06th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160039309 | VEHICULAR FUEL CELL COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system for a vehicular fuel cell utilizes packet pumps to electrically isolate the fuel from a grounded radiator. Fluid in a packet pump is transported from an inlet port to an outlet port in discrete packets. Because these packets are physically separated from one another, electricity does not flow through the fluid from the inlet port to the outlet port. Packet pumps include peristaltic pumps and external gear pumps. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039310 | MAGNETICALLY LIFTED VEHICLES USING HOVER ENGINES - Electromechanical systems using magnetic fields to induce eddy currents and generate lift are described. Magnet configurations which can be employed in the systems are illustrated. The magnet configuration can be used to generate lift and/or thrust. Arrangements of hover engines, which can employ the magnet configurations, are described. Further, vehicles, which employ the hover engines and associated hover engines are described. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039311 | TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE AND TRACTION CONTROL METHOD - The movement speed v of a moving body having drive wheels driven by a motor, the rotational speed ω of the drive wheels of the moving body, and the actual torque value T | 2016-02-11 |
20160039312 | TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE AND TRACTION CONTROL METHOD - The movement speed v of a moving body having driving wheels driven by a motor, the rotational speed ω of the drive wheels of the moving body, and the actual torque value Tm generated by the motor are acquired. Subsequently, a limiting part calculates an estimated slip ratio λ and an estimated driving torque T | 2016-02-11 |
20160039313 | SEAT SLIDE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide device for a vehicle includes a lower rail mounted on a vehicle floor, an upper rail mounted on an underside of a seat part, and a friction reducing member arranged between the lower rail and the upper rail. The friction reducing member includes sliding contact members. Each of the sliding contact members includes a lower column part, an upper column part, and connection parts which connect the upper column part with the lower column part. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039314 | SEAT-TRACK ASSEMBLY - A seat-track assembly is provided and may include a first track member having a series of locking features and a second track member slidably supported by the first track member. The seat-track assembly may also include a locking mechanism having locking pawls movable between a locked state engaged with the locking features to restrict relative movement between the first and second track members and an unlocked state disengaged from the locking features to permit relative movement between the first and second track members. The locking pawls may each include locking elements that are received within respective ones of the series of locking features in the locked state such that the locking elements restrict relative movement between the first track member and the second track member in two directions when the locking pawls are in the locked state. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039315 | UTILITY VEHICLE WITH LOCKABLE SLIDE PART - A commercial vehicle seat with a seat part, a backrest part and a seat substructure to be arranged on a body part of a commercial vehicle is provided. The seat substructure comprises a lateral swinging means with a cross carriage part, which can be swung transversely to the longitudinal extension of the commercial vehicle and by which at least the seat part is mounted, and comprises a locking means for fixing the cross carriage part on the base support part, wherein the locking means has two locking units which are spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal extension of the commercial vehicle and which have a respective locking element which is mounted such that it can swivel about a vertical swivel axis and can be deflected synchronously by an actuating element which is arranged at least in part therebetween. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039316 | EASY-ENTRY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT - An easy-entry system for a vehicle seat, having at least one fitting ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039317 | Hinge Mechanism and Vehicle Seat Comprising Such a Mechanism, and Method for Making Such a Mechanism - Hinge mechanism for a vehicle seat, comprising: first and second frames mounted so that they can rotate relative to one another; and an annular ring comprising a cylindrical base which covers the peripheral edges of the frames, and first and second side flaps. The ring does not comprise a portion that is in contact with one of the inner faces of the frames. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039318 | INFANT CARRIER AND CAR SAFETY SEAT WITH NO-RETHREAD HARNESS ADJUSTMENT - A vehicle safety seat and infant carrier system allowing height adjustment of a shoulder harness strap without rethreading the harness strap through the seat. A positioning member is normally biased out of engagement with a toothed rail, allowing a harness strap carried by the positioning member to be adjusted up or down to fit the size of a child. As the harness strap is pulled tight, the positioning member is brought into engagement with the toothed rail, fixing the position of the strap relative to the seat. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039319 | LATERAL PROTECTING MECHANISM AND CHILD SAFETY SEAT THEREWITH - A lateral protecting mechanism is disposed on a lateral wing of a child safety seat. The lateral protecting mechanism includes a lateral protecting block and a protecting component. An end of the lateral protecting block is pivoted to the lateral wing. The lateral protecting block is movable between a using position and a folding position. The protecting component is slidably disposed on the other end of the lateral protecting block. The protecting component protrudes from a side of the lateral protecting block and is located between the lateral wing and the lateral protecting block when the lateral protecting block rotates away from the lateral wing and is located at the using position, and the protecting component is received in the side of the lateral protecting block when the lateral protecting block rotates toward the lateral wing and is located at the folding position. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039320 | HEADREST WITH SPEAKERS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEADREST CUSHION MEMBER - There is provided a headrest with speakers capable of exhibiting an excellent sound effect. The headrest with speakers includes: a headrest frame; a pair of left and right enclosures supported by the headrest frame; speaker units supported in the enclosures respectively; and a headrest cushion member supported by the headrest frame to support a head, the headrest cushion member including: a net member having a pair of left and right acoustically transparent parts at places substantially facing the respective speaker units; and soundproof parts disposed between the pair of left and right acoustically transparent parts in the net member and between the pair of left and right enclosures respectively. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039321 | HEATING AND/OR COOLING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - A motor vehicle seat element successively including: a pad; a heating and/or cooling device including at least one heat and/or cold generation element and at least one heat and/or cold diffusion layer; and a cover. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039322 | CUSHION PAD | 2016-02-11 |
