43rd week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210331526 | Pneumatic Tire - In a pneumatic tire, a block includes recess/protrusions on a road contact surface. Additionally, a recess/protrusion content of the recess/protrusions is from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm. A width of the recess/protrusions is from 0.1 mm to 0.8 mm. A recess/protrusion region is where an arrangement interval between adjacent recess/protrusions is not greater than 1.2 mm. A smooth region other than the recess/protrusion region has an arithmetic mean roughness of the road contact surface of the block not greater than 50 μm. A lateral length of the road contact surface of the block in a tire lateral direction is defined. In this case, the block includes the recess/protrusion region and the smooth region in an optional cross-section in a lateral range of not less than 40% of a lateral length of the road contact surface of the block. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331527 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pair of main grooves disposed on both sides of a tire equator of a pneumatic tire and extending along a tire circumferential direction is configured so that a series of bent elements formed by connecting at least five linear groove portions via bend points are continuously and repeatedly arranged in the tire circumferential direction, and the at least five linear groove portions included in each of the bent elements have three or more types of inclination angles with respect to the tire circumferential direction and have five or more types of lengths. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331528 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL TIRE SIPE - Various embodiments of a tire having a three-dimensional tire sipe are disclosed. In one embodiment, a tire having a sipe is provided, the tire comprising: opposing tread element portions separated by the sipe, each opposing tread element portion including a plurality of positive elements and a plurality of negative elements, wherein the plurality of positive elements and the plurality of negative elements include three substantially quadrilateral-shaped planar surfaces, each planar surface being oriented relative to another planar surface by an angle of 90 degrees, and wherein the three planar surfaces meet at a rounded terminal portion. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331529 | TIRE - A tire having a tread portion provided with a first circumferential groove and a second circumferential groove each extending in the tire circumferential direction, and lateral grooves connecting between the first circumferential groove and the second circumferential groove. The first circumferential groove extends zigzag and comprises a radially outer first portion having the smallest width and a radially inner second portion having a width larger than that of the first portion. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331530 | TIRE DETERIORATION DETECTION SYSTEM, TIRE WEAR DETECTION SYSTEM AND TIRE WEAR DETECTION METHOD - A tire deterioration detection system, a tire wear detection system and a tire wear detection method can suppress influences caused by curving of a vehicle. The tire deterioration detection system estimates deterioration state, for example, wear state of each tire of a vehicle. A calculation part derives a moving length of each tire in view of an effect caused by curving based on a traveling path of the vehicle obtained from position data by a GPS receiver and an outer diameter of the tire from the moving length of the tire, so that calculation part derives a wear loss of the tire and estimate the wear state of the tire from the wear loss of the tire. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331531 | A TIRE HAVING RECESSES IN BEAD AREA - The tire comprises a pair of bead regions having an annular reinforcing structure and at least one carcass reinforcement which is anchored in the pair of bead regions. A protector portion is positioned axially outward and radially inward from the annular reinforcing structure. The protector portion includes a protector surface intended to come into contact with a rim flange and/or a rim sheet of a wheel rim and is provided with at least 2 recessed portions recessed from the protector surface toward an interior of the tire with a depth D. The at least 2 recessed portions have a minimum distance T between one another, and a Young's modulus E of a rubber composition constituting the protector portion is in a range from 1.5 to 6.0 MPa. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331532 | ELECTRO-MAGNETIC COUPLED PIEZOLECTRIC POWERING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A device is disclosed, which includes: a charge portion with a plurality of piezoelectric elements embedded in a tire configured for a vehicle, a capacitor mechanically coupled to the tire and electrically coupled to the plurality of piezoelectric elements; a transmitter coil, mechanically coupled to the tire and electrically coupled to the capacitor through a discharge portion; wherein in response to an external radial pressure on the tire resulting from movement of the vehicle which causes a pressure on the plurality of piezoelectric elements, the plurality of piezoelectric elements produce an electrical charge on the capacitor, and wherein the discharge portion electrically connects the electrical charge on the capacitor to the transmitter coil to send electromagnetic power to the vehicle. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331533 | WIRELESS PROGRAMMING METHOD FOR TIRE PRESSURE DETECTORS - A wireless programming method for tire pressure detectors includes the following steps. A wireless programmer sends an activating command. The tire pressure detectors send a responding message. The wireless programmer receives the responding messages and records identification codes in the received responding messages. The wireless programmer sends a stop-responding command to make the tire pressure detector with the identification codes, which is recorded in the wireless programmer, enter a stop-responding mode. The wireless programmer sends the activating command again. The tire pressure detectors not in the stop-responding mode send the responding messages. The wireless programmer receives the responding message and records the identification code in the received responding message. The wireless programmer sends a code to the tire pressure detectors corresponding to the recorded identification code to program the code. With such design, it could be ensured that the code could be sent and programmed into all the tire pressure detectors. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331534 | TIRE CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER, AND RECEIVER - A transmitter includes a power source of the transmitter, a condition detecting section that detects a condition of a tire, a data generating section that generates transmission data that contains tire condition data indicating the condition of the tire detected by the condition detecting section, a transmitting section that modulates the transmission data and transmits the modulated data, a storage section storing a correspondence relationship in which values of a specific bit among bits of the transmission data that change as the wheel assembly rotates are respectively assigned to specific angles set for the rotation angle of the wheel assembly, and a transmission control section that transmits the transmission data from the transmitting section when detecting that the rotation angle of the wheel assembly is any of the specific angles. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331535 | DEVICE FOR EVALUATING THE DEFORMATION OF A PNEUMATIC TIRE CASING - The invention relates to a device for evaluating the deformation of a tyre casing which includes:
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20210331536 | UNIVERSAL MOUNTING CLAMPS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A universal mounting clamps system and method for mounting a variety of accessories upon structures having various square, rectangular, or rounded profiles and various ratios and sizes, such as vehicle trailer hitches or bumpers, beams, posts, tubes, and pipes. In an angled-profile-structure embodiment using an angled mounting-clamp unit, an accessory-mount bracket is placed over a corner of the structure and provides area for mounting accessories. A clamping bracket is placed over the diagonally opposite corner of the structure and is fastened to the accessory-mount bracket using a fastener positioner. In a rounded-profile-structure embodiment, a curved mounting-clamp unit is fastened to the structure through a fastener slot, a positioner leg is held in position against the structure, and an accessory-mount leg is held extended from the structure and provides an area for mounting accessories. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331537 | Towing Apparatus for Bus - A towing apparatus includes a towing bracket configured to protrude rearward from a rear end frame which is disposed to extend in a left-right direction at a rearmost lower end of a vehicle body, and a towing pin assembly which is detachably assembled with the towing bracket and to which a towing mechanism provided in a towing vehicle is to be caught and coupled. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331538 | MODULAR VEHICLE HITCH ACCESSORY SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - The present invention provides a vehicle hitch system having a plurality of modular and easily interchangeable accessory attachments. Each accessory attachment may be operable to secure one or more pieces of equipment useful for the user's preferred activities. The system may include a base and a plurality of different accessory attachments, the base comprising a vehicle mount, a connector, and a support frame, and each of the accessory attachments may comprise an accessory mount and an accessory support. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331539 | TRAILER HITCH - In order, in the case of a trailer hitch, comprising a ball neck, which is movable between a working position and a rest position and has a pivot bearing body arranged at a first end and a coupling ball arranged at a second end, a pivot bearing unit, which is arranged fixed to a vehicle and by means of which the pivot bearing body is received such that it is pivotal for the purpose of performing a pivotal movement about a pivot axis between the working position and the rest position, and a rotation-blocking device that is active between the pivot bearing unit and the pivot bearing body, to achieve fixing of the rotation-blocking device in the release position in the simplest possible manner, it is proposed that there run between receptacles in the rotation-blocking device blocking faces against which the rotation-blocking bodies of the rotation-blocking device are configured to abut and from which the receptacles extend, that rotation-blocking units of the rotation-blocking device and the receptacles are arranged at angular spacings from one another around the pivot axis such that, in all the pivotal positions of the pivot bearing body that are provided, including the rest position and with the exception of the working position, the rotation-blocking body of at least one of the rotation blocking units lies opposite one of the blocking faces, and thus this blocking face blocks movement of the actuation body in the actuation direction. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331540 | TRAILER HITCH - In order to improve a trailer hitch, comprising a ball neck, which is movable between a working position and a rest position and has a pivot bearing body arranged at a first end and a coupling ball arranged at a second end, a pivot bearing unit, which is arranged fixed to a vehicle and by means of which the pivot bearing body is received such that it is pivotal for the purpose of performing a pivotal movement about a pivot axis between the working position and the rest position, and a rotation-blocking device that is active between the pivot bearing unit and the pivot bearing body, it is proposed that there run between the working position receptacles and the rest position receptacles of the rotation-blocking device blocking faces against which rotation-blocking bodies of the rotation-blocking device are configured to abut, that rotation-blocking units of the rotation-blocking device and the working position receptacles and the rest position receptacles are arranged at angular spacings from one another around the pivot axis such that, in all the pivotal positions of the pivot bearing body that are provided, with the exception of the working position and the rest position, the rotation-blocking body of at least one of the rotation-blocking units lies opposite one of the blocking faces, and thus this blocking face blocks movement of the actuation body in the actuation direction. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331541 | PLUG FOR UPPER COUPLER OF TRAILER - A plug for insertion into a through hole of a king pin coupler plate of a trailer includes a body defining two opposite axial directions and having a cylindrical, circular and continuous outer surface defining a perimeter. A plurality of pliable ears extend from the outer surface. The ears are each individually aligned in the axial directions. The ears each have a width that is less than ten percent of a distance around the perimeter of the outer surface of the body. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331542 | A SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND A CARRYING MOBILE ROBOT - A carrying mobile robot includes a frame, a suspension system disposed at the bottom of the frame, and a lifting mechanism disposed on the frame. The suspension system includes two suspension mechanisms disposed on the left and right sides, each of which includes a supporting beam, a driving wheel, a connecting member and a first driven wheel. The first driven wheel and the driving wheel respectively support the front and rear ends of the supporting beam, and the connecting member is connected to the supporting beam and located between the driving wheel and the first driven wheels. The lifting mechanism includes a plurality of lifting members, a first driving system for driving the lifting member and a transmission system for transmitting the driving force of the first drive system to the lifting members. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331543 | SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A shock absorber mounting assembly for an off-road vehicle is provided. The shock absorber mounting assembly provides a shock absorber adapter bracket that selectively interconnects a lower portion of the shock absorber and the original equipment manufacturer A-arm of the off-road vehicle. The present invention thus enables any model year shock absorber to be adapted to operatively associate with the steering system of any off-road vehicle of the same make and model, regardless of model year. The shock absorber adapter bracket may be of unitary construction of resilient material adapted to provide a main portion for selectively and rotatably connecting the original shock fork, wherein two fork portions of the shock absorber adapter bracket operatively associate with the lower portion of the shock absorber. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331544 | DAMPER UNIT FOR A CHASSIS OF A VEHICLE WITH LEVELLING - The invention relates to a damper unit ( | 2021-10-28 |
20210331545 | DAMPING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, DAMPING CONTROL SYSTEM, DAMPING CONTROL METHOD, AND DATA PROVIDING DEVICE - A damping control device is configured to acquire, as a preview condition amount, an unsprung condition amount at a predicted passing position where a wheel of a vehicle is predicted to pass, based on preview reference data being sets of data in which unsprung condition amounts and pieces of positional information of the wheel are linked to each other. The unsprung condition amounts indicate a displacement condition of an unsprung portion displaced in a vertical direction due to a displacement of a road surface acquired when the vehicle has traveled on the road surface. The damping control device is configured to execute, at a timing when the wheel passes through the predicted passing position, preview damping control to cause control force to agree with a target control force. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331546 | ROLL STABILIZER AND SENSOR UNIT FOR A ROLL STABILIZER - Disclosed is a roll stabilizer ( | 2021-10-28 |
20210331547 | Device, System and Method for Controlling Active Suspension - A device, system and method for controlling an active suspension are provided. The device includes: a Micro Control Unit (MCU), an ultrasonic sensor, a vehicle wheel longitudinal acceleration sensor, and a vehicle body longitudinal acceleration sensor. The vehicle wheel longitudinal acceleration sensor acquires a vehicle wheel longitudinal acceleration signal and transmits it to the MCU. The vehicle body longitudinal acceleration sensor acquires a vehicle body longitudinal acceleration signal and transmits it to the MCU. The ultrasonic sensor excites an ultrasonic wave according to a set angle, and transmits a received echo signal to the MCU. The MCU calculates a reference current I of a shock absorber according to the echo signal, calculates a target current I′ of the shock absorber according to the vehicle wheel longitudinal acceleration signal and the vehicle body longitudinal acceleration signal, and regulates an input current of the shock absorber according to the reference current I and the target current I′. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331548 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DAMPING FORCE THROUGH ROAD FREQUENCY CLASSIFICATION - An apparatus of controlling damping force through road frequency classification may include high pass filters configured to perform high-pass filtering of detecting values of wheel vibration input from wheel vibration sensors according to different cutoff frequencies, a main frequency extraction module configured to determine a main frequency of the wheel vibration based on filtered values output from the high pass filters, a maximum amplitude and amplitude ratio extraction module configured to determine a maximum amplitude and an amplitude ratio of the wheel vibration based on the filtered values, a road gripping force control determination module configured to determine whether or not road gripping force is to be controlled based on the determined main frequency and the determined maximum amplitude and amplitude ratio, and a damper control module configured to determine the damping force of dampers of a vehicle based on results of determination and road roughness. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331549 | VIBRATION DAMPING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE, AND VIBRATION DAMPING CONTROL METHOD - An apparatus includes a generator and a control unit. The generator generates a vertical controlling force between a vehicle body and one wheel for damping a vehicle sprung mass vibration. The control unit changes the controlling force by controlling the generator based on an unsprung mass state quantity at an estimated passage position of the wheel at time after a predetermined time from current time; when a condition that a sprung mass of a sampling vehicle is highly likely to be resonating when the sampling vehicle passes through the estimated passage position is satisfied, compute a target controlling force based on a value less than the unsprung mass state quantity acquired by the sampling vehicle at the estimated passage position; and, at the time at which the wheel passes through the estimated passage position, control the generator such that a controlling force is equal to the target controlling force. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331550 | ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS FOR BICYCLES - Example adjustable suspension components for bicycles are described herein. An example bicycle suspension component includes a damper operable in a low damping state, a high damping state, and an intermediate damping state between the low damping state and the high damping state, a motion controller operable to change the damper between the low damping state, the intermediate damping state, and the high damping state, and a processor to, based on sensor data, activate the motion controller to change the damper between the intermediate damping state and one of the low damping state or the high damping state. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331551 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE - An air conditioner for a vehicle includes a casing that forms an air passage through which air flows, a blower fan to blow out air, and a heating device to heat air. The casing includes a passage portion through which air flows, a warm air passage that allows air to flow to the heating device, and a bypass passage that allows air to bypass the heating device. A width dimension of the passage portion in a second direction is larger than that of the heating device in the second direction, and is smaller than a height dimension of the passage portion in a first direction. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331552 | COOLING SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROLLER - A cooling system control method for an autonomous driving controller may include detecting the temperature of the autonomous driving controller by the controller when a vehicle is driving; determining whether a current temperature of the autonomous driving controller is lower than a target temperature by the controller; and terminating the controlling of the cooling system if the condition is satisfied in determining whether the current temperature of the autonomous driving controller is lower than the target temperature. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331553 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR RANGE EXTENDER VEHICLE - An electric drivetrain for installation in a vehicle chassis. A generator coupled to an engine generates electric power for charging an array of batteries. The vehicle, including components and subsystems, may be powered electrically from the batteries, allowing the engine and generator to be easily replaced or customized for an industry, geographic region, fuel type, or a set of emission requirements. A thermal management system may determine a battery temperature for the set of batteries and cause one or more of a coolant system, a refrigerant system, an exhaust gas system or an ambient air heat exchanger to add heat to the set of batteries or transfer heat away from the set of batteries. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331554 | OPTIMAL SOURCE ELECTRIC VEHICLE HEAT PUMP WITH EXTREME TEMPERATURE HEATING CAPABILITY AND EFFICIENT THERMAL PRECONDITIONING - A vehicle thermal management system includes a vehicle heat pump system, a battery system coolant loop, a drive train coolant loop, and control electronics. The vehicle heat pump system includes a compressor, a cabin condenser, a cabin evaporator, a cabin blower, and a chiller. The battery system coolant loop is in thermal communication with a battery system and with the chiller and selectively in thermal communication with the drive train coolant loop. The control electronics control the components of the vehicle thermal management system to heat the cabin, cool the cabin, heat the battery system, cool the battery system, and cool the drive train. The control electronics may control the compressor to operate in an efficient mode or a lossy mode in which the compressor generates heat. The control electronics may also control the components of the vehicle thermal management system to precondition the battery. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331555 | HEATER CORE AND METHOD FOR SERVICING A HEATER CORE - A method for servicing a heater core installed in a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) assembly for a motor vehicle includes removing a sealing attachment from an interfacing connection interfacing with the heater core. The method includes sliding the heater core in a direction of insertion. The method includes disconnecting, from the heater core, the interfacing connection. The method includes removing the heater core in a direction of extraction, the direction of extraction being orthogonal to the direction of insertion. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331556 | ABANDONED CHILD VEHICLE TEMPERATURE SAFETY SYSTEM - The disclosure includes a child/pet car safety system. The system includes a 360 degree camera with temperature and humidity sensors and a phone app in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The attached camera dome recognizes persons or animals in the vehicle. When the vehicle is turned off, the system engages temperature controls to keep remaining persons or animals in the vehicle at a safe and comfortable temperature. The accompanying app notifies users of conditions in the vehicle. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331557 | Features of Shutter System Using Modular SMA Spring Actuator - A shutter system for use in a vehicle. The shutter system comprises a panel mounted on a conduit through which air flows, the panel having a first plurality of apertures for permitting air to flow therethrough; and a grille movably mounted on a surface of the panel, the grille having a second plurality of apertures for permitting air to flow therethrough. In an open position, the grille is aligned with the panel such that the first and second plurality of apertures are aligned to permit air to flow through both the first and second plurality of apertures. In a closed position, the grille is aligned with the panel such that the first and second plurality of apertures are not aligned and air is blocked from flowing through the first and second plurality of apertures. The shutter system comprises a first actuator mechanism coupled to the panel and the grille and comprising a first bias spring and a first shape-memory alloy (SMA) spring. The first actuator mechanism moves the grill between the open position and the closed position. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331558 | MOBILE HOME AND ROCKET STOVE AND VENTILATION ASSEMBLIES FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile home as well as a rocket stove and ventilation assembly suitable for use therein are provided. The mobile home comprises: a housing body having a cuboid shape; and at least one pre-marked area on one or more walls of the housing body for indicating where a cutout for receiving a feature or an appliance therein is to be made. The rocket stove comprises a body containing therein: a vertical chimney for delivering heat to a stove top; a tee having at least three ends; and an elbow interposed and interconnected with the tee and the vertical chimney. One of the at least three ends is for receiving a fuel source therein and one of the at least three ends is connected to the elbow. The ventilation assembly comprises: at least two opposing air filters; and a plurality of fan units positioned side-by-side and sandwiched therebetween. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331559 | COMMUNICATION INTERFACE MODULE FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT - A transport refrigeration system ( | 2021-10-28 |
