46th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210354540 | DRIVE CONFIGURATION - Some embodiments are directed to a drive configuration for a skid-steered vehicle that has a pair of traction motors for rotationally driving opposite outputs of the drive configuration. The traction motors are operatively connected to the outputs via respective gearing arrangements for selectively varying gear reduction between each of the traction motors and the corresponding output. The drive configuration also has a steer differential in a torque connection with the first and second outputs of the drive configuration. The drive configuration additional has a steer motor operatively connected to the steer differential for selectively varying the rotational speed of the first and second outputs in use. Also, the traction and steer motors define a volume in which the gearing arrangements and steering differential are at least partially located. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354541 | USER-SCALABLE POWER UNIT INCLUDING REMOVABLE BATTERY PACKS - A riding lawn mower comprising, a pair of rear drive wheels, a pair of front wheels, a deck positioned between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear drive wheels, a rotatable cutting blade, and multiple battery packs removably coupled to the riding lawn mower and structured to provide power to the riding lawn mower, each battery pack graspable and removable by a user, wherein the multiple battery packs jointly provide power to the riding lawn mower. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354542 | OFF-ROAD VEHICLE - A vehicle shown herein is a side by side utility vehicle having a powertrain an engine with at least three cylinders, an intake and an exhaust, where the intake is forward of the engine and the exhaust is rearward of the engine. The vehicle may further or alternatively include an engine block configured to couple with various transmissions without alteration of the engine block itself. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354543 | HYBRID POWER-DRIVEN SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - A hybrid power-driven system and a vehicle are provided. The hybrid power-driven system includes an engine, a transmission, and a motor power apparatus. The transmission includes a transmission mechanism and a main reducer. The motor power apparatus includes a motor and a power distribution mechanism. The power distribution mechanism includes a motor power distribution shaft, a mode selection apparatus, a first transmission apparatus, and a second transmission apparatus. The motor power distribution shaft is disposed independently from the transmission mechanism, and the motor power distribution shaft is disposed independently from the motor. A motor driven gear configured to receive power of the motor is disposed on the motor power distribution shaft. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354544 | Dual Row Planetary Hybrid Coupling Mechanism and Motor Vehicle - Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a dual row planetary hybrid coupling mechanism and a motor vehicle. The dual row planetary hybrid coupling mechanism includes a fuel driven mechanism, a single row planetary gear mechanism, a dual clutch, an intermediate connecting shaft structure, a compound planetary gear mechanism, a first electric driving mechanism, a second electric driving mechanism and a power output mechanism, wherein the fuel driven mechanism, the first electric driving mechanism and the second electric driving mechanism are connected for output by the single row planetary gear mechanism and the compound planetary gear mechanism, and finally, power output is carried out by the power output mechanism. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354545 | HYBRID MODULE WITH BEARING SUPPORT - A hybrid module includes a housing with a bulkhead wall, a K0 shaft, a rotor assembly, a rotor carrier and a first bearing. The K | 2021-11-18 |
20210354546 | MULTI-MODE HYBRID MODULE - A multi-mode hybrid module includes a fluid coupling, an electric motor and a first clutch. The fluid coupling includes a fluid coupling housing, an impeller drivingly connected to the fluid coupling housing, and a turbine arranged for driving connection to a transmission input shaft. The electric motor includes a nonrotatable stator and a rotatable rotor including a rotor carrier. The first clutch is arranged to drivingly connect the rotor carrier directly to the transmission input shaft. In some example embodiments, the first clutch is a dog clutch. In some example embodiments, the multi-mode hybrid module includes a first clutch actuator. The first clutch has an axially slidable sleeve arranged to selectively rotationally connect the rotor carrier and the transmission input shaft, and the first clutch actuator is arranged to displace the axially slidable sleeve to connect and disconnect the rotor carrier and the transmission input shaft. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354547 | Hybrid module with separating clutch and actuating device - A hybrid module for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle includes a separating clutch for coupling an input-side drive shaft with an output-side intermediate shaft, and an actuating device for actuating the separating clutch, co-rotatable with the drive shaft or with the intermediate shaft. The actuating device includes a pressure chamber connectable to a pressure source arranged to provide a hydraulic actuating pressure through a hydraulic medium, and a compensation device for at least partially compensating a change in pressure in the pressure chamber from a first centrifugal force acting on the hydraulic medium. The drive shaft may be a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine arranged for mechanically driving the motor vehicle and the intermediate shaft may be a rotor shaft for an electric machine arranged for electrically driving the motor vehicle. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354548 | Hybrid Power Driving System - A hybrid power driving system includes an engine, a planetary gear device, a first motor, a clutch gear device, a brake device, an engagement device, an intermediate shaft, and a second motor, the engine and the first motor are connected by the planetary gear device which includes first, second and third rotating elements; the clutch gear device is disposed between the first motor and the planetary gear device, the clutch gear device includes a clutch and a clutch gear and an engagement element connected to the clutch, the clutch gear is connected to the intermediate shaft; the engagement device is configured to engage the third rotating element and the engagement element, or engage the third rotating element and the brake device, or only engage the third rotating element; the brake device is configured to brake or unlock the third rotating element; the second motor is connected to the intermediate shaft. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354549 | Hybrid Coupling Mechanism and Motor Vehicle - Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a hybrid coupling mechanism and a motor vehicle. The hybrid coupling mechanism includes a fuel driven mechanism, a single row planetary gear mechanism, a clutch, an intermediate connecting shaft structure, a compound planetary gear mechanism, a first electric driving mechanism, a second electric driving mechanism and a power output mechanism, wherein the fuel driven mechanism, the first electric driving mechanism and the second electric driving mechanism are connected for output by the single row planetary gear mechanism and the compound planetary gear mechanism and finally, power output is carried out by the power output mechanism. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354550 | Transmission and Drive System of a Motor Vehicle - A transmission ( | 2021-11-18 |
20210354551 | WHEEL-DRIVEN VEHICLE - A wheel-driven vehicle ( | 2021-11-18 |
20210354552 | VEHICLE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY AND COOLING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A vehicle radiator assembly includes: a common inlet tank having a high temperature inlet chamber and a low temperature inlet chamber; a common outlet tank spaced apart from the common inlet tank and including a high temperature outlet chamber and a low temperature outlet chamber; a high temperature radiator core including a plurality of high temperature tubes connecting the high temperature inlet chamber and the high temperature outlet chamber, and a plurality of high temperature cooling fins arranged with the plurality of high temperature tubes; a low temperature radiator core including a plurality of low temperature tubes connecting the low temperature inlet chamber and the low temperature outlet chamber, and a plurality of low temperature cooling fins arranged with the plurality of low temperature tubes; and a bimetal interposed between the high temperature radiator core and the low temperature radiator core. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354553 | FUEL STORAGE DEVICE - A fuel storage device includes a fuel tank, a circulation passage, a canister, a vapor passage, and an adjuster. The fuel tank is configured to store fuel. The circulation passage fluidly connects the fuel tank and a vicinity of a fuel supply port. The canister is configured to recover gas generated in the fuel tank. The vapor passage fluidly connects the fuel tank and the canister. The adjuster is configured to adjust a circulation flow rate of the gas flowing through the circulation passage in supply of the fuel, using a negative pressure. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354554 | MODULAR FUEL TANK FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates mainly to a fuel tank ( | 2021-11-18 |
