement speed of the first movement in the second control is faster than a movement speed of the first movement in the first control. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288954 | INKJET PRINTING METHOD AND INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - An inkjet printing method is an inkjet printing method of printing by discharging droplets of UV curable ink onto a print target from an inkjet head, the method including: a normal printing step of forming at least one color layer on the print target; a first decimated printing step of discharging the droplets of the UV curable ink so as to form, on the color layer, one unlevel layer where a plurality of bumps are arranged at an interval equal to or more than a diameter of each of the droplets of the UV curable ink; and a second decimated printing step of stacking, on the bumps of the unlevel layer, at least one unlevel layer formed by discharging droplets of the UV curable ink so as to be overlaid thereon. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288955 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a stage on which a recording medium is placed, a head configured to discharge a liquid onto the recording medium on the stage, an inclined wall adjacent to the recording medium, the inclined wall configured to cover a part of the stage, and a height adjuster configured to adjust a height of one end of the inclined wall to be equal to or lower than a thickness of the recording medium. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288956 | PRINTING APPARATUS - Provided is a printing apparatus including: a holder unit provided with a holding member, a contact portion, and a shaft member, and an apparatus body provided with a support portion, and a fixing portion, wherein the shaft member is configured to be detachably attached to the support portion, the holder unit is configured to be rotatable between a first position and a second position with reference to the shaft member in a state where the shaft member is supported on the support portion, the first position is a position where the shaft member is attached to the support portion, and the second position is a position where the apparatus body fixes the holder unit by the fixing portion, the second position being a position where the contact portion is separated from the installation surface. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288957 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a head configured to discharge ink, a carriage mounted with the head and configured to reciprocate in a scanning direction, an tube coupling the head and a tank, a holding unit configured to hold the ink tube, a support unit including a support face that supports the holding unit, and a sensor configured to detect the ink, wherein the holding unit moves in the scanning direction with the ink tube curving in a convex shape toward one direction in the scanning direction, the holding unit includes a flat portion that comes into contact with and separates from the support face of the support unit according to the reciprocating movement of the carriage, and the sensor is arranged on one end side of the support unit in the direction in which the ink tube curves in the convex shape. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288958 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND HEAD UNIT POSITIONING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance part, a head unit, a distance changing part, three blocks and three pins. The distance changing part moves the head unit between a printing position where a printing operation is performed and a retreat position separated away from the conveyance part farther than the printing position. The three blocks are provided in one of the conveyance part and the head unit at intervals in the conveyance direction and a width direction crossing the conveyance direction. The three pins are provided in the other of the conveyance part and the head unit at positions facing the three blocks. Each of the three blocks has a positioning groove having a pair of inclined surfaces. The pins come into two-point contact with the inclined surfaces of the blocks in a state where the head unit is positioned in the printing position. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288959 | MODULAR PRINTER CARRIAGE - A method of manufacturing a printer carriage comprises providing a printhead carrier component to receive a plurality of printheads according to a predefined printhead layout, providing a frame component, and attaching the printhead carrier component to the frame component. The printhead carrier component and the frame component are distinct components, which can be separately manufactured. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288960 | CALIBRATION OF PRINTING DEVICES - Examples relate to methods of calibrating a printing device. A method comprises generating a calibration sheet of a calibrating medium having a length at least equal to the maximum printing width of a printbar of the printing device and printing a plurality of calibration patterns on the calibration sheet with the printing device to be calibrated. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288961 | Methods and Apparatus for Hand Printing Designs and Patterns - Elements for hand printing designs and patterns include cone pin blocks, flat pin blocks, and multisided sequence stamps. A cone pin block generally has a circular cross-section and is rolled in order to make symmetrical, circular or partial-circle designs. Flat pin blocks have a flat surface. The pin blocks have pins extending out of the cone surface or the flat surface. Flexible inking cord material is threaded between the pins in a chosen pattern. The inking material collects liquid ink by absorption or surface adhesion, which is transferred to a base by rolling or stamping. Multisided sequence stamps include left and right handles and multisided blocks disposed between the two handles. The blocks have relief designs on their peripheral side surfaces, either formed directly on the surface of the blocks or formed on rings that slide over the blocks. The blocks (and pattern rings if used) are many sided (e.g. hexagonal) with different embossed designs on different sides. Each block and/or pattern ring is individually rotatable relative to the other blocks/rings and may be added, removed, or exchanged with other blocks. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288962 | Array of Printed Information Sheets for a Business Establishment - In some embodiments, an array of printed information sheets to be placed in a business establishment may include at least two stacks of printed information sheets being detachably connected to each other. Each stack of printed information sheets may include at least a first multiple product information sheet and a second information sheet that are removably attached to each other or to the stack. The first multiple product information sheet may have printed thereon first product information about a first product to be displayed in the business establishment and a first location indicator indicating a first predetermined location in the business establishment where the first multiple product information sheet is to be displayed. The second multiple product information sheet may have printed thereon second product information and a second location indicator. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288963 | Hygienic Disposable Sheet Wrap For Writing Utensils - Various embodiments of hygienic disposable sheet wraps for writing utensils are disclosed. A hygienic disposable sheet wrap may include a rectangular sheet of material, which may include an adhesive on at least one side thereof. A hygienic disposable sheet wraps may be perforated to define edges of separable single wrap sections. The perforations may include arcuate sections that may define a tab associated with each single wrap section. A hygienic disposable sheet wrap may be wrapped around a writing utensil. An outer single wrap section may be peeled away from the underlying portion of the rectangular sheet of material to which it may be adhered. This may be done by grasping and pulling the outer single wrap section. An outer single wrap section may be separated from an adjoining single wrap section by applying a pulling force to tear the perforations adjoining the two single wrap sections. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288964 | DIVIDED DESKTOP ORGANIZER - A desktop organizer may include: a housing and a plurality of drawers received by the housing, the drawers being interlocked by paired slots extending from bottom faces of the drawers and fins extending vertically from top faces of the drawers. In some examples, the fins may extend vertically from dividers extending from a front edge to a back edge of the drawers, which may separate the drawers into compartments configured to hold and display elongate writing objects. The slots may be longer than a distance between the fins, such that the drawers are staggered when withdrawn from the housing. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288965 | DECORATIVE TRANSFER METHODS AND APPARATUS - Apparatus and methods for transferring a pigment-based decorative design onto a surface without using a plastic film or adhesive. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288966 | GLASS SET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Provided is a glass set including: a first glass product to which a part of a predetermined mark is visibly attached; and a second glass product to which another part of the predetermined mark is visibly attached, wherein by arranging the first glass product and the second product at a predetermined positional relationship, the predetermined mark become visible. The first glass product and the second glass product may be cups made of glass. Alternately, the first glass product and the second glass product are dishes made of glass. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288967 | Vehicle Wheel Spoke Connection - A vehicle wheel having a rim, a hub, a plurality of spokes extending between said rim and said hub, rim and/or hub includes a spoke bed wall with an outboard bed surface, an inboard bed surface, and a spoke hole therethrough having a longitudinally inboard entrance. The spoke includes: a first spoke portion and a second spoke portion longitudinally inboard of the first spoke portion and laterally outboard of the first spoke portion, including a transition surface therebetween. The spoke extends through the spoke hole and at least a portion of the transition surface is longitudinally outboard of the inboard entrance and the spoke is connected to the rim and/or hub at the first spoke portion. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288968 | MULTI-PIECE EXTRUSION SPOKES FOR WHEELS - A wheel assembly is provided that includes spokes having one or more triangular prisms positioned between inner and outer surfaces of the spokes that impart additional strength. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288969 | Disk Wheel for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Producing a Disk Wheel of This Type - A disk wheel for a motor vehicle, in particular a single-track motor vehicle, includes: a wheel hub for mounting the disk wheel on the motor vehicle, which wheel hub is concentric to an axis of rotation of the disk wheel; a wheel rim, which is likewise concentric thereto; and a first and a second wheel disk. The first wheel disk and the second wheel disk each extend from the wheel rim toward the wheel hub, are mutually spaced on the wheel hub in a transverse direction which is parallel to the axis of rotation of the disk wheel, and run toward each other as they approach the wheel hub. The disk wheel also has at least two reinforcement ribs, which extend from the first wheel disk to the second wheel disk and interconnect the first wheel disk and the second wheel disk. The reinforcement ribs are distributed evenly around the axis of rotation of the disk wheel. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288970 | VEHICLE WHEEL - A rim portion of a vehicle wheel has an outer flange portion. In a region of the outer flange portion, a space portion between spoke portions is disposed on a radial-direction inner side, a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface are provided. The first inclined surface is provided on an axial-direction outer side of an outer flange outer circumferential portion. The second inclined surface is on an axial-direction outer side of an outer flange inner circumferential portion. The first inclined surface is formed to incline from the axial-direction outer side toward an axial-direction inner side as the first inclined surface extends from a radial-direction outer side end toward the radial-direction inner side. The second inclined surface is a surface formed to incline from the axial-direction inner side toward the axial-direction outer side as the second inclined surface extends from the radial-direction outer side toward the radial-direction inner side. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288971 | Tires Comprising Rubber Compounds that Comprise Propylene-a-Olefin-Diene Polymers - Rubber compounds that comprise rubber and propylene-a-olefin-diene (PE(D)M) polymers may be useful in tire-related articles (e.g., tire sidewalls, inner tubes, and innerliners). Such a rubber compound may comprise: about 5 phr to about 50 phr of the PE(D)M polymer that comprises about 65 wt % to about 99.5 wt % propylene, about 0.5 wt % to about 35 wt % a-olefin that is not propylene, and 0 wt % to about 20 wt % diene, said wt % based on the weight of the PE(D)M polymer, and about 50 parts per hundred parts rubber (phr) to about 95 phr of a rubber that comprises one selected from the group consisting of the halogenated isobutylene-based rubber is selected from the group consisting of: natural rubber, polyisoprene rubber, poly(styrene-co-butadiene) rubber, polybutadiene rubber, poly(isoprene-co-butadiene) rubber, styrene-isoprene-butadiene rubber, butyl rubber, star branched butyl rubber, isobutylene-isoprene rubber, poly(isobutylene-co-alkylstyrene), a halogenated isobutylene-based rubber, polychloroprene rubber, nitrile rubber, and any combination thereof. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288972 | TIRE FOR TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE COMPRISING A HYBRID HOOPING REINFORCEMENT | 2022-09-15 |
20220288973 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes a pair of circumferential main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction, and a pair of shoulder land portions and a single center land portion defined and formed by the circumferential main grooves. In addition, the center land portion includes a plurality of center narrow shallow grooves extending through the center land portion in a tire width direction. A groove depth H | 2022-09-15 |
20220288974 | TIRE-WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND TIRE - A tire-wheel assembly and a tire used in the tire-wheel assembly, the tire-wheel assembly includes the tire having a tread portion, a sidewall portion, and a bead portion, and a wheel on which the tire is mounted, the tire-wheel assembly configured such that electric power is wirelessly supplied from outside the tread portion in a tire radial direction to a power receiving device disposed inside the tread portion of the tire in the tire radial direction. The tread portion contains low-loss tread rubber having a loss tangent tan δ of 0.25 or less at 60° C., and a ratio Ts/Tb between a gauge Ts of the sidewall portion at a tire maximum width portion and a bead width Tb of a bead core at a center position in the tire radial direction is 15% or more and 60% or less. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288975 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire can include a tread portion, a sealant layer on a tire inner cavity surface in the tread portion, a porous sound damper inward of the sealant layer in a tire radial direction, and a barrier portion between the sealant layer and the sound damper. A strength of the barrier portion can be 2 to 25 (N). | 2022-09-15 |
20220288976 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND GREEN TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD - With a pneumatic tire mounted on a regular rim, inflated to a regular internal pressure, and in an unloaded state, in a tire meridian cross-sectional view, electrically conductive rubber is formed in a region corresponding to a bulging land portion except for a region with a width of 5% of a width of the bulging land portion and being centered at a bulging apex position bulging most toward an outer side of the bulging land portion in a tire radial direction. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288977 | ADJUSTABLE POSITION ROTARY UNION - A rotary union for a tire inflation system includes a body having a first end and a second end, the first end comprising threads for threaded coupling to a hubcap, the body forming a fluid channel extending from the first end to a surface of the body; a sleeve rotatably disposed on the body, the sleeve comprising a hose connection port, the sleeve being sealed to the body such that fluid may flow along a sealed path from the fluid channel to the hose connection; and a tubular member having a first end sealingly disposed in the fluid channel at the first end of the body. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288978 | TYRE INFLATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TYRE INFLATING PROCESS - A tyre inflating device ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220288979 | TIRE ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY - A tire electronics assembly includes a base and a plurality of modules. The base is mechanically attached to the tire and includes an electronic device. The base also includes a plurality of mechanical attachment elements arranged side-by-side in a row. Each module includes an electronic device and a mechanical attachment element. Each mechanical attachment element on a module is configured to releasably mechanically attach to any one of the mechanical attachment elements on the base. In this configuration, the modules are interchangeably mechanically attachable to the base in side-by side positions in row. The base further includes a plurality of electrical contacts arranged side-by-side in a row. Each module has an electrical contact that is configured to releasably electrically connect with any one of the electrical contacts on the base, whereby the modules are interchangeably electrically connectable with the base in side-by-side positions in a row. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288980 | TIRE CHANGER APPARATUS - A tire changer apparatus includes: a base, a wheel-holder configured to rotate a wheel around a rotation axis, a first and second column emerging from the base, a first device having an extensible arm carrying a tool, a second device having a respective extensible arm carrying a tool opposite the tool of the first device with respect to an ideal middle plane of the apparatus. The tire changer apparatus further includes: a first and a second bar respectively connecting the arms of the first and second devices, a transmission which connects the first and the second bar to synchronize the movement of the arms of the first and second devices. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288981 | TIRE EMERGENCY SAFETY VALVE - A safety valve replaces a tire valve. The valve includes a generally elongate hollow main body having an upper portion, a lower flex hose connector, a side tubular branch having a valve seat with a ball valve, an electronics housing having a battery, motor and a drive pin for the ball valve. The lower flex hose connector is adapted for connection to a flex hose or valve stem of the vehicle tire. The side branch branches from the main body and communicates with the hollow interior of the main body. The side branch has a plurality of air exit apertures at its periphery. The valve seat includes a base with an aperture therein through which the drive pin can extend through to engage the ball valve. The ball valve sits in the base and is biased in the valve seat via a spring to cover the aperture. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288982 | IMPLEMENT ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - Techniques and/or systems are disclosed for an implement attachment assembly for a work vehicle. The implement attachment assembly includes a member having a body extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end. The first end includes a central axis disposed at a first height relative to a member vertical axis and the second end includes a central axis disposed at a second height relative to the member vertical axis. The first end central axis is operably disposed at a different height than the second end central axis. The first end is configured to operably connect to the work vehicle. The second end is configured to operably connect to a coupling device. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288983 | UNDERBED HITCH MOUNTING SYSTEM - An underbed hitch mounting system is described. The mounting system may be utilized for towing vehicles wherein the mounting system may selectively accommodate either a fifth wheel hitch or a gooseneck hitch. The mounting system may include at least one rail capable of being connected to a vehicle frame, wherein the rail includes at least one socket. The socket may be engaged with a receiving member, wherein the receiving member may be engaged with a leg of a fifth wheel hitch. A mid rail may be connected to the rails and may include a hitch ball socket that is capable of engagement with a hitch. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288984 | DISPLACEABLE TOW HOOK - Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, vehicles, and methods for a displaceable tow hook. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a tow hook configured to extend from a surface of a vehicle in a first direction. The tow hook includes a receiving section configured to receive a towing line and a securing section configured to extend away from the receiving section. A positioning mount is configured to secure the tow hook to the surface of the vehicle and to release the tow hook in response to an impinging force on the tow hook in excess of a predetermined threshold. A load-bearing structure is configured to mechanically connect the securing section to a structural component of the vehicle. The tow hook and the load-bearing structure are configured to support a force having a component in the first direction that is at least equal to the towing weight of the vehicle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288985 | VEHICLE COUPLING LINES STORAGE AND CONTROL ARRANGEMENT - A storage arrangement for lines from a tractor truck to a trailer including at least one of an electrical line, a first pneumatic line and a second pneumatic line includes a housing member configured to be secured to the truck, a first receiver connected to the housing and configured to couple to a select one of the electrical and pneumatic lines and a control arrangement operably coupled to the first receiver such that upon coupling of the select one of the lines with the first receiver the control arrangement allows an operator to unlock a kingpin from a fifth wheel hitch plate assembly, wherein the control arrangement prevents the operator from unlocking the kingpin from the fifth wheel hitch plate assembly prior to the select one of the lines being coupled with the first receiver. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288986 | SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE - A suspension for a vehicle is configured such that, even in a situation of departing from a range in which a spring may be tensioned as a rebound state is added in a full rebound state, a lower end of the spring is continuously supported by a spring seat support arm, so as to prevent separation of the spring connecting a suspension arm to a body member. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288987 | Spring Seat Bracket for Vehicle Suspension - A suspension assembly for a vehicle may include a wheel support structure operably coupling a wheel to the suspension assembly, a bolt-in spring seat bracket operably coupled to the wheel support structure, and a spring supported by the bolt-in spring seat bracket and disposed between a chassis of the vehicle and the bolt-in spring bracket. The bolt-in spring seat bracket may be adjustable to change a ride height of the vehicle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288988 | SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE - A suspension for a vehicle is configured such that, even in a situation of departing from a range (spring freedom height) in which a coil spring may be tensioned as a rebound state is added in a full rebound state, a lower end of the coil spring is coupled to a spring pad coupled to a leaf spring and continuously supported, so that the separation of the coil spring connecting a suspension arm to a body member may be prevented. The suspension includes the leaf spring provided at the suspension arm connecting a body frame to a knuckle; a spring pad coupled to the leaf spring; and the coil spring supported, at opposite ends of the coil spring, by the body member and the spring pad, the body member being located above the suspension ann. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288989 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A suspension system for a vehicle includes a spring pad coupled to a spring and configured to support the spring connecting a suspension arm and a vehicle body member of the vehicle, where the spring pad includes: a seat part coupled to an end of the spring; a guide part configured to guide upward and downward movements of the seat part; and an elastic part configured to connect the seat part and the guide part and having a length that varies when the seat part moves. In particular, the spring is consistently supported by being coupled to the seat part of the spring pad even in a situation in which an additional rebound further occurs in a full-rebound situation and the spring deviates from a range in which the spring can be extended, thus preventing withdrawal of the spring connecting the suspension arm and the vehicle body member. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288990 | MODIFIED CONTROL OF VARIABLE SHOCK ABSORBERS - Described are devices, systems, and methods that enable greater control and customization of variable suspension systems via mechanical modification, among other advantages. In one example, a linkage device is configured to be attached to a suspension arm of a vehicle and to a vehicle frame of the vehicle. The linkage device is configured to mechanically modify one or more physical states detected by a sensor of the vehicle, thereby causing the sensor to output modified signals to a controller, and causing the controller to output modified control signals to a variable shock absorber connected between the vehicle frame and the suspension arm, thereby modifying one or more variable physical properties of the variable shock absorber. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288991 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN AXLE LOAD ON A MECHANICALLY SUSPENDED VEHICLE - A mechanically suspended vehicle has a travel measurement device ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220288992 | ASSEMBLY FOR A HYDRAULICALLY SUSPENDED VEHICLE AXLE - An assembly for a hydraulically suspended vehicle axle may have a central housing, and at least two hydraulic suspension components supported on the central housing and fluidly connected to one another by a fluid line extending at least partially through the central housing. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288993 | HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE ROOF - A vehicle roof assembly includes a roof that defines an aperture. A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning assembly is selectively disposed within the aperture. The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning assembly includes a housing defining an interior. The housing defines an intake and a vent opening. The intake is defined on a first side of the housing. A fan is disposed within the interior on a second side of the housing. The second side opposes the first side. A duct is disposed within the interior. The duct extends between the first side and the second side of the housing. The duct fluidly couples the intake with the vent opening. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288994 | HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit includes a seating assembly that has a seat air duct assembly disposed within an interior of the seating assembly. A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning assembly includes a housing having a first surface and a second surface. The seating assembly is disposed on the first surface of the housing. A seat-directed duct is disposed within the housing. The seat-directed duct is in fluid communication with the seat air duct assembly and an intake defined by the housing. A condenser is disposed within the housing proximate to the intake and an evaporator is disposed within the housing proximate to an inlet of the seat-directed duct. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288995 | SNAP-FIT ATTACHMENT REPAIR - A system and method for attaching two automotive cooling modules together is provided. A first cooling module has a tab extending outwardly therefrom, the tab having an aperture extending therethrough. A second cooling module has a backwall and one or more flexible prongs extending in a first direction from the backwall and through the aperture of the tab in a snap-fit attachment. The tab is spaced from the backwall when the one or more prongs are attached to the tab. The second cooling module also has a boss extending in a second direction from the backwall, wherein the boss has a receptacle aligned with the aperture of the tab. In the event of damage to the one or more prongs, the one or more prongs can be removed, and a fastener can be fastened through the aperture of the tab and into the boss. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288996 | HVAC APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) apparatus for a vehicle includes: a case, which is configured to communicate with the outside of the vehicle and which includes a discharge flow path connected to an interior of the vehicle; an outside air inlet, which is located in the case and into which air is introduced from the outside of the vehicle; an inside air inlet configured to communicate with the interior of the vehicle; a filter unit located adjacent to the discharge flow path; an inside/outside air switching door provided adjacent to the outside air inlet and the inside air inlet and configured to selectively open the outside air inlet and the inside air inlet; and an auxiliary switching door, which includes a depression located at a lower end of the filter unit and which is selectively opened so as to allow the depression and an outdoor outlet to be fluidly connected. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288997 | Infrared Radiative Heater using Low Effusively Cover Materials - A heater having a cover and a heating element. The heating element is configured to generate heat that is transferred through the cover via radiative heating and/or conductive heating. The cover has a thermal effusivity in a range of about 20-300 Ws | 2022-09-15 |
20220288998 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a thermal management system and, more specifically, to a refrigerant system comprising: a compressor, a first heat exchanger, an expansion valve, a second heat exchanger, and an accumulator which are connected in sequence to form a closed loop; and a connection block which connects a heat exchange medium outlet of the expansion valve to a heat exchange medium inlet of the second heat exchanger, and connects a heat exchange medium outlet of the second heat exchanger to a heat exchange medium inlet of the accumulator. Accordingly, the distances between components constituting the refrigerant system for vehicle interior cooling and electric/electronic component cooling are reduced, and thus the refrigerant pressure loss in blocks or pipes connecting the components can be reduced, the system performance can be improved, and the assemblability of the components constituting the refrigerant system can be improved. | 2022-09-15 |