20160039323 | VEHICLE SEAT AND SEAT FRAME FOR SAME - A vehicle seat and frame thereof which minimize the size of an attachment mechanism of a support structure for supporting the back of a seated person are provided. A seat frame has side frames positioned at right and left sides of a seat back frame and extending in an up to down direction. The side frame has a side portion extending along a side portion of the seat, a rear portion projecting from a rear end of the side portion to an inner side of the seat, and a support member spanned between the right and left side frames, and receives a load of the seated person. The support member has a connecting portion for connecting to the side frame and is attached to the rear portion of the side frame in a state where the positional relationship between the connecting portion and the side frame is fixed. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039324 | MODULAR CUP HOLDER ASSEMBLY - A cup holder assembly includes a first body defining an upper sidewall between a first open end and a second open end and a second body defining a lower sidewall between a third open end and a lower wall. The second body is affixable with the first body in a first position with the lower sidewall extending continuously with the upper sidewall and a second position with a gap defined between the upper sidewall and the lower sidewall. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039325 | Vehicle Crane - A crane system for loading and unloading stone slabs comprising: a front support structure including: a pair of vertical legs each secured at a bottom end to the bed or wall of a vehicle; a front horizontal cross beam secured to a top end of the vertical legs; a back support structure including: a pair of vertical legs each secured at a bottom end to the bed or wall of a vehicle; a back horizontal cross beam secured to a top end of the vertical legs; a pair of bracing members secured to the vertical legs and to each other to aid in the stabilization of the system; a horizontal lift beam slideably secured to the front and back horizontal cross beams; a trolley assembly slidably secured to the horizontal lift beam; and a hoist mechanism secured to the trolley assembly. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039326 | Mobile Cooking Cart - The present invention is an indoor portable or demonstration cooking cart. Specifically it allows a cooktop and ventilation system to be integrated into the structure of a movable cooking cart and allow its use at any location with a compatible floor connection. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039327 | Load Carrying Assembly - A load carrying assembly for mounting on a pickup such that the pickup may safely carry an object that is longer than a bed on the pickup includes a pair of rails coupled to a bed of the pickup. A pair of horizontal arms is movably coupled to an associated one of the pair of rails. A support is coupled between the pair of horizontal arms. The support is positionable at a selected distance from the bed of the pickup. The support supports an object so the object does not prevent a hazard to other vehicles. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039328 | TRAILER FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE BUNDLES - An improved trailer for loading and unloading a heat exchanger tube bundle is disclosed. The trailer provides for the transport of tube bundles and includes seal pans which capture debris and other materials falling from the tube bundle during transport. The present invention also provides for the periodic placement of slideable supports under a bundle as it is pushed onto a trailer. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039329 | FLUID LEVEL DETECTION SYSTEM - A system for detecting a fluid in a container comprises a body control module and a circuit for detecting the fluid level in the container. The circuit includes a switch operatively connected with the container such that the switch is closed when fluid level in the container is low, a light emitting diode electrically connected with the switch and operatively connected with the container such that the light emitting diode illuminates the container; and a portion electrically connected with the switch and the light emitting diode. The portion enables selection between illuminating the container having a low fluid level and illuminating the container irrespective of fluid level in the container. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039330 | PROJECTION LIGHT MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHT - A projection light module for a motor vehicle headlight with a low-beam diaphragm, which separates a low-beam volume of the projection light module located above this diaphragm from a high-beam volume of the projection light volume located below this diaphragm, and with a high-beam diaphragm arranged in the high-beam volume, which has a vertical diaphragm edge and which divides the high-beam volume into a high-beam volume lying to the right of it and a high-beam volume lying left to it. The low-beam diaphragm and the high-beam diaphragm are components of a composite diaphragm and the high-beam diaphragm is arranged in the high-beam volume obliquely to the optical axis of the projection light module so that its distance from the optical axis of the projection light module increases with increasing distance along the optical axis from the diaphragm edge. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039331 | IRRADIATION SYSTEM - An irradiation system includes: a light position detection unit that detects a light position of an oncoming vehicle from a captured image; a driver position calculation unit that calculates a position upward and shifted in a first direction by a first distance from the light position detected by the light position detection unit, as a driver position; a shaded area generation unit that generates a first area having vertices respectively set at the light position, the driver position and a position shifted in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, by a distance between a pair of lights in the predetermined vehicle from the driver position, as a shaded area; and an irradiation unit that irradiates an area ahead of the host vehicle while shading the shaded area generated by the shaded area generation unit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039332 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT LEVELING CONTROL - Vehicle headlight leveling methods and systems provide occupants of a vehicle the ability to manually adjust headlight level in an efficient and intuitive manner. In some embodiments, a user may supply a current vehicle loading condition to an input such as a vehicle information or entertainment system. The system may determine a headlight level setting based on the received loading condition using an in-vehicle processor and/or memory. A signal indicative of the headlight level setting may be sent to a headlight leveling device to change the orientation of the vehicle headlight in relation to the body of the vehicle. Some embodiments may prompt a user to input a vehicle loading condition if the vehicle recognizes changed vehicle characteristics. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039333 | VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A vehicle lighting system includes a light source, a beam expander, a light processing unit, and a non-uniform projection unit. The light source emits at least one collimated light beam, and the beam expander is located in a propagation path of the collimated light beam for receiving and expanding the collimated light beam to form an expanded light beam. The light processing unit is located in a propagation path of the expanded light beam for receiving the expanded light beam and a control signal and adjust an intensity profile of the expanded light beam according to the control signal, and a non-uniform projection unit converts the expanded light beam adjusted by the processor into a light beam having a non-uniform intensity profile. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039334 | DEVICE FOR NIGHTTIME MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE - A device for assisting the nighttime driving of a motor vehicle fitted with a lighting device for emitting a beam for illuminating the road scene in front of the vehicle, the illumination emitted by the lighting device being variable periodically between a maximum value and a minimum value, the device including at least one variable-transmission screen placed between the road scene and the driver, the coefficient of transmission of the screen being variable periodically between a maximum value and a minimum value, the switching on of at least one light source of the lighting device and the coefficient of transmission of the variable-transmission screen controlled by the control unit, the illumination reaching its maximum value when the coefficient of transmission of the screen reaches its maximum value. The control unit controls a circuit for regulating the power supply and a transmitter of remote control waves toward a receiver. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039335 | VEHICLE LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A lighting control system for a wheel of a vehicle, the lighting control system including a brush configured to statically mount to a body of the vehicle; a hub for the wheel; and a plurality of arcuate contacts statically mounted to the hub, each of the plurality of contacts comprising an arc angle measure of less than 360 degrees, the plurality of contacts configured to rotate relative to the brush, each contact operable between: a connected mode wherein the contact is electrically connected to the brush during rotation relative to the brush and a disconnected mode wherein the contact is electrically disconnected from the brush during rotation relative to the brush. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039336 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE HAZARD LIGHT CONTROL - A vehicle includes a plurality of lamps disposed on a rear portion of the vehicle, a user-actuatable hazard light control component (e.g. a turn-signal stalk) having a plurality of states, and a hazard lamp controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of lamps, the user-actuable hazard light control component, and the user-actuatable hazard light controller. The hazard lamp controller is configured to illuminate the plurality of lamps in accordance with a lighting pattern responsive to the state of the user-actuatable hazard light control component. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039337 | EXTERIOR MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENT SUB-ASSEMBLY - A vehicular mirror reflective element sub-assembly includes a mirror reflective element and a mirror back plate. A heater pad is disposed between the mirror reflective element and the mirror back plate. The heater pad has a light transmitting portion that is generally aligned with an aperture of the mirror back plate. The mirror reflector includes a light-transmitting portion thereof that is generally aligned with the light transmitting portion of the heater pad. An indicator module includes a housing, and a circuit board is disposed in the housing and includes at least one light emitting diode. When an equipped exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at the side of the vehicle and with the light emitting diode activated, emitted light passes through a light diffuser and through the light transmitting portions and exits the mirror reflective element to provide a visual icon visible to a driver of the vehicle. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039338 | Alarm Assembly - An alarm assembly for detecting an occupant left in a parked vehicle includes a plate that may be coupled to a vehicle. A processor is coupled to the plate. The processor is operationally coupled to the vehicle alarm system. A sensor is coupled to the plate. The sensor may detect an occupant in the vehicle after the vehicle is parked. The sensor is operationally coupled to the processor. The vehicle alarm system emits an audible alarm when the sensor detects the occupant in the vehicle after the vehicle is parked. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039339 | INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF - An intrusion detection system and methods thereof are provided. In exemplary embodiments, the system may comprise an upper scanner adapted to create a first detection layer; a lower scanner adapted to create a second detection layer, the second detection layer overlapping the first detection layer; signal lighting for producing a visual signal; at least one server adapted analyze data received from the upper scanner and the lower scanner to determine if an object is in the path of the vehicle; and wherein the at least one server is adapted to activate the signal lighting when it is determined by the server that an object is in the path of the vehicle. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039340 | Selective proximity detection system and method - The present invention pertains to a selective proximity detection system. A selective proximity detection system comprises at least one proximity tag, a plurality of sensor nodes, and at least one alert node. A sensor nodes comprises a proximity detector capable of detecting proximity with respect to the proximity tag, and a motion detector. In a preferred embodiment, a motion detector is an infrared detector. In alternate embodiments, a motion detector may employ video, radar motion sensing, or sensing of scattered RF signals, preferably FM broadcast signals whose half wavelength is comparable in dimension to the height of a typical person. In a preferred embodiment, a proximity detector is a NFER locator-receiver and a proximity tag is a NFER tag transmitter. In alternate embodiments, a proximity detector may employ ZigBee, WiFi, Bluetooth, passive scattering of ambient RF signals or other means of proximity detection. A sensor node conveys motion detection data and proximity detection data to an alert mode via a datalink. An alert node selects from among a variety of alert responses based upon the motion detection data and proximity detection data. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039341 | Vehicle Camera System Having Live Video Indication - A vehicle display displays a camera video having an indicator. The indicator is static on the display while the camera video is frozen on the display thereby notifying a viewer that the camera video is frozen and the indicator is dynamic on the display while the camera video is live on the display. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039342 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING CAMERA SENSORS ON A VEHICLE - A camera system on a vehicle includes an electronic control unit, a base sensor, on a first portion of the vehicle, and a remote sensor on a second portion of the vehicle. The base sensor and the remote sensor communicate with the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit associates the remote sensor with the base sensor based on respective signals received from the base sensor and the remote sensor representing respective measurements of a first physical quantity by the base sensor and the remote sensor. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039343 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DISTANCE BETWEEN SENSORS ON A VEHICLE - A camera system on a vehicle includes an electronic control unit, a base sensor, on a first portion of the vehicle, and a remote sensor on a second portion of the vehicle. The base sensor and the remote sensor communicate with the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit determines a distance between the base sensor and the remote sensor based on respective signals received from the base sensor and the remote sensor representing respective measurements of a vertical physical quantity by the base sensor and the remote sensor. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039344 | REAR VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRICAL SUB ASSEMBLY - The invention is related to a rear view mirror assembly that includes at least one electrical device as a light source with adapted connectors to be assembled in an easy way. The invention is related to an electrical device as a lighting mean in a rear view mirror that has a connector adapted to be self centric connected to the counterpart during assembling. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039345 | ANTI-SKID STRUCTURE - An anti-skid structure is provided. The anti-skid structure includes a mounting plate having a surface, a first length and a second length, with a plurality of projections embossed on the surface of the mounting plate. Each of the plurality of projections includes a frustum structure, and a cylindrical structure on a top of the frustum structure. A distance between each projection of the plurality of projections, and an adjacent projection of the plurality of projections, along each of the first direction and the second direction is 44 mm. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039346 | VEHICLE STEP APPARATUS AND EXTENDING AND RETRACTING DEVICE THEREOF - An extending and retracting device for use with a vehicle step apparatus, including a mounting bracket; a step bracket; a first arm defining a first end pivotally connected to the mounting bracket and a second end pivotally connected to the step bracket; a second arm defining a first end pivotally connected to the mounting bracket and a second end; a third arm defining a first end pivotally connected to the second end of the second arm and a second end pivotally connected to the step bracket; and a fourth arm defining a first end pivotally connected to the second end of the second arm and the first end of the third arm respectively, and a second end pivotally connected to the first arm. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039347 | RETRACTABLE CARGO COVER - A retractable cargo covers for automotive vehicles such as SUVS and wagons. The retractable cargo cover has two ends, one end being attached to a rod or a pole that is connected to an inner most end of an inside back area of an automotive vehicle said rod having two ends attached or placed between side ends of side walls of the automotive vehicle. Another end of the retractable cargo cover has two corners attached to a respective string of one of two respective retractable string reels and each of said two respective string reels is connected or attached to a midway point on each side of a rear door of the automotive vehicle so that in a first position the retractable cargo cover is lifted above the items in the vehicle that the retractable cargo cover is to cover with the rear door of the vehicle open and in second position the retractable cargo cover covers the items in the vehicle with the rear door of the vehicle closed. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039348 | VEHICLE DOOR INCLUDING COMPARTMENT FOR DISPENSABLE PAPER PRODUCTS - A door for a vehicle includes an interior surface and a compartment extending into the interior surface for receiving a dispensable paper product. A cover is movable between a closed position covering the compartment and an open position exposing the compartment. The cover defines an opening for accessing the dispensable paper product. The cover includes an outer surface flush with the interior surface when the cover is in the closed position. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039349 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A PORTABLE DEVICE FOR SEAT BACK VIEWING - An apparatus for supporting a tablet for seatback viewing, including a generally flat tablet engaging portion, a generally flat seat engaging portion extending therefrom; and a support shelf operationally connected to tablet engaging portion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039350 | VEHICULAR ROOF RACK MOUNTING BRACKET - A vehicular roof rack mounting bracket capable of securement onto load carrier bars of different dimensions is presented. The bracket can include an upper jaw, a bolt head receiver space defined within a portion of the upper jaw, and a lower jaw. The bracket can also include a rotary tightener configured to adjustably couple the upper jaw to the lower jaw. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039351 | LOAD CARRIER ASSEMBLIES FOR SECURING A LOAD TO A VEHICULAR CROSSBAR - A load carrier assembly for releasably securing a load to a crossbar of a vehicular roof rack is disclosed. The load carrier assembly may include a tightenable clamp configured to attach to an exterior of a crossbar, a rotary tightener coupled between two portions of the tightenable clamp, and an actuator coupled to the rotary tightener. The actuator can have an interference surface configured to contact a portion of a load carrier thereby obstructing rotation of the rotary tightener and preventing unauthorized removal of the load carrier from the crossbar. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039352 | DOOR-FRAME HOOK FOR SECURING VEHICLE ROOF-TOP LOADS - There is disclosed a door-frame hook, for enabling a load strap, attached to a vehicle rooftop load carrier, to engage a door frame of the vehicle to secure the load carrier when the load strap is tightened. The hook may be anchored onto a frame ridge of the door frame and in part, covered by a sealer attached to the door frame. The door-frame hook of the invention may, advantageously, remain in position, between the frame-ridge of the door frame and the sealer potter, regardless of the degree of tightness of the load strap or the degree of its pull on the hook, as well as when the load strap is unattached. Moreover, it does not harm the door sealer nor does it interfere in any way with its sealing function or with the shutting action of the door. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039353 | WASTE CONTAINER TRANSPORT DEVICE - An apparatus, kit, and method for transporting a waste container. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a base member; a latch housing connected to the base member; a cantilever arm hingedly connected to the base member and adapted to be coupled to the waste container, wherein, when the cantilever arm is coupled to the waste container, the cantilever arm is adapted to pivot about the base member between a loading configuration and a transporting configuration; and a latch hingedly connected to the cantilever arm and adapted to slidingly engage the latch housing when the cantilever arm is pivoted about the base member, the latch being actuatable between a latched configuration and an unlatched configuration. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039354 | Deployable Interference Mechanism For Variably Positionable Bicycle Wheel Anchor - A variably positionable bicycle wheel anchor for fixing a bicycle wheel at a desired location along an elongate support rail. The bicycle wheel anchor includes a body configured to be slidingly coupled to an elongate support rail for variable, fixed positioning of the body along a length of the elongate support rail. The underside of the body has a support rail engagement surface and the upper side of the body has a bicycle wheel receiver. The wheel anchor has a deployable interference mechanism coupled to the body and having a deployed configuration in which at least a portion of the interference mechanism protrudes beyond the underside of the body for releasable engagement with the elongate support rail. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039355 | Vehicular Roof Rack Mounting Bracket - A vehicular roof rack mounting bracket configured to be secured onto load carrier bars of different dimensions is presented. The bracket can include a pair of elongate clamps configured to be coupled to a bicycle fork anchor of a bicycle carrier. Each clamp can have a bar engagement portion configured to abut an exterior of an elongate support bar of a vehicular roof rack in a secured configuration in which each clamp is fastened to the support bar, and each of the pair of clamps can have a lengthwise oriented longitudinal axis such that each longitudinal axis is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the other longitudinal axis. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039356 | ESTABLISHING MICROPHONE ZONES IN A VEHICLE - A system and method of activating at least some of a plurality of microphones in a vehicle includes: identifying an acoustic zone within the vehicle where a vehicle occupant is located; detecting one or more biometric attributes of the vehicle occupant; determining a location within the acoustic zone where the vehicle occupant utters speech based on the detected biometric attributes; and activating a subset of the plurality of microphones in the vehicle to receive speech within the acoustic zone based on the determined location. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039357 | MOBILE DEVICE ACCESSORY AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING THE SAME ON AN AUTOMOTIVE - The mobile device accessory includes a fixing plate to be fixed to a surface of a mobile device, a ring having an opening portion at a side thereof and a connecting member connecting the opening portion of the ring with the fixing plate such that the ring is configured to rotate to have various angles with respect to the fixing plate and an angle between the ring and the fixing plate is configured to maintain. Thus, the mobile device accessory may make the ring have various angles and the ring maintain a specific angle to carry or position the mobile device conveniently. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039358 | IN-VEHICLE CAMERA AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - An in-vehicle camera is provide which has a case and a lens, and which is attached in a vehicle interior so that the lens is exposed at a top face of the case and the top face is opposed to a windshield or another window. The top face has an angular shape bent at a ridge line passing through the top face. The lens is positioned in the vicinity of the ridge line. The in-vehicle camera includes a hood attached to a front portion of the case, the front portion being positioned at a front side of the case with respect to the lens. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039359 | FRONT PILLAR EXTERIOR GARNISH FOR A VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle body assembly includes a front pillar extending at an incline rearwards and upwards to form a part of a door opening. The front pillar includes a tubular structural member. The structural member defines a vehicle exterior-side wall section and a passenger compartment-side wall section. A windshield is adhered to the vehicle exterior-side wall section of the structural member. A pillar outer cover is disposed outwardly of the front pillar and is secured to the exterior-side wall section of the structural member. The pillar outer cover includes an edge section overlapping and sealingly engaged to the windshield. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039360 | DESIGNS AND PROCESSES FOR USING DISCRETE STIFFENERS TO CREATE LIGHT, STIFF AND STRONG AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES - A technique for providing localized stiffening of a vehicle trim panel, especially for high curvature areas. The vehicle trim panel includes an outer panel having an outer show surface and an inner surface. A plurality of discrete reinforcement elements are bonded to the inner surface of the outer panel at locations where localized stiffening is desired. The discrete elements can come in a variety of different shapes and sizes, where the combination of elements and the number of elements is selected for a particular trim panel stiffness. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039361 | PROCESS FOR SECURING DISCRETE STIFFENERS TO A PANEL - A method for providing localized stiffening of a vehicle trim panel using a plurality of discrete stiffening elements. The method includes selectively placing one or more of the discrete stiffening elements on the panel and then bonding the stiffening elements to the panel. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039362 | EXTERIOR MEMBER AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A vehicle includes a transparent panel provided on an external surface of the vehicle and spaced from an internal component part disposed at a vehicle inner side and an exterior member at least one of whose end portions is adjacent to the transparent panel and which is disposed on the external surface so as to be substantially parallel to the transparent panel. The exterior member includes a light transmissive layer located at a vehicle outer side and a print layer that is located at the vehicle inner side of the light transmissive layer and in contact with the light transmissive layer and that includes a printed pixel pattern in which pixels are two-dimensionally arranged. The print layer is printed such that when the exterior member is viewed from outside the vehicle, a virtual image of the pixel pattern appears on the vehicle inner side of the print layer. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039363 | CLADDING ELEMENT FOR VEHICLE FLOOR AREA - The present disclosure relates to a cladding element including several layers for a floor area of a luggage compartment in a vehicle, with a cover layer facing the luggage compartment, an acoustic foam layer facing the vehicle body, and a heavy layer arranged between the cover layer and the acoustic foam layer, which further includes a carrier layer of a foamed thermoplastic material, which is arranged between the acoustic foam layer and heavy layer, as well as to a method for manufacturing the cladding element. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039364 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC VEHICLE PLATE WITH VARIABLE IMAGE USING WIRELESS POWER AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Systems, apparatus, and methods related to electronic vehicle plates are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a display plate and an electronic display. The display plate is configured to be disposed between a license plate and an exterior of a vehicle when the license plate is mounted to the exterior of the vehicle. The electronic display is coupled to the display plate such that at least a portion of the electronic display is visible through an aperture in the license plate when the license plate is mounted to the exterior of the vehicle. The electronic display is configured to display a status indicator of the vehicle through the aperture in the license plate. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039365 | Systems and Methods for Sending A Message From Tire Pressure Monitoring System to Body Electronics - A tire pressure monitoring system electronic control unit for hands free operation of a trunk of a vehicle includes a receiver configured to receive pressure data transmitted from a tire pressure monitoring system sensor, and also include a vehicle controller area network interface configured to send a control signal to a body control module using a vehicle network. The tire pressure monitoring system electronic control unit further includes a control circuit configured to send the control signal to the body control module using the vehicle controller area network interface, wherein the control signal causes the body control module to open the trunk of the vehicle, and wherein the control circuit sends the control signal in response to determining, using the pressure data, that the tire of the vehicle has been kicked. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039366 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING SIGNALS SUCH AS SIGNALS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STATE OF CONTACTS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for acquiring signals such as signals representative of the state of contacts (C | 2016-02-11 |
20160039367 | CARPET WITH CABLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARPET WITH CABLE - The present invention provides a carpet with cable capable of inhibiting noise. The carpet is provided on a floor on a vehicle interior. The cable is routed along the carpet on an opposite side from the vehicle interior. An attachment member is molded by hot-pressing a nonwoven fabric into a shape configured by a depression and a pair of wings. The pair of wings are fixated to the carpet at respective positions with a center axis of the cable therebetween, and the depression is integrally connected to the pair of wings and covers the cable on an opposite side from the carpet. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039368 | GROMMET - A grommet that can achieve both an improvement of visibility of a locking portion at the start of attachment of the grommet and a reduction of an insertion force that is required during the attaching operation, and that thus has excellent ease of attachment is provided. A grommet includes a truncated cone-shaped portion having a larger diameter than an attachment hole, an annular seal lip portion on an attachment surface side that opposes a panel member, a first locking portion that protrudes from the attachment surface on an inward side with respect to a radial direction of the annular seal lip portion, and that is to be locked on the panel member, and a second locking portion that protrudes from the attachment surface on the inward side with respect to the radial direction of the annular seal lip portion, and that is to be locked on the panel member. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039369 | MOTOR VEHICLE STATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle power system includes a plurality of power distribution divisions, a rechargeable energy storage system, switching devices for connection of the power distribution divisions to the rechargeable energy storage system, a plurality of loads energized from the power distribution divisions, a control network including nodes for control over the loads and the switching devices, a mobile transponder and a transceiver which is connected to the controller area network and which provides for communicating with the transponder. Sensors monitored by the controller area network and proximity of the mobile transponder determine a state for vehicle power distribution system. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039370 | ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - An electric power supply device includes first and second batteries respectively supplying electric power to a plurality of load instruments mounted on a vehicle, an electric power generator capable of charging the first battery and the second battery by regenerative electric power generation, and control means for controlling the electric power generator so that a charging electric power amount of at least one of the first battery and the second battery based on the regenerative electric power generation is suppressed in a case where at least one of a high-load instrument and a backup target instrument is present among the plurality of load instruments and the electric power generator is performing the regenerative electric power generation during the deceleration of the vehicle. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039371 | POWER CONVERTER, GENERATOR AND ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY AUXILARY POWER UNIT - A high efficiency multifunction power system for an aircraft is provided. The system includes an AC generator and a multifunction power converter-controller module including at least one multifunction power converter-controller. The at least one multifunction power converter-controller is configured to function as a power converter and a controller to perform multiple operation modes. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039372 | ACTUATOR RETAINER - An actuator retainer according to the present disclosure includes a platform with a first latch projecting upward, a second latch spaced from the first latch and a locating projection projecting upward from the platform. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039373 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT SECTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle body front section structure includes a front side member, an outer side frame member, a linking member, and a reinforcing structure. The outer side frame member is disposed separated from the front side member at a vehicle width direction outer side, has a vehicle front-rear direction rear end connected to an apron section or to a front pillar, and has a vehicle front-rear direction front end side overlapping with a vehicle front-rear direction front end side of the front side member in side view. The linking member links the vehicle front-rear direction front end side of the front side member and the vehicle front-rear direction front end side of the outer side frame member, and is input with a collision load. The reinforcing structure reinforces the outer side frame member at a portion of the outer side frame member overlapping with the front side member in side view. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039374 | VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE - A vehicle front structure includes: a pair of right and left front side members extending in the vehicle front-rear direction; load receiving members each projecting from a corresponding one of the front side members outward in the vehicle-width direction, having an outer side surface in the vehicle-width direction, which is tilted inward in the vehicle-width direction from the vehicle front side toward the vehicle rear side; and protruding members each disposed forward of a corresponding one of the load receiving members in the vehicle front-rear direction, each protruding forward in the vehicle front-rear direction, and each having a front end portion and a rear end portion, the rear end portion being fixed at a position at which at least a part of the protruding member overlaps with the corresponding load receiving member in a front view of the vehicle, and the front end portion being a free end. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039375 | SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A loudspeaker device is installed in a space between a bumper reinforcement for reinforcing a bumper of a vehicle and a bumper absorber attached to a front side of the bumper reinforcement. An approach notification sound output from a front side of the loudspeaker device is radiated outside through a first opening provided on a driver's seat side of the bumper absorber. An approach notification sound output from a rear side of the loudspeaker device passes through a sound path between the bumper reinforcement and the bumper absorber and is then radiated outside through a second opening provided on a passenger seat side of the bumper absorber. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039376 | VEHICLE BUMPER STRUCTURE INCLUDING A PRESSURE TUBE-TYPE PEDESTRIAN COLLISION DETECTION SENSOR - In a vehicle bumper structure including a pressure tube-type pedestrian collision detection sensor according to technology disclosed herein, the vehicle bumper structure includes a bumper reinforcement, a pressure tube-type pedestrian collision detection sensor, and an upper absorber. The upper absorber includes an absorber main body, an absorber upper end portion that is integrally provided to the vehicle upper side of the absorber main body, and includes a projecting portion projecting toward the vehicle front-rear direction inner side with respect to the absorber main body at the vehicle upper side of the bumper reinforcement, and a groove portion that is formed at a vehicle front-rear direction inner side portion of the absorber main body, that is disposed adjacent to the vehicle lower side of the absorber upper end portion, that is open toward the vehicle front-rear direction inner side or the vehicle lower side, and that retains a pressure tube. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039377 | Event Data Recorder Capable of Detecting and Notifying a Vehicle Accident - An event data recorder includes a three-axis gravity sensor unit and a communicating unit connected to an electronic product. When the three-axis gravity sensor unit detects a change in a speed and an angular position of the vehicle and sends out a detection signal indicative of the change, the event data recorder sends the detection signal to the electronic product by the communicating unit, and the electronic product transmits coordinate information corresponding to a coordinate position of the vehicle to a preset location. After the event data recorder sends the detection signal to the electronic product, the event data recorder fetches the status information stored before and after transmission of the detection signal, and the event data recorder transmits the status information to the electronic product. In another approach, the event data recorder obtains coordinate information by a coordinate unit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039378 | HYBRID VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN IMPACT DETECTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An apparatus detects a vehicle/pedestrian impact event by sensing impact events near a forward location of a vehicle using a multi-port pressure sensor and acceleration sensors. The multi-port pressure sensor includes multiple pressure sensors in a unified housing, connected via individual pressure ports to multiple impact-sensing hoses mounted along the vehicle bumper. An acceleration sensor may also be installed in the same housing. A single electrical connector provides connection to the multiple pressure sensors and also the acceleration sensors. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039379 | COLLISION DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A collision detection device includes a chamber member, a pressure sensor, a collision detection ECU, and a projecting portion. The chamber member is disposed on a vehicle-front side of a bumper reinforcement in a bumper cover and includes a chamber main body having therein a hollow portion. The pressure sensor detects pressure in the hollow portion of the chamber main body. A clearance is formed between the chamber member and a front surface of the bumper reinforcement at least on a part of a rear surface of the chamber main body. The collision detection ECU detects a collision of an object with the bumper cover based on a pressure detection result by the pressure sensor. The projecting portion is provided to project from the rear surface of the chamber main body, and an end of the projecting portion is in contact with the front surface of the bumper reinforcement. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039380 | RIGHT FOOT PROTECTING STRUCTURE - A floor portion structure that serves as a right foot protecting structure has a tibia pad that is provided at a portion, where a right foot of a vehicle occupant is placed, at a dash panel of a vehicle. In a case in which the tibia pad receives compressive load from the right foot at a time of a vehicle collision, the tibia pad is deformed in a shape that is inclined downwardly to the right such that a right side portion in a vehicle transverse direction at a region of contact with the right foot becomes lower than a left side portion, or is deformed such that the left side portion in the vehicle transverse direction at the region of contact with the right foot generates greater reaction force than the right side portion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039381 | AIRBAG INFLATOR RETAINERS AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Apparatus, methods, and systems for retaining an airbag inflator within a vehicle airbag system, such as within an airbag module housing of a vehicle airbag system. In some embodiments, an inflator comprising an inflator base positioned at a first end of the inflator and a diffuser positioned at a second end of the inflator opposite from the first end may be inserted, or configured for insertion into, an opening in a housing. An inflator retainer comprising a retainer opening configured to receive the diffuser therethrough may be coupled with the inflator at the second end of the inflator and used to secure the inflator to the housing with the inflator base positioned through the housing opening and the diffuser positioned through the retainer opening. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039382 | STEEL REINFORCED PERSONAL AIRBAG SYSTEM - An airbag assembly includes a canister including a plurality of hooks disposed about a perimeter thereof and a chute having a plurality of spaced-apart windows extending therethrough to an interior, at least one hook being operably engaged with at least one window. The assembly further includes a reinforcing strip molded into the interior of the chute including a plurality of apertures aligned with respective ones of the plurality of windows and a steel door coupled with the reinforcing strip. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039383 | DOUBLE FOLD AND ROLL CUSHIONS FOR IC - An airbag assembly may include an inflatable curtain airbag with a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The inflatable curtain may have a first protection zone and a second protection zone that inflates forward or rearward of the first protection zone to provide enhanced protection. The second protection zone may be double-folded against the first protection zone so that, during deployment, the second protection zone pivots to unfold relative to the first protection zone. Attachment features such as tack stitching may be used to secure the folded portions together. The tack stitching may be designed to break during deployment of the airbag such that the first protection zone inflates first, followed by a proximal portion of the second protection zone, and then by a distal portion of the second protection zone. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039384 | VEHICLE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEVICE - A vehicle curtain airbag device that includes: front and rear main chambers that receive gas supplied from an inflator, and that inflate and deploy between respective positions of heads of a front seat occupant and a rear seat occupant, and a side section of a vehicle body; and a delay chamber that is provided spanning between the front and rear main chambers, and that is only supplied with gas through a gas supply opening formed at a boundary between the delay chamber and the main chamber on a front side. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039385 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An occupant protection apparatus for a vehicle includes: a main bag that, when an occupant who is seated in a seat of the vehicle is about to fall forward, is deployed in front of the occupant and is capable of supporting the head and upper body of the occupant; a sub-bag that is deployed on a longitudinal centerline side of the head of the occupant who plunges into the main bag; and a center bag that is deployed in the center in a lateral direction of the vehicle. The sub-bag is deployed on a door side of the center bag and, when subjected to a load of the head of the occupant who plunges into at least the main bag while being inclined toward the longitudinal centerline side, comes into contact with the lateral side of the center bag on the door side so as to overlap it. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039386 | BELT FITTING - In an anchor ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039387 | RE-CONFIGURABLE PASSENGER BENCH SEAT - A passenger bench seat comprises a backrest, a seat element, a fastening rail which extends substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the seat element in the region of an edge of the seat element that faces towards the backrest, and a seatbelt system. In a first configuration of the passenger bench seat, the seatbelt system includes a first number of seatbelts which are detachably fastened to the fastening rail in first positions which are adapted to the first configuration of the passenger bench seat. In a second configuration of the passenger bench seat, on the other hand, the seatbelt system includes a second number of seatbelts which are detachably fastened to the fastening rail in second positions which are adapted to the second configuration of the passenger bench seat. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039388 | IGNITION LOCK MECHANISM - A lock mechanism for a motor vehicle ignition switch comprises a housing defining a barrel and a locking cylinder fitted for rotation in the barrel. A cap is fitted over one end of the housing capturing a frangible lock insert between the housing and cap. The frangible lock insert includes an electrically conductive pathway between radially displaced connection points on the rim of the insert. A circuit includes the electrically conductive pathway which is interrupted by disintegration of the frangible lock insert. Such disintegration occurs upon efforts to tamper with the lock mechanism or application of brute force to the sensor. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039389 | AIR BLOWING DEVICE - An air blowing device includes a duct having an air path inside and an air outlet that blows air, and an air flow deflection member provided in the duct. The air path has one side path on one side and other side path on the other side, between which the air flow deflection member is located in the duct. The air flow deflection member is able to switch between a first state in which a high-speed air flow is provided in the one side path and a low-speed air flow is provided in the other side path by reducing a sectional area ratio of the one side path to be smaller than a sectional area ratio of the other side path and a second state in which an air flow differing from that of the first state is provided in the duct. A portion of the duct on the one side and adjacent to the air outlet has a guide wall to curve the high-speed air flow from the one side path along a wall surface of the guide wall. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039390 | DEFROSTER AND A VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - A defroster and a vehicle are provided. The defroster includes: a housing defining an air outlet; a heating device disposed in the housing; an air blower defining a blowing outlet and disposed in the housing; and an air duct defining a duct inlet and a duct outlet, the air duct being disposed between the blowing outlet and the heating device so that air blown out from the blower outlet enters the air duct via the duct inlet and goes out of the air duct via the duct outlet, then passes through the heating device to exchange heat with the heating device, and is discharged out of the housing via the air outlet, wherein an area of the duct inlet is different from that of the duct outlet. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039391 | VEHICULAR WIPER DEVICE - A vehicular wiper device is provided with a snowfall determination unit that determines whether a predetermined snowfall condition is satisfied. When the snowfall determination unit determines that a predetermined snowfall condition is satisfied, a controller that controls a wiper motor changes lower reverse positions of wiper blades to lower reverse positions during snowfall that are on the lower side with respect to lower reverse positions during normal times. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039392 | Ice Scraper with Pivoting Scraper Head - In ice scraper includes a scraper head that is pivotally mounted onto a handle has at least one, but preferably, four different scraping edges. When the scraper edge encounters accumulated ice, the scraper head pivots forward, transmitting more of the force applied to a downward force vector, causing the scraper head to pivot into a position that increase the angle of the scraper head and edge to the ice, thereby more readily removing ice. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039393 | PORTABLE CLEANING DEVICE - A portable car-cleaning device is provided having a cleaning brush and at least one water storage chamber with a water inlet, at least one the chamber being provided with at least one washing dewatering device that includes two oppositely disposed rollers, the cleaning brush being interposed between the two rollers for washing and dewatering. The car-cleaning device is simple in structure and convenient to carry, and convenient in washing and dewatering the cleaning brush, making a car washed faster, improving the washing efficiency. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039394 | ANTI-ROLL STRUCTURE - An anti-roll structure suitable for blocking rolling objects. The anti-roll structure comprises a first support element and a second support element, which consist in, respectively, a lying surface adapted to be placed on a bearing plane and, parallel to the said bearing plane, and a support surface, opposite to the lying surface and inclined with respect to the said lying surface. A junction element is positioned so that it lies on a plane perpendicular to the lying surface and supporting surface. The first and second support element can be placed at a predefined angle with respect to each other by means of the junction element. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039395 | DECELERATION END LOCATION STORAGE SYSTEM, DRIVE ASSIST SYSTEM, DRIVE ASSIST METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - There are provided a deceleration end location storage system that can appropriately store a deceleration end location at which a vehicle ends deceleration in decelerating action even for a road on which the content of the decelerating action tends to vary because of a disturbance such as a road with a large amount of traffic, and a drive assist system, a drive assist method, and a computer program that can provide appropriate drive assistance for a vehicle on the basis of stored deceleration end locations. In the case where a vehicle performs decelerating action, a deceleration end location at which the vehicle ends deceleration in the decelerating action is specified. A variation range that matches the road type of a road on which the deceleration end location is provided is set. In the case where learning data stored in a learning DB | 2016-02-11 |