20210331560 | VOLTAGE CONVERSION SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A voltage conversion system includes an energy storage device; a power conversion unit connected to the energy storage device, the power conversion unit comprising: an inductor, the inductor comprising a number of coils that are non-coupled or weakly coupled, with a coupling coefficient less than 0.05; a multi-phase boost stage coupled to the inductor, wherein the multiphase boost stage comprises a number of phases that equals the number of coils; an inverter coupled to the multiphase boost stage; and a load coupled to the power conversion unit. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331561 | VENT DEVICE - A vent device includes at least one stage of a ventilation assembly, each stage of the ventilation assembly includes an inner layer element and an outer layer element. An air duct is formed between the outer layer element and the inner layer element, and the air duct has an air duct outlet. Each stage of the ventilation assembly has an air duct open position and closed position. The outer layer element and the inner layer element are configured to be able to move along the first direction relative to each other between the air duct open position and closed position. In the air duct closed position, the inner layer element closes the air duct outlet, and in the air duct open position, the inner layer element opens the air duct outlet. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331562 | Roller blind arrangement comprising a corrugated-tube winding shaft - A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle, the roller blind arrangement having a roller blind web and a winding shaft onto which the roller blind web can be wound or from which the roller blind web can be unwound and which has a flexible surrounding-tube arrangement penetrated by a vehicle-attached bearing strut and a corrugated tube as a surrounding-tube element, corrugated-tube ribs being formed on the a corrugated tube and being separated from each other by troughs. The corrugated tube is provided with a coupling overmold at each of its two ends, each coupling overmold being connected to a respective bearing bush and having an outer diameter which corresponds to the maximum outer diameter of the corrugated tube. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331563 | ROLLER BLIND DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE INTERIOR, AND ROLLER BLIND SHAFT FOR SAME - A roller blind device for a vehicle interior including a roller blind shaft and a flexible textile sheet material, an end region of which is secured to the roller blind shaft in order to be wound and unwound relative to the roller blind shaft. The end region of the textile sheet material surrounds an outer casing of the roller blind shaft in the form of a loop which is annularly closed. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331564 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is a method for controlling an autonomous driving vehicle. The vehicle control method includes detecting an eye level of an occupant adjacent to the window through a first camera which captures an image of an inside of the vehicle, setting an area of the window corresponding to the eye level of the occupant to a first area and setting the other remaining area of the window to a second area, and adjusting light transmittance of the window such that light transmittance of the first area is lower than light transmittance of the second area. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331565 | SLIDING / FOLDING SLANTED BACK SOFT TOP ASSEMBLY FOR SUV - A retractable sliding/folding slanted back soft top assembly for 4-door and 2-door SUVs. A fabric cover is supported by a frame that is at least partially articulatable from at least a closed position to an open air position. The frame includes at least one forward fabric support bow member and at least one rearward fabric support bow member. The rear fabric support bow member being positioned when in the closed position in a manner which allows the fabric to clear a sport bar or “roll bar” member of a vehicle in the closed position such that a rear portion of the top is angled from the vertical when viewing the vehicle from the side. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331566 | HINGE ASSEMBLY AND TONNEAU COVER - A hinge assembly for a tonneau cover. The hinge assembly allows panels of the tonneau cover to be folded on top of one another and includes a pivot frame having an engagement side and a pivot side. The engagement side of the pivot frame is configured to engage one end of a panel of the tonneau cover and pivot side of the pivot frame includes at least one recess defined therein. The hinge assembly also includes a pivot component having a pivot with at least one recess defined therein. A hinge member, having first and second ends, is pivotally engaged with the pivot frame and the pivot component in the respective recesses thereof through the first and second ends. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331567 | TRUCK BED COVER - A truck bed cover ( | 2021-10-28 |
20210331568 | AUTOMOTIVE DOOR SEALING MEMBER - Sealing performance is improved without deteriorating appearance. A pillar P side of a roof-side seal lip | 2021-10-28 |
20210331569 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a vehicle body in which a mounting chamber is provided, and an equipment unit disposed within the mounting chamber. The equipment unit includes a compartment cross member extending in one direction, the compartment cross member of which a first end portion and a second end portion situated on respective ends in the first direction being fixed to the vehicle body, and a first equipment and a second equipment fixed to the compartment cross member and disposed with a spacing between each other. A rigidity of the equipment unit at a portion situated between the first equipment and the second equipment is higher than a rigidity of the equipment unit at a portion where the first end portion is situated. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331570 | BATTERY MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A battery mounting structure for a vehicle is provided to include a case having a first internal member that is disposed to be spaced parallel to an upper side of a lower panel of the case and a second internal member that is disposed perpendicular to the first internal member, and configured to accommodate a plurality of battery modules therein using the first internal member and the second internal member. An outer side member is provided in a shape protruding toward the outside on an outer side of the case. The battery modules are disposed in a stacking direction of battery cells that is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the first internal member. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331571 | VEHICLE BODY REAR STRUCTURE - A vehicle body rear structure may include: a first electrical device disposed in a rear portion of the vehicle; and a second electrical device disposed behind the first electrical device, the second electrical device having an operating voltage lower than an operating voltage of the first electrical device. The second electrical device may be inclined such that a front end of the second electrical device is positioned higher than a rear end of the second electrical device. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331572 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a case member, a stay member and a rib. The case member is supported by a frame of a vehicle body with a mount member being interposed. The stay member is suspended between a boss part of the case member and a member of a case member side in the mount member, a longitudinal direction of the stay member intersecting a longitudinal direction of the frame. The rib extends in the case member in a direction that is an extension of the longitudinal direction of the stay member at a root of the boss part. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331573 | POWER FLYWHEEL MOTOR - A power flywheel motor is generally disclosed. In use, a flywheel assembly includes at least one motor-generator and a housing adapted to receive the flywheel assembly. The flywheel assembly is rotatable in the housing about a central axis. The motor-generator is configured to convert between electrical energy and kinetic energy associated with a rotation of the flywheel assembly. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331574 | Hybrid Power Driving System - A hybrid power driving system includes an engine, a planetary gear device, a first motor, a clutch gear, a brake device, a first clutch, a second clutch, an intermediate shaft, and a second motor, wherein the engine and the first motor are connected by the planetary gear device, the planetary gear device includes a first rotating element, a second rotating element and a third rotating element, the first rotating element is connected to the first motor, and the second rotating element is connected to the engine, and the clutch gear is connected to the intermediate shaft; the brake device is configured to brake or unlock the third rotating element; and the second motor is connected to the intermediate shaft. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331575 | HYBRID MULTI-MODE SWITCHING CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A continuously variable transmission system for hybrid power multi-mode switching, includes an input component, an output component, a clutch assembly, a brake, a hydraulic transmission assembly and a planetary gear assembly, wherein the input component is connected with the hydraulic transmission assembly, the output component is connected with the planetary gear assembly, the clutch assembly connects the input component and the hydraulic transmission assembly to the planetary gear assembly respectively, and the brake and the clutch assembly provide a transmission ratio for continuous forwarding or backwarding continuously between the input component and the output component. The hydro-mechanical transmission is switched to mechanical transmission by increasing the displacement ratio of the hydraulic transmission assembly linearly or non-linearly. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331576 | TORQUE CONVERTER - A torque converter includes a torque converter body and a rotary electrical machine. The torque converter body includes a cover, an impeller, a turbine, and a first stator. The rotary electrical machine includes a rotor and a second stator. The rotary electrical machine is disposed inside the torque converter body. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331577 | HYBRID POWERTRAIN AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN - A hybrid powertrain includes an output shaft, a combustion power section for providing a first torque, an electric power section for providing a second torque, and an output transmission for transmitting the first torque between the combustion power section and the output shaft and transmitting the second torque between the electric power section and the output shaft. The combustion power section includes an internal combustion engine with a combustion shaft for outputting the first torque, a generator with a generator shaft for converting the first torque into electric energy, and a variable belt transmission for variably translating the first torque. The belt transmission includes a combustion-side cone pulley pair with a first axially movable pulley arranged on a generator shaft side, an output-side cone pulley pair with a second axially movable pulley, and a belt for variably torque-transmittingly connecting the combustion-side cone pulley pair to the output-side cone pulley pair. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331578 | Transmission for a Motor Vehicle, Motor Vehicle Powertrain, and Method for Operating a Transmission - A transmission (G) for a motor vehicle includes an electric machine (EM | 2021-10-28 |
20210331579 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is arranged at one side in a predetermined direction with respect to a wall body having a ventilation opening. A core portion includes a plurality of tubes in which a heat medium flows to exchange heat with air having passed through the ventilation opening. A first header tank is connected to one ends of the plurality of tubes, and is provided with an inflow port from which the heat medium flows into the first header tank. The other ends of the plurality of tubes are connected to a second header tank, and the heat medium flowing through the tubes collects into the second header tank. The core portion has an opening overlapping range that overlaps with the ventilation opening at the one side in the predetermined direction, and a large amount of the heat medium flows unevenly into the opening overlapping range of the entire core portion. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331580 | UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle includes: a vehicle body frame including a cabin frame portion; a loading bed tiltable between a normal position and a dumping position; and an intake unit including an intake port. The intake unit is disposed above a rear wheel and extends over a height range overlapping a height range over which the loading bed in the normal position extends, and a location of the intake unit in a vehicle width direction substantially coincides with a location of a side wall portion of the loading bed in the vehicle width direction. The intake unit is located rearward of the cabin frame portion and exposed to the outside in the vehicle width direction. The intake unit is fixed to the vehicle body frame at a distance from a trajectory along which the loading bed is tilted. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331581 | VEHICLE TANK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A VEHICLE TANK - A vehicle tank, in particular for holding a fuel, in particular gasoline and/or diesel fuel, having: a first and a second partial shell, wherein the first and second partial shell are connected to one another in a partial shell joining area, and a barrier layer substantially, preferably completely, covering an outer surface of the first partial shell and an outer surface of the second partial shell, respectively, wherein the barrier layer spans the partial shell joining area on an outer surface of the vehicle tank. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331582 | FILL LIMIT VENTING VALVE WITH HIGH SHUT-OFF HEIGHT - A fill limit vent valve for a fuel system includes a housing assembly, an outlet port and a flow dam. The housing assembly has a main housing including a cylindrical body and an upper housing portion. The upper housing portion has a lower wall that defines an orifice and an outer cylindrical wall that defines an upper housing chamber. The outlet port is formed on the main housing and fluidly communicates fuel vapor out of the fill limit valve. The orifice is offset from a centerpoint of the lower wall in a direction away from the outlet port. The flow dam extends from the lower wall into the upper housing chamber and connects on opposite ends to the outer cylindrical wall. The flow dam and upper housing chamber cooperating to form a liquid trap that mitigates the possibility of liquid fuel from reaching the outlet port from the orifice. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331583 | A GAS TANK ARRANGEMENT FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A gas tank arrangement for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is provided. In particular, a gas tank arrangement comprising a gas tank for containing a combustible fuel and an electrically propelled gas burning arrangement provided downstream the gas tank. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331584 | FOLDABLE PEDAL APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING VEHICLE - A foldable pedal apparatus of an autonomous traveling vehicle, is configured so that a pedal pad is popped-up by moving toward a driver to be exposed to enable an operation of the pedal pad by a driver in a manual driving mode situation in which the driver directly drives the vehicle, and the pedal pad moves forward and is in close contact with a vehicle body panel to disable the operation of the pedal pad by the driver in an autonomous traveling mode in which the driver does not directly drive the vehicle, facilitating a hidden state where exposure toward the driver is blocked. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331585 | VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle-mounted display apparatus includes a display panel, a geographic position acquisition circuit, a processor, and a display panel driving circuit. The geographic position acquisition circuit acquires a current geographic position of a vehicle. The processor determines whether the current geographic position of the vehicle is within a stored geographic range, and if so, generates a first control signal. The display panel driving circuit controls the display panel to display the vehicle information upon receiving the first control signal from the processor. The vehicle information includes at least one of vehicle license information and a pseudo mobile phone number. In the display apparatus, an information push terminal communicating circuit communicates with an information push terminal to obtain the vehicle information and the stored geographic range, and a server communicating circuit communicates with a server to obtain the pseudo mobile phone number corresponding to an identification for the display apparatus. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331586 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - Disclosed herein is a control device. The control device includes a communication unit wirelessly exchanging information with a mobile terminal, a cradle installed in a vehicle and including a seating surface and a button formed on the seating surface, a sensing unit sensing an object in contact with the seating surface, and a processor transmitting information on the button to the mobile terminal through the communication unit to control a display unit of the mobile terminal to display a button image corresponding to the button when the mobile terminal is detected through the sensing unit. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331587 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING DRIVING SITUATION OF VEHICLE BY SENSING DRIVER'S GAZE AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - The present disclosure provides a method of displaying a vehicle driving situation. In detail, the method of displaying a vehicle driving situation includes: sensing a position of a UE (User Equipment) through a first camera installed in a vehicle; acquiring in real time a surrounding outside image of the vehicle through a second camera installed in the vehicle; sensing a gaze direction of a driver through a third camera installed in the vehicle; receiving the outside image by means of the UE; and displaying a first image including the outside image on a screen of the UE, in which the first image is displayed when the UE is positioned in the gaze direction of the driver. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331588 | USER INTERFACE GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A user interface (UI) generating apparatus includes: an object recognition device configured to photograph a front or surroundings of a moving device and to recognize a real object from a photographed image; an image generator configured to create a virtual object for driving guidance of the moving device to generate an augmented real image obtained by composing the virtual object with the photographed image; and a display device configured to display the augmented reality image, wherein the image generator creates a virtual object that is changed in conjunction with a speed of the moving device, and creates a reinforcement virtual object capable of compensating the real object based on characteristics of the real object. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331589 | IMAGE PROJECTOR - There is provided a head-up display for a vehicle having a window. The head-up display comprises a picture generating unit ( | 2021-10-28 |