20220288999 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a lock device, a gas generator, an air conditioner, and an ECU. The gas generator generates, in a vehicle compartment of the vehicle, a gas having a sterilizing effect or a deodorizing effect. The air conditioner ventilates the vehicle compartment. The ECU starts operation of the gas generator when a request for operation of the gas generator is made and the door is in the locked state, starts ventilation by the air conditioner after the gas generator is stopped, and keeps the door in the locked state when a request to switch from the locked state to the unlocked state is made during a period from start of the operation of the gas generator to end of the ventilation by the air conditioner. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289000 | AIR SCENTING DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING AT LEAST ONE FRAGRANCE INTO THE VEHICLE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An air scenting device for introducing at least one fragrance into a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The air scenting device includes at least one fragrance cartridge arranged in a housing interior of a housing. An adjustment mechanism is provided for adjusting at least one flap closure between an open position, where the flap closure releases at least one of an inlet opening and an outlet opening of a cartridge housing, and a closed position, where the flap closure closes the at least one of the inlet opening and the outlet opening. A fragrance inlet is disposed on the housing for introducing air to be admixed with fragrance, and a fragrance outlet is disposed on the housing for discharging the air admixed with fragrance. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289001 | ANTI-FOGGING STRUCTURE FOR WINDOW GLASS - A defogging structure of a windowpane of a movable body in which an information acquisition device configured to acquire information from an exterior of the movable body by at least one of emitting light or receiving light can be arranged in an interior of the movable body, the defogging structure including: a windowpane having an information acquisition area through which at least one of light emitted by the information acquisition device or light to be received by the information acquisition device passes; a defogging sheet including a resin film and a defogger, the defogging sheet being adhered to the information acquisition area of the windowpane; and a transparent resin adhesive layer that allows the resin film of the defogging sheet to be adhered to the windowpane, wherein a resin constituting the transparent resin adhesive layer has a Tg of −20° C. to −50° C., and a shear storage modulus of 0.5×10 | 2022-09-15 |
20220289002 | VEHICULAR POWER SHADE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for vehicular power shade control is provided. The system includes a power shade operable to selectively deploy and retract in relation to a corresponding window of a vehicle, a sensor providing data related to the vehicle, and a computerized power shade controller. The computerized power shade controller operates programming to monitor the data from the sensor, compare the data to a threshold value, and generate a command to the power shade based upon the comparing. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289003 | VEHICLE SUN VISOR - A vehicle sun visor includes a visor body including a first component member and a second component member that are stacked in a thickness direction, and a support shaft. In the visor body, a case that supports the support shaft such that the support shaft is turnable and that is slidably fitted to the visor body is provided. The case is provided with a clip that urges the visor body toward a storage position by urging the support shaft. A guide rail that prevents the case from falling in the thickness direction with respect to the first component member is provided. The guide rail is formed integrally with the first component member to support the case such that the case is slidable with respect to the first component member. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289004 | VEHICLE - The vehicle includes a side door with a window, an antenna, and a bracket. The side door includes an outer panel located downward from the window and a door frame extending along the perimeter of the window. The antenna is fixed by double-sided adhesive tape on an outer face of a section of the door frame that extends in the up-down direction. The bracket is attached to the side door, and faces a cable extending downward from the antenna. The bracket has a cable opening through which the cable passes, between the bracket and the door frame. The cable opening has a shape through which the antenna cannot pass. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289005 | SLIDING DOOR STRUCTURE - A wall surface of a reinforcing bracket is provided with engagement holes (engaged portions) on a front side and a rear side, respectively. A lower arm of a front door and a lower arm of a rear door are each provided with an engagement projection (engaging portion) that engages with an engagement hole when the front door and the rear door fully close. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289006 | Roof module for a Motor Vehicle Comprising a Roof Skin Forming a Roof Cover - A roof module for connection to a motor vehicle having a transparent solid roof portion, which forms a see-through roof area and which is immobile relative to the vehicle body when the roof module is in the installed position, and/or a roof opening system having a mobile lid element, by means of which a roof opening can be opened or closed at will, and a closed roof skin, which forms the see-through roof area and/or is adjacent to the roof opening and forms a roof cover outside of the see-through roof area and/or the roof opening. At least one sensor module can be provided having at least one environment sensor for detecting a vehicle environment and is disposed outside of the see-through roof area and/or the roof opening and is covered by the roof skin. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289007 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A SPOILER ROOF ASSEMBLY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND SPOILER ROOF ASSEMBLY - A drive system for a spoiler roof assembly of a motor vehicle, having a support bar connected to a movable roof part, a control mechanism engaging the support bar to shift the support bar between closed, ventilation and open positions, and a guide rail assembly in which the control mechanism is guided for longitudinal displacement. The control mechanism has a rear deployment lever coupled to the support bar by an upper point of articulation and mounted for pivoting between rest and deployed positions on a displaceable deployment carriage. A forced mechanical control shifts the deployment lever between the rest and deployed positions depending on displacement of the deployment carriage. The forced machanical control is formed by a control lever pivotably mounted at one end on the deployment lever and at the other end on a stationary bearing section of the guide rail assembly. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289008 | TARPAULIN PROTECTION DEVICES - A flutter reducer for protecting at least partially a tarpaulin defining a tarpaulin rear end edge from flutter induced damages when the tarpaulin is secured laterally across a container moved at speed, the container defining a container aperture delimited by an aperture peripheral edge. The flutter reducer is operatively coupled to the tarpaulin so that when the tarpaulin is extended across the container aperture configuration and the container is moved by the vehicle, the flutter reducer limits movements of the tarpaulin at its tarpaulin rear end edge to reduce flutter due to relative wind caused by movement through air of the container. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289009 | Truck Bed Enclosure - The truck bed enclosure is an apparatus that provides a comfortable and secure environment within a truck. The apparatus includes a first bed cover, a second bed cover, a first side rack, a second rack, and a truck bed. The first bed cover and the second bed cover uphold the first side rack the second side rack, respectively, as well as open and close the truck bed. The first side rack and the second side rack serve as a rack to secure and uphold various items while in a retracted configuration. The first side rack and the second side rack also serve as a bench while in an extended configuration. The first bed cover and second bed cover also include a first window and second window. The truck bed upholds the first bed cover, the second bed cover, a variety of items, and individuals. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289010 | DOOR STRUCTURE - A door structure includes an outer panel and an inner panel. The inner panel is formed from a panel inner member located on an inner side of a vehicle interior and a panel outer member located on an outer side of the vehicle interior. A sealing member which comes into contact with an A pillar serving as a body side member and isolates the inner side of the vehicle interior from the outer side of the vehicle interior is attached to the panel inner member at an overlap portion serving as a junction between the panel outer member and the panel inner member. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289011 | ELECTRIC DRIVETRAIN - An electric drivetrain having an axial flux electric motor disposed along a drivetrain axis, the axial flux electric motor disposed to rotate a hollow motor output shaft extending along the drivetrain axis, which hollow motor output shaft engages a first planetary gearset. The first planetary gearset may be engaged and disengaged with a second planetary gearset that is coupled to a differential which, in turn, drives first and second main driveshafts, each of which also extends along the drivetrain axis. The first main driveshaft drives a first wheel hub assembly and the second main driveshaft passes coaxially through the planetary gearsets, the hollow motor output shaft and the axial flux electric motor to drive a second wheel hub assembly. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289012 | MOTOR GRADER - A motor grader in which a motive power source of an electric motor can appropriately be arranged is provided. The motor grader includes a front frame, a rear frame, and a coupling shaft. The rear frame is arranged in the rear of the front frame. The coupling shaft couples the front frame to the rear frame as being pivotable with respect to the rear frame. The motor grader includes a front wheel rotationally driven to run the motor grader, the electric motor that generates driving force for rotationally driving the front wheel, and a battery in which electric power supplied to the electric motor is stored. The battery is arranged in front of the coupling shaft. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289013 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR FUEL CELL DRIVE SYSTEM - In a mounting structure for a fuel cell drive system, a mount member includes a first mount and a second mount. The first mount connects the first end of a stack case to the first frame. The second mount connects the second end of an auxiliary device case to the second frame. The fuel cell drive system includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member. The first connecting member connects the stack case and a motor to each other. The second connecting member connects the auxiliary device case and a speed reducer to each other. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289014 | Drive Device of a Hybrid Drive - A drive device has an internal combustion engine connection configured for receiving driving power from an internal combustion engine and has an electric motor generator configured for outputting driving power to an electric motor generator connection. A coupling device is configured for coupling both the internal combustion engine connection and the electric motor generator connection to at least one power train connection that is configured for outputting driving power to a power train. The coupling device has a radially outer drive part and a coupling portion lying radially within the drive part, which coupling portion is configured for selectively connecting the drive part to the power train connection in a rotationally fixed manner. A power transmission portion is arranged on an outer circumferential surface on the radially outer drive part, which power transmission portion is configured for receiving driving power from the electric motor generator. Both the internal combustion engine connection and the electric motor generator connection are arranged concentrically to a main drive axis. The power transmission portion partially or fully covers the coupling portion in the longitudinal direction of the main drive axis. An electric motor axis, about which an electric motor shaft configured for outputting driving power from the electric motor generator is provided, which electric motor axis is arranged axially parallel to and radially spaced from the main drive axis. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289015 | HYBRID ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE - A hybrid all-terrain vehicle includes a vehicle frame; a front wheel coupled to a front part of the vehicle frame; a rear wheel coupled to a rear part of the vehicle frame; a drive motor arranged on the vehicle frame; an engine assembly arranged on the vehicle frame and providing electric energy to the drive motor, the engine assembly including a crankshaft, and an axis of the crankshaft being perpendicular to a longitudinal centrosymmetric plane of the hybrid all-terrain vehicle; and a drive shaft extending along a front-rear direction of the vehicle frame and drivingly coupled to the drive motor to transmit a driving force of the drive motor to the front wheel or the rear wheel. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289016 | TRACTOR WHEEL DIRECT DRIVE - A wheel assembly for a vehicle comprises a hollow support cylinder extending along an axis and anchored to a frame of the vehicle, and a wheel disposed about the axis, annularly surrounding the hollow support cylinder. The wheel comprises an inner wall and a tire extending radially outward of the inner wall, and anchored thereto. The wheel assembly further comprises first and second sleeve bearings disposed between and abutting the hollow support cylinder and the inner wall, the first sleeve bearing being situated proximal to the frame along the axis, the second sleeve bearing being situated distal to the frame along the axis, and the wheel being rotatably supported on the hollow support cylinder via the first and second sleeve bearings. The wheel assembly further comprises a first direct drive motor disposed axially between the first and second sleeve bearings. The first direct drive motor comprises a first wound stator anchored to the hollow support structure, and a first permanent magnet rotor anchored to the inner wall, axially aligned with the first wound stator and radially outward of the first wound stator. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289017 | MOTOR UNIT, TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - One aspect of a motor unit of the present invention is a motor unit that is mounted on a vehicle, and includes a motor that drives the vehicle, an inverter electrically connected to the motor, a temperature control heat exchanger connected to a temperature control device of the vehicle, and a refrigerant circuit that is a path through which a refrigerant circulates. The refrigerant circuit includes a first circulation path and a second circulation path that are switched to each other. The first circulation path is a path passing through the inverter and the temperature control heat exchanger. The second circulation path is a path passing through the inverter, the temperature control heat exchanger, and the motor. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289018 | AIR CIRCULATION SYSTEM - An air circulation system for a motor vehicle front end, having at least one air duct having an air inlet and an air control device. The air control device comprises at least one, in particular lamellar, air control flap which is mounted in pivot bearings and can be pivoted via a drive, in particular an actuator, in order to regulate the passage of air through the air inlet. The air duct comprises a foamed or injection-molded material at least in the region of the air control device, in particular in the region of the air inlet. At least one or a plurality of the pivot bearings is/are accommodated or formed in the foamed material. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289019 | Air Damper Device - An air flap device for use in a motor vehicle can have an air flap unit comprising a plurality of air flaps pivotally supported about an axis of rotation between a closed position and an open position, wherein the air flaps each have a cover section for covering and uncovering air passages and a fastening section for fixing the air flaps in the air flap device, a drive unit for driving the air flaps, a control unit for controlling an operational capability of the air flaps the control unit having corresponding receiving sections for receiving the fastening sections of the individual air flaps, the air flap device being configured in such a way that a detectable force is generated in the event of a malfunction or non-function of an air flap, wherein the detectable force results from a direct interaction between the fastening section of at least one air flap and the corresponding receiving section of the air flap in the control unit. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289020 | BARRIER FILM-CONTAINING TANK SHELL WITH PERMEATION-SECURE CONNECTOR FORMATION FOR CONNECTING A SEPARATE CONDUIT COMPONENT - A tank shell for a motor vehicle tank, exhibiting a tank shell inner surface facing towards the tank volume surrounded by it and a tank shell outer surface facing away from the tank volume surrounded by it, where a tank shell wall exhibits at least section-wise a multilayer layer structure, where the layer structure having at least one interior wall section produced by injection molding and located nearer to the tank shell inner surface, at least one exterior wall section produced by injection molding and located nearer to the tank shell outer surface, and a barrier film located between the interior wall section and the exterior wall section, where the tank shell wall exhibits at least one aperture penetrating through the tank shell wall along an aperture path, where a section of the barrier film is exposed in the region of the aperture; the section of the barrier film exposed in the region of the aperture is configured integrally with the barrier film in the tank shell wall and for contacting by a sealing arrangement of a conduit component realized separately from the tank shell wall. | 2022-09-15 |