20160039396 | INDEPENDENT BRAKE CONTROL OF A COMMON AIRCRAFT GEAR - A brake control system for a landing gear of an aircraft is provided. The system includes a first control channel for providing brake control signals to one or more brakes on the landing gear, and a second control channel for providing brake control signals to another one or more brakes on the landing gear. At least one of the first control channel and the second control channel is configured to act as an executive in monitoring braking efforts applied by the one or more brakes as compared to braking efforts applied by the another one or more brake, and to cause the braking efforts of at least one of the one or more brakes or the another one or more brakes to be modified in an effort to equalize the braking efforts. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039397 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE CONDITIONS OF AN UNDERLYING SURFACE DURING UNBRAKED OR BRAKED TRAVEL OF A VEHICLE - A method for determining the conditions of an underlying surface during unbraked or braked travel of a vehicle by a wheel-specific characteristic variable which is derived from a change over time in the wheel speed detected at at least one vehicle wheel. According to invention there is provision that a) a jolt signal is formed by double differentiation of the wheel speed, b) in order to form the characteristic variable the difference between the absolute value of the jolt signal and a tolerance value is summed or integrated over time, and c) the condition of the underlying surface is determined by comparing the characteristic variable with an oscillation signal threshold value. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039398 | Method for Operating a Brake System for Motor Vehicles and a Brake System in Which the Method is Carried Out - An electrohydraulic brake system method for motor vehicles having a wheel-specific brake control function (ABS, ESC, TCS) and hydraulically actuable wheel brakes ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160039399 | PRESSURE BALANCING BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle hydraulic brake system includes left and right manually operated brake pedals, and left and right hydraulic brake units. A pedal lock is movable to a locking position wherein the left and right brake pedals operate in unison. Left and right brake valves are operatively coupled to the corresponding brake pedal. A solenoid operated normally closed balance valve is connected between the left and right brake units. Optional left and right solenoid operated normally open blocking valves may be connected the corresponding brake valve and the corresponding brake unit. The blocking valves and the balance valve are controlled by an ECU as a function of sensed vehicle speed and brake pedal operation. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039400 | MULTI-PASSAGEWAY ASPIRATOR - In one or more embodiments, an aspirator of a vehicle includes a body portion with an inlet and an outlet, and an arm portion connected to the body portion at a location between the inlet and the outlet, wherein a cross-section of the inlet includes an inner wall and an outer wall enclosing the inner wall. The outer wall may be spaced apart from the inner wall along an outer perimeter of the inner wall. The inner and outer walls may be concentric to each other. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039401 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a brake system for a vehicle including an input side hydraulic system, an output side hydraulic system, a first and a second shutoff valves to shut off flowing of the brake fluid between the input side hydraulic system and the output side hydraulic system when closed, a first and a second out-valves through which the brake fluid flows into a reservoir unit when opened, and a control unit to control a motor cylinder device of the output side hydraulic system to generate the brake fluid pressure according to the operational amount of a brake pedal. The control unit opens one or both of the first and the second shutoff valves and the first and the second out-valves when output characteristic of the brake fluid pressure generated by the motor cylinder device shifts from basic characteristic. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039402 | HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM, AIR BLEEDING DEVICE, AND AIR BLEEDING METHOD - A hydraulic braking system includes: a master cylinder including: a pressurizing piston fluid-tightly and slidably fitted in a housing; a front pressure chamber located in front of the pressurizing piston and connected to a brake cylinder; and a rear chamber located behind the pressurizing piston; a rear-hydraulic-pressure control device connected to the rear chamber of the master cylinder and configured to supply control hydraulic pressure to the rear chamber; and an air bleeding device configured to perform air bleeding for an air bleeding target portion as at least a portion of the rear-hydraulic-pressure control device, in a state in which working fluid is prevented from being supplied to the rear chamber. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039403 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL - In a control device for a limited slip differential that limits a differential operation of front and rear wheels of a four-wheel-drive vehicle having mounted thereon a vehicle behavior control device that controls a braking force, an ECU that controls a torque coupling as the limited slip differential includes: a differential limiting force calculating device that calculates target torque of the torque coupling based on a vehicle traveling state; a differential limiting force correcting device that makes a correction to reduce the target torque based on a command from the vehicle behavior control device; and a thermal load calculating device that calculates a thermal load of the torque coupling. The differential limiting force correcting device limits the correction of the target torque based on the command from the vehicle behavior control device, when the thermal load of the torque coupling is equal to or larger than a predetermined value. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039404 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A power I/F unit is for outputting at least one of electric power stored in a power storage device and electric power generated by a motor generator driven by an engine to outside of a vehicle. An ECU selectively executes a first power feeding operation in which external power feeding is performed with the engine actuated and a second power feeding operation in which external power feeding is performed with the engine stopped. The ECU executes the first power feeding operation for a predetermined period from the start of external power feeding. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039405 | VEHICLE - Provided is a vehicle provided with left and right electric motors electrically connected to a battery and mechanically connected respectively to left and right vehicle wheels, a power generator mechanically connected to an internal combustion engine being electrically connected to the battery, wherein the battery is reliably protected during traction control and at other such times. Two electric motors, specifically first and second electric motors, are temporarily handled integrally to determine a torque down amount (TD), which is the total allowable power variation width (α) of the two electric motors, on the basis of left and right total power (Y), and the respective motive powers of the first and second electric motors are controlled while being limited by values obtained by simply dividing the determined torque down amount (TD) equally, whereby the allowable input/output power (allowable input power (Z)) of the battery is reliably protected. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039406 | OUTPUT BUMP MANAGEMENT IN A STRONG HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for managing output bump/clunk in a neutral state in a strong hybrid vehicle includes calculating a motor torque for an electric traction motor connected to a third node of a planetary gear set. The motor torque is calculated as a product of a predetermined inertia of the electric traction motor, the calculated acceleration of the engine, and a gear ratio of the planetary gear set. The calculated motor torque is commanded from the electric traction motor via a controller in a direction opposite the calculated acceleration of the output shaft, including transmitting a motor torque command to the electric traction motor for the duration of the neutral state. The vehicle includes the engine, a damper assembly, the transmission, and the controller. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039407 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERTRAIN THEREIN - A method for controlling a hybrid electric powertrain includes, in response to a request to increase a powertrain braking force on at least one of a plurality of traction wheels, (i) commanding at least one clutch to increase a gear ratio of a transmission, and (ii) during clutch stroke, commanding an electric machine to act as a generator such that the electric machine applies a braking force to at least one of the traction wheels. | 2016-02-11 |
20160039408 | RECONFIGURABLE SYSTEM WITH MINIMUM MOBILITY MODE - A method includes detecting a fault of a component of a vehicle. The method also includes providing a plurality of modes of operation for the vehicle including an engine only mode, an electric only mode, a hybrid mode, a partial engine only mode, a partial electric only mode and a partial hybrid mode. At least two of the plurality of modes of operation that avoid use of the faulty component are displayed on a display screen, and a selection of one of the at least two of the plurality of modes of operation that are displayed on the display screen is received. The method includes activating at least one electric, mechanical or software isolator to isolate or disengage at least one component associated with electric propulsion of the vehicle or at least one component associated with combustion engine propulsion of the vehicle that includes the faulty component. | 2016-02-11 |