20210354555 | Power Transmission Device - A power transmission device has a clutch member, a pressure member | 2021-11-18 |
20210354556 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR A WORK VEHICLE - A powershift transmission for a work vehicle includes a speed section. Within the speed section, a speed C clutch is engageable to transfer rotational power from a speed input shaft to a speed countershaft via first and second speed gears, a speed A clutch is engageable to transfer rotational power from the speed input shaft to the speed countershaft via third and fourth speed gears, and a speed B clutch is engageable to transfer rotational power from the speed input shaft to the speed countershaft via fifth and sixth speed gears. A first gear ratio between the first and second speed gears is greater than a second gear ratio between the third and fourth speed gears and a third gear ratio between the fifth and sixth speed gears. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354557 | APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING DRIVING OF HOST VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING DRIVING OF HOST VEHICLE - An apparatus for assisting driving of a host vehicle includes: a camera mounted on the host vehicle and having a field of view outside of the host vehicle, the camera configured to acquire image data; and a controller configured to: process the image data, identify a speed limit of a road on which the host vehicle is driving and whether there is a speed enforcement for the host vehicle based on the image data; and provide information about the speed limit of the road to a driver of the host vehicle based on the speed limit of the road and whether there is the speed enforcement for the host vehicle. Thereby, the vehicle can be prevented from driving in excess of the speed limit. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354558 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY HAVING A FEATURE ILLUMINATING SYSTEM - A display assembly includes a front panel including a feature. A light source is behind the front panel. A light guide header is coupled to the light source. One or more fiber optic strands are coupled to the light guide header and routed proximate to one or more portions of the feature. The light guide header is configured to receive a portion of light emitted by the light source and guide the portion of the light into the one or more fiber optic strands to illuminate the one or more portions of the feature. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354559 | VEHICLE CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a vehicle controlling apparatus for controlling a vehicle having a display. The vehicle controlling apparatus includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with the display; and a processor configured to set at least one region among an entire region of the display as a display region, based on a sight line range changed according to a position of a passenger who got on the vehicle, and configured to control the communication unit so that visual information is displayed on the display region. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354560 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle display device includes a display unit, a surrounding member, and a cover member. The surrounding member is disposed to surround a periphery of the display unit and has an opening at an end on a viewing side. The cover member is disposed on a display surface of the display unit on the viewing side and covers the opening of the surrounding member. The surrounding member does not cover a surface of the cover member on the viewing side in a direction normal to the surface of the cover member. The surrounding member includes an upper surrounding portion located above the display unit. An upper viewing side end of the upper surrounding portion projects from the surface of the cover member in the direction normal to the surface of the cover member by a length of 0.1 mm or more and 2.0 mm or less relative to the surface of the cover member. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354561 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND VEHICLE WITH THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel has a first and second layers and a control unit. The first layer is a pixel matrix. The control unit is designed to actuate at least one pixel element for displaying at least one graphic display object. In a respective non-actuated state each pixel element is transparent. The second layer is partitioned into predetermined primary subareas each having an adjustable degree of light transmission. The primary subareas are separated by a primary space. The control unit is adapted to adjust a respective light transmission to a predetermined individual degree for each of the predetermined primary subareas independent of each other. The display panel also has a third layer designed to attenuate light in the primary space. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354562 | Vehicle Console Device Charging Table - A console cover apparatus has a first and a second side wall having a common height, spaced apart by a dimension greater than a width of a console between front seats of a vehicle, a front wall and a rear wall joined to the side walls, the front wall and the rear wall extending to a height at least equal to the common height of the first and second side walls, and a top surface joined to the side walls or the front and rear walls, or both, in a manner to present the top surface horizontally, the top surface recessed below the common height of the side walls and the front and rear walls, such that an upper extension of the side walls and the front and rear walls provides a barrier around the four sides of the top surface. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354563 | SEMICONDUCTOR UNIT, BATTERY UNIT, AND VEHICLE - A semiconductor unit is arranged between a motor and an inverter circuit that controls the motor. The semiconductor unit includes a transistor and a controller. The transistor is arranged between the inverter circuit and a positive electrode of a battery that supplies power to the inverter circuit, and controls supplying of power from the battery to the inverter circuit. The controller is connected to a control terminal of the transistor, and controls a control voltage that is a voltage applied to the control terminal. When power starts to be supplied from the battery to the inverter circuit, the controller controls the control voltage to intermittently operate the transistor and also decreases the control voltage, which is applied to the control terminal of the transistor, to be lower than the control voltage at which the transistor is fully activated. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354564 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING OVERHEATING OF BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for detecting overheating of a battery module includes a battery pack including a first battery module and a second battery module, a first temperature fuse arranged on the first battery module and having a first resistance value, a second temperature fuse arranged on the second battery module and having a second resistance value, and a controller that detects an overheated battery module based on a total resistance value of the first and second temperature fuses, which are connected in parallel to each other. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354565 | CURRENT COLLECTOR AND NON-TRACK-BOUND, ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE WITH A CURRENT COLLECTOR OF THIS KIND - A current collector for a non-track-bound, electrically driven vehicle for feeding electrical energy from a two-pole overhead line system with two contact wires. Two upper arms are rotatably connected to an adjustable lower arm by toggle joints. Each upper arm carries a contact rocker for contacting the contact wires. Coupling bars are rotatably connected to the upper arms and articulated so that adjustment of the lower arm forces adjustment of the upper arms. A compensating rocker compensates for a height difference between the contact rockers with a rocker stand and a rocker beam. The rocker stand can be rotatably connected to the vehicle and the rocker beam is connected to the coupling bars by way of compensating joints on either side of the rocker joint. At least one stop element limits a rotational movement of the rocker beam about a rocker joint axis of the rocker joint. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354566 | Scalable Tractive-Power System For Electric Railway-Vehicles Integrated into All-Wheel Electric Steering and Electric Braking Systems, Deriving 90% To 99% Traction and Dynamic Efficiency - A railway-vehicles scalable tractive power system, integrated into all-wheel steering and braking systems to leverage synergies between plurality of differently designed electric traction-motors, electric steering motors and electric brake calipers; configured with plurality of sensors to eliminate wheel-dragging at virtually 100% dynamic efficiency. A fully automated electronic clutch-system attached to selected electric traction motors configured to perform above 90% traction efficiency by coupling to wheels selected electric traction-motors in their high efficiency range of operation, or de-coupling and replacing electric traction-motors with another electric traction-motors while the vehicle is changing speed or when it requires higher or lower tractive-power, from forward-motion start to top-rated speed. A holistic controller is configured with multi-objective optimization design (MOOD) procedures; measures complex variable parameters and values, finds the required trade-off among design objectives, and improves pertinence of solutions. Plurality of electronic-couplers is monitoring changing distance between wagons, whereas the controller is maintaining optimal ‘free-slack’ between wagons to prevent ‘run-in’ and ‘run-out’ scenarios with precise maneuverability between electric traction-motors actuation and electric brake-calipers actuation. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354567 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Wind powered electric vehicle is disclosed. The invention specifically uses bleeding high velocity air due to motion of vehicles by means venturi inlets V | 2021-11-18 |
