06th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170036589 | PLANAR STRUCTURE FROM A PLURALITY OF FOLDING PORTIONS - A planar structure formed from a plurality of folding portions which are interconnected by way of integral hinges and which are erectable to a functional position so as to form a three-dimensional body. A fixing arrangement is provided for mutually fixing the folding portions in the erected functional position. The folding portions are of triangular design such that the folding portions are erectable to form a supporting corner in the form of a triangular pyramid. The structure can be utilized in the cargo space of passenger motor vehicles. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036590 | ILLUMINATED TRIM FITTING - An illuminated trim fitting for a motor vehicle, in particular a trim fitting as a cover fitting of a sealing strip for the window channel of a vehicle door, is intended to provide a high-quality illuminating effect accompanied at the same time by a simple structural design, low manufacturing costs and space-saving attachment. In addition, the trim fitting is to differ as little as possible externally from non-illuminated trim fittings. For this purpose there is provision that a light gap is formed between a profiled strip of the trim fitting and the adjacent vehicle outer skin, through which light gap the light emitted by a lighting structure provided on the rear of the trim fitting can exit to the outside. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036591 | VEHICLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH MULTIPLE LIGHT ARRAYS - A vehicle light assembly with multiple light arrays. The light assembly includes a base housing having a recess and an upstanding edge forming an open top. A light mounting board in the recess has a lower side and an opposed upper side. A first array of lights on the upper side of the mounting board projects light towards the open top. A second array of lights on the lower side of the mounting board projects lights away from the open top. A reflector received in the recess reflects light projected from the second array toward the open top. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036592 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HEADLIGHT - The invention relates to a method for controlling a light distribution of a headlight, in particular of a headlight comprising one illuminant or comprising a plurality of illuminants which generates or generate an adaptable light distribution, wherein a glare region of the light distribution is defined with a glare distance outside which no causing of glare for a road user is effected, wherein an optical monitoring device having a monitoring region having a monitoring boundary is provided, wherein a luminous object is identifiable as a road user only within the monitoring region, wherein upon recognition or supposition of at least one luminous object which is outside the monitoring region but within the glare region, the at least one headlight is driven such that the glare distance is adapted, such as in particular reduced. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036593 | VEHICLE LAMP - The light source of the present disclosure spot-irradiates a distant place in front of a vehicle. The turn on/off circuit supplies a driving current I | 2017-02-09 |
20170036594 | ILLUMINATED CHROMATIC EMBLEM ASSEMBLY WITH MICRO LEDS - An illuminated emblem assembly that includes a power source; a light-producing assembly that is coupled to the power source, supported by a backing member and comprises a plurality of light-emitting diode sources; a chromatic layer comprising an emblem shape over the light-producing assembly, wherein the shape is visible under ambient lighting; and a polycarbonate sealing structure over the chromatic layer that seals the backing member, the light-producing assembly, and the chromatic layer. Further, the sealing structure can comprise a design feature. In addition, the plurality of light-emitting diode sources can be dispersed in the light-producing assembly. The light-emitting diode sources can also be micro-sized elements comprising gallium nitride that are arranged on a positive electrode layer in the form of an ink. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036595 | Bracket and Light Assembly with Remote Light Activation - An apparatus is described that forms a removable, remote-activated illumination system. The system is composed of a two section bracket, where the bracket may be installed on top of a door of cargo trailer, on the edge of the roof of a cargo trailer, or on any edge in an area where illumination is desired but not currently installed. The bracket locks into place when installed and contains a control circuit to receive wireless control signals to turn the light on and off. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036596 | VEHICLE RUNNING BOARD - A vehicle running board includes a main body, a decorative plate, a light-guiding rod provided with two LEDs, a covering strip, and a base. The main body has a first recessed surface at its top side and a second recessed surface at its underside, wherein the first recessed surface is provided with a plurality of oblong protrusions and defines a receiving groove, and the second recessed surface defines a receiving space for receiving a controller. The light-guiding rod is disposed in the receiving groove of the main body. The covering strip, having a plurality of raised light-transmissive portions, is fitted over the light-guiding rod. The decorative plate defines a plurality of oblong openings and is fixed onto the main body. The main body is fixed onto the base. The vehicle running board can provide a flickering mode of light at its top and a long strip of light at its one side, thus increasing safety. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036597 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMART BACKLIGHTING - Provided are methods and systems for smart backlighting. For example, there is provided a system for use with a vehicle. The system includes a primary subsystem configured to perform a first function. Further, the system includes a backlight subsystem configured to perform a second function, the second function being independent of the first function. Moreover, the system can includes a controller configured to generate a single signal including a first instruction for causing the primary subsystem to perform the first function and a second instruction for causing the backlight subsystem to perform the second function. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036598 | LIGHTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a lighting device ( | 2017-02-09 |
20170036599 | VEHICLE DISPLAY AND MIRROR - A vehicle includes an interface and a controller. The interface is supported by a structural member of the vehicle and configured to display video output from a camera. The controller is configured to, in response to an error associated with the camera, move the interface to a predetermined position to change a field of view of a vicinity of the vehicle and reflected by the interface. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036600 | DUAL CAMERA FIFTH WHEEL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A dual camera system for viewing a coupling of a hitch to a trailer, such as on a semi tractor truck, includes two video cameras. Two doors that open automatically by arms and linkages expose the video cameras when the vehicle is shifted into reverse. A split screen view is shown to the driver rearward toward the trailer and forward toward the hitch plate. The arms and linkages automatically close the doors after the vehicle is shifted out of reverse, such as after a delay that permits the driver to determine if the hitch latch is secure. The linkages are sliding linkages with a spring so that the doors can be opened manually for cleaning the lenses of the cameras. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036601 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The display device includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the front of the host vehicle, an image recognition unit configured to recognize an image of the preceding vehicle in the windshield when seen by a driver of the host vehicle from a driver's eye-point which is set in advance in the interior of the host vehicle, and a display control unit configured to cause the display projection unit to project an elongated preceding vehicle distance display, extending laterally along a lower end of the image of the preceding vehicle, onto a position below the image of the preceding vehicle. The display control unit projects the preceding vehicle distance display having a larger lateral width as the inter-vehicle distance becomes smaller. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036602 | Automotive Construction Machine And Method For Displaying The Surroundings Of An Automotive Construction Machine - The invention relates to an automotive construction machine with a transport device extending in the working direction beyond the machine frame, in particular a road milling machine or surface miner. Moreover, the invention relates to to a method for displaying an image of the surroundings of an automotive construction machine. The construction machine according to the invention has an image display device for displaying a bird's eye view image of the surroundings of the construction machine, which image display device has a camera system with a plurality of cameras for recording individual overlapping image regions of the construction machine surroundings from different image recording positions, and an image processing system. The image processing system is configured in such a way that image details of the individual image regions are joined together to form a total image from a bird's eye view. The camera system has at least one camera which is arranged on the transport device in such a way that the viewing direction of the camera is directed in the direction of the machine frame, and at least one further camera which is arranged on the machine frame in such a way that the viewing direction of the camera is directed away from the machine frame. Using the cameras directed into and away from the machine frame, the machine operator obtains a complete surround view, which includes the region covered by the transport device in the working direction in front of the construction machine. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036603 | REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH PERIMETER LIGHTING DEVICE - A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror reflective element, a mirror casing, a mirror backplate, and a perimeter lighting device. The mirror backplate includes a generally planar attachment portion for attaching at a rear surface of the mirror reflective element. The perimeter lighting device is disposed at least partially along a periphery of the mirror reflective element and may emit light so as to generally illuminate at least one of (i) a perimeter region of the mirror casing, (ii) a perimeter region of the mirror reflective element and (iii) a perimeter region of the rearview mirror assembly between the mirror casing and the mirror reflective element. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036604 | Composite Running Board - A composite running board for use with an automotive vehicle. The running board includes a step portion formed by a top deck and an aerodynamic bottom cover. A mounting portion is formed integrally with the step portion and includes a vertical mounting plate and a horizontal mounting plate for attaching the running board to the vehicle. A plurality of support ribs are sandwiched between the top deck and the bottom cover and connected to the mounting portion to provide structural rigidity to the running board. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036605 | VEHICLE STEP APPARATUS AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A vehicle step apparatus for a vehicle and a motor assembly thereof are provided. The vehicle step apparatus includes: a extending and retracting device including a mounting support, a vehicle step support and an arm assembly, the arm assembly being connected between the mounting support and the vehicle step support and configured to drive the vehicle step support to move between an extending position and a retraction position; a vehicle step disposed at the vehicle step support; a motor disposed at the mounting support and including a motor shaft coupled with the arm assembly; and an elastic element configured to take an elastic deformation to store energy when the motor drives the vehicle step support to move towards the extension position, and to release energy to assist the motor in driving the extending and retracting device when the motor drives the vehicle step support towards the retraction position. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036606 | VEHICLE STEP APPARATUS - Provided is a vehicle step apparatus comprising a first extending and retracting device comprising a first mounting bracket, a first step bracket, and a first arm assembly coupled between the first mounting bracket and the first step bracket and configured to drive the first step bracket to move between an extending position and a retracting position; a second extending and retracting device comprising a second mounting bracket, a second step bracket, and a second arm assembly configured to drive the second step bracket to move; a step mounted on the first step bracket and the second step bracket; a single motor mounted on the first mounting bracket and having a motor shaft coupled with the first arm assembly; and a transmission shaft defining a first end coupled with the motor shaft, and a second end coupled with the second arm assembly via a braking device. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036607 | VEHICLE AND VEHICLE STEP APPARATUS - A vehicle step apparatus including a first extending and retracting device having a first mounting bracket, a first step bracket, and a first arm assembly configured to drive the first step bracket to move between a first extending position and a first retracting position; a second extending and retracting device comprising a second mounting bracket, a second step bracket, and a second arm assembly configured to drive the second step bracket to move between a second extending position and a second retracting position; a step mounted on the first and second step bracket; a first permanent magnet direct current motor mounted on the first mounting bracket and coupled with the first arm assembly to drive the first arm assembly; and a second permanent magnet direct current motor mounted on the second mounting bracket and coupled with the second arm assembly to drive the second arm assembly. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036608 | VEHICLE STEP APPARATUS AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A vehicle step apparatus and a motor assembly thereof are provided. The vehicle step apparatus includes: an extending and retracting device including a mounting bracket, a step bracket, and an arm assembly; a gear box having a cavity into which at least a portion of a motor shaft of a motor is inserted; a worm wheel rotatably disposed in the cavity and having a worm wheel body meshing with the motor shaft, and an output shaft mounted to the worm wheel body; a sun gear fitted over the output shaft; a planet carrier rotatably disposed in the cavity and connected with the arm assembly; a planet gear rotatably mounted to the planet carrier and meshing with the sun gear; and an adjusting member mounted in the gear box, movable in an axial direction of the motor shaft and abutting against a free end of the motor shaft. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036609 | CARGO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCORPORATING S-SHAPED CHANNELS - A cargo management system is provided for a cargo area of a motor vehicle. The cargo management system includes a first mounting element on a first side wall of the cargo area and a second mounting element on a second side wall of the cargo area. Further, the cargo management system includes a partition. The partition includes a plurality of retractable mounting pins displaceable between a retracted position for removing the partition from the first and second mounting elements and an extended position for engaging the partition with the first and second mounting elements. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036610 | Automobile Storage Container Assembly - An automobile storage container assembly. The automobile storage container assembly includes a first compartment and second compartment each having a base, a plurality of sidewalls extending therefrom, and an open upper end defining an interior volume. The first container includes a first strap and a second strap connected to first and second sidewalls, and each of the first and second straps are securable to the innermost post of an automobile seat headrest. The second compartment includes third and fourth straps that are securable to the outermost posts of an automobile headrest. The first and second compartments are positioned in a stacked configuration between the seats of the vehicle. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036611 | GROCERY BAG RESTRAINT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A grocery bag restraint apparatus is provided. The grocery bag restraint apparatus includes a horizontal strap having a first end and a second end. The first end of is securable to a first side of a trunk of a vehicle and the second end is securable to a second side of the trunk. A plurality of mounting straps may be attached to and hang from different portions of the horizontal strap. Each of the mountings straps include a first end attached to the horizontal strap and a second end releasably attached to the first end of the mounting strap or the horizontal strap, forming a loop which secures to a handle portion of a grocery bag. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036612 | Ladder Rack for Vehicle Trailers - A ladder rack for transporting ladders on the roof of a vehicle trailer comprising ladder support members. The ladder support members include male and female crossbars that telescope. Extending downward from the crossbar are connecting bars. T-shaped t-bar side mounting brackets are connected to the bottom of the connecting bars, which side mounting brackets are employed to connect the ladder rack of the present invention to the rain gutter of the vehicle trailer. A ladder stop may be provided which extends vertically upward from the crossbar to prevent lateral movement of a transported ladder. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036613 | CROSSBAR CLAMP DEVICES - Racks are used to carry cargo on top of vehicles. Racks include crossbars and assemblies configured to secure specific cargo items to the crossbars. Clamps for connecting cargo-specific assemblies to the crossbars, include first and second jaws, and an adjustment device for selectively controlling horizontal relative movement between the jaws. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036614 | Magnetic Fishing Rod Roof Rack For Conveniently Transporting Fishing Rods On Any Metal Roof - Disclosed is a portable magnetic sporting equipment rack with at least a base coupled to magnets on its underside, and an optional cover. In the preferred embodiment the magnets are strong rare earth neodymium magnets. The magnets are arranged on the underside as “feet” that tightly secure to any metal surface. Such a surface may be the roof of any car, van, truck, SUV, to allow convenient, fast and safe transport of fishing rods on the roof of any vehicle. The rack may be comprised of a base and cover, with straps or other means of securing fishing rods and the cover in place. The piece may also be removed and used as a carrying case or may also serve as ornamental fishing rod storage piece on any metallic surface. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036615 | Rack For Pickup Trucks And Trailers - A three-dimensional rack useful in a pick-up truck or trailer having a bed with raised vertical side walls and a hinged rear tailgate. The rack has a first crossbar the ends of which are pivotally received at the opposed inside walls of the truck or trailer bed, a pair of matched spaced apart arms affixed to the first crossbar and a second crossbar affixed to said pair of arms, the arms being shaped so that the crossbars are horizontally and vertically displaced from each other while being parallel to each other. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036616 | MONITOR MOUNT - According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a monitor mount comprises a headrest fixing part comprising a clamp holding a headrest pole, and a bracket to which the clamp is slidably coupled and a mount body coupled with the headrest fixing part, wherein a monitor is coupled with the mount body to be tilted with respect to the mount body. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036617 | HITCH COVER ASSMEBLY - A hitch cover assembly includes a ring member, a first clip, a second clip and a cover member. The ring member defines a ring opening and has an axially extending wall with a first end and a second end. The first clip member has a body portion with a fixed end attached to the axially extending wall proximate to the second end, and a distal end spaced axially from the fixed end and spaced radially from the axially extending wall. The second clip member has a body portion with a fixed end attached to the axially extending wall proximate the second end, and a distal end spaced axially from the fixed end and oriented to face inward toward a center of the axially extending wall. The cover member is configured to selectively attach to the ring member to overlay the ring opening. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036618 | CLIP FOR FASTENING A PANEL ON A SUPPORT, METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME, AND MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT - The present invention relates to a clip for fastening a panel on a support, in particular for an automobile equipment. The clip comprises a core and a cage forming two separate parts centered on a central axis. The core includes a head and a body. The body has an outer profile forming an helix, slender on either side of the inflection plane transverse to the central axis. The cage includes a base surrounding the head and a torsion bar housed in the core. The core and the torsion bar include complementary means for rotational securing around the central axis. The bar is elastically deformed during a rotation of the core around the central axis. The invention also relates to a method for implementing such a clip, as well as a motor vehicle comprising such a clip. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036619 | VEHICLE BODY SEAL WITH TRIM STRIP - An arrangement having a sealing profile of a vehicle body seal and a trim strip connectable to the sealing profile with the trim strip being pressed against the sealing profile perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the profile. Two connecting projections running parallel to and at a distance from each other in the longitudinal direction of the strip protrude from the trim strip. The sealing profile has groove recesses running in the longitudinal direction of the profile for receiving one connecting projection each. The connecting projections are undercut, as seen counter to the press-on direction, and the groove recesses are undercut in the press-on direction. The undercuts of the groove recesses are formed by rib projections for engagement in one undercut each of the connecting projections. The rib projections are tongues which are elastically bendable by the connecting projections when the trim strip is pressed onto the sealing profile. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036620 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness includes: a high-voltage circuit including a plurality of unshielded electric wires; and a low-voltage circuit. The high-voltage circuit and the low-voltage circuit are disposed in parallel. The high-voltage circuit is stored in a resin tube together with the low-voltage circuit in a state in which the high-voltage circuit is covered with a shielding member. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036621 | SELF-POWERED WIRELESS FUSE SWITCH - A self-powered wireless fuse switch is disclosed that is a plug-in replacement for a fuse found in the electrical system of vehicles. The self-powered wireless fuse adds remote-controlled switching capabilities for short and long-range control of power to subsystems of a vehicle electrical system. The wireless fuse switch includes a wireless control module having an internal power supply and an internal transceiver that receives commands from a remote control unit. A separate fuse module includes an outer housing and fuse blades that extend from the outer housing and interface with a fuse socket of the vehicle to selectively allow or interrupt power from the vehicle to the subsystem of the vehicle electrical system. The fuse module includes a fusible link, a relay controller and a relay in the outer housing. The fuse module receives power from and communicates with the wireless control module. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036622 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - A power transmission device including at least one first input terminal and a second input terminal for the at least dual-channel supply of electric power to the power transmission device, and including at least one output terminal for routing the electric power to a consumer, the power transmission device including an input switch which is designed for the electrically conductive connection of the first input terminal and/or the second input terminal to the at least one output terminal. Furthermore, a vehicle electrical system including such a power transmission device is also provided. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036623 | BUMPER REINFORCEMENT - A bumper reinforcement comprising an elongated, channel-shaped body member with a bottom portion, sidewall portions, and an open side and a closure member closing the open side of the body member so that the bumper reinforcement has a closed cross section. The closure member provides an impact surface that receives an external impact. The closure member comprises lateral edges and a central portion, the closure member being welded to the body member with the lateral edges of the closure member laid on inner surfaces of open side edges of the sidewall portions of the body member. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036624 | BUMPER BEAM FOR AUTOMOBILE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BUMPER BEAM, AND STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING BUMPER BEAM IN VEHICLE BODY - A bumper beam body | 2017-02-09 |
20170036625 | Deformation Element Arrangement and Motor Vehicle Having a Deformation Element Arrangement - A deformation element arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle, having a deformation element and a vibration-generating device. The vibration-generating device is arranged and designed in such a way that the deformation element, when required, can be set in vibration so that a deformation behavior and/or a flow behavior of the deformation element is/can be varied in accordance with a request condition. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036626 | FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY INCLUDING INFLATABLE MEMBER - A fuel tank assembly includes a fuel tank, and an airbag assembly connected to a fuel tank. The fuel tank includes a first portion facing in a first direction, a second portion facing a second direction which is opposite the first direction. The fuel tank includes a rear portion extending between the first portion and the second portion and facing in a rear direction transverse to the first and second directions. The airbag assembly is connected to the first portion, the second portion, and the rear portion of the fuel tank. During a vehicle impact, an inflatable member of the airbag assembly in an inflatable position may deflect impact debris away from the fuel tank and/or may prevent underbody components from coming contacting the fuel tank. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036627 | BUMPER ASSEMBLY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of mounting a bumper to the body structure of a motor vehicle using a locating member having an lamp-engagement portion for engaging a lamp, and a fixing portion. The fixing portion is movably coupled to the lamp-engagement portion. The method includes attaching the fixing portion to the body structure so that the locating member is movable relative to the body structure. The locating member is positioned such that the lamp engagement portion engages the lamp and the locating member is fixedly mounted to the body structure. The bumper is located in an aligned position in relation to the lamp using an alignment portion of the locating member. The bumper is then fixed in the aligned positioned. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036628 | LATERAL ACCESS LIMITATION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A lateral access limitation system for a vehicle includes a first structural member configured to be coupled to a side portion of the vehicle, a second structural member including a first end and an opposing second end, the first end and the opposing second end of the second structural member releasably coupled to the first structural member, and a third structural member coupled to the second structural member. The third structural member is positioned to prevent unintended access to a protected region. The second structural member and the third structural member are configured to selectively pivot about both the first end and the opposing second end of the second structural member to facilitate accessing the protected region. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036629 | VEHICLE SIDE IMPACT SENSING ASSEMBLY - A vehicle side impact sensing assembly includes a side impact sensor installed on a center tunnel and a bracket, for mounting the sensor, arranged on an upper end portion of the tunnel. The sensor senses a side impact load acting sideways on a body. The bracket has a substantially M-shaped section, is a member put on the upper end portion of the tunnel and includes left and right vertical-plate-like legs and a horizontal-plate-like middle portion. T legs are overlaid on and joined to left and right side surfaces or an upper surface of the tunnel. The middle portion is lower than upper ends of the legs, and overlaid on and joined to the upper surface of the tunnel. Left and right mounting portions for mounting the side impact sensor are formed between the middle portion and the upper ends of the legs. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036630 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING INITIATORS IN AIRBAG SYSTEMS - The present invention discloses embodiments of an apparatus, system and related method for diagnosing initiators in air bag systems. An embodiment of the system comprises a diagnostic circuit electrically connected between acceleration switches and one or more squib, that is user-activated via a momentary switch, and with user-feedback, wherein a user can diagnose the health of the one or more squib with no power drain while inactive. An embodiment of a method related to the system comprises activating a momentary switch, completing a circuit whereby a diagnostic circuit may function, indicating to the user that the diagnostic circuit is functioning, regulating the current into the diagnostic circuit so that the squib does not fire, boosting the signal to a window comparator, detecting the desired voltage by the window comparator, giving feedback to the user that the voltage is good, too high, or too low. An apparatus embodiment of the present invention may comprise an electronics control module for sensing a crash event and initiating an inflation sequence for one or more airbags with an integrated system for diagnosing one or more initiators. The apparatus may include a housing enclosing one or more circuit boards, to which may be electrically connected one or more wire harnesses which themselves are electrically connected to one or more squibs. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036631 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING AN INNER RESISTANCE OF A SUPPLY NETWORK FOR SUPPLYING ENERGY TO AN OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A method for ascertaining an inner resistance of a supply network for supplying energy to an occupant protection system of a vehicle. The occupant protection system includes a charging unit connected to the supply network using a primary interface and to an energy buffer store using a secondary interface for the temporary storage of energy for activating occupant protection devices system and for supplying the system after being separated from the supply network. The method includes impressing a first charge current value at the secondary interface, and a first current/voltage at the primary interface during the impression. Further, a second, different, charge current value is impressed at the secondary interface. The method also includes determining a second current/voltage at the primary interface during the impression, and ascertaining the inner resistance of the supply network, using the detected first current and second current and/or the first voltage and the second voltage. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036632 | PARTITION PROVIDING INCREASED LEGROOM - A partition for separating front and rear occupant areas of a vehicle comprises a frame and multiple panel sections. The frame is for attachment to the vehicle and has a first lateral member, respective angled side tubular members and a window. The multiple panel sections are configured to fit vertically between the window and a floor and horizontally between first and second sides. The multiple panel sections comprise a first panel section for positioning adjacent the first side, a second panel section for positioning adjacent the second side and a center section laterally adjacent and separating the first and second panel members. The center section protrudes rearwardly relative to the first panel section and the second panel section. The second panel section is recessed forwardly of the first panel section and forwardly of the center section to increase space available in a rear seat aligned with the second panel section. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036633 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE - An occupant protection device includes a vehicle seat including a pair of side supports each provided on a seat cushion so as to be capable of supporting a seated occupant from a side, a seatbelt including a lap belt for waist restraint of the occupant, and an airbag that is provided at the seat cushion, that is capable of receiving a supply of gas and inflating, that is disposed in a position such that, at a time of inflation, at least a portion of the airbag overlaps with the lap belt in an occupant-worn state thereof, in a side view of the seat, and that, by inflating, causes the side support to be displaced and applies tension to the lap belt. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036634 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE - The present disclosure provides an occupant protection device including: side support sections pair provided at a seat width direction left and right of a seatback; an outside bag body, provided inside an outside side support section out of the side support sections pair which is disposed at a window section side, that displaces the outside side support section by gas being supplied to and inflating an interior portion of the outside bag body; an inside bag body, provided inside an inside side support section out of the side support sections pair which is disposed at opposite side of the outside side support section, that displaces the inside side support section by gas being supplied to and inflating an interior portion of the inside bag body; and a communicating connection member that places the outside bag body and the inside bag body in communication. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036635 | SIDE AIRBAG APPARATUS - A side airbag apparatus is provided between a vehicle body and a back seat, and includes a base housing configured to house an airbag and an inflator, a base member having upper and lower base attachment portions provided to sandwich the base housing in an upper-to-lower direction and attached to a portion of the vehicle body, and a retainer member configured to hold the base housing from a vehicle back side. Right and left engagement claws at an upper end of a back wall of the retainer member are arranged to engage respectively with engagement holes provided at a portion of the vehicle body on the vehicle back side. A virtual plane passing through the upper and lower base attachment portions and extending along a vehicle front-to-back direction passes between the right and left engagement claws. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036636 | FAR-SIDE AIRBAG APPARATUS - A far-side airbag apparatus includes: an airbag which is fixed via a fixed portion set in a rear end portion of the airbag, and protects an upper body of an occupant, who sits on a vehicle seat positioned apart from a side wall portion of a vehicle in which multiple vehicle seats are provided side by side in a width direction, by deploying and inflating the airbag diagonally forward and upward from the fixed portion between adjacent vehicle seats via inflating gas which is supplied from a gas generator according to a side impact applied to the side wall portion of the vehicle, wherein a rear lower portion of the airbag is formed as a support portion that has a high rigidity and supports an upper portion positioned higher than the rear lower portion of the airbag. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036637 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - There is provided a side curtain airbag apparatus. The side curtain airbag apparatus includes a bag that is inflated and unfolded, a piece of fixing hardware that is fixed to an edge portion of the bag and includes a temporary fixing claw capable of being locked to a locking portion of a vehicle body panel, and a protector that includes a lower contact portion in contact with a lower surface of a bent portion of the vehicle body panel and surrounds the bag. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036638 | TRIM COMPONENT FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR - A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may be a trim component configured to support an airbag module providing an airbag configured to be deployed through an opening into the vehicle interior. The trim component may comprise a panel comprising a first material and providing a front side and a back side; and a structure formed from a second material molded on the back side of the panel. The panel may comprise a compression-formed component. The compression-formed component may be configured to provide the opening through a door established upon deployment of the airbag to facilitate deployment of the airbag. The structure may be configured to support the airbag module and to direct the airbag toward the door during deployment of the airbag. The compression-formed component may comprise a feature formed within the panel configured to establish the opening at the door to be created by the airbag at the feature upon deployment of the airbag from the airbag module so that the airbag will deploy through the panel at the opening. A method of manufacturing a vehicle trim component is also disclosed. The method includes disposing a fiber panel within a mold cavity and aligning an airbag chute assembly with the fiber panel and compressing the fiber panel within the mold cavity to form the fiber panel into a desired shape. At least a portion of the fiber panel is compressed between a surface of the mold cavity and a surface of the airbag chute assembly. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036639 | Airbag Device - An airbag device capable of preventing an occupant from contacting a center console and restraining rotation of the occupant head. The airbag includes a first airbag deployed in front of an occupant of a seat to restrain the occupant from moving forward, and a second airbag coupled to a side of the first airbag on a center side of a vehicle interior to restrain the occupant from moving laterally during deployment. The second airbag has a front end portion that reaches a center console during deployment, and a rear end portion positioned further behind a rear end of the first airbag and extending to a center of the head of the occupant during deployment while the occupant is in contact with the first airbag. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036640 | INFLATOR AND AIR BAG DEVICE - An inflator ( | 2017-02-09 |
20170036641 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE - An occupant protection device comprises a pair of bag bodies, that is provided in left and right side support sections in a seat width direction of a seatback of a vehicle, and that displace the side support sections by inflating when supplied with gas; a first gas supply mechanism that supplies gas to the pair of bag bodies during everyday use; and a second gas supply mechanism that supplies gas to at least one out of the pair of bag bodies and that inflates the bag body earlier than in cases in which the pair of bag bodies are inflated by gas supplied by the first gas supply mechanism, in the event that a collision has been predicted or detected. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036642 | VEHICLE POP-UP HOOD DEVICE - A vehicle pop-up hood device includes a pair of actuators that move a front hood from a closed position to a lifted position, and a single hood lock device that is disposed at a vehicle width direction intermediate portion between the pair of actuators, that includes an anchor recess to which a hood striker is anchored, and a latch, and that is configured so as to be capable of moving from the closed position to the lifted position together with the front hood. The vehicle pop-up hood device further includes a fixing device that fixes the hood lock device in the closed position; and a fixing release device that releases the fixing of the hood lock device by the fixing device in conjunction with actuation of the actuators. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036643 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT STRUCTURE - In a vehicle body front structure, an operating unit that extends upward to raise a front hood by a predetermined amount when a vehicle collides against an obstacle in front is arranged in a dashboard upper configured to introduce outside air into an interior. The operating unit is mounted in a vehicle body so as to be displaced downward by an external force acting from above after extending upward. An opening portion for drain is provided in a bottom portion of the dashboard upper. The opening portion is arranged at a position where the operating unit can be moved downward by the external force acting from above after extending upward. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036644 | Remote Vehicle Disabling System and Method - A remote vehicle disabling system and method. The remote vehicle disabling system includes a master unit in communication with a slave unit. The slave unit is operably connected to a vehicle and one or more operational components of the vehicle. The slave unit can activate or deactivate the operational component and immobilize the vehicle. If the slave unit needs to be overridden, an override switch may be actuated to provide electrical power to the operational components, which form an operational group. The slave unit and master unit are in periodic communication with each other. If the time between communication between the units exceeds a certain amount of time, then the operational component disables the vehicle. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036645 | DIAGNOSTIC PORT PROTECTION TO BODY CONTROL MODULE - A body controller may monitor a vehicle bus for diagnostic requests received from a scan device connected to a diagnostic port when a vehicle perimeter alarm of a body controller is armed. The body controller may reset a predetermined lockout timeout responsive to receipt of a session request from the scan device. Upon expiration of the lockout timeout, the body controller may request to establish the session with the body controller from the scan device for a predetermined access timeout. When the session is established, the body controller may allow a user to program entry devices to the body controller and/or download software updates to the body controller. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036646 | PLATE FOR ELECTRO-THERMAL WINDOW - A plate for an electro-thermal window includes a heatable transparent conductive film, and bus bars that feed power to the transparent conductive film. The bus bars include a left bus bar connected to a left side edge and a right bus bar connected to a right side edge of the transparent conductive film. The transparent conductive film is divided into regions by a slit continuously or discontinuously formed from the left bus bar to the right bus bar. The regions include first and second regions. A distance between the left bus bar and the right bus bar of the first region is shorter than a distance between the left bus bar and the right bus bar of the second region. A width of the first region in a direction orthogonal to the slit is shorter than a width of the second region in the direction. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036647 | Integrated Multi Image Sensor and Lens Washing Nozzle Assembly and Method for Simultaneously Cleaning a Plurality of Image Sensors - A unitary or one-piece integral image sensor and washing nozzle assembly or module | 2017-02-09 |
20170036648 | WINDOW WIPER MECHANISM - A window wiper mechanism includes a base member, a wiper member, and an accessory member. The base member includes an accommodating groove which has an abutting surface and an engaging portion. The abutting surface and the engaging portion are disposed corresponding to each other. The wiper member is disposed on the base member. The accessory member is disposed in the accommodating groove and has an abutting portion and a fastening portion. The abutting portion abuts against the abutting surface of the base member, and the engaging portion and the fastening portion are connected with each other. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036649 | DEVICE FOR DETACHABLY LINKING A WIPER BLADE WITH A DRIVEN WIPER ARM - A wiper blade assembly for a windshield wiper. In one embodiment, the wiper blade assembly includes a connector mounted on a blade support element. The connector has a receiving portion shaped to receive a first part of the end portion of a wiper arm and further has a securing portion shaped to secure a second part of the end portion of the wiper arm. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036650 | Integrated automotive system, compact, low-profile nozzle assembly and compact fluidic circuit for cleaning a wide-angle image sensor's exterior surface - A low profile, integrated camera wash nozzle assembly | 2017-02-09 |
