49th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150343813 | PRINTER - A printer includes a discharge portion, a platen, a support portion, a female screw, an adjusting member, an engaging member, and a spring. The discharge portion discharges a liquid. The platen has a platen hole, is disposed to face the discharge portion, and supports a printing medium. The support portion is disposed on the opposite side of the platen from the discharge portion and faces the platen. The adjusting member is rotatably attached to the platen by being inserted into the platen hole, and screws into the female screw provided on the support portion. The engaging member is disposed between the platen and the female screw, and engages with the adjusting member. The spring is disposed around the circumference of the adjusting member, between the engaging member and the female screw. The spring generates a restoring force when the spring compressed between the engaging member and the female screw. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343814 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A liquid discharging apparatus includes: a discharging portion which discharges liquid; a carriage which has the discharging portion mounted thereon, and is provided with a conductive member; a power supply source which supplies power for discharging the liquid from the discharging portion; a housing which has the power supply source installed therein; and a carriage guide axis which supports the carriage to be movable with respect to the housing, in which between the carriage guide axis and the conductive member, a coupling capacitance is formed by electric field coupling, and in which the coupling capacitance is included in a power supplying path to the discharging portion or a discharging path from the discharging portion, in a transmission path of the power. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343815 | IDLER ROLL WITH RETARD SPIN FUNCTION - A method and apparatus for preventing excess spin of idler rollers after a sheet of paper or other media has passed a media guide with the idler rollers including a retard function within plastic idler rollers. The retard function is provided by adding a retard flexure molded into the idler roller. This adds a brake which stops excess over spin of the idler rollers. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343816 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electronic device comprises: a shielding object that is arranged at least in a plurality of directions and shields noise; and a Helmholtz silencer that is arranged in a direction where the shielding object does not exist, the shielding object and the silencer being arranged with respect to a noise source causing noise such as a driving source that is arranged inside an apparatus body, wherein a neck portion of the Helmholtz silencer is directed to the noise source, a plurality of such Helmholtz silencers are provided to correspond to at least two kinds of frequencies, and installed number of the Helmholtz silencers corresponding to at least two kinds of the frequencies respectively, is made different depending on a distance from the noise source. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343817 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - According to an aspect of the present invention, temperatures at a plurality of different positions in an array direction in an ejection opening array are detected, and heating by a heating element is executed in a case where a temperature difference between the temperatures is higher than a predetermined threshold. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343818 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device may create and supply print data. The print data may include first edge print data and first central print data. The first edge print data may include data for causing a print performing unit to perform printing which satisfies: a print medium is transported along a first direction by a first transportation amount; a first type of main-scanning action is performed; a number of nozzles of a usage nozzle group is maintained to n; and the usage nozzle group is shifted toward an upstream side along the first direction. The first central print data may include data for causing the print performing unit to perform printing which satisfies: the print medium is transported along the first direction by a second transportation amount; a second type of main-scanning action is performed; and the number of nozzles of the usage nozzle group is maintained to n. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343819 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A MAINTENANCE TIME INTERVAL FOR A PRINTING DEVICE - A method of establishing a time interval between maintenance actions expressed in pages for a printing device, includes determining the number of pages of an incoming print job, comparing the determined number of pages to a predetermined time interval between the maintenance actions expressed in pages, changing the predetermined time interval into at least one new time interval between the maintenance actions expressed in pages based on the comparison, printing the incoming print job, and carrying out at least one maintenance action after the start of printing of the incoming print job according to the at least one new time interval. A printing device includes a print unit and a print controller for planning maintenance actions on the print unit according to the method. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343820 | METHOD FOR MEASURING AMOUNT OF POSITIONAL DEVIATION AND IMAGE-RECORDING DEVICE - Dot patterns are recorded on a recording medium at intervals determined in advance in a second direction using first and second head modules while relatively moving a recording head and the recording medium in the second direction. The dot patterns are optically read, and a density profile representing change in density in the second direction of a read image of the dot patterns is calculated. A repetition period of a waveform corresponding to each dot pattern in the density profile is calculated, and data of the density profile is integrated and averaged in each repetition period to calculate an integrated density profile. A peak position of a waveform corresponding to each dot pattern in the integrated density profile is obtained, and the amount of positional deviation is calculated based on each peak position. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343821 | TAPE CARTRIDGE - A tape cartridge includes grasping portions that allow the tape cartridge to be grasped when the tape cartridge is installed to or detached from a tape printing apparatus and are disposed at two opposite places on a side surface of the tape cartridge, a platen that has a first reception portion in which the first shaft is inserted when the tape cartridge is installed and a second reception portion into which the second shaft is inserted when the tape cartridge is installed in the cartridge installation portion. The second reception portion is positioned on an opposite side over an imaginary line connecting the grasping portions with respect to the first reception portion and disposed at a position to which one of the two grasping portions farther from the first reception portion is closer than the other of the grasping portions. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343822 | DEVICE FOR GUIDING AN INK PAD CONTAINER AND SELF-INKING STAMP | 2015-12-03 |
20150343823 | MICROCONTACT PRINTING WITH HIGH RELIEF STAMPS IN A ROLL-TO-ROLL PROCESS - A method includes unwinding a web material from a support and providing an elastomeric stamp, wherein the stamp includes a base surface and an arrangement of pattern elements extending away from the base surface, and wherein each pattern element has a stamping surface with a lateral dimension of less than about 5 microns and a height with respect to the base surface, and wherein an aspect ratio of the height to the lateral dimension is at least 1.5. The stamping surfaces of the pattern elements are inked with an ink composition including a functionalizing molecule, wherein the functionalizing molecule includes a functional group selected to bind to said substrate material. The stamping surface of the pattern elements is contacted with a major surface of the web material for a print time sufficient to bind the functional group with the web material to form a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of the functionalizing material on the major surface of the web material according to the arrangement of pattern elements on the stamping surface. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343824 | COLOR ERASING APPARATUS - In accordance with one embodiment, a color erasing apparatus capable of erasing the color of an image formed with a color erasable material on a sheet comprises a color erasing section configured to erase the color of an image formed on the sheet; a control panel configured to set a reading area of the sheet; and a reading section configured to read the image of the area set on the sheet and determine the state of the image erased by the color erasing section. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343825 | MULTICOLOR THERMAL RECORDING MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR COLOR FORMATION OF SAID MULTICOLOR THERMAL RECORDING MATERIAL - The present invention provides a multicolor thermal recording material that allows multicolor printing in at least four colors, depending on differences in the conditions of applying heat from a thermal head, and that is inexpensive and has excellent material selectivity, as well as providing a method for developing color of the multicolor thermal recording material. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343826 | MARKING APPARATUS AND COLOR ERASING APPARATUS - In accordance with an embodiment, the marking apparatus comprises a marking section configured to print, with a color erasable material, a mark in the margin area of a sheet and a marking control section configured to overprint, using the marking section, a mark at a specific position of the sheet every time an image is formed in the image printing area of the sheet with a color erasable material. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343827 | PRINTING DEVICE, BOOKBINDING DEVICE, AND PRINTING/BOOKBINDING SYSTEM - The present invention makes it possible to continuously print and bind different kinds of printed matter by providing the printing device, bookbinding device and printing/bookbinding system with: a paper-supplying unit for supplying a web from rolled paper; a printer capable of printing different images continuously on the web; a folding machine for forming signatures by longitudinally cutting and stacking the printed web and then folding longitudinally and cutting transversely; a conveyance unit having multiple conveyance lines for stacking and conveying only specified numbers of signatures; a distributing unit for distributing the signatures to one of the multiple conveyance lines; and a print control unit for making it possible to continuously discharge differing numbers of signature bundles from the multiple conveyance lines by operating the distributing unit according to a print command. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343828 | Method of Documenting Installation of a Fluid Handling Device in a Fluid Flow System - A method of documenting installation of a fluid handling device in a fluid flow system using a form and an identification device. The identification device has a first portion with first identification information and a second portion with second identification information. The method comprises installing the fluid handling device in the fluid flow system. The method further comprises checking for leaks associated with the fluid handling device installed in the fluid flow system. The second portion of the identification device is separated from the fluid handling device while the first portion of the identification device remains coupled to the fluid handling device after checking for leaks. The second portion of the identification device is then affixed to the form. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343829 | SECURITY DEVICE - A security device including an array of lines printed or otherwise provided on a substrate, the lines including materials which have the same appearance under visible light illumination but which appear different from each other in the visible under a combination of visible and non-visible, ultraviolet illumination. At least some of the lines in the array appear different from other lines under the combination of visible and non-visible, ultraviolet illumination. A second, surface relief array of lines imposed on the first array, the orientation, line widths and spacings of the first and second arrays being such that the device exhibits a variable appearance as it is tilted while exposed to the combination of visible and non-visible illumination. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343830 | PIXEL MAPPING, ARRANGING, AND IMAGING FOR ROUND AND SQUARE-BASED LENS ARRAYS TO ACHIEVE FULL VOLUME 3D AND MULTI-DIRECTIONAL MOTION - A visual display assembly adapted for use as an anti-counterfeiting device on paper currency, product labels, and other objects. The assembly includes a film of transparent material including a first surface including an array of lenses and a second surface opposite the first surface. The assembly also includes a printed image proximate to the second surface. The printed image includes pixels of frames of one or more images interlaced relative to two orthogonal axes. The lenses of the array are nested in a plurality of parallel rows, and adjacent ones of the lenses in columns of the array are aligned to be in a single one of the rows with no offset of lenses in adjacent columns/rows. The lenses may be round-based lenses or are square-based lenses, and the lenses may be provided at 200 lenses per inch (LPI) or a higher LPI in both directions. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343831 | Stick-On Stylus Holder - A stick-on stylus holder for receiving a stylus associated with an electronic device according to the present invention includes a stylus mounting member having opposed first and second ends and an elongate stylus mounting member extending therebetween. A pair of retaining members are mounted to a front side of said stylus mounting member proximate said first and second ends, respectively, each retaining member having a generally circular configuration that defines an open interior area. Each retaining member has a closed side coupled to said front side of said stylus mounting member and an open side facing away from said front side that is in communication with said open interior area and configured to selectively receive the stylus. A back side of said stylus mounting member includes an adhesive layer configured to adhere to an electronic device. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343832 | MULTI PENCIL - A multi pencil includes a cylindrical main body, a cylindrical leading tube engaged with the main body, and a plurality of sliding parts that are each coupled with a plurality of drawing materials held in the interior of the leading tube and slidably provided by a constant distance with respect to the main body. Regarding this configuration, one arbitrary sliding part, out of the plurality of sliding parts, moves forward by a constant distance with respect to the main body, whereby the drawing material coupled with the sliding part is exposed from the leading tube, and in this state, the leading tube and the main body are relatively rotated in one direction, which allows the drawing material to move forward. In the multi pencil, the forward movement of the drawing material is regulated by the relative rotation of the leading tube and the main body in the one direction. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343833 | PROJECTION AND COMMUNICATION BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IT - Projection and communication board, characterised in that it consists of a double-sided enamelled steel plate with an enamel undercoat, on which a second white enamel coat is laid on the writing side, which after annealing presents a roughness of: | 2015-12-03 |
20150343834 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESERVING BOOKS AS AN ASTHETIC WORK - A method for preserving books and creating an aesthetic work of art includes a step of cutting a first arc in a book and removing a first cut piece from the book to reveal a portion of a page beneath. A second arc is cut in the book, the second arc being concentric with the first arc and having a smaller radius than the first arc, and a second cut piece is removed from the book to reveal a portion of another, subsequent page beneath the cut page. A third arc is cut in the book, the third arc being concentric with the first and second arcs and having a smaller radius than the first and second arcs, and a third cut piece is removed from the book to reveal a portion of a further subsequent page. The book is then covered with a transparent or semi-transparent shell. In an embodiment, a laser cutter is used to cut the arcs. The method may also be practiced using patterns of concentric rectangles instead of arcs. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343835 | Method for Processing a Structured Surface of an Embossing Tool - The invention relates to a method for processing a structured surface of an embossing tool, in which the entire surface is provided with a first metallic coating and said surface having, in selected regions, at least one additional metallic coating that has a differing degree of lustre. To improve the optical properties of the material boards produced using the embossing tools, particularly if reproducing a wood texture, the invention suggests that additional differing degrees of lustre should be produced in multiple selected regions on the first coating, and be produced by a combination of metallic coatings and mechanical or chemical after-treatments. Therefore, for example, a wood pore with a defined structure can be substantially better reproduced, and the optical and haptic properties of the wood composite board produced using the press plates can thus be improved. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343836 | TRANSFER PRINTING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC IMAGE AND TRANSFER SHEET - A transfer sheet is provided, whereby a T-shirt or the like can be printed in few steps by means of an electronic image forming device that uses powdered toner, liquid ink, or the like containing a plastic resin. By means of mirror-image printing a picture pattern, which is an electronic image, onto a first sheet, aligning the first sheet and a second sheet, and heat-pressing, a coating is spread over a portion of the picture pattern printed onto the first sheet. The first sheet has a structure including a mold release layer, a resin layer, and a porous resin layer in a substrate, and the second sheet includes a mold release layer, a resin layer, an adhesive layer, and a colored porous resin layer in a substrate. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343837 | LIGNEOUS DECORATIVE DESIGN PART, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A ligneous decorative design part having high degrees of originality and excellence in design and exhibiting a novel handsome appearance, owing to properties of a ligneous material which has translucency when impregnated with a resin material. The ligneous decorative design part has: a surface layer portion including a ligneous sliced veneer which is impregnated with a resin material and disposed on the side of a front surface of the surface layer portion, and which gives a decorative design surface; and a base layer portion which is superposed on a back surface of the surface layer portion, and formed integrally with the surface layer portion, wherein the surface layer portion has translucency, and the ligneous decorative design part further including another material which is interposed between the surface layer portion and the base layer portion and which is visible on the side of the front surface of the surface layer portion. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343838 | FORMED LIGNEOUS BODY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A formed ligneous body which has highly original and excellent design and exhibiting a novel handsome appearance, owing to properties of ligneous materials which can be given desired degrees of translucency by impregnation with resin materials and which are subjected to a flow molding process. Also disclosed is a method of producing the formed ligneous body. The formed ligneous body includes a translucent base portion, and decorative spot portions whose degree of translucency is different from that of the base portion and which are integrated with the base portion, the base portion and the decorative spot portion being formed of respective resin-impregnated ligneous materials having respective different color tones, the base portion being formed with a predetermined thickness, while the decorative spot portions being integrally embedded within and/or exposed on at least one of front and back surfaces of the base portion in a predetermined pattern of local arrangement. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343839 | DECORATIVE, PRECAST, CEMENTITIOUS STRUCTURE HAVING A MICRO-TEXTURED, LASER-ENGRAVED, FRONT SURFACE - A decorative, precast, cementitious structure is provided. The structure comprises a cementitious composition comprised of a cement and an aggregate substantially homogeneously distributed through the composition. The structure has a relatively smooth front surface with a micro-textured region engraved by a laser beam having energy which is absorbed by a void-free front surface layer of the structure to at least initiate ablation of the material of the surface layer at a pattern of predetermined locations on the front surface to form the micro-textured region. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343840 | CORE OF NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF FORMING CORE - A core of a non-pneumatic tire configured to have a tread formed thereon may include a hub configured to be coupled to a machine. The hub defines an axis of rotation of the core and a radially-extending plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The core may further include an inner circumferential portion associated with the hub, and an outer circumferential portion radially-spaced from the inner circumferential portion. The core may further include a support structure extending between the inner and outer circumferential portions. The core may be substantially absent of tread including a predetermined pattern of at least one of protrusions and recesses. The support structure may include a radially-outermost portion of the outer circumferential portion, and an axial distance between the radially-extending plane and at least one of the axially-spaced side edges of the radially-outermost portion is substantially constant. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343841 | WHEEL HUB ROLLING BEARING UNIT WITH A SIGNAL EMITTER ON A HIGHER AREA OF AN INNER RING WITHIN A SEALING CAP HAVING A PROTRUSION FOR SECURING A SENSOR - A roller riveting assembled hub bearing unit, the inner ring ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150343842 | AXLE ASSEMBLY FOR A WORK VEHICLE - An axle assembly for a work vehicle may generally include a hub, a casing at least partially received within the hub, and a shaft configured to be received within the casing. The hub defines a tapered inner surface and the casing defines a tapered outer surface. The tapered inner surface of the hub defines a first keyway portion defining a first keyway surface, and the tapered outer surface of the casing defines a second keyway portion defining a second keyway surface. The tapered surfaces of the hub and the casing together define a tapered interface and a keyway. The first and second keyway surfaces of the keyway extend in a direction non-parallel to the tapered interface. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343843 | TIRE TREAD WITH INCOMPATIBLE RUBBERS - A tread for a tire, the tread comprising a rubber composition that is based upon a cross-linkable elastomer composition, the cross-linkable elastomer composition comprising, per hundred parts by weight of rubber (phr), a high-Tg rubber being a highly unsaturated diene elastomer having a glass transition temperature of between −30° C. and 0° C., a low-Tg rubber being a highly unsaturated diene elastomer having a glass transition temperature of between −110° C. and −60° C. The high-Tg and the low-Tg elastomers are incompatible and this provides, among other advantages, improved snow traction of the tread when compared to tire treads having lower Tg. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343844 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire includes an overlap splice portion formed by laminating a sheet obtained from a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic resin composition of a thermoplastic resin blended with an elastomer above and below an interposed rubber layer that undergoes vulcanizing adhesion with the thermoplastic resin or the thermoplastic resin composition. The sheet obtained from the thermoplastic resin or the thermoplastic resin composition of a thermoplastic resin blended with an elastomer that is employed has a plurality of notches having a notch width greater than 1.0 mm provided in a leading edge portion or a vicinity of the leading edge portion of at least one side of the sheet. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343845 | CORE OF NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF FORMING CORE - A core of a non-pneumatic tire is configured to have a tread formed thereon. The core may include an inner circumferential portion associated with a hub, and an outer circumferential portion radially spaced from the inner circumferential portion. The core may further include a support structure extending between the inner circumferential portion and the outer circumferential portion. The support structure may include a plurality of first ribs, and at least some of the first ribs at least partially form cavities in the support structure. The core may also be substantially absent of tread, such that an outer circumferential portion has a radially outward facing surface having a substantially constant diameter spanning between side edges of the outer circumferential portion. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343846 | Tire Crown For Heavy Civil Engineering Vehicle - Tire comprising a crown reinforcement radially inside the tread, and a carcass reinforcement radially inside the crown reinforcement. The crown reinforcement comprises radially from the outside towards the inside: a protective reinforcement comprising two protective layers comprising elastic metal reinforcers which are parallel to one another within each layer and crossed from one layer to the next, forming respective angles A | 2015-12-03 |