20210354568 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A transport system including at least one guideway, at least one levitation generator, at least one lifting member, at least one drive generator, and at least one drive member is presented. The at least one guideway, at least one levitation generator, at least one lifting member, at least one drive generator, and at least one drive member can each be implemented with other systems. The at least one drive generator is configured to: generate a driving magnetic flux; move with a corresponding at least one drive member; and be driven relative to the at least one drive member by the driving magnetic flux. The at least one levitation generator can be configured to: generate a levitating magnetic flux; move within a corresponding at least one lifting member; and elevate above a rest position relative to the at least one lifting member in response to the levitating magnetic flux. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354569 | ELECTRICAL MOTOR POWER CONTROL SYSTEMS - A control system for an electric motor powered by a battery can be configured to receive an input instantaneous power or torque command corresponding to a commanded instantaneous power or torque. The control system can be configured to determine if the battery is capable of supplying and/or permitted to supply the commanded instantaneous power or torque based on a state of charge (SOC) of the battery. The control system can be configured such that if the battery is capable of supplying and/or permitted to supply the commanded instantaneous power or torque, the control system outputs the input instantaneous power or torque command, and such that if the battery is not capable of supplying and/or not permitted to supply the commanded instantaneous power or torque, the control system outputs an available maximum instantaneous power or torque command corresponding to an available maximum instantaneous power or torque that is less than the commanded instantaneous power or torque. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354570 | MOBILITY DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM - A mobility device that can accommodate speed sensitive steering, adaptive speed control, a wide weight range of users, an abrupt change in weight, traction control, active stabilization that can affect the acceleration range of the mobility device and minimize back falls, and enhanced redundancy that can affect the reliability and safety of the mobility device. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354571 | NEUTRALLY BUOYANT LIQUID SUPPLY UNITS FOR UNDERWATER VEHICLES - An underwater liquid supply unit includes a first bladder containing a first liquid, a second bladder containing a second liquid, and a third bladder containing a third liquid. The combined volume of the first liquid, second liquid, and third liquid is neutrally buoyant relative to a surrounding medium the liquid supply unit is disposed in (e.g., in seawater). As the first liquid, second liquid, and third liquid are dispensed from the bladders, the bladders may reduce in size in at least one dimension. As the liquids are dispensed, the liquids may be dispensed in a predetermined volumetric ratio based on the density of the liquids to maintain neutral buoyancy of the combined volume of liquid. The underwater liquid supply unit may also include an integrated generator such as a fuel cell, as well as a propeller. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354572 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOTOR-DRIVEN MOVABLE BODY, AND DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a travelable information display unit that displays before a discharge, regarding motor-driven movable bodies of a discharge source and a discharge destination driven by using electric power of batteries, information about places to which the motor-driven movable body of the discharge source can move using electric power of the battery left after the discharge by assuming, when information about a discharge amount discharged from the battery of the motor-driven movable body of the discharge source toward the motor-driven movable body of the discharge destination that receives power supply is input, a case in which the discharge amount is discharged from the battery. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354573 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF METAL OBJECTS IN A PREDETERMINED SPACE - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for detecting foreign objects. In one aspect an apparatus for detecting a presence of an object is provided. The apparatus includes a resonant circuit having a resonant frequency. The resonant circuit includes a sense circuit including an electrically conductive structure. The apparatus further includes a coupling circuit coupled to the sense circuit. The apparatus further includes a detection circuit coupled to the sense circuit via the coupling circuit. The detection circuit is configured to detect the presence of the object in response to detecting a difference between a measured characteristic that depends on a frequency at which the resonant circuit is resonating and a corresponding characteristic that depends on the resonant frequency of the resonant circuit. The coupling circuit is configured to reduce a variation of the resonant frequency by the detection circuit in the absence of the object. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354574 | LINE SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT - A line supply arrangement for electrically powered motor vehicles includes an electric line on a support arm above the motor vehicle. A trolley on the support arm positions the electric line such that a free end thereof hangs down from the trolley for connection to the motor vehicle and charging of an energy store. The trolley is movable relative to the support arm in horizontal direction or the support arm is movable and the trolley relative to the support arm in horizontal direction. Arranged on the trolley is a line reel to lower the free end of the electric line to the motor vehicle, and a hose reel is fixed on the support arm for supply and discharge of cooling liquid to and from the electric line. The trolley is movable relative to the hose reel. A heat exchanger is arranged distal to the trolley for cooling the cooling liquid. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354575 | SMART CHARGING CABLE - In one aspect the present disclosure provides a system for charging electric vehicles both AC and DC using only two conductors comprising a cable having two ends one of which is attached to a connector and the other end to a plug and only two charging conductors that extend from one end of the cable to the other and either, one or more switches to receive the current from an AC or DC input and direct it based on a type of the current to an AC or DC output and to stop the current if the corresponding port is not available. The system also has a control mechanism for preventing the delivery of the current to the wrong port of the connector. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354576 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LOW VOLTAGE DC-DC CONVERTER OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A method of controlling a low voltage DC-DC converter of a hybrid vehicle includes determining whether cold cranking of the hybrid vehicle occurs based on a size and a rate of change of a detection value obtained by detecting a voltage of the auxiliary battery, a first adjusting operation of setting an output voltage command of the low voltage DC-DC converter to substantially the same value as the detection value and adjusting an output voltage of the low voltage DC-DC converter when determining that cold cranking occurs in the determining, and a second adjusting operation of adjusting the output voltage command and adjusting an output voltage of the low voltage DC-DC converter based on whether the detection value is increased or reduced and a comparison result between the detection value and a size of the output voltage command. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354577 | DC-DC CONVERTER CONTROL - A method to control an output voltage of a DC-DC converter, and voltage control logic operable to generate a voltage command to implement the control method, the method including sensing a voltage of a bus of an electric-drive vehicle; increasing a command voltage signal from the sensed voltage to a nominal voltage during a first time period; increasing the command voltage signal from the nominal voltage to a desired voltage during a second time period greater than the first time period; and generating a voltage output based on the command voltage signal. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354578 | MODULAR EXTERNAL AC CHARGER - A portable modular external AC charger and an AC charging system for a high-voltage battery of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle, may allow charging performance and range of functions to be adapted as desired. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354579 | Method And System For Collocated Gasoline Pumps And Charging Stations For Ultra-High Speed Charging - Systems and methods for collocated gasoline pumps and electric vehicle charging stations for ultra-high speed charging may include a fuel station having fuel pumps, electric vehicle supply equipment, and a charge buffer. The charge buffer may receive electric current from an electricity supply grid and supply current to the electric vehicle supply equipment. The electric vehicle supply equipment may be configured to control throttling down of maximum charging power based on a type of cell. The controlling may include delaying the throttling for a first type of cell relative to a second type of cell. The electric vehicle supply equipment may be configured to apply a voltage to batteries above their battery voltage limit when charging. The electric vehicle supply equipment may charge batteries at a rate greater than 4 C, 5.6 C, or 10 C. The electric vehicle supply equipment may supply greater than 120 kW. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354580 | DEHUMIDIFIER MEANS AND A CHARGING STATION COMPRISING THE SAME - A dehumidifier means includes: an electrothermal converter element; and a collecting container, arranged beneath the electrothermal converter element, for collecting condensate forming thereon, the collecting container having a drain through which the condensate from the collecting container is dischargeable out of the dehumidifier means. In an embodiment, the dehumidifier means includes a support plate on which a holding frame is arranged. The electrothermal converter element is inserted into the holding frame. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354581 | RENEWABLE RESOURCE AUTONOMOUS CHARGING - Various arrangements for recharging an energy source are provided herein. In response to a device having a state of charge below a first threshold, a mobile device, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can be provided location information for the device. The mobile device may travel to within a certain proximity from the device. The mobile device may then a connection with the device. A charging sequence may then be initiated to recharge the energy source of the device. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354582 | Battery Status Control System and Method - A compact battery monitoring system for monitoring a vehicle battery in a vehicle having an engine is described. The compact battery monitoring system may comprise a housing, a processor positioned within the housing, one or more sensors operatively coupled with said processor, a data port, a wireless data transceiver, and rechargeable lithium ion battery. The data port may be configured to removeably couple with a second data port positioned outside the housing to provide an electrical connection between the one or more sensors and the vehicle battery, wherein said processor is configured to monitor a parameter of the vehicle battery using said one or more sensors, yielding a monitored battery parameter. The wireless data transceiver within the housing is configured to wirelessly communicate the monitored battery parameter to a remotely situated, portable user device using, for example, ultra high frequency radio waves. A display device may be positioned on the housing, including a plurality of light emitting diodes. The rechargeable lithium ion battery is configured to supply power needed to operate the processor and the wireless data transceiver. When the engine is running, the battery monitoring system draws a charging current from the vehicle battery to charge the lithium ion battery. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354583 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORDERED CHARGING MANAGEMENT OF CHARGING STATION - Provided is a system and method for ordered charging management of a charging station. The system includes a charging station control-management device, a charging pile monitoring device and a system platform server. The system platform server is configured to send a power capacity of the charging station to the charging station control-management device corresponding to the charging station. The charging pile monitoring device is configured to collect an operating parameter of a charging pile corresponding to the charging pile monitoring device and to send the operating parameter to the charging station control-management device. The charging station control-management device is configured to determine whether the charging station has a power headroom according to the power capacity and the operating parameter of all charging piles at the charging station after receiving a charging request sent by the charging pile monitoring device. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354584 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE ENERGY VERIFICATION OF AN ELECTRIC CHARGING PROCESS AND SERVER DEVICE FOR THE SYSTEM - A method for the verification of an electric charging process is provided, wherein electric energy is transferred by the charging process between an electrically operated motor vehicle and an electric charging station and station-side measurement data about the charging process are generated by a metering circuit of the charging station and the station-side measurement data are received by a server device from the charging station. Vehicle-side charging data about the same charging process are generated by a control circuit of the motor vehicle and the vehicle-side charging data are received by the server device from the motor vehicle and the server device operates a predetermined consensus algorithm in order to generate on the basis of the measurement data and the charging data a consensus value consistently describing the charging process for both the charging station and for the motor vehicle. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354585 | ELECTRIC METER AND CORRESPONDING OPERATING METHOD - The invention relates to an electric meter ( | 2021-11-18 |
20210354586 | DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE AND DRIVING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - In a driving control device that controls a driving system for a vehicle, a voltage monitoring unit determines an abnormality in voltage detection and a current monitoring unit determines that power is supplied to the battery when a battery has a current value on a charge side relative to a predetermined value. When the voltage monitoring unit determines that the voltage detection is abnormal, a running control unit controls a rotating electric machine in such a manner that the vehicle is brought in a fail-safe running state. A power supply control unit controls a power supply source to be in a power supply prohibition state. A switch control unit cuts off a switch, in a case where it is determined that power is supplied to the battery during the power supply prohibition state of the power supply source. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354587 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - In a control apparatus for an electric vehicle driven by an electric motor being actuated based on electric power supplied from a battery, a predictor is configured to calculate a predicted amount of remaining power of the battery that will remain on arrival of the vehicle at a destination. A notification controller is configured to cause a notifier to provide a notification based on the predicted amount of remaining power of the battery. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354588 | DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE AND DRIVING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - In a driving control device that controls a driving system for a vehicle, a voltage detection unit acquires a voltage value for each of cells of the battery as a cell voltage value, an abnormality determination unit determines an abnormality in voltage detection system for each of the cells based on the cell voltage value, and a rank setting unit sets ranks of the plurality of cells based on a parameter involved in failure in the battery. A fail-safe running unit determines a mode of fail-safe running of the vehicle based on the rank of the cell to be detected by the voltage detection system determined to have an abnormality, and a rotating electric machine control unit controls the rotating electric machine based on the mode of fail-safe running of the vehicle determined by the fail-safe running unit. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354589 | MICROCONTROLLER DUAL INPUT BOOT ASSIST CONTROL CIRCUIT - An automotive control module includes a microcontroller having an access port, and that permits reprogramming of its functions responsive to a voltage at the access port being greater than a first predefined threshold upon power-up or reset thereof. The automotive control module also includes a boot assist control circuit lacking logical elements and including a pair of input ports, an output port directly electrically connected to the access port, and a plurality of capacitors, resistors, and transistors electrically connected between the pair and output port. The plurality outputs a voltage to the output port at least equal to the first predefined threshold responsive to voltages at both the input ports being greater than a second predefined threshold, and outputs a voltage to the output port less than the first predefined threshold responsive to the voltage at either one of the input ports being less than the second predefined threshold. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354590 | MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRIC TRACTION ENERGY STORAGE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle includes an electric traction energy storage, at least two DC voltage converters, and a contact device for electrically contacting a vehicle-external energy source. The at least two DC voltage converters are each connected in series at a first side. The contact device is connected to the first sides of the DC voltage converters. The traction energy storage is connected to second sides of the DC voltage converters. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354591 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - This control device ( | 2021-11-18 |
20210354592 | BATTERY PACK HEATING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A battery pack heating system includes: a main positive switch, a main negative switch, an inverter, an external port, a motor, a control module for auxiliary charging branch, a vehicle control unit, a motor control unit, and a battery management module. The battery management module is configured to send, when an acquired state parameter of the battery pack meets a preset low-temperature-low-power condition, a low-temperature-low-power heating request instruction to the vehicle control unit and the control module respectively. The control module is configured to send a first control signal to control the auxiliary charging branch to be connected. The vehicle control unit is configured to send a second control signal to enable the motor control unit to control on-off of the switch modules in the inverter, and a third control signal to enable the battery management module to control on-off of the main positive switch. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354593 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BATTERY PACK HEATING SYSTEM, AND BATTERY PACK HEATING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The application provides a control system and method for a battery pack heating system. The control system includes: a battery management system configured to acquire a state parameter of a battery pack, and send heating request information to a vehicle controller when determining the state parameter of the battery pack meets a preset heating condition; a motor controller configured to send, to the vehicle controller, feedback information indicating that a motor of the battery pack heating system is in a non-operating state, when determining the motor is in the non-operating state, and control, in response to a first control signal, a target upper bridge arm switch module and a target lower bridge arm switch module to be periodically turned on or off; and the vehicle controller configured to send the first control signal to the motor controller in response to the heating request information and the feedback information. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354594 | A METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method ( | 2021-11-18 |
20210354595 | SENSOR CARRIER TO CARRY ONE OR MORE SENSOR ELEMENTS AND CABLING - A sensor carrier is configured for being arranged on a seat-supporting structure component of a vehicle and for carrying at least one vehicle seat occupation sensor. The sensor carrier includes an upper surface and a bottom surface. The upper surface comprises at least one plane support area for supporting the at least one vehicle seat occupation sensor. At least one portion of the bottom surface is designed to follow a specified surface contour of a seat-supporting structure component of a vehicle such that a predetermined measure considering shortest distances between a plurality of reference locations of the portion of the bottom surface and corresponding reference locations of the specified surface contour of the seat-supporting structure component, in an installed state of the sensor carrier, are kept below a predetermined threshold value for the measure. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354596 | Seat Adjustment Switch - A seat adjustment switch includes a multidirectional force sensor, a carrier plate, and a button cap. The multidirectional force sensor is arranged on the carrier plate and includes a sensor pin. The sensor pin is pivotable via which the multidirectional force sensor is actuatable. The button cap is connected to the sensor pin. The button cap serves as an actuating element operable by an operator for pivoting the sensor pin in order to actuate the multidirectional force sensor. The carrier plate includes a receiving sleeve that is integrally formed with the carrier plate and is connected to other portions of the carrier plate via flexible regions, the sensor pin is guided through the receiving sleeve for the multidirectional force sensor to be arranged on the carrier plate. The button cap forms a form-fit connection with the receiving sleeve. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354597 | GUIDE DEVICE WITH LOCKING DEVICE - A guide device of a vehicle having a first guide paired with a fixture, a second guide that is paired with a structure of the vehicle and forms a guide track along which the fixture is movably guided in opposite track directions. A locking device has a first lock paired with the fixture and second lock paired with the structure of an X-locking mechanism which is used to releasably lock a movement along the track directions. A primary lock is paired with the fixture and a secondary lock is paired with the structure of a Z-locking mechanism via which a movement in a third direction for a removal out of the second guide can be releasably locked. The locking device has at least a first actuator and a second actuator via which the X-locking mechanism and/or the Z-locking mechanism can be moved between a locking position and a release position. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354598 | TRACK ASSEMBLY - A track assembly includes a track and a support member connected to and configured move along the track. The support member may include an engagement portion. The engagement portion may be configured to engage the track to limit relative movement between the track and the support member in a loaded state of the track assembly. The engagement portion may be configured not to operatively engage the track or limit movement between the track and the support member in an unloaded state of the track assembly. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354599 | SLIDING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A sliding device for a vehicle seat is provided. The sliding device includes a pair of parallel slideways, each of which comprises a lower rail, an upper rail slidably mounted to the lower rail and a latch for allowing/preventing a movement of the upper rail relative to the lower rail. A releasing member is provided for driving the latches to a position in which the upper rails are free to move relative to the lower rails. Each latch has a rear portion which is bent into a “U”-like shape and comprises a lower leg carrying latching elements configured to cooperate with corresponding latching elements provided in the lower rail and an upper leg configured to engage the releasing member. The design of the latches improves the reliability of the sliding device. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354600 | MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT PROVIDED WITH AN INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING A MOVEMENT OF A SEAT HINGE - A seat for a motor vehicle, the seat comprising a backrest and a seating portion, the backrest being mounted to rotate relative to the seating portion about a substantially transverse axis, a hinge being provided for adjusting a tilt of the backrest relative to the seating portion about the substantially transverse axis, the seat being provided with a plurality of means for controlling a movement of the hinge, the seat further comprising an interface for controlling said movement of the hinge, the interface comprising a central portion and a peripheral portion, the peripheral portion being arranged around the central portion, the interface further comprising a plurality of recesses shaped to receive the plurality of means for controlling the movement of said hinge. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354601 | VEHICLE SEAT RECLINING DEVICE - A vehicle seat reclining device includes: a ratchet and a guide assembled to be rotatable relative to each other; a plurality of pawls respectively supported by a plurality of corresponding pairs of guide walls of the guide and configured to mesh with the ratchet; and a cam configured to press the pawls in a radial direction by a biasing force of a lock spring. The guide has: welding dowels configured to be welded to a seat frame, the respective welding dowels being formed between the respective pairs of guide walls; and a hooking hole formed between a specific pair of guide walls, an end portion of the lock spring being hooked in the hooking hole. In a state before the welding dowels are welded to the seat frame, a width between the specific pair of guide walls is larger than a width between another pair of guide walls. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354602 | FOLDING SEAT ASSEMBLY - A vehicle seat is provided having a track assembly to allow a seat bottom to slide in a fore-aft direction. A lock assembly is connected to the track assembly and moveable between a locked status and an unlocked status, wherein in the locked status the seat bottom is prevented from sliding, and in the unlocked status, the seat bottom is allowed to slide. A seatback is pivotally connected to the seat bottom. When the seatback is pivoted forward to a first inclined position, the seatback engages and moves the lock assembly to the unlocked status. In the unlocked status, the seat bottom is biased to slide rearward to a rear storage position. In the rear storage position, the lock assembly is moved to the locked status. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354603 | CONVEYANCE SEAT - A conveyance seat includes: a seat back; a seat cushion which includes a pair of cushion side frames extending in a front to back direction of the seat; a slide rail which slides the seat back and the seat cushion in the front to back direction of the seat; a connecting member connecting the seat cushion and the slide rail; and a first rotation portion which-rotatably connects the connecting member to the slide rail, the seat cushion is movable from a first height position to a second height position below the first height position in an up and down direction of the seat, and when the seat cushion moves to the second height position, the first rotation portion is disposed at the same height position as the slide rail in a side view of the conveyance seat to suppress an increase in size of the seat. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354604 | SEAT ASSEMBLY - A seat assembly may include a seat including a seat base and a seat back, a sensor, a vent unit disposed at least partially within the seat back, and/or an electronic control unit (ECU) connected with the sensor and the vent unit. The ECU may be configured to determine, via the sensor, if a user of the seat exhibits symptoms of fatigue. The ECU may be configured to operate the vent unit in a first mode and a second mode. When the vent unit is in the first mode, the vent unit may provide cool air to said user of the seat. When the vent unit is in the second mode, the vent unit may provide warmer and/or less air to said user of the seat. The ECU may automatically switch the vent unit between first and second modes to reduce symptoms of fatigue. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354605 | SEAT ASSEMBLY - A seat assembly may include a seat having a seat base and a seat back, a temperature control unit disposed at least partially in the seat back, and/or an ECU connected with the temperature control unit. The ECU may be configured to receive an input related to (i) a first state corresponding to symptoms and/or discomfort associated with dysmenorrhea and/or (ii) a second state corresponding to symptoms and/or discomfort associated with sciatica. The ECU may be configured to operate the seat assembly according, at least in part, to the input. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354606 | SEAT UPHOLSTERY SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to an upholstery system for a vehicle seat, comprising: a foam lining comprising a front face and a rear face, a flexible covering which covers the front face of the foam lining, a rigid part which covers the rear face of the foam lining, at least one series of attachment systems, which are received as inserts in the foam lining, the attachment systems of the series being interconnected by at least one ball joint, and wherein the attachment systems are configured to ensure the attachment of the covering and of the rigid part onto the foam lining. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354607 | Deep Draw Trim Attachment - A deep draw trim member for use in a vehicle seat is disclosed. The deep draw trim member comprises a strip of hook material secured to a foam of the vehicle seat, The deep draw trim member also comprises a strip of loop material secured to a seat trim member, wherein the strip of loop material having a plurality of slits arranged throughout. The strip of loop material is engaged with the strip of hook material to create a seating surface that is aesthetically pleasing for the vehicle seat. The seat trim member is applied to the vehicle seat via a pressing of the vehicle seat trim. member to the vehicle seat foam such that the hook and loop materials attached thereto and interengage with one another to create a secure connection therebetween along with an improved and aesthetically pleasing outer surface for the vehicle seat assemblies. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354608 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY - A fastening assembly includes a receiving seat and a clip having an operation portion, a holding portion, an insertion portion, and a pair of connection leg portions. The receiving seat includes a neck portion and a receiving channel. The insertion portion connects to the operation portion by the pair of connection leg portions, and the holding portion connects to the operation portion. When the clip is mounted on the neck portion of the receiving seat, the insertion portion of the clip is at least partially inserted into the receiving channel through the opening in a first neck portion side wall, and the holding portion of the clip abuts against a second neck portion side wall. When a pushing force is applied to the operation portion toward the neck portion, the insertion portion can be withdrawn from the receiving channel, such that the clip can be removed from the receiving seat. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354609 | ADAPTABLE ARMREST FOR A SET OF VEHICLE SEAT - The present disclosure relates to an armrest for a set of seats of a motor vehicle, the armrest comprising an internal frame, a first insert, and a second insert, the internal frame comprising a first side and a second side, wherein the first insert comprises a first surface, at least one hole, and at least one first lug, and the second insert comprises a second surface, at least one hole, and at least one second lug, wherein the first side and the second side of the internal frame each comprise at least one protuberance, the at least one protuberance being shaped for insertion into the at least one hole of the first insert or into the at least one hole of the second insert. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354610 | SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZING RISK OF TRANSMISSION OF INFECTION - Disclosed herein are systems for minimizing the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and/or other infectious diseases between individuals in close proximity to one another. Said systems may comprise a substantially transparent shield component, a chamber component, and a suctioning component. The systems of the present disclosure are intended to remove any SARS-CoV-2 virus and/or other infectious agents that may be travelling within aerosols. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354611 | SEAT ASSEMBLY - A seat assembly may include a seat, a biomedical sensor, a bladder assembly, a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) coil assembly, and/or an electronic control unit (ECU) connected with the biomedical sensor. The ECU may be configured to control the bladder assembly and the PEMF coil assembly, and/or to determine if a user occupying the seat is in a first state or a second state. The first state may correspond to one or more small user movements. Small user movements may include movements having magnitudes below a specified value or threshold. The second state may correspond to one or more large user movements. Large user movements may include movements having magnitudes above the specified value or threshold. The ECU may operate in a first mode when said user is in the first state and operate in a second mode when said user is in the second state. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354612 | SEAT ASSEMBLY - A seat assembly may include a seat, a first bladder assembly connected to the seat, a second bladder assembly connected to the seat, and/or an electrical control unit (ECU) configured to independently control the first bladder assembly and the second bladder assembly. The ECU may be configured to maintain a level of inflation of the first bladder assembly to provide a hugging effect to a user of the seat while inflating and deflating the second bladder assembly to guide breathing of said user. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354613 | Grab Bar Assembly For A Vehicle - A grab bar assembly includes a support beam adapted to be mounted to a vehicle and defining a longitudinal axis, a grab bar having an inner beam disposed within the support beam and movable relative to the support beam in first and second directions along the longitudinal axis. The assembly further includes a locking plate attached to the inner beam and a locking mechanism coupled to the support beam and having a latch movable between a lock position engaging the locking plate to fix the grab bar in a location relative to the support beam and a release position disengaging the locking plate to permit adjustment of the grab bar and the inner beam along the longitudinal axis in one of the first and second directions. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354614 | Trailer Loading and Unloading System - A Trailer Loading/Unloading System may comprise a tilting flatbed trailer having one or more cross-supports and/or push bars configured to move along the surface of the trailer bed to push palletized cargo off the trailer, move palletized cargo back and forth on the trailer, and prevent rapid descent or undesirable slipping of palletized cargo. Each of the cross-supports may be secured between a chain on the left side of the trailer bed and a chain on the right side of the trailer bed. In one embodiment, the cross-supports may be sufficiently close to place a pallet or other item on top of the cross-supports. In an additional embodiment, a belting loop may cover the cross-supports, thereby allowing for handling of loose material, e.g., gravel, rocks, or soil. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354615 | NONREMOVABLE LINKAGE - A nonremovable linkage for securing a rack assembly to a frame, the linkage securing or automatically securing the rack assembly to the frame at a first position in response to the rack assembly returning to the first position from a second position. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354616 | Systems And Methods For Analyzing Core Using X-Ray Fluorescence - A core analysis system having a trailer and an analysis assembly secured to the trailer. The analysis assembly includes an X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) detection subassembly defining a sample analysis area. The analysis assembly further includes a conveyor subassembly configured to selectively deliver one of more core samples to the sample analysis area of the XRF detection subassembly. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354617 | CARGO RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A cargo restraint system comprises a plurality of cargo restraint assemblies. Each cargo restraint assembly in the plurality of cargo restraint assemblies may be removably coupled to a cargo deck in various configurations. The plurality of cargo restraint assemblies may be reconfigurable based on a size of a plurality of unit load devices (ULDs) to be loaded and restrained. Each cargo restraint assembly may restrain four or fewer corners of respective ULDs simultaneously. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354618 | LOW BEAM LIGHTING CONTROL - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for roadway illumination by an industrial vehicle are disclosed. A work light of the industrial vehicle is operated to provide illumination to an area located between a forward end of the industrial vehicle and an area illuminated by a low beam light. The work light and the low beam light are operated together to provide improved illumination during travel of the industrial vehicle along the roadway while promoting visibility of operators of oncoming vehicles. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354619 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LIGHTING DEVICE FOR EMITTING A NON-DAZZLING BEAM FOR LIGHTING THE ROAD - A method for controlling a lighting device of a host motor vehicle in order to emit a beam for lighting the road that is non-dazzling to a target object on this road. The method includes acquiring, with a sensor system of the host motor vehicle, the position (x | 2021-11-18 |
20210354620 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a lighting device ( | 2021-11-18 |
20210354621 | VEHICLE INCLUDING ELECTRIC MOTOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BRAKE LAMP FOR THE SAME - A vehicle including an electric motor has improved operating performance of a brake lamp using regenerative braking. A method of controlling a brake lamp of the vehicle includes determining a tendency of a driver, calculating a corrected mass based on the determined tendency of the driver, and calculating corrected acceleration based on the corrected mass and regenerative braking torque of the electric motor. An on threshold is corrected based on a difference between a requested torque and the regenerative braking torque at a time at which an accelerator pedal is released, and the brake lamp is turned on based on the corrected on threshold and the corrected acceleration. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354622 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR AN INTERIOR SPACE OF A VEHICLE - An illumination device for an interior space of a vehicle includes at least one light source and at least one light surface. The light surface is formed by at least one at least partially mirrored optical fiber, and the optical fiber can be adjusted to a shape of a windscreen. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354623 | VEHICLE ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND VEHICLE DOOR - A vehicle illumination device includes a light source and a long light guide body that extends linearly in a direction of entry of light from one end thereof disposed so as to be adjacent to the light source and radiates light from a linear light-emitting face, the light guide body having formed thereon projecting parts arranged in a longitudinal direction on a back face of the light-emitting face and extending in a direction orthogonal to the direction of entry of light. The widths of the projecting part vary in accordance with the distance from the light source. Provided is a vehicle illumination device that enables light emission with uniform luminance in the longitudinal direction to be realized while improving the productivity of a light guide body. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354624 | LIGHT CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE, VEHICLE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOF - A light controller for a vehicle includes a processor that controls an operation of a light device in the vehicle depending on a driving situation and a situation of paying a fare for use of the vehicle and a storage configured to store data for driving of the processor. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354625 | PASSENGER SAFEGUARDS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for detecting whether an object is approaching an autonomous vehicle when a passenger is about to exit the autonomous vehicle, determining a speed and type of the object that is approaching the autonomous vehicle, determining whether the object will enter an exit zone when the passenger enters the exit zone based on the speed and the type of the object that is approaching the autonomous vehicle, and preventing the passenger from exiting the autonomous vehicle based on the determining of whether the object will enter the exit zone when the passenger enters the exit zone. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354626 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a first mirror and a half mirror between a display device and a concave mirror. The first mirror reflects emission light emitted from an elongate display surface of the display device, toward the half mirror. The half mirror reflects the light reflected by the first mirror, toward the concave mirror. The concave mirror reflects the light reflected by the half mirror, toward the half mirror. In a top view of the display apparatus, a line passing through a center of the display surface in a longitudinal direction and parallel to the longitudinal direction and a tangent line passing through a center of a reflection surface of the concave mirror in a longitudinal direction and parallel to the longitudinal direction intersect at a predetermined angle. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354627 | VEHICULAR EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH BLIND SPOT INDICATOR ELEMENT - A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element and a mirror back plate. The mirror back plate is attached to the glass substrate of the mirror reflective element. The mirror back plate includes first structure that is configured to attach at an actuator. An indicator element is disposed at second structure of the mirror back plate. An icon is established through a metallic reflector coating disposed at the glass substrate. The icon includes a light-transmitting aperture and, when the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached at the vehicle, the icon is at an outboard region of the mirror reflective element. When the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached at the vehicle and when a light source of the indicator element is activated, the icon is illuminated and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354628 | VEHICULAR EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH BLIND SPOT INDICATOR MODULE - A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element, a mirror reflector, a mirror back plate, and indicator element. The indicator element includes a housing and a light source. The indicator element is associated with a blind spot detection system of the vehicle and includes a diffuser that diffuses light emitted by the light source. An icon is established through a metallic reflector coating disposed at the glass substrate. The icon includes a light-transmitting aperture. When the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached at the vehicle, the icon is at an upper quadrant of the mirror reflective element. When the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached at the vehicle and when the light source is activated, the icon is illuminated and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354629 | SENSING BED STEP FOR VEHICLE - A method of activating a vehicle function is provided. The method includes detecting a force exerted onto a bed step of a vehicle using a pressure sensor. A controller detects whether the amount of force exerted onto the bed step is greater than a force threshold. When the force exertion force exceeds the force threshold, one of a plurality of pressure patterns is detected. One of a plurality of vehicle functions is then activated based on the detected pressure pattern. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354630 | LATCHING MECHANISM FOR A CLOSURE PANEL USING MULTIPLE LATCHES - A latching mechanism for facilitating opening and closing of a closure panel of a vehicle, the latch mechanism comprising: a first latch mounted in a first location to one of a body of the vehicle and the closure panel, the first location positioned on a first side of the vehicle, the first latch coupling the closure panel to the body of the vehicle when engaged with a corresponding first mating latch component; a second latch mounted in a second location to one of the body and the closure panel, the second location positioned on a second side of the vehicle, the second latch coupling the closure panel to the body of the vehicle when engaged with a corresponding second mating latch component; wherein one of the first latch and the second latch is maintained in a latched state and the other of the first latch and the second latch is in an unlatched state when the closure panel is moved between an open position and a closed position. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354631 | CONSOLE MOUNTED ARTICLE HOLDING ASSEMBLY - A console mounted article holding assembly includes a console including a perimeter wall has an upper edge defining an opening extending into the console. A lid is pivotally attached to the perimeter wall and is positionable in a closed position closing the opening or in an open position exposing the opening. A panel is flexible and has a first side, a second side and a perimeter edge. The perimeter edge includes a top edge, a bottom edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The upper edge extends through the opening such that the bottom edge is positioned outside of the console and extends downwardly from the perimeter wall. At least one hook is attached to the flexible panel and extends downwardly from the bottom edge. A coupler releasably attaches the second side of the panel to an interior surface of the console. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354632 | Gadget Holder - An apparatus for mounting a device to a dashboard of a vehicle has a planar element having a first height, a first width, a front planar surface and a back planar surface, and a mounting element having a second height smaller than the first height, a second width smaller than the first width, and a length, the mounting element joined to the back planar surface of the planar element such that the length of the mounting element extends orthogonally to the back planar surface. The mounting element is adapted to fit into an existing opening in the dashboard of the vehicle, such that the planar element is supported and presented with the front planar surface upright. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354633 | APPARATUS FOR MOVING AN ITEM - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for moving an item. The apparatus comprises a mounting portion for mounting the apparatus to a surface, a platform configured to receive the item thereon, extendable arms configured to extend away from the mounting portion, wherein the platform is moveable between a storage position above the surface and an accessible position away from the surface, lifting assemblies that join opposing sides of the platform to a respective extendable arm, the lifting assemblies being configured to raise and lower the platform relative to the extendable arms whilst in the accessible position, and a driver operable to raise and lower the platform. At least one of the lifting assemblies comprises three arms, at least one arm being a driven arm that is driven by the driver whereby the platform is raised or lowered, and another are being a stabilising arm that is configured to move synchronously with the driven arm whereby the platform is stabilised. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354634 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is an electronic device for a vehicle including a power supplier supplying power, and a processor acquiring data on an object outside a vehicle in the state in which the power is supplied thereto and determining a data processing region in the field of view (FOV) of at least one range sensor oriented toward the object based on the data on the object. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354635 | Car Safety Camera - The disclosure includes a technology feature that uses an overhead view camera system to view and record any activity 360 degrees around the vehicle. The system includes four exterior cameras, an interior camera, a data collector, a wireless key remote, and a remote activation/viewing platform. Exterior cameras together have a 360 degree range around the vehicle. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354636 | VEHICULAR SENSOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A vehicular sensor mounting structure for a sensor that is mounted on a roof of a vehicle to detect an environment outside the vehicle is equipped with a bracket attached to the roof to support the sensor in a swingable manner, and a cover member having a sensor opening portion that opens toward an outer periphery of the vehicle, and provided on the roof in such a manner as to cover the sensor from above. The cover member has a wire harness cover portion covering, from above, a wire harness that passes through the roof from below, that protrudes into the cover member, and that is connected to the sensor. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354637 | CAMERA SIGNAL MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present disclosure provides a camera signal monitoring apparatus and method, the camera signal monitoring apparatus including a processor, which includes a vehicle information input unit for receiving a vehicle speed and a yaw rate signal of a vehicle; a camera information input unit for receiving a camera signal including a vehicle speed and a yaw rate signal from a vehicle front camera; and a monitoring unit for calculating a vehicle driving trajectory using the vehicle speed and the yaw rate signal of the vehicle input from the vehicle information input unit, calculating a reference curvature value based on the calculated vehicle driving trajectory, and determining a reliability by comparing the calculated reference curvature value with a curvature value calculated by the camera signal input from the camera information input unit. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354638 | VEHICULAR CAMERA WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A vehicular camera includes a housing having a front and rear housing portions, and a circuit board having a first side and a second side, with a first electrical connector disposed at the second side. The rear housing portion includes a second electrical connector that, with the front and rear housing portions mated together, electrically connects with the first electrical connector. The second electrical connector includes electrically conductive terminals that extend through the rear housing portion and that each have an inner end portion and an outer end portion. The inner end portions of the electrically conductive terminals of the second electrical connector extend from an inner surface of the rear housing portion and the outer end portions of the electrically conductive terminals of the second electrical connector extend through a wall of the rear housing portion into a socket connection portion of the rear housing portion. | 2021-11-18 |
20210354639 | Pressed Carrier With Partial Backlighting - A molded part, in particular to an interior trim part of a motor vehicle, consists of a pressed carrier, formed from a fiber-plastic composite, a carrier structure made of a plastic for fixedly arranging the molded part on a motor vehicle, and a light source. The carrier structure is molded with an injection molding method to a surface of a rear side of the pressed carrier such that the carrier structure lies flat directly against the surface, in particular the entire surface, of the rear side of the pressed carrier. The pressed carrier is at least translucent, and the carrier structure is opaque. The carrier structure has at least one cutout, which forms a through opening to the surface of the pressed carrier. The light source is arranged for backlighting purposes on the rear side of the pressed carrier such that, with appropriate use, light is visible on a viewing side of the pressed carrier. | 2021-11-18 |