20210331590 | DISPLAY CONTROLLER, WORKING MACHINE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A display controller for controlling a content displayed on the display provided on the working machine comprises a display control unit. The display control unit is configured to display, on the display, an icon image indicating information regarding the working machine and a plurality of graphic meter images indicating respective conditions of the working machine so that the graphic meter images, each in an arcuate shape, are displayed as being arranged so as to surround the icon image. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331591 | DYNAMIC SAFE STATE CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL MOTOR BASED ON VEHICLE SPEED - A dynamic safe state control circuit is disclosed that controls an electrical motor based on vehicle speed. A microcontroller or other processing device is configured to control an inverter system of an electrical motor. The dynamic safe state control circuit is configured to receive a first signal that corresponds to a speed of the electric motor. The circuit is configured to activate any one of a plurality of safe states in the inverter system based on the first signal and in response to a malfunction in the microcontroller. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331592 | METHOD AND DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPERATING AT LEAST TWO ELECTRIC DRIVE MACHINES IN THE EVENT OF A CHANGE IN LOAD AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE - A method and a drive control device for operating at least two electric drive machines in the event of a change in load of a vehicle. A first torque can be transferred to at least one wheel of a first vehicle axle by a first electric drive machine, and a second torque can be transferred to at least one wheel of a second vehicle axle by a second electric drive machine. Each torque is defined by an amount and by a direction. In the method, it is determined whether a change in load is pending within a first defined timeframe and, if this is affirmed, the second torque is set for a second definable timeframe with a direction which is set opposite a current direction of the first torque. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331593 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A POWERING SEGMENT IN AN ELECTRIC ROAD SYSTEM AND AN ELECTRIC ROAD SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for activating a segment for enabling electrical power delivery to vehicles, the segment being one of a plurality of segments consecutively arranged along a single track line of an electric road system that further comprises a base station, the method comprising: receiving, at the base station, identification data transmitted from a vehicle, the identification data identifying the vehicle; associating an activation key with the identification data with each other; transmitting the activation key from the base station to the segment; receiving, at the segment and via short range radio communication, an activation request sent from the vehicle, wherein the activation request comprises an identification key associated with the identification data; confirming, at the segment, that the received identification key is associated with the received activation key; and upon positive confirmation, activating the segment for enabling power delivery to the vehicle. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331594 | Robotic Work Tool System and a Charging Connector Arrangement for a Robotic Work Tool System - A robotic work tool system, comprising a charging station and a robotic work tool, said robotic work tool comprising two charging connectors arranged on an upper side of the robotic work tool and said charging station comprising two charging connectors and a supporting structure arranged to carry said charging connectors and to extend over and above said robotic work tool as the robotic work tool enters the charging station for establishing electrical contact between the charging connectors of the robotic work tool and the charging connectors of the charging station from above, wherein said supporting structure is arranged to allow the robotic work tool exit the charging station by driving through the charging station without reversing. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331595 | MOVABLE STATION FOR ELECTRIC KICK SCOOTER - The present invention relates to a movable station. More particularly, the present invention relates to a movable station including a vehicle, a multi-tier open frame rack installed in the vehicle, and multiple accommodation modules mounted on each tier of the rack and each of which stably secures an electric kick scooter. With the use of the movable station, many electric kick scooters can be picked up easily and stably carried. In addition, damage to the electric kick scooters and stable placement frames can be prevented during transportation of the electric kick scooters. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331596 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTIVE CHARGING | 2021-10-28 |
20210331597 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A power supply apparatus includes: a power supply portion connected to a power receiving portion of an electrical apparatus and configured to supply electric power to the power receiving portion; an arm including a tip end at which the power supply portion is provided, the arm further including at least one of a linear motion joint portion and a rotational joint portion; and a controller. The controller controls at least one of the linear motion joint portion and the rotational joint portion to move the arm such that the power supply portion is connected to the power receiving portion. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331598 | AC CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - An AC charging system for electric vehicles, which cooperates with a power grid, includes a power detecting module, a local power supplying module, and a local charging control module. The power detecting module is coupled with a second area power converting device of the power grid to generate power parameters. The local power supplying module is coupled to the power output side of the second area power converting device of the power grid for outputting a controllable power source to the electric vehicle. The local charging control module is coupled to the power detecting module and the local power supplying module, and controls each controllable power source provided by the local power supplying module according to power parameters. Accordingly, when a large number of electric vehicles use AC charging at the same time, it can avoid the power supply of the grid being affected by the overload of electricity. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331599 | CAPACITY CONTROL DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A capacity control device including: a storage unit for storing information representing a first energy amount and a second energy amount of an amount of energy accumulated in a power source for driving mounted on a vehicle, the first energy amount being available for power transmission and reception between the power source for driving and a power grid without an instruction from a user of the vehicle, and the second energy amount being available to the user in response to an instruction from the user; a updating unit for updating the second energy amount without updating the first energy amount, and updating the first energy amount without updating the second energy amount; and a control unit for presenting information representing the second energy amount that has been updated by the updating unit to the user. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331600 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a system, including: a demand information acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating power demand in a power network; and a setting unit configured to, based on the power demand, set a usage fee for a parking lot having a power transmission and reception facility for a vehicle having a power supply for driving to transmit and receive power to/from the power network. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331601 | DISPATCHING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY SWAPPING STATION - The present disclosure discloses a dispatching method and system for an electric vehicle battery swapping station. The dispatching method includes: acquiring battery data of electric vehicles and demand of battery swapping of users; determining total charging power and average charging power of a battery swapping station; determining a battery swapping price; determining an objective function of optimized dispatching of the electric vehicle battery swapping station according to the battery swapping price and the battery data; optimizing, according to a constraint condition and the objective function, a charging state of batteries in the battery swapping station and the demand of the battery swapping to obtain an optimized charging state of the batteries in the battery swapping station and optimized demand of the battery swapping; and performing the optimized dispatching on the electric vehicle battery swapping station. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331602 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BATTERY OF VEHICLE - A vehicle battery controlling apparatus is provided and includes a sensor that senses a SOC of a battery connected to a switch among a plurality of batteries and a controller that controls the on/off of the switch based on a first result of determining whether a vehicle enters a fuel-cut section and a second result of comparing the SOC of the battery with at least one or more predetermined reference values. The apparatus improves fuel efficiency by increasing energy regeneration, and improves battery durability by minimizing battery SOC in a non-regeneration section. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331603 | CHARGING CONTROL OF A FLEET - A method for providing electric exchange power for multiple electric vehicles of a fleet of electric vehicles, for feeding into an electricity supply grid or drawing from the electricity supply grid by way of a charging infrastructure of the fleet, wherein a positive exchange power denotes an electric power drawn from the electricity supply grid by the fleet and a negative exchange power denotes an electric power fed into the electricity supply grid by the fleet, and wherein each electric vehicle has an electrical storage unit having a changeable state of charge, and the sum of the changeable states of charge of the electric vehicles of the fleet, and possibly further changeable states of charge of further storage units, forms a changeable sum state of charge, wherein a state of charge range is determined for a provision period, this state of charge range spanning an operating range that should contain the sum state of charge, wherein the state of charge range is characterized by a time-dependent upper limit that specifies maximum values that should not be exceeded for the sum state of charge in a time-dependent manner, and by a time-dependent lower limit that specifies minimum values that should not be dropped below for the sum state of charge in a time-dependent manner, and wherein the state of charge range is determined on the basis of the states of charge of the electric vehicles, and wherein the electric exchange power is controlled in the provision period such that the sum state of charge does not leave the state of charge range. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331604 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing method includes: obtaining tractor information including a battery level of a tractor, trailer information including battery levels of trailers, and delivery information including identification information and destinations of goods to be delivered; generating a delivery plan using the tractor information, the trailer information, and the delivery information; and outputting the delivery plan generated. The delivery plan satisfies: (a) a first condition that, when moving the plurality of trailers, the tractor travels using at least one of a battery of a trailer being moved among the plurality of trailers or a battery of the tractor; and (b) a second condition that the battery level of the tractor is kept above a first lower limit, and the battery levels of the trailers are kept above a second lower limit. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331605 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle control method is disclosed which is a method for adjusting a seat inside a vehicle. The vehicle control method includes: monitoring the surroundings of a passenger sitting in the seat through a camera installed inside the vehicle; sensing an object around the passenger through the monitoring; sending information on the sensed object to a server; receiving a preset seat setting value corresponding to the object information from the server; and adjusting the position of the seat according to the seat setting value. One or more of an autonomous vehicle according to the present invention, a user terminal, and a server may be associated with artificial intelligence, a robot, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), etc. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331606 | VEHICLE SEAT - The vehicle seat comprising a seat-bottom frame; a seatback frame comprising at least one first lateral riser mounted pivoting relative to said seat-bottom frame around a transverse axis; a first discontinuous type hinge mechanism with a first side-plate rigidly fixed to the seat-bottom frame and a second side-plate; an intermediate riser mounted on the seat bottom frame, pivoting around the transverse axis, by means of the first hinge mechanism where the intermediate riser and the second side-plate are securely connected in rotation around the transverse axis; where the intermediate riser is fixed to the first lateral riser at a distance from the transverse axis; where the intermediate riser has a stiffness less than the stiffness of the first lateral riser of the seatback frame. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331607 | Child Seat Safety System - A safety system for use with a car seat. The safety system protects a child from inadvertently being left alone in a locked car seat. The child seat safety system integrates a fob mechanism with a buckle of a restraint component capable of sending an alert to a mobile application when a parent or caregiver leaves the vicinity of the car seat while the buckle is armed. The armed buckle is released when the fob mechanism is inserted into a slot in the buckle. The fob mechanism is in wireless communication with the buckle to sense when the fob mechanism is moved away from the car seat. When a predetermined distance between the buckle and the fob mechanism is sensed, a wireless communication is sent to the mobile application to alert the user. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331608 | CONVEYANCE SEAT - Provided is a conveyance seat capable of reducing the number of components and reducing swing of a seat cushion while a vehicle is travelling. The conveyance seat is a seat including a cushion lock apparatus turnably coupling a seat cushion to a seat back and configured switchable between a seatable state and a housing state. The cushion lock apparatus includes a lock member attached to a seat cushion side, a lock target member attached to a seat back side and engaging with the lock member to lock turning motion of the seat cushion, and a position holding member holding at least one of the positions of the lock member and the lock target member to hold a state in which a clearance is, in the seatable state, formed between an engagement portion provided at the lock member and an engagement target portion provided at the lock target member. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331609 | LIGHT WEIGHT METAL BACK WITH EXTRA LIVING SPACE - Described are seat backs for passenger seats. The seat back includes a frame, and the frame includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion includes a top end of the seat back, and the lower portion is adjacent to the upper portion. A thickness of the upper portion of the frame may be less than a thickness of the lower portion of the frame. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331610 | VEHICLE INTERIOR MEMBER - An armrest is provided as a part of a center console of a vehicle. The armrest includes a base material, a cushion layer that is laminated on the base material and made of a foam, a heater layer that is laminated on the cushion layer, and a surface layer that is laminated on the heater layer. The cushion layer includes a first cushion layer that is laminated on the base material, and a second cushion layer that is disposed between the first cushion layer and the heater layer and has a density lower than that of the first cushion layer. The heater layer has a woven fabric portion that is woven by using a plurality of warp yarns and a plurality of weft yarns. In the woven fabric portion, a part of the weft yarns is formed of a conductive yarn that generates heat when energized. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331611 | VEHICLE ARMREST WITH AUTOMATIC RETRACTION - An armrest release mechanism includes a pivot bush. A release bracket is fixed to the pivot bush. An armrest pivot is supported on the pivot bush for relative rotational movement. A release board is also supported on the pivot bush for relative rotational movement. The release board is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. An armrest lock is attached to the release bracket for relative movement. The armrest lock is also attached to the release board. When the release board is in the locked position the armrest lock is engaged with the armrest pivot to prevent movement of the armrest pivot relative to the pivot bush. When the release board is in the unlocked position the armrest lock is not engaged with the armrest pivot. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331612 | Vehicle Seat - To provide a vehicle seat in which the posture of the head of the occupant is controlled with a simpler configuration to reduce motion sickness of the occupant, the vehicle seat includes: a seat cushion; a seat back; a headrest including a main part configured to support the back of the head of the occupant, a left side part connected to a left edge of the main part to be rotatable about a vertical axis, a right side part connected to a right edge of the main part to be rotatable about a vertical axis, a left drive device for rotating the left side part forward relative to the main part, and a right drive device for rotating the right side part forward relative to the main part; an acceleration acquisition device; and a control device which, when a rightward acceleration is acquired by the acceleration acquisition device, makes the right drive device rotate the right side part forward until the right side part is positioned on a right side of the head of the occupant, and when a leftward acceleration is acquired by the acceleration acquisition device, makes the left drive device rotate the left side part forward until the left side part is positioned on a left side of the head of the occupant. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331613 | Anti-Microbial, Partition Divider Assembly for a Cart such as a Golf Cart - An anti-microbial partition divider assembly for a cart such as a golf cart is provided. The cart has a passenger seating area, including at least one seat, a roof and a floor. The assembly includes a flexible or beam-rigid partition divider having a substrate layer made of a material which prevents airborne liquid droplets from traveling therethrough. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331614 | OCCUPANT SUPPORT OF A VEHICLE - An occupant support includes a vehicle seat and a modular system. The vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The modular system is changeable between a stowed configuration and a use configuration. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331615 | VEHICLE ACCESS RAMP - A vehicle access ramp includes a base section and a fold-out section. The base section is mounted to a vehicle and the fold-out section is mounted to the base section. The fold-out section is movable from a use position allowing access into or out of the vehicle using the vehicle access ramp to a storage position allowing movement of the vehicle. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331616 | FREIGHT TRANSPORT CARRIER - A freight transport carrier comprises a tractor unit, a slave tray loading unit, and a slave tray actuation mechanism. The tractor unit comprises a chassis, a plurality of wheels coupled to the chassis, and a power source configured to selectively provide rotational motion to the plurality of wheels. The slave tray loading unit is coupled to the chassis of the tractor unit and comprises a plurality of slave trays. At least one of the plurality of slave trays is an actuatable slave tray that is selectively actuatable between a first or lowered position, in which the actuatable slave tray is configured to receive a load, and a second or raised position, in which the actuatable slave tray is configured to transport the load. The slave tray actuation mechanism is configured to selectively actuate the actuatable slave tray between the first or lowered position and the second or raised position. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331617 | LIGHT PROJECTION DEVICE FOR MOVING BODY - A light projection device for a moving body is provided on the moving body and includes: a light source for irradiating light; an optical scanner which has a mirror portion for reflecting the light irradiated from the light source and a drive source for swinging the mirror portion, and scans the light irradiated from the light source; and a control portion which controls to acquire change information of an angle range at which the mirror portion swings, change the angle range at which the mirror portion swings by controlling the drive source based on the acquired change information, and change an irradiation range of the light irradiated from the light source. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331618 | HEADLAMP CONTROL METHOD AND HEADLAMP CONTROL DEVICE - A headlamp control device includes a headlamp control unit for controlling headlamps so as to regulate an irradiation amount, the headlamps being installed in a vehicle equipped with an autonomous driving mode driven in accordance with images acquired by a visible light camera for capturing the circumference of the vehicle and a manual driving mode driven by a driver of the vehicle. The headlamp control unit decreases the irradiation amount of the headlamps in the autonomous driving mode so as to be smaller than the irradiation amount of the headlamps in the manual driving mode. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331619 | HIGH VISIBILITY LIGHTING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A system has a microcontroller with operative control of a set of vehicle lights including an ability to flash all of the set of vehicle signal lights simultaneously as hazard flashers and an ability to strobe all of the set of vehicle signal lights as high conspicuity emergency lighting. Upon receipt of an indication from a vehicle data bus that the vehicle is slowing as a result of a stopping event, the microcontroller determines a speed of the vehicle and strobes the set of vehicle signal lights as high conspicuity emergency lighting if the speed of the vehicle is below a predetermined threshold | 2021-10-28 |
20210331620 | LIGHTED SOFT TOP FOR A SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE OR UTILITY TASK VEHICLE - A soft top assembly for SUV/UTV vehicles having connected thereto at least one lighting source, such as a fixed light emitting diode lighting device, a rope/flexible light emitting diode lighting device, a solid fiber optic lighting device, to illuminate the interior of the vehicle. The lighting device has at least one water resistant housing that is low profile. The lighting device is also shock resistant. The lighting device has a predetermined ON/OFF feature and at least one power source is provided such as battery powered, powered by replaceable/rechargeable batteries, via connection to the vehicle by a wired harness or electrical contacts, or solar powered. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331621 | Method for simulating a noise in a motor vehicle - A method for simulating a noise in a motor vehicle includes the steps of defining a virtual noise source in a position outside the motor vehicle; simulating a noise from the virtual noise source, wherein the simulation takes place using real noise sources inside the motor vehicle; and changing the position of the virtual noise source relative to the motor vehicle depending on a speed of the motor vehicle. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331622 | VEHICULAR AROUND VIEW MONITORING SYSTEM THROUGH ADJUSTMENT OF VIEWING ANGLE OF CAMERA, AND METHOD THEREOF - A vehicular AVM (Around View Monitoring) system may include: a rear camera module | 2021-10-28 |
20210331623 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AROUND VIEW - An apparatus for providing an around view comprises: first and second cameras for acquiring first and second image information; and a processor. The processor can generate an around view image including a first area including a subject overlapping area and a second area excluding the subject overlapping area, on the basis of first and second images. The subject overlapping area is disposed between first and second boundary lines in the first and second images. The first boundary line is located in the first area, and the second boundary line adjoins the second area. If it is predicted that a first object will pass through the second boundary line due to the first object approaching within a predetermined distance thereto, the processor can generate an around view image in which the second area is changed so that the second area includes the subject overlapping area. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331624 | EXTERIOR REARVIEW DEVICE FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES AND KIT OF PARTS - An exterior rearview device for an automotive vehicle includes a cover body with a cover body opening where the cover covers a front part of at least one reflective means, display or camera accommodated in the cover body. The exterior rearview device also contains a light module having a base body, a lens attachable to the base body and a selected functional device selected from at least two different functional devices each of which is adapted to achieve a specific light function. The base body is attachable to the cover body such that, in an attached state, the lens is arranged in the cover body opening, and the selected functional device is attachable to the base body such that, in the attached state, light from the light module passes through the lens to fulfil the specific light function of the selected functional device. | 2021-10-28 |
20210331625 | EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a base portion configured for attachment at an exterior portion of a vehicle, a mirror head having a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element, and an actuator at an end of the base portion. An adapter plate of the actuator is attached at a head mounting plate attached at the mirror casing. The mirror back plate is attached at the head mounting plate. A service recess is at and between the mirror back plate and the head mounting plate and is configured to receive a separating element that imparts a separating force at and between the mirror back plate and the head mounting plate to detach at least a portion of the mirror back plate from the head mounting plate. With at least the portion of the mirror back plate detached, the mirror back plate is detachable from the head mounting plate. | 2021-10-28 |