| 52nd week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
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| 20210402770 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid ejection head that can suppress variation in the circulation flow rate or the pressure of the liquid among a plurality of pressure chambers and suppress a difference in temperature distribution between adjacent element substrates to suppress image unevenness. The liquid ejection head includes a plurality of ejection modules including an element substrate in which a plurality of ejection orifices that eject a liquid are aligned in an array. In one ejection module of the ejection modules adjacent to each other, the liquid is supplied from one side of an ejection orifice array, and the liquid is collected from the other side of the ejection orifice array, and in the other ejection module of the ejection modules adjacent to each other, the liquid is supplied from the other side, and the liquid is collected from the one side. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402771 | Liquid Ejecting Head And Liquid Ejecting Apparatus - A plurality of head chips including: a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles configured to eject a liquid in a first direction, and a case having one or more first flow paths communicating with at least a part of the plurality of nozzles; a holder to which the plurality of head chips are fixed, which includes metal or ceramics, and which has a plurality of second flow paths communicating with at least one of the plurality of first flow paths; and a heater configured to heat the holder. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402772 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - In this liquid ejecting head, the pressure chamber extends in a second direction crossing a first direction, the first direction being a direction from the pressure chamber to the nozzle. The pressure chamber and the absorbing chamber are disposed at a same position in the first direction and next to each other in the second direction. The actuator is disposed on an opposite side in the first direction with respect to the pressure chamber. The absorption member is disposed on the opposite side in the first direction with respect to the absorbing chamber, the absorption member including at least part of members constituting the actuator. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402773 | Liquid Discharging Head - There is provided a liquid discharging head including: a pressure chamber configured to apply a pressure to a liquid so as to discharge the liquid from a nozzle; a descender arranged to overlap, in a plan view, with the nozzle and communicating the pressure chamber and the nozzle with each other; at least one return throttle channel connected to the descender; and a return manifold which communicates with the at least one return throttle channel and which is configured to receive the liquid not having been discharged from the nozzle. A cross section of the descender orthogonal to a depth direction of the descender is a non-circular shape having a major axis and a minor axis. The at least one return throttle channel is connected to at least one of a first end side of the minor axis and a second end side of the minor axis. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402774 | Liquid Discharging Head - A liquid discharging head is provided with: individual channels; a first common channel; and a second common channel. The individual channels include: first individual channels which have first pressure chambers and which are aligned in a second direction to form a first individual channel array, and second individual channels which have second pressure chambers and which are aligned in the second direction to form a second individual channel array; the first individual channel array and the second individual channel array are arranged in a third direction. The first common channel communicates with both of the first individual channels and the second individual channels; and the first pressure chambers and the second pressure chambers do not overlap with the second common channel in a first direction, and do not overlap with each other in the second direction. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402775 | Liquid Discharging Head - A liquid discharging head includes: individual channels; a first common channel; and a second common channel Each of the plurality of individual channels includes: a pressure chamber, a nozzle, a connecting channel, a first communicating channel, and two second communicating channels. A first vector of the first communicating channel has an orientation from one end to the other end of the first communicating channel. Respective second vectors of the two second communicating channels have orientations, each of the orientations being from one end to the other end of one of the two second communicating channels along an extending direction of the two second communicating channels. The first communicating channel is arranged, with respect to the nozzle, on one side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the two second communicating channels are arranged, with respect to the nozzle, on the other side in the second direction. Each of the orientation of the first vector and the orientation of the second vector includes an orientation component from the one side toward the other side in the second direction. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402776 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - The piezoelectric material has, when viewed in the stacking direction, a first region including a border between an end of the active portion and the non-active portion in an extending direction of the individual electrode, the piezoelectric material has a second region different from the first region, and the piezoelectric material in the first region is thicker than the piezoelectric material in the second region. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402777 | PRINTING DEVICE INCLUDING CONTROLLER PROVIDED WITH MANUAL MAINTENANCE MODE AND AUTOMATED MAINTENANCE MODE AS CONTROL MODE FOR CONTROLLING MAINTENANCE PORTION - A printing device includes a printing portion, a maintenance portion, and a controller. The printing portion includes an ejection head and prints using ink. The maintenance portion performs maintenance on the ejection head. The maintenance involves consumption of ink. The controller has a manual maintenance mode and an automated maintenance mode. In the manual maintenance mode, the controller executes a maintenance using the maintenance portion in response to a maintenance command signal based on a manual operation. In the automated maintenance mode, the controller automatically executes a maintenance using the maintenance portion in response to a maintenance execution condition being met. Based on control information acquired, the controller switches an operating mode of the printing device from a first operating mode of selectively executing the manual maintenance mode and the automated maintenance mode to a second operation mode of executing the automated maintenance mode without executing the manual maintenance mode. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402778 | INK SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An ink supply device includes a plurality of ink containers, a plurality of heater units, a frame, a lower fixing member and an upper fixing member. In the ink container, ink is stored. The heater units are arranged in a horizontal arrangement direction. The heater unit includes a tube in which the ink fed from the ink container is passed, a hearer heating the ink passing through the tube and a casing by which the tube and the heater are supported. In the frame, the ink containers and the heater units are stored. The lower fixing member is fixedly mounted to the frame and holds all lower portions of the heater units. The upper fixing member is detachably mounted to the frame and holds all upper portions of the heater units. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402779 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PROCESS OF INKJET PRINTING AND PACKAGING, AND DISPLAY SCREEN - A structure and a method for optimizing a process of inkjet printing and packaging, and a display screen are provided. The structure includes first dams arranged around an active display area of a substrate, the first dams include a plurality of sequentially connected first shielding sections, a plurality of drainage sections for guiding ink are arranged on an inner wall of the first shielding sections, and the drainage sections are disposed in a vertical direction. There are first intervals to allow the ink to flow between adjacent drainage sections. A structure of dams is innovatively improved in a frame design of display screens and guides the ink accurately to an ink filling area under a function of the drainage sections, therefore greatly reducing probability of the ink passing over the dams and possibility of an ink overflow. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402780 | LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS AND LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEM - Discloses is a liquid supply apparatus that supplies liquid to a liquid ejection apparatus, including: a liquid tank that stores the liquid; and a conveyer that loads a refill container to a refill position of the liquid tank to replenish the liquid. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402781 | PRINT LIQUID SUPPLIES FOR PRINTING DEVICES - Print liquid supplies for printing devices are disclosed. A print liquid supply includes a container having a wall; a dock connector to enable selective coupling of the print liquid supply with a printing device; and a clamping support structure coupled with the dock connector, the wall of the container clamped therebetween. One of the clamping support structure or the dock connector including a tongue latched onto a groove in the other one of the clamping support structure or the dock connector. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402782 | CIRCUIT DIE ALIGNMENT TARGET - A circuit die may include an outermost circuit layer having electrical transmission routing and an alignment target overlying the outermost circuit layer. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402783 | Logic Circuitry - This disclosure describes integrated circuits which may be provided in logic circuitry packages and/or replaceable print apparatus components with print material reservoirs. An integrated circuit or logic circuitry package for a replaceable print apparatus component comprises an interface to communicate with a print apparatus logic circuit and at least one logic circuit. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402784 | LOGIC CIRCUITRY PACKAGE - A logic circuitry package for a replaceable print apparatus component includes an interface to communicate with a print apparatus logic circuit, and a logic circuit having a communication address to communicate with the print apparatus logic circuit. The logic circuit is configured to detect, via the interface, communications that include an other communication address. The logic circuit is configured to respond, via the interface, to a command series directed to the logic circuit that include the communication address of the logic circuit, based on the detected communications. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402785 | LOGIC CIRCUITRY PACKAGE - A logic circuitry package for a replaceable print apparatus component includes an interface and at least one logic circuit. The at least one logic circuit is configured to respond to communications sent to a first address via the interface and respond to communications sent to a second address via the interface. The at least one logic circuit is configured to in response to a hibernate command sent to the first address, respond to communications sent to the second address. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402786 | LIQUID LEVEL SENSOR PACKAGE FOR REPLACEABLE LIQUID RESERVOIR - A liquid level sensor package for a replaceable print liquid reservoir, the package including a number of heater circuits, each heater circuit including a heater element to dissipate heat and a number of control devices, each control device individually controllable to be electrically connected to the heater element, the heater element to dissipate a different amount of heat when electrically connected to different ones of the control devices. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402787 | SENSOR CIRCUITRY PACKAGE FOR REPLACEMENT PRINT APPARATUS COMPONENT - A sensor circuitry package for a replaceable print apparatus component including a plurality of sensing zones, each sensing zone including a number of sensing devices, each sensing device having a respective sensing function, and an array of memory elements, each memory element corresponding to a respective one of the sensing zones. During a sensing operation, the array of memory elements to serially load a segment of select bits, each select bit having one of a select value and a non-select value, a memory element having a select value to select a number of sensing devices of the respective sensing zone to be enabled to perform its respective sensing function. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402788 | SENSOR CIRCUITRY PACKAGE FOR REPLACEABLE PRINT APPARATUS COMPONENT - A liquid level sensor package for a replaceable print liquid reservoir, the package including a substrate, a surface layer to contact a print liquid in the print liquid reservoir, and a layer stack including a number of metal layers disposed between the substrate and the surface layer. An array of heater elements disposed in one of the metal layers of the layer stack, and an array of thermal sensors disposed in a different one of the metal layers of the layer stack, each thermal sensor corresponding to a different heater element of the array of heater elements, and each thermal sensor to provide indication of a presence or absence of print liquid based on a sensed temperature after being heated by the corresponding heater element. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402789 | INK SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL PRINTING DEVICE AND DIGITAL PRINTING DEVICE COMPRISING SAID SYSTEM - Ink supply system ( | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402790 | Supply and Mixing Cartridges - Certain examples relate to mixing and/or supply cartridges for printing apparatus. One example implementation includes a reservoir to receive printing material from a printing apparatus and to return the received printing material to the printing apparatus. A storage medium stores a reservoir printing material level parameter indicative of the amount of printing material in the reservoir; a recirculation cycle counter indicative of the number of recirculation events experienced by the cartridge; a maximum recirculation cycle parameter indicative of the maximum number of recirculation events that may be experienced by the cartridge. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402791 | Liquid Discharging Head - There is provided liquid discharging head including: supply manifolds; supply integration channel which extends linearly along an arrangement direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the supply manifolds; return manifolds; and return integration channel which extends linearly along the arrangement direction. The supply integration channel has supply port arranged apart from the supply manifolds, being configured to supply the liquid to the supply integration channel via the supply port, and at least a part of the supply port being overlapped, in a plan view, with a pressure chamber-arranging area in which a plurality of pressure chambers communicating with nozzles is arranged. The return integration channel has return port arranged apart from the return manifolds, being configured to drain the liquid from the return integration channel via the return port, and at least a part of the return port being overlapped, in the plan view, with the pressure chamber-arranging area. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402792 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD - Ink is circulated through a circulation flow path between a print head and an ink tank. Detection operation for detecting an ink ejection state in an ejection opening in the print head is performed. The ink circulation and the detection operation are simultaneously performed by performing the detection operation in response to a start of the ink circulation. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402793 | Printer Recirculation Control - Certain examples relate to controlling recirculation processes in a printing apparatus. One example implementation includes a printing material cartridge comprising a reservoir storing printing material to supply a printing apparatus and a storage medium storing process instructions for controlling the recirculation process in the printing apparatus. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402794 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - Wherein, in the first dither mask, when the first space is cut by the first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the first plane has a blue noise characteristic in the spatial frequency domain, and when the first space is cut by a second plane extending in a direction different from that of the first plane, a plurality of threshold values in the second plane has a blue noise characteristic in the spatial frequency domain. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402795 | Ink Jet Ink Set For Textile Printing, Ink Jet Recording Method, And Ink Jet Recording Apparatus - An ink jet ink set for textile printing according to the present disclosure includes a cyan ink, a magenta ink, a yellow ink, a black ink, and one or more selected from a first ink, a second ink, and a third ink. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402796 | PRINTED MATTER FORMING METHOD AND PRINTED MATTER FORMING SYSTEM - Provided are a printed matter forming method and a printed matter forming system for forming a printed matter in which the texture of the surface of a target object is satisfactorily reproduced. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402797 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a printing head including a nozzle configured to discharge ink, and a control unit configured to control the printing head to print a test pattern on a printing medium, for inspecting a state of ink discharge by the nozzle. The test pattern includes a pattern element formed by a plurality of dots of the ink, and the control unit causes the printing head to print the test pattern where a number of the dots forming the pattern element on a second printing medium is smaller than a number of the dots forming the pattern element on a first printing medium, the second printing medium being more susceptible to bleed-through of the ink than the first printing medium. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402798 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINT EXECUTION SECTION, AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing apparatus includes a print execution section and a controller. The print execution section includes a printing head which has nozzles for discharging ink of specified color, the nozzles being aligned in a first direction; a head driver which drives the printing head to discharge the ink of the specified color thereby forming dots of the specified color on a printing medium; and a conveyor which conveys the printing medium relative to the printing head in any direction of the first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The controller is configured to: acquire object image data; generate a plurality of pieces of dot data, which represent formation states of the dots of the specified color, for a plurality of pixels by using the object image data; and print a printing image on the printing medium by using the plurality of pieces of dot data. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402799 | METHOD FOR TREATING THE SURFACES OF A PART AND ASSOCIATED FACILITY - The present invention relates to a method for surface-treating a part ( | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402800 | DETERMINING ALIGNMENT USING FIDUCIALS - A print apparatus is disclosed. In some examples, the print apparatus comprises a print head to deposit print agent onto a substrate; a detector to detect a fiducial; a first light source to back-illuminate the substrate, such that light from the first light source is to be detected by the detector through the substrate; and processing apparatus. The processing apparatus is to operate the print head to deposit print agent to form a first fiducial on a first side of the substrate, the first fiducial comprising a shape of a first colour and having a first dimension, and a background of print agent of a second, different colour, wherein the first dimension of the shape does not exceed a corresponding dimension of the background; operate the print head to deposit print agent to form a second fiducial on a second, opposite side of the substrate, the second fiducial comprising an inverted version of the shape of the first colour; operate the first light source to back-illuminate the substrate; operate the detector to detect the first and second fiducials; and determine whether the first fiducial is aligned with the second fiducial. A method and a machine-readable medium are also disclosed. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402801 | PRINT DRYING - Some examples include a print system including a memory to store instructions and print data of a print job, a processor to execute the instructions in the memory to reference print data of a print job, transform the print data into a plurality of print regions of a medium representation, each of the plurality of print regions including a print density, determine the quantity of print regions having a print density exceeding a predetermined threshold, and apply a modifier to the quantity of print regions having a print density exceeding the predetermined threshold to generate a score. The print system includes a print engine to move the medium along the print path to deposit a print substance onto a medium and apply drying to the medium and a controller to control a drying of the medium along the print path of the print engine in response to the score. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402802 | CURL COMPENSATION THROUGH SELECTIVE INK USAGE - Examples of curl compensation through selective ink usage are described. In an example, whether curling is likely to occur on a printed page may be determined. The page may be printed using a first ink lacking anti-curl properties and a second ink having anti-curl properties in response to determining that curling is likely to occur. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402803 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONVEYANCE CONTROL METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a conveyance path including a curving part, an inversion path for inverting a medium upside down, and a control unit, and the control unit includes a first mode for conveying the long medium at a first speed when a surface that faces inside when the long medium is rolled in a roll shape and a surface that faces inside when conveyed in a curved shape through the curving part are the same, and a second mode for conveying the long medium at a second speed lower than the first speed of the first mode when the surface that faces inside when the long medium is rolled in the roll shape and the surface that faces inside when conveyed in the curved shape through the curving part are different from each other. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402804 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided an image recording apparatus having a housing having a front wall and a rear wall, and a right wall and a left wall defining an internal space of the housing, a sheet roll holder configured to hold a sheet roll, a supporting member configured to support the sheet roll, the supporting member extending in an axial direction of the sheet roll and being supported by the sheet roll holder, a sheet conveyer arranged in an internal space of the housing, the sheet conveyer being configured to convey a sheet unwound from the sheet roll, and a recording device configured to record an image on the sheet unwound from the sheet roll and conveyed by the sheet conveyer. The sheet roll holder is configured to be slidable with respect to the housing so as to be detachable from and attachable to the housing. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402805 | DEVICE - A device for applying at least a first energy to a substrate includes a conversion material application unit configured to apply a conversion material for converting a second energy to the first energy to the substrate and an energy application unit configured to apply the second energy to the conversion material applied to the substrate, wherein the second energy corresponds to an amount of heat not less than heat of evaporation of the conversion material. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402806 | SCANNING INKJET PRINTER - An air knife assembly is provided to jet an air current to control the landing of sheet of print media during transfer between two adjacent conveyors in a printer. The air knife forming unit is configured for jetting an air curtain formed such that said air curtain and air currents resulting from it flow substantially perpendicular to a transport direction of the conveyors. Thereby, lifting and consequently wrinkling of the leading edge during transfer and landing may be avoided. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402807 | DETECTING ARTEFACTS ON PRINTABLE SUBSTRATES - An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus is to detect an artefact on a printable surface. The apparatus comprises a detection element to engage the printable surface as the printable surface moves relative to the detection element, and to move away from the printable surface when an artefact passes between the detection element and the printable surface. The apparatus also comprises an actuator to be actuated in response to the detection element moving beyond a defined distance from the printable surface. A method and a print apparatus are also disclosed. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402808 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided an image recording apparatus which is provided with a housing, a holder configured to be drawable from the housing, a supporting member supported by the holder and configured to support a sheet roll, a liquid container supported by the holder and configured to hold liquid, a conveyance mechanism arranged in an inner space of the housing and configured to convey a sheet unwound from the sheet roll, and a print head arranged in the inner space of the housing and configured to record an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveyance mechanism. The liquid container is configured to include at least one of tanks configured to hold liquid to be provided to the print head and a waste tank configured to pool liquid discharged from the print head. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402809 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet recording device includes: an endless conveyance belt having plural openings; a recording medium supply unit that supplies a recording medium to the conveyance belt; an opening position detection unit that detects positions of the openings in the conveyance belt; a flushing control unit that causes the recording head to perform flushing on the basis of position detection of the openings; and a recording medium supply control unit that controls the recording medium supply unit in any of plural control modes. The plural control modes include: a first control mode in which the recording medium supply unit is controlled independently from the position detection of the openings by the opening position detection unit; and a second control mode in which the recording medium supply unit is controlled on the basis of the position detection of the openings by the opening position detection unit. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402810 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PRINTED MATTER, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR FOAM, FOAMING INHIBITION INK, FORMING METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORMED OBJECT, AND FORMING SYSTEM FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORMED OBJECT - Provided are a manufacturing method for a foamable printed matter, a manufacturing method for a foam and a foaming inhibition ink. The manufacturing method for a printed matter is a manufacturing method for a foamable printed matter that foams to form an irregular pattern on its surface, the method including a printing step of inkjet-printing a foaming inhibition ink on a printing medium having a layer of a foamable resin composition containing a chemical foaming agent, under a temperature condition lower than a softening temperature of the foamable resin composition, the foaming inhibition ink containing: a foaming inhibitor that deteriorates a heat decomposing ability of the foamable resin composition; and a solvent that dissolves the foaming inhibitor when the foaming inhibitor is solid, is compatible with the foaming inhibitor when the foaming inhibitor is liquid, and is able to move the foaming inhibitor into the foamable resin composition. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402811 | THERMAL PRINTER - A thermal printer includes a conveyance unit, a thermal head with heating elements arranged in a line crossing a conveyance direction of a thermal paper, and a controller that generates print dot data for dots to be printed by the thermal head and controls the conveyance unit and thermal head according to the print dot data. The controller determines whether the total number of dots to be printed in a predetermined number of consecutive lines of the print dot data is greater than a threshold number and, when the total number of dots is greater than the threshold number, control the conveyance unit to convey the thermal paper after the printing of the print dot data by a predetermined amount along the conveyance direction. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402812 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus can prevent a print medium from buckling during discharging. In a case in which the print conveyance speed determined by the print mode is higher than or equal to a specified speed, the print medium after printing is conveyed to a discharging tray at the print conveyance speed, and in a case in which the print conveyance speed determined by the print mode is lower than the specified speed, the print medium after printing is conveyed to the discharging tray at the specified speed increased from the print conveyance speed. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402813 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus includes a printing unit configured to print an image on a print medium, an acquiring unit configured to acquire temperature information of the printing unit, and a control unit configured to control the printing unit so as to start relative scanning in a case where a temperature that is indicated by the temperature information has reached a print permission temperature. The print permission temperature in a first print mode whose speed at a time of a constant speed in relative scanning is a first speed is a first temperature. The print permission temperature in a second print mode whose speed at the time of the constant speed is a second speed that is faster than the first speed is a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402814 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE PRINTING APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A printing apparatus includes a head to discharge liquid, a carriage to support the head and reciprocate in a forward direction and a backward direction, and a controller. The controller executes a printing process to print one image in a plurality of copies by discharging the liquid from the head while moving the carriage in the forward direction and the backward direction, based on a print job for printing the one image in the plurality of copies, and a first determining process to determine a moving direction of the carriage for second and following copies, based on a moving result of the carriage in printing for the first copy in the printing process. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402815 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus acquires characteristic information about a recording medium and executes a light quantity adjustment in a reading operation using a reading unit based on the acquired characteristic information. By using the above-described configuration, it is possible to prevent an increase in the number of processes for analyzing read data obtained by reading a test pattern. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402816 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes: a casing having a cover configured to open and close; an operation unit provided in the casing, the operation unit not being exposed outside the casing when the cover is closed, the operation unit being exposed outside the casing when the cover is open; and a holding unit whose state switches to one of a hold state configured to hold an information processing device and a release state configured to release the information processing device, in response to an operation accepted by the operation unit. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402817 | DIGITAL PRINTING FLOORBOARD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY - A method for processing floorboards using digital printing, comprising: preparing a base material layer; arranging a printing layer on the base material layer, wherein the printing layer is directly printed by a digital printing apparatus and is formed on a surface of the base material layer; and arranging a protection layer on the printing layer, wherein the protection layer is attached to the printing layer by means of one or a combination of processes selected from roll-coating, shower-coating, spray-coating, transfer-printing and printing, wherein the protection layer displays one or a combination of artistic effects selected from flat, sunken, raised, finely creased, patterned and crackled by means of one or a combination of processes selected from levelling, flatting, printing, embossing, corroding, carving, brushing and crackling. According to the processing technology of the present disclosure, various patterns can be designed and processed in different ways or combinations according to the user's requirements. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402818 | ORDERING OF COLOR-FORMING LAYERS IN A DIRECT THERMAL PRINTING MEDIUM - The present invention relates generally to a printing system, and more specifically to an ordering of color-forming layers in a direct thermal printing medium. The present invention provides a direct thermal print medium with an ordering of the color layers that improves the perceived image sharpness and color uniformity of prints. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402819 | THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET, COATING LIQUID FOR RELEASE LAYER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET - To provide a coating liquid for release layer with which a release layer having a small variation in the performance difference can be stably formed, to provide a method for producing a thermal transfer sheet using this coating liquid for release layer, and to provide a thermal transfer sheet having stable releasability. A thermal transfer sheet having a substrate, a release layer provided on the substrate, and a transfer layer provided on the release layer, wherein the transfer layer is provided peelably from the release layer, and the release layer contains a silsesquioxane. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402820 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE-FORMED PRODUCT - A image forming method of the present invention includes steps of forming a coloring material layer by applying an ink containing water and a dispersible coloring material dispersed in the water to the surface of a fabric by an inkjet method; and forming, on a surface of the coloring material layer, a protective layer having an average thickness smaller than that of the coloring material layer. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402821 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INDIRECT MEASUREMENT OF FOUNTAIN SOLUTION USING VARIABLE LASER POWER - According to aspects of the embodiments, there is provided a method of determining the amount of fountain solution employed in a digital offset lithography printing system. Fountain solution thickness is determined by examining optical density of some halftone or solid patch versus laser current level. The apparatus and method uses a variable current signal to dither or perturb the laser imaging system to irradiate a fountain solution layer to create patches at different laser current levels. An aptly programmed controller then process optical density measurements to indirectly estimate fountain solution level. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402822 | Doqumint Technology: Counterfeit Resistant Documentation - Manufacturing a counterfeit resistant document as a randomized assembly of material constituents with a large variety of electrical conductivity attributes, thereby achieving a unique set of physically measured properties of the document, so that a document verifier will be convinced of the authenticity of the document by comparing the results of real time measurements with measurements pre-recorded in a public ledger. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402823 | EXPANDABLE STORAGE DEVICE - An expandable storage device is provided including a first panel and a second panel, along with one or more mechanisms for adjusting the size of a spine therebetween. By one approach, the storage device includes a first panel having a first panel spine portion, a second panel having a second panel spine portion, and one or more actuators, where the first panel spine portion and the second panel spine portion are configured to form a spine of the device having an adjustable width. The one or more actuators may be configured to move between an unlocked and a locked configuration to move the first panel or the second panel relative to one another and selectively retain the spine of the device at variety of adjustable widths. So configured, the device may accommodate an increasing or decreasing number of articles, sheets, or other items placed therein. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402824 | APPLICATOR - An applicator of the invention includes a main body, a storage chamber disposed in the main body, an application body disposed at an end of the main body to allow application of the liquid stored in the storage chamber, a partition for partitioning between the storage chamber side and the application body side, the partition including a flow passage to supply the liquid in the storage chamber to the application body, an axially movable air communication pipe having an air port open to the storage chamber, which abuts on the partition to close the flow passage, and communicates the storage chamber with the atmosphere while having the flow passage closed, and a spring member for urging the air communication pipe to abut on the partition, and separating the air communication pipe from the partition through vibration of the main body to allow guiding of the liquid in the storage chamber. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402825 | DECORATIVE MOLDED ARTICLE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DECORATIVE MOLDED ARTICLE, TRANSFER SHEET, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are a decorative molded article that prevents sparkle and has a high contrast, a method for producing the decorative molded article, and a transfer sheet for use for the decorative molded article. The decorative molded article | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402826 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING LUG NUTS ON A VEHICLE TIRE - An apparatus for removing lug nuts for changing a tire on a vehicle has a bracing structure and at least three arms connected to the bracing structure. A first arm extends upward and a second arm, adapted to operate as a footrest, extends outward and both arms are positioned such that one may stand on the second arm to generate extra torque while grasping the first arm for stability. A third arm is adapted to receive a socket and is oriented along the socket's axis of rotation. All arms are collapsible for storage. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402827 | TIRE HAVING A MULTILAYER TREAD CAP - This invention discloses a tire tread comprising: (a) a first tread cap layer comprising a first rubber composition; and (b) a second tread cap layer arranged radially inside of the first tread cap layer comprising a second rubber composition; wherein at 0° C. the rebound resilience of the first rubber composition is within a range of 10% to 25%, the rebound resilience of the second rubber composition is within a range of 15% to 35% and is at least 5% lower than that of the second rubber composition; and wherein at 100° C. the rebound resilience of the first rubber composition is within a range of 45% to 65%, the rebound resilience of the second rubber composition is within a range of 60% to 75% and is at least 3% higher than that of the first rubber composition. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402828 | TIRE - The tire includes a tread portion | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402829 | ARITHMETIC MODEL GENERATION SYSTEM, WEAR AMOUNT ESTIMATION SYSTEM, AND ARITHMETIC MODEL GENERATION METHOD - An arithmetic model generation system includes a tire information acquisition unit, a position information acquisition unit, a wear amount calculator, and an arithmetic model update unit. The tire information acquisition unit acquires tire data including a temperature and pressure of a tire. The position information acquisition unit acquires position data for a vehicle on which the tire is mounted. The wear amount calculator includes an arithmetic model that generates an estimated wear amount of at least one groove of the tire, the wear amount calculator calculating the estimated wear amount of at least one groove of the tire by using the arithmetic model by inputting the tire data and the position data. The arithmetic model update unit updates the arithmetic model based on a wear amount measured by a tire measurement device external to the vehicle and the estimated wear amount. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402830 | TIRE | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402831 | TIRE - The bead portion of the pneumatic tire includes a bead structure having a bead core composed of bead cords, and an annular plate which is annular and extends to the tire circumferential direction and is formed of a resin material. The elastic modulus of the annular plate varies in tire radial direction. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402832 | Effective Tire Pressure Sensing System and Method - A real time tire pressure sensing system includes sensors to collectively generate signals corresponding to a contained tire air temperature, a contained inflation pressure, and an ambient temperature associated with a tire mounted on a vehicle. A processor determines an effective tire inflation pressure based on the generated signals and further at least on a calculated moving average of the ambient temperature (e.g., over a defined time period such as 24 hours) and generates real time notifications associated with the determined effective tire inflation pressure to specified user interfaces. At least one sensor may be an inflation pressure sensor configured to generate event-based signals corresponding to detected changes per unit pressure. The processor may further generate real time feedback control signals to an automatic tire inflation device, based on the determined effective tire inflation pressure, or enable and prompt manual control of the tire inflation device via the user interface. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402833 | A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING ADAPTER FOR OFF-HIGHWAY WHEELS - The present invention provides an adapter | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402834 | TIRE TRACTION DEVICE - A tire traction device for a motor vehicle wheel having a simple radial rod construction coupled to a standard wheel lug bolt via a conical mounting bracket and stabilizing rod set cable coupling. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402835 | RAPID-DEFLATE VALVE STEM AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A valve stem for controlling inflation and deflation is provided. The valve stem includes a valve body having a central passage and a lateral port venting to the atmosphere. A valve core can be positioned within the central passage and configured to permit gas flow into the central passage. A collar is configured to surround an intermediate portion of the valve body, with the collar movable between a first position, where the collar occludes the lateral port to prohibit gas flow out of the lateral port, and a second position, where the collar opens the lateral port to permit gas flow from the central passage through the lateral port. A pressure set assembly can couple to the valve body and be set to a pressure at which the pressure set assembly closes to prohibit gas flow through the pressure set assembly and through the lateral port. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402836 | TRAILER HITCH BALL MOUNT - A trailer hitch ball mount includes: a hitch portion that has a square tubular shape; a ball portion; and a bridging portion that connects the hitch portion and the ball portion. The ball portion includes a first rectangular recess on a top surface of the ball portion; two parallel first side walls are formed at two parallel sides of the first rectangular recess, and other two parallel sides of the first rectangular recess are open; the bridging portion has a streamlined contour; and the trailer hitch ball mount comprises an aluminum alloy. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402837 | Work Vehicle - Provided is a work vehicle including a wheel support member including an axle that supports a pair of left and right travel wheels; a link mechanism that is provided spanning between a vehicle body and the wheel support member, and that supports the wheel support member such that the wheel support member can be raised and lowered; and a suspension mechanism that is provided spanning between a suspension support section formed on the vehicle body and the wheel support member, and that elastically supports the wheel support member. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402838 | SUSPENSION BUSH - In a suspension bush in which an intermediate member is arranged between an inner shaft member and an outer tube member that are connected by a main body rubber elastic body, a central portion in the axial direction of the inner shaft member includes an inner bulging portion projecting toward the outer periphery, the outer tube member includes an outer curved portion concave toward the inner periphery, and the intermediate member includes an intermediate curved portion concave toward the inner periphery. The main body rubber elastic body is pre-compressed by diameter reduction of the outer tube member, an inclination angle of both axial end parts of the outer curved portion with respect to the axial direction is increased by diameter reduction of the outer tube member | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402839 | VEHICLE LIFT KIT - A vehicle lift kit for a golf cart is disclosed. The lift kit comprises a front suspension attached to a vehicle frame with a suspension body, a pair of lower control arms, a spring-leaf, and a pair of spindles connected to the lower control arms. Each spindle comprises a spindle shaft, an upper bracket, and a lower bracket. The upper control arms are configured to connect between a steering rack mount of the vehicle and the upper end of the spindle. Further, the lift comprises a camber alignment adjustment on the connector between the upper control arm and the upper bracket of the spindle to provide proper alignment. The spindle further comprises a support gusset to strengthen the joints. The lift kit also has grease fittings to provide lubrication of the mounting points. Further, the lift kit comprises a rear suspension kit for the golf cart. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402840 | DAMPING CONTROL DEVICE AND DAMPING CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A control unit configured to control a control force generating device configured to generate a control force for damping a sprung portion of a vehicle controls the control force generating device based on a target control force Fcit for damping the sprung portion when a wheel passes through a predicted wheel passing position. The control unit acquires an unsprung displacement z | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402841 | DAMPING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE - A damping control apparatus has a control unit that controls an active actuator that generates a control force for damping a sprung, and the control unit determines a predicted wheel passage position where a wheel is predicted to pass, performs a high-pass filtering on a first road surface displacement-related value, performs a low-pass filtering on a second road surface displacement-related value, calculates a target control force for damping the sprung when the wheel passes through the predicted wheel passage position based on a sum of the first road surface displacement-related value after high-pass filtering and the second road surface displacement-related value after low-pass filtering, and the second road surface displacement-related value has a higher possibility that a position where a control force corresponding to the target control force is generated misaligns with the predicted wheel passage position as compared with the first road surface displacement-related value. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402842 | VEHICLE PROCESSING COMPONENT COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are provided for vehicle processing component cooling. A vehicle may include a compartment, a computing system including one or more processing components located within the compartment, and a cooling system configured to cool the one or more processing components. The cooling system may include a heat exchanger defining a plurality of flow channels. Each flow channel may be defined by an outlet and may be configured to provide cooling fluid. Operation of the processing components may heat the surrounding cabin air within the compartment through an air cooling operation. The cabin air from within the compartment may be directed through the heat exchanger to cool the cooling fluid. The compartment may be a trunk of the vehicle, and the heat exchanger may be located within the trunk and near the processing components. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402843 | HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle heat transfer system includes a flow through heat exchanger, a surface heat exchanger, at least a first vehicle component, and a controller that is operable to selectively transfer heat to or from the first vehicle component with either or both of the flow through heat exchanger and the surface heat exchanger based on one or more operating conditions. In a further aspect, a vehicle heat transfer system includes, a vehicle component positioned on a vehicle that is heated or cooled by a fluid, and a surface heat exchanger positioned on the vehicle, the surface heat exchanger having an inlet that receives the fluid used to heat or cool the vehicle component, an outlet that returns the fluid to heat or cool the vehicle component, and a closed fluid path extending between the inlet and the outlet. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402844 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR VEHICLE - A thermal management system may include: a cooling apparatus of circulating a coolant in a coolant line to cool at least one electrical component provided in the coolant line; a battery cooling apparatus of circulating the coolant to the battery module; a chiller for heat-exchanging the coolant with a refrigerant to control a temperature of the coolant; a heater that heats an interior of the vehicle using the coolant; a branch line; a chiller connection line connecting the chiller and the valve; and wherein the reservoir tank is provided in the coolant line between the radiator and the valve, and is connected to the coolant line connecting the valve and the first water pump through a supply line, and wherein a condenser included in the air conditioner is connected to the coolant line to pass the coolant circulating through the cooling apparatus. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402845 | TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT CIRCUIT - A temperature adjustment circuit for a vehicle includes a first temperature adjustment circuit for vehicle interior air conditioning or heating, a second temperature adjustment circuit that is configured to transfer heat with a battery, a connection path that is configured to connect the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit to form a connection circuit, and a first valve and a second valve that are configured to switch between an independent state where the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit are independent and a connection state where the connection circuit is formed. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402846 | VEHICLE INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT CONTROL - A computer-implemented process for controlling a vehicle interior includes detecting a previously defined situation that relates to an undesirable environmental condition of the vehicle interior, and assessing both a risk level and an urgency level, based on a vehicle sensor input. The process also includes generating a vehicle command based upon the detected previously defined situation, the assessed risk level, and assessed urgency level, and executing the generated vehicle command to control at least one of an engine, a window, and a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) unit to modify an environmental condition of the vehicle interior. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402847 | MOTOR VEHICLE VENTILATOR, THERMAL MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD USING SUCH A MOTOR VEHICLE VENTILATOR - The invention concerns a ventilator for a motor vehicle passenger compartment, intended to deliver an air flow towards a space to be conditioned, which comprises: an opening through which an air flow flows during operation, a flared guiding surface (S), extending from the opening, a needle valve ( | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402848 | VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER - A vehicle air conditioner includes an external air introduction port, an internal air introduction port, an internal/external air-switching door, an air blower, a plurality of types of blowing ports, an internal/external air changeover switch, and a control device. The plurality of types of blowing ports blow conditioning air from a place that corresponds to a selected blowing mode. Even in a case where the internal/external air changeover switch is operated such that the external air introduction port is opened, when a blowing mode that opens a predetermined blowing port having a large total opening area among the blowing ports is selected and when an output of the air blower is equal to or more than a predetermined value, the control device controls the internal/external air-switching door such that the internal air introduction port is partially opened. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402849 | VEHICLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle battery management apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The vehicle battery management apparatus includes a battery that supplies power to a vehicle, a cooling device that cools the battery and a controller that monitors a state of the battery during parking and controls the cooling device to cool the battery with a cooling level corresponding to the state of the battery. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402850 | RADIANT PANEL INTENDED FOR INSTALLATION INSIDE A VEHICLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT - A radiant panel ( | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402851 | FAN AND CANOPY ASSEMBLY FOR RIDING VEHICLE - A riding vehicle is provided with a downdraft fan assembly mounted on a vehicle roll bar for providing a flow of ambient air over the vehicle operator and a canopy carried by the fan assembly and providing solar and precipitation protection for the operator. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402852 | ISOLATED EVAPORATOR COIL FOR A TRANSPORT CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM - Technologies described herein are directed to isolating or insulating at least portions of an evaporator coil within a climate control unit (CCU) of a TCCS so as to reduce or even eliminate adverse effects caused by a leaked working fluid. Such adverse effects may include a threat of ignition, asphyxiation of occupants, damage to cargo, and other harmful effects caused by emission of a noxious gas. A leak isolation structure is provided to isolate evaporator tubes of an evaporator coil from at least one of a plurality of turns of the evaporator coil. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402853 | AIR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT OF A TRANSPORT CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM - Technologies are provided for preventing a working fluid leak from pooling and thus diluting any leaked working fluid from air within a condenser and/or evaporator compartment of the CCU. This can include a computer-readable medium that stores executable instructions that, upon execution, prevent a working fluid leak from pooling within a climate-control unit (CCU) of a transport climate control system. This also includes detecting fulfillment of activation threshold conditions in connection with the CCU. Also, this includes activating a fan in at least one of a condenser unit and an evaporator unit included in the CCU to dilute leaked working fluid from air within the CCU. Further, this includes detecting fulfillment of de-activation threshold conditions and de-activation of an activated fan. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402854 | WINDOW GLASS SYSTEM AND WINDOW GLASS - A window glass system includes a window glass to be attached to a moveable body, an anti-fog film to be provided on a cabin-side surface of the window glass, a temperature sensor configured to detect a glass temperature of the vehicle cabin-side surface of the window glass, a temperature-and-humidity sensor configured to detect a temperature and a humidity of a cabin of the moveable body, drying means configured to vaporize water attached to the anti-fog film, and a processing circuitry configured to estimate a time duration Ts, based on the glass temperature detected by the temperature sensor and the temperature and the humidity of the cabin detected by the temperature-and-humidity sensor, the time duration Ts being a duration of time until fogging occurs on the anti-fog film, and activate the drying means based on the time duration Ts. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402855 | CAR WINDOW SCREEN SYSTEM - A car window screen system including a front window screen member, a rear window screen member and a side window screen member. The front window screen member including a first panel and a first plurality of magnets. The first plurality of magnets are attached to a front surface of the first panel for attaching the front window screen member to the car's front window by connecting the first plurality of magnets to a plurality of mating magnets installed along the interior perimeter surface of the car's front window. The rear window including a second panel and a second plurality of magnets. The second plurality of magnets are attached to a front surface of the second panel for attaching the rear window screen member to the car's rear window by connecting the second plurality of magnets to a plurality of mating magnets installed along the interior perimeter surface of the car's rear window. The side window screen member includes a third panel and a third plurality of magnets. The third plurality of magnets are attached to a front surface of the third panel for attaching the side window screen member to the car's side window by connecting the third plurality of magnets to a plurality of mating magnets installed along the interior perimeter surface of the car's side window. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402856 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A DARKENING DEVICE COVERING A DISPLAY DEVICE IN CLOSED POSITION - The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a cab comprising a glass wall and an occultation system, the occultation system comprising a darkening device and being configured to allow the darkening device to move along a trajectory between an open position in which the darkening device does not obscure the glass wall and a closed position in which the darkening device obscures the glass wall, and a camera monitoring system comprising at least one camera configured to capture images of a scene outside the vehicle, and a display device configured to display the images captured by the camera, the display device being positioned in the cab, along the glass wall, wherein when the darkening device is in the closed position, the darkening device is configured to fully obscure the glass wall and to cover the display device. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402857 | Tonneau Cover Tie-Down Assembly - A tonneau cover assembly located over the cargo bed of a truck is provided. The tonneau cover assembly includes a base panel that extends over the cargo bed of the truck. The tonneau cover also includes at least one cover section that selectively shrouds the cargo bed and is located adjacent the base panel. The tonneau cover assembly includes either one or both a tie-down block assembly and/or a tether assembly. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402858 | GLASS PLATE MODULE - A glass plate module according to the present invention is a glass plate module to be attached at a position adjacent to a door of a vehicle that can be opened and closed, and the glass plate module includes a glass plate, a window assembly that is fixed to a peripheral edge of the glass plate, and a molding portion that includes a tubular molding portion main body provided with a through hole extending along the window assembly, and is fixed to the window assembly. The molding portion main body is configured to come into contact with a portion of the closed door. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402859 | ADJUSTABLE GLASS TRACK SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES WITH FRAMELESS DOORS - This disclosure details exemplary adjustable glass track systems for vehicles. In some embodiments, the glass track systems may establish a continuous sealing plane relative to a glass pane of a frameless door. In other embodiments, the glass track systems may additionally establish a continuous sealing plane relative to a vehicle roof structure. Exemplary adjustable glass track systems may include, among other features, a tubular frame rail, a channel rail, appliques, and seals. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402860 | MODULAR INDIVIDUALLY OPERABLE VEHICLE DOOR - A vehicle door system includes a door with a door module and a hinge module. The hinge module is attached to the vehicle body. The door module is attached to the hinge module. The hinge module includes a hinge bracket attached to the vehicle body, and a pair of arms extending from the hinge bracket that can pivot relative to the hinge bracket and a cross brace attached at the ends of the arms. The door module attaches to the cross brace. The door module moves along with the cross brace, which moves along with the arms as they pivot relative to the hinge bracket. The door module includes a latch mechanism at a bottom edge, with the latch mechanism engaging with the vehicle body. A lateral edge of the door may seal against a lateral edge of the second door without a latch interface. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402861 | LIGHTWEIGHT, SINGLE-PIECE ENERGY ABSORBING AND INTRUSION RESISTANT BATTERY TRAY FOR A VEHICLE - A single-piece, lightweight, energy-absorbing, and impact resistant battery tray for a battery enclosure for a vehicle includes a lower floor including an impact resisting structure, upwardly sloping side walls integrally formed with the lower floor, and a peripheral flange integrally formed with the upwardly sloping side walls and including an energy absorbing structure. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402862 | ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHICLE - A battery unit which stores plural battery modules therein is attached to respective lower faces of a pair of floor frames at its both sides. The battery unit comprises an attaching bracket which protrudes substantially horizontally from the battery case and is positioned just below the lower face of the floor frame with a distance therebetween. A specified rigidity ratio is set for an attachment portion of the battery unit to the floor frame, and the attaching bracket is attached to the lower face of the floor frame via an intermediate part such that the above-described rigidity ratio is 0.1 or greater. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402863 | BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE - This application provides a battery pack and a vehicle. The battery pack includes: a battery accommodation box, including a box body and a cover body, where the box body fits with the cover body to form an accommodation space; a partition beam, disposed in the accommodation space to partition the accommodation space into a plurality of accommodation units, where the partition beam includes a hitch beam that extends in a first direction parallel to a bottom wall of the box body, a bottom of the hitch beam is fixed to the bottom wall of the box body, and a top of the hitch beam is connected to the cover body; and a plurality of battery modules, where the battery modules include a plurality of battery cells, and each battery module is disposed in a corresponding accommodation unit. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402864 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR USE IN A HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A transmission system includes an input shaft, a transmission housing, and a planetary gear system rotatably coupled to the input shaft. The planetary gear system has a first and second gear ratio. The transmission system additionally includes an output shaft, a first electric machine, a second electric machine, and a shifting assembly. The shifting assembly includes a first stationary clutch element and a second stationary clutch element. The first electric machine is configured to apply rotational torque to the planetary gear system to synchronize rotational speed of the planetary gear system when moving between the first and second gear ratios, and the second electric machine is configured to provide rotational torque to the output shaft when the first electric machine applies rotational torque to the planetary gear system to synchronize rotational speed of the planetary gear system when moving between the first and second gear ratio. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402865 | HYBRID CLUTCH MANAGEMENT METHOD - A method for starting a combustion engine of a hybrid motor vehicle drivetrain, in which there is a connection clutch interposed between the combustion engine and the electric motor for transmitting a torque between the combustion engine and the electric motor, and a main clutch interposed between the gearbox and the electric motor. From an initial state in which the electric motor generates a drive torque and the combustion engine is stopped, the main clutch is kept in a closed state so as to transmit the torque generated by the electric motor to the gearbox, and the connection clutch is controlled so as to transmit a drive torque between the electric motor and the combustion engine and perform a torque-limiting function between the combustion engine and the electric motor in order to limit the transmission of acyclisms between the combustion engine and the electric motor. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402866 | CONE ELEMENT ACTING AS A CLUTCH IN A K0 INSTALLATION SPACE - A hybrid module for a vehicle arranged in a drivetrain between a drive unit, particularly an internal combustion engine, and an output, wherein an electric machine is provided, a rotor of the electric machine is connected to the output, and a clutch is provided between the drive unit and the electric machine, characterized in that the clutch is formed as a cone clutch. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402867 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A first case portion includes an end wall portion disposed on a first axial side with respect to a transmission. A second case portion is disposed on the first axial side with respect to a rotor of a rotary electric machine, and includes a first support portion that supports a rotor shaft and a second support portion disposed on a second axial side with respect to the rotor of the rotary electric machine to support the rotor shaft. The second support portion includes a bearing attachment portion to which a rotor bearing for supporting the rotor shaft is attached, and radially extending portion that extends from bearing attachment portion toward an outer side in a radial direction. A speed reducer is disposed between the radially extending portion and the end wall portion in axial direction to face the radially extending portion and the end wall portion in the axial direction. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402868 | ASSEMBLY OF A WHEEL HUB ON A WHEEL CARRIER FOR A VEHICLE, WHEEL HUB DRIVE FOR A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE - An assembly of a wheel hub on a wheel carrier for a vehicle, in which the wheel hub, on which at least one wheel of the vehicle is fastenable in a rotationally-fixed manner, is rotatably mounted via a wheel bearing on the wheel carrier, including at least one surroundings sensor at least partially arranged in the wheel hub, by which at least a part of the surroundings of the vehicle can be registered. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210402869 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A thermal management system having a first mode of operation configured to transfer heat from a first plurality of components of a vehicle in the first fluid flow path and to selectively transfer heat to at least one of a second plurality of components in a second fluid flow path; a second mode of operation configured to transfer heat from the first plurality of components in the first fluid flow path and selectively transfer heat from the second plurality of components in an alternative second fluid flow path; and a third mode of operation configured to transfer heat from both the first plurality and the second plurality of components of the vehicle in a third fluid flow path. A controller is operable to selectively change the mode of operation between the first mode of operation, the second mode of operation and the third mode of operation based on operating conditions of the vehicle. | 2021-12-30 |