20150343847 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic having a designated rotational direction, comprises: a tread portion, side wall portions, and bead portions. At least four main grooves extend in a tire circumferential direction. A center land portion is located on a tire equator line. The center land portion has a continuous rib structure in the tire circumferential direction. First inclined grooves are provided from a position near the tire equator line in the center land portion extending to an outside in the tire width direction at an inclination to a direction opposite to the rotational direction and reaching at least as far as a ground contact edge. Second inclined grooves are provided extending from the intermediate land portions to the outside in the tire width direction at an inclination to the direction opposite to the rotational direction and reaching at least as far as the ground contact edge. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343848 | HEAVY-DUTY PNEUMATIC TIRE - A heavy-duty pneumatic tire includes a tread having main grooves and lateral grooves connecting the main grooves such that each main groove has zigzag pattern extending continuously in tire circumferential direction and that the lateral grooves divide portion between the main grooves into blocks. Each main groove has a groove periphery on block side such that the groove periphery has inward crests protruding toward the block side and outward crests protruding in the opposite direction and alternating with the inward crests, the lateral grooves connect the inward crests and incline at angle α in range of 10 to 20 degrees with respect to tire axial direction, and each block is formed to have a ground-contact surface which has substantially hexagonal shape and ratio W | 2015-12-03 |
20150343849 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with at least one zigzag main groove extending continuously in a circumferential direction of the tire with a plurality of zigzag corners. The main groove includes a groove bottom and a pair of groove edges. The groove bottom extends in a zigzag manner in the circumferential direction of the tire with a first amplitude. The groove bottom has a width varying periodically so that a maximum width portion and a minimum width portion appear in turn at the zigzag corners. Each of the groove edges extends in a zigzag manner in the circumferential direction of the tire with a second amplitude, wherein the first amplitude is greater than the second amplitude. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343850 | Tire With Substantially Helicoid-Shaped Sipe - A tire includes a circumferential tread having a tread element disposed thereon, wherein the tread element includes a top surface that defines a first plane. The tire further includes at least one substantially helicoid-shaped sipe disposed in the tread element. The substantially helicoid-shaped sipe is defined by an opening in the top surface extending in a first direction in the first plane when the tire is new, and is further defined by a base extending in a second direction in a second plane parallel to the first plane. The second direction is disposed at an angle between 45° and 135° with respect to the first direction. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343851 | TREAD COMPRISING SCULPTED ELEMENTS COMPRISING A COVERING LAYER - A tread made of rubber material for a snow tire having a tread surface intended to be in contact with a road surface when the tire is being driven on, and provided with a plurality of cuts delimited by walls situated facing one another and forming lateral walls of raised elements of the tread. Each lateral wall intersects the tread surface to form an edge corner. At least one lateral wall of a raised element is formed partially or fully by a cover layer extending from the edge corner associated with this lateral wall, of a material having an elastic modulus higher than that of the rubber material of the tread. The raised element has a depression in its lateral wall, delimited by the cover layer. The raised element moreover has a width W and the depth P of the depression is at least equal to 10% of the width W of the element and less than or equal to 40% of this width W. Finally the volume of the depression is less than 10% of the volume of the raised element. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343852 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire having grooves on a tread surface, wherein recessed sections are provided on groove wall surfaces of the grooves, and a photoluminescent material is adhered to the inside of the recessed sections. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343853 | Heavy duty tire - A pneumatic tire construction is described suitable for severe loading conditions. The tire includes a bead portion further having an apex which extends radially outward of the bead core, and a first turn-up pad located adjacent said chafer, and a second turn-up pad located adjacent said first turn-up pad, wherein the first turn-up pad has a G′ less than the G′ of the second turn-up pad. Alternatively, the first turn-up pad may be located adjacent to the rim flange and the second turn-up pad may be located axially inward of the first pad. The second turn-up pad is preferably thicker and longer than the first turn-up pad. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343854 | RUN FLAT TIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A run flat tire having a side reinforcing rubber part is disclosed. The side reinforcing rubber part is formed by a rubber composition having a ratio (M50H/M50N) of tensile stress (M50H) in 50% elongation at a measurement temperature of 100° C. to tensile stress (M50N) in 50% elongation at a measurement temperature of 23° C. of from 1.0 to 1.3. Ratio (t | 2015-12-03 |
20150343855 | PUNCTURE-PROOF STRUCTURE FOR TIRE - A puncture-proof structure for tires is provided. The structure forms a spare tire body that can be assembled rapidly and adapted to various tire types by being finely tuned. A tire using the spare tire body is puncture-proof such that when punctured by sharp articles or knifes, the tire can still work to make safe arrival at a nearby repair workshop. This saves a car driver who has a damaged tire from the trouble of shoving the car and from the danger of endangering his/her life, in turn ensuring the public traffic safety. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343856 | Tire/Wheel Assembly and Tread Ring - A tire-wheel assembly comprises a wheel coupled to a rotating shaft; an elastic tube disposed on an outer side of the wheel with respect to a radial direction, the interior of the tube being filled with air; a rigid protective ring disposed on an outer side of the tube with respect to the radial direction separated from the wheel; and a tread ring disposed on an outer side of the protective ring with respect to the radial direction, an inner circumferential surface of the tread ring contacting an outer circumferential surface of the protective ring. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343857 | MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a MEMS and a sensor having the MEMS which can be formed without a process of etching a sacrifice layer. The MEMS and the sensor having the MEMS are formed by forming an interspace using a spacer layer. In the MEMS in which an interspace is formed using a spacer layer, a process for forming a sacrifice layer and an etching process of the sacrifice layer are not required. As a result, there is no restriction on the etching time, and thus the yield can be improved. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343858 | TPMS SENSOR POSITION INPUT METHOD - A TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) sensor input method is disclosed and performed by: using a setting tool to read in the ID of the TPMS sensor subject to the set position, and then compiling the ID of the TPMS sensor and the position to be set into a set code, and then transmitting the set code to a receiver host for enabling the receiver host to store the data of the ID of the TPMS sensor and the position of the TPMS sensor. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343859 | TPMS SENSOR POSITION SETTING METHOD - A TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) sensor setting method is disclosed and performed by: using a setting tool to input a location code into the TPMS sensor to be set so that the TPMS sensor can feed the location code and its ID to the on-vehicle main unit for enabling the on-vehicle main unit to establish the relationship between the ID of the TPMS sensor and its location. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343860 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM OF MOTOR DRIVEN VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF - A tire pressure monitoring system includes a resolver for detecting a motor speed generating driving torque. A wheel speed sensor detects a wheel speed of wheels rotated by the driving torque generated at the motor. A transmission decelerates the driving torque generated at the motor. A controller is configured to compare a first target wheel speed calculated using the motor speed detected by the resolver to the wheel speed sensor detected by the wheel speed sensor and determining a status of a tire, when a wheel slip ratio is less than a predetermined value. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343861 | METAL VALVE OF THE CLAMP-IN TYPE FOR INFLATING TYRES ASSOCIABLE WITH A TPMS TRANSDUCER - Valves for inflating tyres of tyred wheels, in particular tyres for vehicles, wherein the term “vehicles” refers to motor vehicles, vans, trucks, motorcycles or in general elements of locomotion on tyres. More in detail, a metal valve ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150343862 | Method for mounting and demounting a tyre to and from a wheel rim - The invention relates to a method for mounting/demounting a tyre (T) on a rim (R). The method comprises the steps of: determining an initial reference position for the mounting/demounting device (U | 2015-12-03 |