20170036651 | A VEHICLE LOW PRESSURE BRAKE ARRANGEMENT - A vehicle braking arrangement includes a braking plate connected to a vehicle by a link arm. The braking plate is movable from a rest position to a braking position where contact is made with the ground, and includes a sealing rim arranged to at least partially contact the ground such that an at least partly enclosed volume is formed. The vehicle braking arrangement includes an expandable chamber formed between a lower plate, at least one connecting side wall and an upper plate, which chamber is connectable to the volume. Upon activation, the chamber's volume is expanded by movement of the lower plate away from the upper plate. Then the pressure is lowered in the volume which results in that the braking plate is pressed against the ground. In this way, a retaining force is obtained. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036652 | STEERING BRAKE LOCKING SYSTEM - A steering brake locking system for a vehicle, such as an agricultural tractor, has at least first and second adjacent steering brake pedals, and a locking pin arranged to selectively lock the pedals together. The locking pin and at least a portion of the first and second pedals are formed from a conductive material, such that an electrically conductive path is formed between the first and second pedals through the locking pin when the pin is used to lock the pedals together. The locking status of the pedals can be determined by measuring the electrical conductivity between the first and second pedals. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036653 | MOTORCYCLE - Provided is a motorcycle which can provide a space inside a main frame to place other members therein, and make it difficult for an outside impact to be transmitted to a hydraulic unit. A motorcycle comprises a head pipe which supports a rotary shaft around which a handle is rotatable with respect to a vehicle body; a pair of right and left main frames extending in a forward and rearward direction from the head pipe; and a hydraulic unit mounted to one of the pair of right and left main frames, wherein the pair of right and left main frames have increased-space portions, which define a space with a dimension increasing in an obliquely rearward direction from the head pipe toward maximum-space portions of the main frames, and wherein the hydraulic unit is mounted to an outer portion of the increased-space portion of one of the main frames. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036654 | VALVE UNIT FOR MODULATING THE PRESSURE IN A PNEUMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a valve unit for modulating the pressure in a pneumatic brake system, comprising a brake pressure inlet, a brake pressure outlet, a vent outlet, a diaphragm inlet valve, a diaphragm outlet valve, and a pilot valve for each diaphragm valve, the pilot valves being arranged in an elongate valve housing (having a main housing and a housing cover. The inlet valve pilot valve and the outlet valve pilot valve are arranged substantially centrally above the diaphragms of the inlet valve and the outlet valve in the housing cover and with the actuation axes of the pilot valves running parallel to the parting plane, and the housing cover includes a central insert which has valve bores and control channels and into which the solenoids and the mechanical components of the pilot valves are inserted, the central insert being encapsulated with a plastic material. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036655 | METHOD FOR THE TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT CONTROL OF A PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE AND A CONTROL DEVICE THEREFORE - A method for the temperature-dependent control of a pressure control valve of a vehicle comprising an inlet valve and an outlet valve includes detecting a predefined pressure difference to be controlled by the pressure control valve, determining a present valve body temperature, wherein, for this purpose, a temperature change proceeding from a starting temperature is considered depending on at least one detected valve body influencing variable, determining, depending on the pressure difference to be controlled and on the determined present valve body temperature, at least one of a temperature-adjusted pulse duration for the inlet valve and a temperature-adjusted pulse duration for the outlet valve, and controlling at least one of the inlet valve and the outlet valve of the pressure control valve via the particular temperature-adjusted pulse duration in order to effectuate the detected pressure difference at the determined valve body temperature. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036656 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PARKING BRAKE - A hydraulic control system for a machine, the machine having a service brake and a parking brake, includes a hydraulic fluid tank, a pump configured to withdraw hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic fluid tank, and a first accumulator and a second accumulator fluidly connected to the pump. The first and second accumulators configured to supply the hydraulic fluid to the service brake and the parking brake. Further, a resolver valve fluidly coupled between the first and second accumulators and configured to selectively supply the hydraulic fluid from one of the first and second accumulators to the parking brake. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036657 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE-TYPE BOOSTER DEVICE - The present invention addresses the problem of standardizing a front shell of a booster shell of a negative pressure-type booster device by modifying the shape of a reinforcement rib provided to the front shell so as to satisfy the demand for varying the installation pitch and installation angle of tie-rod holes with one and the same front shell. A front shell configuring a booster shell of a negative pressure-type booster device in combination with a rear shell includes a reinforcement rib formed by bending the shells, wherein the reinforcement rib is formed along a virtual ellipse of which the center is located at the center of the front shell, with the major axes of the ellipse disposed on a line connecting the centers of two tie-rod holes provided in the front shell. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036658 | VEHICULAR BRAKING DEVICE - A vehicular braking device can shorten the time between pilot pressure input to a regulator and generation of servo pressure, and reduce product-by-product time variations for servo pressure generation. This vehicular braking device comprises: a servo pressure rising start time measurement unit that measures, in advance, a servo pressure rising start time which is the time from pilot pressure input to a first pilot chamber by opening a pressure increase valve to when a servo pressure starts to rise, and stores the servo pressure rising start time in a storage unit; a pilot pressure increase time calculation unit that calculates a pilot pressure increase time based on the servo pressure rising start time stored in advance in the storage unit; and a pre-fill control unit that increases the pilot pressure for the pilot pressure increase time by opening the pressure increase valve when brake pedal operation is detected. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036659 | BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE - With the use of electric power supplied from a vehicle power source, an electric motor is controlled based on a movement amount of an input rod by a master-pressure control device. A primary piston is thrust through an intermediation of a ball-screw mechanism to generate brake fluid pressure in a master cylinder. The brake fluid pressure generated by the master cylinder is fed-back by an input piston through an intermediation of the input rod to a brake pedal. When system end conditions such as the OFF state of the ignition switch are satisfied, the master-pressure control device executes power-supply interruption control to interrupt the vehicle power source and supply necessary electric power from an auxiliary power source, to thereby continue brake control with electric power stored in the auxiliary power source. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036660 | COMMUNICATION NETWORK HAVING LOCOMOTIVE EXPANSION MODULE - An expansion module is disclosed for use in a communication network. The expansion module may include a housing, an input interface connected to the housing and configured to externally connect with at least one analog device, and an output interface connected to the housing and configured to externally connect with the communication network. The expansion module may also include at least one processor located in the housing and configured to receive analog signals from the input interface, to convert the analog signals to digital signals, and to direct the digital signals to the output interface. The expansion module may also include at least one sensor located in the housing and configured to generate digital signals indicative of a performance parameter associated with a fluid in communication with the housing. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036661 | ENGINE JETTING OUT COMBUSTION GAS AS DRIVING FORCE - An engine ( | 2017-02-09 |
20170036662 | HYBRID ELECTRICAL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A control system of a hybrid electrical vehicle and a control method for a hybrid electrical vehicle are provided. The control system of the hybrid electric vehicle includes: a transmission device ( | 2017-02-09 |
20170036663 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for controlling a hybrid vehicle is provided. The method includes setting a driving path of the vehicle based on an input destination and current position and predicting a future speed of the vehicle using information regarding the driving path, environmental information, and driving pattern information of a driver. An optimum power distribution map is derived including an optimum SOC trajectory and a power distribution ratio of the engine and the motor using the predicted future speed. Additionally, engine power and motor power is distributed using the optimum SOC trajectory and a power distribution ratio of the engine and the motor. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036664 | Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Method and Apparatus for Controlling Operation Mode of the Same - A method and an apparatus for controlling an operation mode of a hybrid electric vehicle and a hybrid electric vehicle are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes: detecting a current state of charge of a power battery and an expected torque at wheels in the hybrid electric vehicle; maintaining a current operation mode of the hybrid electric vehicle, if it is detected that the current state of charge enters a state hysteresis area or the expected torque at wheels enters a torque hysteresis area; obtaining a duration of the current operation mode and determining a next operation mode of the hybrid electric vehicle according to the duration, the current state of charge and the expected torque at wheels, if it is detected that the current state of charge exits the state hysteresis area and the expected torque at wheels exits the torque hysteresis area. With the method, the problems of frequently switching from one operation mode to another operation mode may be avoided, the comprehensive performance of the hybrid electric vehicle and the fuel economy may be improved, and the user experience may be enhanced. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036665 | VEHICLE ON WHICH TRAVELING MOTOR IS MOUNTED - After an alkaline secondary battery is determined to be in an over-discharge state, a battery pack is discharged while an electrolytic solution contained in the alkaline secondary battery in the over-discharge state is decomposed so that traveling using power of a motor is performed. The electrolytic solution remains in the alkaline secondary battery even when the alkaline secondary battery is in the over-discharge state. The alkaline secondary battery in the over-discharge state can be discharged and a vehicle can be allowed to travel by decomposing the electrolytic solution. In this manner, a traveling distance available during evacuation traveling of the vehicle can be increased. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036666 | Hybrid vehicles - A hybrid vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine, a traction motor, a starter motor, and a battery bank, all controlled by a microprocessor in accordance with the vehicle's instantaneous torque demands so that the engine is run only under conditions of high efficiency, typically only when the load is at least equal to 30% of the engine's maximum torque output. In some embodiments, a turbocharger may be provided, activated only when the load exceeds the engine's maximum torque output for an extended period; a two-speed transmission may further be provided, to further broaden the vehicle's load range. A hybrid brake system provides regenerative braking, with mechanical braking available in the event the battery bank is fully charged, in emergencies, or at rest; a control mechanism is provided to control the brake system to provide linear brake feel under varying circumstances. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036667 | ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - Briefly stated, technologies are generally described for harvesting energy for a vehicle having an engine and a torque converter. In various examples, an energy harvesting system is described, where the torque converter may be configured to have an input shaft driven by the engine, and an output shaft. Each of the input shaft and output shaft of the torque converter may be mechanically coupled to one of a first portion and a second portion of an electric generator. The electric generator may generate electrical energy using a rotational speed difference between the input shaft and the output shaft of the torque converter. As a result, the electric generator may store at least a portion of the electrical energy, which otherwise would be lost at the torque converter, in a charge storage device. The stored electrical energy may be transmitted to an assist motor configured to drive a rotation of wheels. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036668 | METHOD FOR STARTING A COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A HYBRID DRIVELINE - A method is provided to start a combustion engine in a hybrid powertrain, comprising a gearbox with input shaft and output shaft; which combustion engine is connected to the input shaft; a first planetary gear connected to the input shaft; a second planetary gear connected to the first planetary gear; first and second electrical machines, respectively connected to the first and second planetary gears; at least one gear pair, connected with the first planetary gear and the output shaft; and at least one gear pair, connected with the second planetary gear and the output shaft. The method comprises connecting the rotatable components of the second planetary gear with each other by connecting, via a second coupling device, a second sun wheel arranged in the second planetary gear and a second planetary wheel carrier with each other, and activating the first and second electrical machines to start the combustion engine. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036669 | DRIVING-FORCE CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - In a situation where it is predicted that a symbol of target torque reverses by turns to be positive and negative alternately, the hybrid ECU carries out an increasing correction of the target torque, in which the target torque is corrected by increasing the target torque by a set amount ΔT in a negative direction when a specific condition, in which it is judged that the degree of the vertical vibration of a vehicle body is larger than a standard value and it is judged there is no acceleration demand, is satisfied, and makes the vibration suppression control torque not to be contained in the target torque when the specific condition is not satisfied. Thereby, even when carrying out free run, the sprung vibration suppression control can be carried out during bad road running, and braking force can be suppressed and fuel consumption can be improved during good road running. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036670 | Operating Method for a Hybrid Vehicle - An operating method for a hybrid vehicle having at least two drive engines, of which the first drive engine is a combustion engine with internal combustion and can be supplied with fuel from a first energy storage device, and a second drive engine, which can be supplied with energy from a second energy storage device. In order to determine a control command with which the first drive engine can be shut off the method includes determining a state value for the filling degree of the first energy storage device. The method also includes detecting a filling degree of the second energy storage device, and comparing said state value for the filling degree to a target state value. Depending on said comparison, the method also includes determining a control command for the first drive engine. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036671 | HYBRID VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING HYBRID VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle control apparatus includes a first motor generator, a booster, and a controller. The booster boosts an input voltage to the first motor generator. The controller controls the first motor generator to drive a load with regenerative power supplied during braking of an electric vehicle and to be driven at an inefficient operating point within an operable range of the first motor generator in a case where the regenerative power is used, the booster boosting an input voltage to the first motor generator so as to expand the operable range. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036672 | DRIVING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle includes an engine, a first MG (motor generator), a second MG, a planetary gear mechanism provided among the engine, the first MG and the second MG, a battery, and an ECU. The ECU executes batteryless travel control when the battery is abnormal. The batteryless travel control includes engine F/B control for controlling a rotation speed of the engine to become a target rotation speed, and power balance control for controlling a requested driving force to be output and allowing a power generated by the first MG to become equal to a power discharged by the second MG. When the rotation speed of the engine is higher than a threshold speed higher by a prescribed value than the target rotation speed while the batteryless travel control is in execution, the ECU decreases the requested driving force. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036673 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed are driver assistance apparatus and a control method for the same. The driver assistance apparatus includes a sensing unit configured to acquire information regarding an object outside a vehicle, the object including a first other vehicle being driven in the vicinity of the vehicle, and a processor configured to judge whether the first other vehicle is a dangerous vehicle based on at least one of the information regarding the object, user input provided from a driver of the vehicle, information regarding the state of the driver, and information regarding the first other vehicle provided from a second other vehicle being driven in the vicinity of the vehicle, and to execute at least one predetermined operation upon judging that the first other vehicle is a dangerous vehicle. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036674 | RECOGNITION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A recognition support system includes: an object detection device detecting an object that is located in a periphery of a host vehicle; a direction sensing device sensing a direction to which a driver intends to turn the host vehicle; a range setting device setting a notification range based on the direction sensed by the direction sensing device; a selecting device defining the object, which is detected by the object detecting device, as a specified object when the object moves independently from the host vehicle, and selecting the specified object, which is located within the notification range, to be presented to the driver based on a state of the specified object; and an information presenting device presenting an information enabling the driver to recognize the specified object selected by the selecting device. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036675 | PATH CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for controlling from a path of a first vehicle a second vehicle to a complementary path, the system comprising a first vehicle sub-system having a memory for time and (X, Y) position co-ordinates of the first vehicle's path; a GPS receiver for determining time and actual (X, Y) position coordinates of the first vehicle, means for comparing the first vehicle's actual position with path position at determined times as test path errors and means for transmitting the test path errors and a second vehicle sub-system having a memory for time and (X, Y) position coordinates of the second vehicle's path; a GPS receiver for determining time and actual (X, Y) position coordinates of the second vehicle, means for receiving the test path errors, means for computing a modified path of the second vehicle taking account of the test path errors and means for controlling the second vehicle. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE ROAD SENSING TO MINIMIZE TRANSIENT ELECTRICAL LOAD ISSUES - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for predictive road sensing to minimize transient electrical load issues in a vehicle. More specifically, various embodiments include a system and method for minimizing electrical load issues in a vehicle by sensing a vehicle's surroundings using sensing devices (such as sensors, or a camera), utilizing detected road condition information to determine a need for starting and/or operating a motor, and preemptively soft starting the motors to avoid a spike in transient load for the vehicular control system. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036677 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DELAY DEVICE OF A VEHICLE - A method for controlling a deceleration device of a motor vehicle, wherein a control apparatus receives a request signal from a vehicle component for vehicle deceleration. Protection against mistriggering of the deceleration device is provided. Also provided is an integrity level of the vehicle component to be ascertained, a time profile for a deceleration performance of the deceleration device obtained during a braking process to be ascertained, for different times, a respective current minimum integrity level that is at least necessary for the time profile ascertained hitherto to be ascertained, and performance limiting to be performed for the request signal if the current minimum integrity level is higher than the integrity level of the vehicle component. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036678 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - An autonomous vehicle control system includes a sensing system, a remote vehicle determination system and a controller. The sensing system is disposed on a host vehicle and is configured to sense a visual condition of a driver of the host vehicle. The remote vehicle determination system is disposed on the host vehicle, and is configured to determine a position of a remote vehicle in an area adjacent the host vehicle. The controller is configured to control the autonomous vehicle control system to move the host vehicle relative to a lane marker based on the visual condition and the position of a remote vehicle. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036679 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM - A vehicle control device includes a detection unit which detects a peripheral vehicle, the peripheral vehicle traveling around an own vehicle, and a prediction unit which refers to a detection result of the detection unit so as to predict position change of the peripheral vehicle, and in a case where a second vehicle, which travels in immediately back of the first vehicle, is predicted to catch up with a first vehicle between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, predicts position change of the second vehicle on the assumption that the second vehicle travels in a manner to follow the first vehicle while keeping a certain distance with respect to the first vehicle after the second vehicle catches up with the first vehicle. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036680 | Universal Continuous Belay System - A fall protection system that is easy to assemble, up to international safety standards, and allows fluid progression. The system includes an at least engagement hook, an at least one bifurcating plate, an at least one cable tensioning anchor, and an at least one T-shaped anchor plate. The engagement hook includes a C-shaped body, a first stud, and a second stud. The first stud and the second stud are integrated through the C-shaped body, on either side of an interlocking gap of the C-shaped body. The user is attached to the engagement hook by a tether attachment hole of the C-shaped body. The bifurcating plate includes a cross-shaped body and a plurality of third studs. Each of the third studs is integrated through a corresponding leg of the cross-shaped body. The bifurcating plate, the cable tensioning anchor, and the T-shaped anchor plate are tethered by a system of cables. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036681 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR A TRACTION SYSTEM - Examples for a traction system are provided. In one example, the traction system includes a nozzle coupled to an air source and configured to be selectively aimed toward a determined portion of a rail surface of a rail, and a conduit configured to supply pressurized air from the air source to the nozzle, the nozzle flexibly coupled thereto. The nozzle is configured for the aim of the nozzle to be controlled to change its aiming direction in response to a change in curvature of the rail, whereby a stream of air from the nozzle impacts the determined portion during movement of the vehicle through the curvature of the rail. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036682 | Operator Control Arrangement For The Driver's Cab Of A Rail Vehicle - To be able to manufacture an operator control arrangement cost-effectively, the display and operator control units are embodied such that they are functionally identical and interchangeable. A calculation unit is provided which converts process data of functional units of a rail vehicle into image data and processes operator control data on the basis of operator control actions performed at the display and operator control units. The display and operator control units are connected to the calculation unit via a data network by a network protocol for transmitting the image data and the operator control action data. A status unit is connected to the data network, which status unit determines the respectively valid status of the operator control arrangement by a rail-vehicle-specific configuration logic of the possible combinations of the display and operator control units and the calculation unit as a function of the respective status of the rail vehicle. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036683 | RAILCAR COUPLER CORE WITH VERTICAL PARTING LINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A method of casting a core includes the steps of preparing a first half of a corebox, preparing a second half of a corebox such that the parting line of a core formed from the first and second coreboxes runs along the vertical axis of the core. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036684 | CABIN MONITORING SYSTEM FOR TRAIN LOCOMOTIVE - A cabin monitoring system is disclosed for use with a machine having an operator cabin. The cabin monitoring system may have a scanner oriented inward to capture images inside the operator cabin, and a controller in communication with the scanner. The controller may be configured to determine a change in conditions inside the operator cabin, and to selectively affect operation of the scanner based on the change in conditions. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036685 | Cart for Transporting Sport Fence Panels - A cart is provided for hauling sport fence panels for setting up a temporary outfield boundary for softball and baseball fields. The cart has laterally extending fence panel supports sized to haul enough fence panels to set up an entire field in one trip with the cart. The cart is manufactured in a modular form such that it can be readily and easily disassembled to make it shippable to a customer in a small, compact package. The assembled cart can be moved about a ball field using a lawn tractor, ATV, UTV or other vehicle as is found in grounds-keeping. The cart is light enough, even when loaded with panels, to be hand towed about a field. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036686 | SHOPPING CART BASKET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A shopping cart in one embodiment comprises a uniframe, a mat basket, and a slim-fit cart frame and basket combination, as well as in multiple embodiments, providing individual structural differences and advantages over pre-existing forms of shopping carts. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036687 | STEERING WHEEL STRUCTURE - This steering wheel structure has: a steering wheel main unit; a horn block; a support block; horn contacts; and a horn spring, wherein the support block has: a lock member; and an elastic body, wherein a load bypass member is provided that transmits an operation load in a push-in direction, which has been applied to the horn block, to the lock member while circumventing the elastic body, and wherein the load bypass member is configured so as to be in a non-contact state between itself and at least either of the horn block side and the lock member side when the horn block is in a vicinity of a default position, and so as to be brought into contact with the horn block side and the lock member side in a manner capable of transmitting a load when the horn block is pushed in by a predetermined amount or greater. | 2017-02-09 |
20170036688 | HEATER UNIT AND STEERING WHEEL - The present invention provides a steering wheel and a heater unit used for the steering wheel that does not give discomfort to a user when operating the steering wheel. A heater unit | 2017-02-09 |