20150343863 | MOUNTING/DEMOUNTING TOOL UNIT WITH PRELOADED TOOL - The present invention relates to a mounting/demounting tool unit for mounting a tyre to or demounting a tyre from a rim of a vehicle wheel and for being adapted to be attached to a tyre mounting/demounting machine, including: a longitudinally extending tool carrier arm having a center line and a first as well as a second end, a mounting/demounting tool having a first as well as a second end and a hook arranged in the region of the second end, and being pivotally mounted to the tool carrier arm in the region of its first end, wherein means for reversibly urging the mounting/demounting tool in a resting/operating position and for positioning the mounting/demounting tool in said resting/operating position are provided. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343864 | TYRE MOUNTING TOOL ASSEMBLY - A tyre mounting/demounting tool assembly for a tyre mounting/demounting machine comprises a carrier unit having a first as well as a second end and being provided with first support means for receiving a bead breaker tool and second support means for receiving a mounting support tool, a bead breaker tool for loosening the tyre bead from the rim edge of a wheel, having a first as well as a second end, the first end is provided with at least one bead breaker tool element and the second end is adapted to be mounted to the carrier unit via the first support means, and a mounting support tool for supporting the mounting of at least one tyre bead of a tyre to be mounted on a rim, the mounting support tool having a first as well as a second end, the first end is provided with a mounting support tool element and the second end is adapted to be mounted to the carrier unit via the second support means. The shape of the bead breaker tool element and the shape of the mounting support tool are at least partially congruent to each other. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343865 | Safety Enhanced Turntable or Fifth Wheel for Coupling a Semi-Trailer to a Prime Mover - A method for assisting in the coupling of a semi-trailer to a turntable of a prime mover includes remotely monitoring sensors about the turntable to make a number of determinations. These include that the semitrailer is suitably close to the turntable for correct coupling. That a locking member, e.g. a kingpin, of the semitrailer is correctly positioned relative to the turntable for proper coupling. That a kingpin locking mechanism of the turntable is in a locked configuration. The result of the determinations is indicated to an operator of the prime mover. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343866 | Securing Device for Receiver Hitches - A hitch pin assembly for securing a shank member to a hitch receiver tube to minimize relative motion between the shank member and receiver tube, comprising an elongated pin having a threaded portion, a threaded nut, an elastomer piece, and a shank member which are mated for tightened engagement compressing the elastomer piece so as to firmly engage the receiver tube. The shank member may include a slot for a corresponding threaded nut and elastomer piece so when the pin is tightened, the nut compresses the elastomer against the interior wall of the shank surface and upwardly, thereby restraining movement of the threaded nut and dampening movement of the shank inside the hitch receiver tube. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343867 | WHEEL SUSPENSION AND RETRACTION APPARATUS - A wheel suspension and retraction apparatus ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150343868 | Rear Axle of a Two-Track Vehicle - A rear axle of a two-track vehicle, including three control arms articulated to a wheel carrier and extending substantially in a transverse direction of the vehicle, and a trailing arm rigidly connected to the wheel carrier and having adequate flexibility in the transverse direction of the vehicle due to its structure or its mounting on the vehicle body. A support spring proportionately supporting the vehicle body with respect to the wheel and a vibration damper connected effectively in parallel with the supporting spring are supported on the wheel carrier without the intermediate arrangement of a control arm articulated to the wheel carrier. The support spring is supported in front of the wheel center and below the wheel center, as viewed in the direction of travel, on a cantilever protruding from the wheel carrier toward the vehicle center plane and the control arm articulated to the wheel carrier above the center point of the driven wheel in the vertical direction is connected to the wheel carrier behind the wheel center as viewed in the direction of travel. The control arm articulated to the wheel carrier in front of the wheel center as viewed in the direction of travel is connected to the wheel carrier below the wheel center in the vertical direction. The control arm arranged farthest to the rear as viewed in the direction of travel is connected to a steering actuator for the wheel by its end facing away from the wheel carrier. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343869 | TRUNNION SUSPENSION STRUCTURE - A trunnion bracket | 2015-12-03 |
20150343870 | All Terrain Vehicle Suspension Device - A motorcycle suspension component operable to improve the ride of a Suzuki LT80 ATV. The motorcycle suspension component includes a first plate member and a second plate member that are parallel in manner being operably coupled intermediate an engine block and a gear differential. A shock-receiving member is mounted intermediate the first plate member and the second plate member and is perpendicular therewith. The shock-receiving member includes an upper portion that extends upward from the base. The first end of the first plate member and second plate member includes an angular edge having a first portion and a second portion. The second end of the first plate member and second plate member includes arcuate portions and two notches. A ornamentation area is included on the first plate member and second plate member. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343871 | SUSPENSION SPRING APPARATUS AND SUSPENSION COIL SPRING - A compressive residual stress portion having a compressive residual stress from a surface of a wire to a first depth is formed between end turn portions of a coil spring. The first portion of the end turn portion is always in contact with a spring seat. The second portion contacts the spring seat when the load applied to the coil spring is large, and is separated from the spring seat when the load is small. The third portion is always separated from the spring seat. In the end turn portion, in a region including the second portion, a deep residual stress portion is formed by ultrasonic shot peening. The deep residual stress portion has a compressive residual stress from a surface of the wire to a second depth deeper than the first depth. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343872 | Suspension System for Motor Vehicles - There is provided an improved vehicle suspension system for a vehicle which has frame members, the improvement comprising a mounting plate formed of a high tensile strength steel, the mounting plate having a planar central portion, first and second legs extending diagonally upwardly therefrom, first and second air springs mounted on the planar central portion with an upper end of each of the air springs being connected to a respective frame member. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343873 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY OR SEMI-AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING A CHASSIS - A method is provided for semi-automatically adjusting a chassis of a vehicle. The vehicle ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150343874 | VEHICLE STATE DETECTION DEVICE - An unsprung state detection part ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150343875 | SUSPENSION SUB-ASSEMBLY - A suspension sub-assembly includes a fiber reinforced polymeric (FRP) thermoplastic composite upper control arm/spring assembly having a control arm portion and a spring member portion. The suspension sub-assembly can tune roll stiffness of a vehicle during cornering. The FRP thermoplastic composite upper control arm/spring assembly comprises a thermoplastic matrix material reinforced with fibers embedded and aligned in the matrix of the assembly. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343876 | SEMIMANUFACTURED PRODUCT OF MOVEMENT REGULATION MEMBER, STABILIZER BAR HAVING MOVEMENT REGULATION MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SEMIMANUFACTURED PRODUCT OF MOVEMENT REGULATION MEMBER TO A STABILIZER BAR - A semimanufactured product of a stopper includes: a plate-shaped bridging portion; a first curved portion extending from one end portion of the bridging portion integrally; and a second curved portion extending from the other end portion of the bridging portion integrally, and an entirety of the semimanufactured product is formed in a C-shape. The first curved portion includes a first locking part at the end portion. The second curved portion includes a second locking part that engages with the first locking part at the end portion. The first locking part includes a convex-shaped convex portion and a pair of receiving portions positioned so as to sandwich the convex portion. The second locking part includes: a concave-shaped concave portion which can accommodate the convex portion; and a pair of projecting portions positioned so as to sandwich the concave portion. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343877 | WARM OR COLD AIR CHANNEL WITH SLOTS TO OPTIMISE CONTROL CURVES - A heating and air conditioning device includes a warm air path that leads through a heat exchanger to a mixing chamber and to outlets of the heating and air conditioning device, and a cold air path that leads from the evaporator to the mixing chamber and the outlets of the heating and air conditioning device. A warm air duct is located at an end of the warm air path and an entrance to the mixing chamber. A cold air duct is located at the end of the cold air path and the entrance to the mixing chamber. One or more openings are formed on one of a side wall of the warm air duct and a side wall of the cold air duct so that air can flow from the cold air path into the warm air duct and from the warm air path into the cold air duct. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343878 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATIC START-STOP SYSTEM AND WITH A HEATING SYSTEM HEAT EXCHANGER FUNCTIONING AS A COLD RESERVOIR - A motor vehicle with a drive, a control with automatic start-stop system and with an HVAC device, which includes a heating system heat exchanger that can be thermally coupled to the drive and an evaporator that is embedded in a refrigerant circuit of the air-conditioning system. The heating system heat exchanger can with activated automatic start-stop system be thermally decoupled from the drive and for use as cold reservoir in a stop phase of the automatic start-stop system, can be thermally coupled to the evaporator. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343879 | CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIR TEMPERING - A climate control system for a vehicle interior, having a housing, a cooling device, and a heating device. At least one first flow channel, a second flow channel, and a third flow channel are disposed in the housing. A mixing chamber is disposed within the housing, which has at least one outflow opening, which is downstream of the mixing chamber in the flow direction. The flow channels are closable by a flap element, a third flow channel leads from the cooling device to the outflow opening while bypassing the mixing chamber, the flap element in the first flow channel and the flap element in the second flow channel are kinematically coupled and can be adjusted by a mutual control device. The flap element in the third flow channel is kinematically coupled to the other two flap elements or can be adjusted independently by a further control device. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343880 | PRESSURE DECOUPLING OF AIR INTAKE DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE OF MAIN HOUSING - A drainage system for draining water from an air intake and from an air distribution housing of an air conditioning system into the environment. The drainage system including a drainage opening or the drainage of water into the environment, wherein the drainage opening is formed on a lower shell of the air distribution housing and is divided into a drainage area for water from the air intake housing on the one hand, and a drainage area for water from the air distribution housing on the other hand, and wherein the drainage area for water from the air intake housing is formed by the terminus of a separate duct for the drainage of water from the air intake. In this way, the reciprocal effect between the different pressure levels is avoided or reduced to the extent possible. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343881 | EVAPORATIVE COOLING CYCLING USING WATER CONDENSATE FORMED IN A VAPOR-COMPRESSION A/C SYSTEM EVAPORATOR - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for controlling the temperature and humidity of the interior cabin of a vehicle by alternating the operation of an air conditioning (A/C) system between a first normal A/C mode of operation, whereby the cabin is cooled and condensate is formed, and a second evaporative mode of operation, whereby the cabin is cooled and humidified. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343882 | Method and System for Preconditioning a Heating and/or Cooling Unit in a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a method and a system for preconditioning a heating and/or cooling unit in a motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is at a standstill. The heating and/or cooling unit draws energy to heat and/or cool the vehicle interior from an electrical store. While the vehicle is at a standstill, the heating and/or cooling unit is activated in a first power stage in response to a signal of a remote starting device, and is then switched from the first power stage to a second power stage based on specified conditions. The first power stage may be designed such that the heating and/or cooling circuit is internally preconditioned to reach a specified target temperature by appropriately controlling the heating and/or cooling unit with the ventilation flaps at least nearly closed. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343883 | HEATER FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - Provided is a heater for a motor vehicle including: a heat source part: a heat source part rod including a rod sidewall and a rod cover in order to receive the heat source part; a first heat radiating plate including a first heat generation region in which one side of the heat source part is disposed and a first air movement region in which at least one or more first through-holes are formed; and a second heat radiating plate including a second heat generation region in which the other side of the heat source part is disposed and a second air movement region in which at least one or more second through-holes are formed. Particularly, the heat source part is disposed between the first and second heat radiating plates, and the rod sidewall is provided integrally with the first heat radiating plate. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343884 | PANE WITH HIGH-FREQUENCY TRANSMISSION - A panel, having at least: at least one first panel having an outer face and an inner face, at least one transparent, electrically-conductive coating, which is arranged on the outer face and/or on the inner face of the first panel, and at least one region having at least one outer de-coated structure and one inner de-coated structure, the transparent, electrically-conductive coating being located between the outer de-coated structure and the inner de-coated structure and inside the inner de-coated structure. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343885 | BONDING STRUCTURE WITH CTE GRADIENT FOR MOUNTING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT IN A FRAME - An athermalized window assembly intended for mounting in or on the exterior of a vehicle and associated method, the assembly comprising a window arranged with one or more mounting members in an opening in a plate. The coefficient of thermal expansion of the mounting members is between a coefficient of thermal expansion associated with the window and a coefficient of thermal expansion associated with the plate. The mounting members may comprise a plurality of skirts that form a coefficient of thermal expansion gradient between the window and the plate. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343886 | Vehicle Window Screen Device - A vehicle window screen device prevents bugs from entering a vehicle while a window of the vehicle is open. The device includes a screen having an outer perimeter and an open section. A door is coupled to the screen within the outer perimeter covering the open section. The door is pivotable between a closed position and an open position. A frame is coupled to the screen extending around the outer perimeter of the screen. Each of a plurality of fasteners is coupled to the frame wherein the frame is configured for coupling to a vehicle such that the screen covers a window opening of the vehicle. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343887 | MODULAR SUNROOF FRAME ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A modular sunroof frame assembly and method for a vehicle having a body structure is provided. The modular sunroof frame assembly is attachable to the body structure and includes right and left side rails, front and rear cross beams, and a plurality of corner attachment couplings. The right and left side rails have respective cross-sections throughout their length, front rail ends, and rear rail ends. The front and rear cross beams have respective cross-sections throughout their length, right beam ends, and left beam ends. The corner attachment couplings are fixed to the respective side rail end and to the respective cross beam end. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343888 | PILLAR GARNISH AND ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE THEREOF - An elongated pillar garnish including a head portion and a leg portion protruding from a back side of the head portion and configured to abut on a front face of a window pane, wherein, when the pillar garnish is attached along a side end portion of the window pane, a concave portion is provided to a tip end of the leg portion, and the concave portion is provided along a longitudinal direction, the concave portion includes an inner wall and an exterior wall that abuts on the front face of the window pane, a drain channel is formed by the concave portion and the front face of the window pane and at least a portion of the inner wall has an opening portion that allows an inner periphery side of the window pane and the drain channel to communicate with each other. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343889 | MOLDED COVER - A molded pocket of a cover for a transportation vehicle is provided including a body having a complementary upper portion and lower portion configured to define a cavity. A feature of the transportation vehicle is received within the cavity. The lower portion of the body is affixed to the cover. A coupling mechanism is configured to selectively couple at least a part of the upper portion and the lower portion of the body to transform the body between an open position and a closed position. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343890 | Modular Hybrid Transmission with a One Way Clutch - A vehicle transmission system having a combustion engine, an electric motor and a transmission includes a first clutch operatively connected between the engine and the motor and a one way clutch. The one way clutch is connected in parallel with the first clutch that permits the engine to increase speed with the clutch disengaged until the engine speed matches the motor speed. The engine provides positive torque through the one way clutch to the motor and transmission upon matching the motor speed. The first clutch and the one way clutch may be a hybrid rocker one way clutch. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343891 | EXHAUST STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - An exhaust structure includes a first exhaust path and a second exhaust path. The first exhaust path includes a box outlet and at least an exhaust duct that includes a duct inlet arranged below a rear seat and configured to open toward a battery. The second exhaust path is communicated with the box outlet. A deck board is disposed in a luggage room. The second exhaust path includes space defined by a front end portion of the deck board closer to a front of a vehicle and at least a portion of the backrest of the rear seat and a gap defined by a front surface of the front end portion of the deck board and a portion of a back surface of the backrest opposite the front surface. Gas used for cooling down the battery is released from the gap to the luggage room via a duct exhaust conduit, a box exhaust conduit, a first interspace exhaust conduit, and a second interspace exhaust conduit. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343892 | SYSTEM, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT - System, apparatus, and methods are disclosed for opening one or more louvers of an engine cooling system to provide an airflow to the radiator to reduce a radiator fan on time. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR FLOW IN VEHICLE - A system for controlling an air flow in a vehicle may include a front air introduction apparatus mounted in front of an engine, a condenser provided to the front air introduction apparatus, an intercooler provided behind the condenser, a radiator provided between the intercooler and the engine, an active air flap for controlling air flow being introduced to the front air introduction apparatus, a side air introduction apparatus mounted to a side of an engine compartment for forwarding air to the engine, a connection line connected between the side air introduction apparatus and the front air introduction apparatus, a control valve for controlling air flow through the connection line, a plurality of sensors for measuring an operation state of the vehicle, and a control unit for determining an operation state of the vehicle based on a plurality of sensor signals, and controlling operation of the control valve. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343894 | GRILLE SHUTTER DEVICE - A grille shutter device includes a grille shutter configured to change its opening degree and placed in a grille opening continuous with an engine room of a vehicle. An ECU controls a motor to control an opening degree of the grille shutter to regulate running air from the grille opening to an engine. The running air passing through the grille shutter flows to a lower part of the cylinder block. The ECU controls the motor to control the opening degree of the grille shutter according to a detected temperature of the lower part of the cylinder block by a temperature sensor. When judging that warm-up of the lower part of the cylinder block is not yet completed, the ECU controls the motor to close the grille shutter in order to block the running air flow from the grille opening to the lower part of the cylinder block | 2015-12-03 |
20150343895 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - To provide a fuel supply system in which fuel stored in a fuel storage tank | 2015-12-03 |
20150343896 | Fuel Tank Mounted Refueling Device - A refueling device that when mounted to a marine fuel tank facilitates refueling and minimizes the propensity for both spit-back and well back while simultaneously allowing a free flowing open pathway through which vapors generated by the refueling event may pass unencumbered. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343897 | FUELING DEVICE - A fueling device comprises a resin passage-forming member configured to form a fuel path, a fuel path end member and a covering member. A resin sealing member constituting the fuel path end member is located on a filler port side of the fuel path and is welded to the passage-forming member about an axis of the fuel path to provide a seal against the passage-forming member by welding about the axis. The covering member is arranged to cover a welded part about the axis at which the sealing member is welded to the passage-forming member from outside of the fuel path with leaving a gap about the axis, which is formed between the welded part and the covering member and is divided into a plurality of sections. The covering member is protruded from an outer peripheral wall of the passage-forming member and is supported by the outer peripheral wall such as to form the gap. The covering member is linked with the outer peripheral wall of the passage-forming member by linkage sections formed between adjacent sections of the gap divided into the plurality of sections. This configuration suppresses deformation of a welded part between a pipe main body and an inner member by an external force. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343898 | FUELING DEVICE - This fueling device comprises a filler neck formed by stacking a first resin layer made of a first resin and a second resin layer made of a second resin that is harder than the first resin, such that the second resin layer is provided on an inner side of the first resin layer; and a mounting member mounted to a fuel injection opening side of the filler neck from outside. The first resin layer has a higher impact resistance than the second resin layer. The second resin layer has a higher fuel permeation resistance than the first resin layer. The filler neck includes an engagement element that is provided on the fuel injection opening side of the filler neck and is extended radially outward from the second resin layer to pass through the first resin layer. The mounting member is engaged with the engagement element to be mounted to the filler neck. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343899 | FUEL TANK STRUCTURE - A fuel tank structure is obtained that can prevent or suppress excessive stress concentrating at fixed portions of a separator and an inner wall of a fuel tank main body. A separator for reducing flow noise of fuel is disposed at an interior of a fuel tank that accommodates fuel. Projecting portions that serve as fixed portions that are fixed at two or more places to an inner wall of the fuel tank, are provided at the separator. Deformation portions that allow deformation of the separator are formed between the projecting portions at the separator. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343900 | UTILITY VEHICLE - In one embodiment, a utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members configured to contact a ground surface, and a powertrain assembly operably coupled to the ground-engaging members. The utility vehicle also includes a frame supported by the ground-engaging members and extending along a longitudinal axis of the utility vehicle. The utility vehicle further includes a tunnel member coupled to the frame and extending along the longitudinal axis. The tunnel member is positioned at a first height from the ground surface. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes a cargo portion supported by the frame and positioned generally rearward of the tunnel member. The cargo portion has a cargo surface substantially aligned with the tunnel member and positioned at a second height from the ground surface. The first height is approximately equal to the second height. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343901 | POWER TRANSFER UNIT - A power transfer unit includes an input shaft extending along an input axis and an intermediate drive shaft extending at least partially through the input shaft along the input axis. The power transfer unit further includes a ring gear assembly having a ring gear and a ring gear shaft coupled to the ring gear. The ring gear shaft at least partially surrounds the input shaft and extends along the input axis. The power transfer unit also includes a collar coupled to the input shaft. The collar surrounds the input shaft and is movable relative to the ring gear shaft along the input axis between an engaged position and a disengaged position. When the collar is in the engaged position, the input shaft is coupled to the ring gear shaft. When the collar is in the disengaged position, the input shaft is decoupled from the ring gear shaft. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343902 | METER CLUSTER SEAL - A seal for a meter ring includes a sealing section and a connecting portion. The sealing section is configured to block transmission of light from a first portion of a meter cluster to a second portion of the meter cluster. The connecting portion extends from the sealing section and is configured to couple the sealing section to a meter ring. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343903 | SAFETY SYSTEM OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed are a safety system of a fuel cell vehicle and a control method for the safety system. A safety system of a fuel cell vehicle using a fuel cell and a high voltage battery as a power source may include: a power switch disposed on a power wire connecting the power source and a power load to each other; an insulation resistance measuring device measuring an insulation resistance between the power wire and a chassis; and a controller controlling an operation of the power switch based on a measured insulation resistance measured by the insulation resistance measuring device. When the measured insulation resistance is equal to or less than a reference resistance, the controller enters a safe mode and the power switch is turned off to thereby block power supplied to the power load. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343904 | VEHICLE HAVING POWER CONTROL UNIT - A vehicle in one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a power control unit, a first control unit, and a second control unit. The first control unit further acquires collision prediction information indicating whether there is a possibility that the vehicle will collide and executes the discharge control if (i) the collision information is received, (ii) an abnormality occurs in the communication with the second control unit and, the collision prediction information indicates that there is a possibility that the vehicle will collide, or (iii) a voltage of an auxiliary power supply becomes lower than a threshold voltage and, the collision prediction information indicates that there is a possibility that the vehicle will collide. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343905 | Electrohydraulic Motor Vehicle Brake System and Method for Operating the Same - The invention relates to a technique for operating a regenerative electrohydraulic motor vehicle brake system comprising a master cylinder that can be supplied with a hydraulic fluid from a reservoir, an electromechanical actuator for actuating a piston accommodated in the master cylinder and a stop valve provided between the master cylinder and the reservoir. According to an aspect of this technique, the method comprises the step of controlling the electromechanical actuator when the stop valve is closed to generate a hydraulic pressure on a wheel brake that is fluidically connected to the master cylinder. The method further comprises the step of activating a regenerative brake operation and of controlling the stop valve to open, the master cylinder remaining fluidically connected to the wheel brake and the electromechanical actuator being controlled to maintain the hydraulic pressure on the wheel brake at least to some extent. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343906 | PROPULSION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR RAILROAD VEHICLE - A propulsion control apparatus includes a first power converter that operates as a DC/AC converter, a DC/DC converter, or an AC/DC converter, a second power converter, a first control device that controls operations of a first motor and the first power converter, and a second control device that controls operations of a second motor and the second power converter, wherein a power storage device is configured to be able to connect to a second input/output end side and functions as a direct-current power supply that is charged with direct-current power supplied from the second input/output end side or discharges direct-current power to the second input/output end side. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343907 | MAIN CONVERSION DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The first power converter is connected with a circuit connected with an overhead line, and an intermediate link, and mutually converts power. The second power converter is connected with the intermediate link, and a circuit electrically connected with an induction motor, and mutually converts power. The auxiliary power-supply device receives power from the intermediate link, and supplies power to a load. The operation controller controls the operation/deactivation of the first power converter based on acceleration and speed of a vehicle, auxiliary source power, and a restriction value for regenerative power to the overhead line in such a way that the power to be supplied to the auxiliary power-supply device becomes equal to or larger than the auxiliary source power, and the regenerative power flowing to the overhead line | 2015-12-03 |
20150343908 | MULTI-PHASE POWER SYSTEM - Mining vehicles and power systems for use with such vehicles are provided. One power system includes a synchronous generator circuit configured to generate an alternating current (AC) power signal distributed across at least six phases. The power system further includes a rectifier circuit including at least twelve diode devices and configured to receive the AC power signal distributed across the at least six phases from the synchronous generator circuit and generate a direct current (DC) power output signal. The DC power output signal includes at least twelve pulses for a single wave of the AC power signal received from the synchronous generator circuit. The rectifier circuit is configured to output the DC power output signal for use in powering a load device of the mining vehicle. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343909 | CHARGE/DISCHARGE SYSTEM - A charge/discharge system includes first and second electric chargers that supplies electric power to a motor generator and charges electric power generated by the motor generator, an electric power converter that complementarily performs charging/discharging between the first and second electric chargers, and a controller. The controller controls the electric power converter based on charging conditions of the first and second electric chargers such that electric power charged in the first electric charger is charged in the second electric charger, or electric power charged in the second electric charger is charged in the first electric charger. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343910 | Supplying Electric Traction Motors of a Rail Vehicle with Electrical Energy Using a Plurality of Internal Combustion Engines - The invention relates to supplying electric traction motors of a rail vehicle with electrical energy. Internal combustion engine/machine combination are operated such that alternating current is generated and used for operating at least one electric traction motor, in a first operating state of the machine in a generator mode. In a second operating state of the machine, an associated machine converter supplies alternating current and drives the associated internal combustion engine, wherein at least the machine converter associated with the second electrical machine is supplied, while the associated electrical machine is in the second operating state, via an electrical DC voltage line with direct current by a rectifier associated with the first machine, wherein the rectifier produces the direct current from alternating current generated by the first electrical machine. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343911 | POWER CONVERTERS - A power converter includes a first set of transistors electrically connected in series, a second set of transistors electrically connected in series, and an AC link. The second set of transistors is electrically connected in parallel with the first set of transistors to form an H-bridge. The AC link is electrically connected between the first and second sets of transistors. A plurality of H-bridges are connected in parallel and a three-wire DC bus is electrically connected to the H-bridges. | 2015-12-03 |
20150343912 | Guidance System and Method - A guidance system for a motor vehicle comprising: a controller, the controller being operable to determine whether a first length of cable is sufficiently long to allow a charging connection to be established between a motor vehicle and a charging station in dependence on data corresponding to a relative position and orientation of the vehicle with respect to the charging station; and output means for providing an output to a user indicating whether the cable is sufficiently long. | 2015-12-03 |