18th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140117648 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY WITH AIR BAG GUIDE SECURED TO AN AIR BAG - In at least certain embodiments, the vehicle seat assembly comprises a frame, a seat pad, a trim cover extending over the seat pad with the cover having a release seam, and an air bag assembly including an inflator and an air bag. In accordance with this embodiment, the air bag assembly includes an air bag guide associating the air bag assembly with the release seam, with one of the air bag guide and the air bag having rear ends connected to opposite sides of the other of the air bag guide and the air bag. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117649 | AIRBAG COVER WITH AT LEAST ONE FLAP - A cover for an airbag comprises a rigid panel having a portion forming a flap defined by a plurality of sides all formed as breakaway lines and one of which also forms a hinge. The cover is made of a thermoplastic laminate that is formed along the hinge with a fold. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117650 | GAS BAG FOR A VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A GAS BAG - A gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system is provided. The gas bag comprises a first and a second gas bag layer which define an inflatable chamber of the gas bag. The first gas bag layer includes a first portion with an opening for at least partly introducing a gas generator and a second portion which is folded over towards the first portion and is connected with the first portion, so that the first and the second portion of the first gas bag layer form a receiving region for receiving a gas generator. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117651 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle control device and a vehicle control method of an embodiment of the present invention automatically bring a vehicle to a halt by operating a brake ( | 2014-05-01 |
20140117652 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER SCREEN, ESPECIALLY FOR AN INFLATOR, INFLATOR, AIRBAG MODULE VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER SCREEN - The invention relates to a combustion chamber screen, especially for an inflator, that includes plural flow orifices and bent segments. In accordance with the invention, the bent segments are arranged around a center (M) of the combustion chamber screen so that in the circumferential direction of the combustion chamber screen ( | 2014-05-01 |
20140117653 | TOP FOR A VEHICLE - A top for a vehicle having a roll cage. The top includes a rigid cover, and a flexible cover having a first end and a second end defining a length of the flexible cover therebetween. The first end of the flexible cover is attached to the rigid cover. The second end of the flexible cover has at least one fastener for attaching the second end to the roll cage. The flexible cover has an open configuration and a storage configuration. In the open configuration, the flexible cover extends along the roll cage from the first end attached to the rigid cover to the second end attached to a portion of the roll cage spaced from the rigid cover. In the storage configuration, the entire length of the flexible cover including the second end is removably secured against the rigid cover. Roll cage and top assemblies, and vehicles are also disclosed. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117654 | CROSSMEMBER HAVING AN INTEGRATED SUPPORT FOR A DRIVE - The invention relates to a crossmember, in particular the rear crossmember of a motor vehicle, for a multi-link suspension of the wheel, characterised in that the crossmember has a respective receiving arrangement for the drive of each of the wheels. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117655 | HOUSING STRUCTURE IN SADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - A housing structure for a saddle type vehicle wherein the housing structure is not limited by the size of an opening/closing lid (shelter lid) for a fuel tank. The housing structure can provide a space for storage wherein the shelter lid is easily opened even when a heavy item is stored in the space. A tank shelter is formed by a cover that can be divided into a plurality of covers. A housing pocket is fixed to the inside of the tank shelter. A loading and unloading opening in the housing pocket faces an opening portion of the tank shelter. A dimension in a direction of vehicle width of the housing pocket is larger than a width of the opening portion of the tank shelter. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117656 | CHANGEABLE BOOK SYSTEM - A changeable book system including a book chassis configured to receive a plurality of books. The book chassis includes one or more membrane switches aligned with identifier indicia located on one or more pages of a book when the book is positioned adjacent to the book chassis. A reader may activate one or more membrane switches by pressing the corresponding identifier indicia. Activation of a membrane switch causes the book chassis to perform a function and/or produce a sound. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117657 | System for Storing and Displaying Photographs and Mementos - The present disclosure relates to a system for organizing and displaying photographs and mementos. The system includes a container with an internal storage area for retaining and displaying personal mementos. The container includes a pivotal cover with retaining straps. The retaining straps are adapted to releasably secure a photo book to the cover of the container. In a first configuration, the photo book is secured in a manner that permits user's to open and review the contents of the photo book. In a second configuration, the photo book is secured in a manner that secures the cover of the photo book in a closed configuration. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117658 | ASSEMBLY OF ADHESIVE PAPER AND PROCESS OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - An assembly of adhesive sheets of paper has two or more sheets, each having an image or data on the first side and a repositionable adhesive on the reverse side, the sheets assembled such that the front of one page contacts the reverse of another, the adhesive holding the assembly together. The adhesive may cover only a portion or all of the reverse side of each sheet. The assembly further may have a backer sheet of which the reverse is covered in adhesive and has a liner to protect the adhesive until use. A process for making the assembly is also disclosed, wherein the sheets are printed with different images and positioned on a printing press which rolls the repositionable adhesive on the reverse of the sheets before assembling the sheets and inserting a backer sheet at chosen intervals. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117659 | AUTO-APPLY LABEL WITH PROJECTING EDGE - A multiple-ply label roll includes end-to-end labels. Each label is operable to be adhesively applied to a substrate and includes top and bottom label plies. The bottom label ply includes an outer removable border portion defined between interior and outer ply edges and removable from the top label ply in a removal direction. The interior ply edge includes spaced apart side edges that extend along the removal direction to define a pair of spaced apart side sections of the removable portion. The interior ply edge includes a generally transverse end edge interconnecting the side edges to define an end section of the removable portion, with the end section extending between the side sections and being removed generally after the side sections when the removable portion is removed in the removal direction. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117660 | PUSH-ON LIQUIDTIGHT CONDUIT FITTING - A liquidtight conduit fitting has a body with an end wall with an opening formed therein; a hollow threaded nipple attached to the end wall, for passage into an electrical box, the body having an outer shell extending from the end wall in a direction opposite the nipple, the outer shell defining an open-ended chamber; a ferrule positioned within the outer shell, a foam gasket positioned within the open-ended chamber adjacent the end wall and around the ferrule, and a conduit locking device having tabs protruding inwardly toward the outer surface of the ferrule so as to contact a conduit positioned around the ferrule, terminating ends of the tabs forming a helical-type pattern so that a conduit positioned around the ferrule is securely held in place by the tabs and so that the conduit can be removed from the conduit fitting by rotating the conduit fitting relative to the conduit. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117661 | ARTICULATED GUTTER DOWNSPOUT FITTING - Rain gutter downspouts are fitted with either a one ball or two ball and socket joint. The joint is rigid. It bends up to 30° for a one ball joint or 60° for a two ball joint. Non-sealing joints are used to draw air downstream with the water. Further debris and clog clearing is provided with a venturi effect coupled with an acceleration along the concave sides of the balls toward the center of the gutter downspout pipes. Rotation of the ball along with tilt give the installer flexibility in keeping the wide side of the downspout pipe flush with the house as well as allowing zig zag patterns to avoid windows. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117662 | LARGE DIAMETER FIBERGLASS TANK ADAPTER - An adapter for a cylindrical polyethylene tank is disclosed comprising a tubular body section, a saddle-shaped flange connected at a first end to the tubular body section, and adapted to mate with an outer surface of the cylindrical tank, the saddle-shaped flange including a bolt hole pattern having a first spacing. A circular flange connected to a second end of the tubular body section, the circular flange having a bolt hole pattern having a second spacing, wherein the first bolt hole spacing is one half the second bolt hole spacing. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117663 | PIPE CONNECTION TO FORM A LIQUID TIGHT SEAL AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A pipe connection and pipe and fittings to make a pipe connection that include either a bell plate ring or a complementary spigot ring, which can be readily joined together by welding to form a sealed joint. In particular the bell plate ring includes a tapered, such as a conical section, that has a larger outer diameter (that is closer to the end of the pipe section or fitting) and a smaller diameter in from said end of said pipe section or fitting. In this way the present invention provides an inner bell surface which is generally continuously tapered. In turn a complementary spigot ring is provided with a welding lip having an outer diameter that is between the larger and smaller diameters of the bell plate ring. In this way, when the spigot is inserted into the bell it is first guided by the taper and then an interference fit is made between the welding lip and the bell, which ensure continuous weldable contact between the spigot and the bell. A seal protects the weldable contact from contamination before the weld is made. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117664 | QUICK COUPLING FOR PIPES/HOSES WITH LOCKING FEATURE - The invention relates to a coupling comprising a first ( | 2014-05-01 |
20140117665 | PIPE COUPLING - A pipe coupling includes a sleeve and a clamping ring. The sleeve includes a flange at least one end. The clamping ring is mounted to the flange. The clamping ring carries a seal and includes two spaced apart bolt engagement portions. The clamping ring further includes two separate clamping ring portions that are removably connected together at a coupling portion of each respective separate clamping ring portion so that each clamping ring portion is separable from the other one. The two separate clamping ring portions function as a unitary ring when the coupling portions are brought into abutting contact such that the coupling portions are fixed relative to each other. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117666 | Sealing System for Joints - A gasket and seat system for sealing a joint is disclosed. The gasket comprises, for example, an inner portion with a wall facing an interior of the coupling and an outer portion, which extends axially forming radial end walls. The inner portion of the gasket is formed with an angled wall, making the inner portion expand inwards, which angled wall interacts with a matching angled wall of the seat, such that the joint has provisions for increasing the sealing ability in cases with increased pressure in the coupling. The gasket may further have the wall facing the interior being adapted to be flush with an interior surface when mounted in the seat and may also have provisions for heat expansion and elevated pressures, in order to remain flush with the coupling at elevated temperatures and in order to ensure sealing at elevated pressures. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117667 | MARINE CURRENT POWER PLANT AND A METHOD FOR ITS OPERATION - The invention relates to a method for operating a marine current power plant, comprising a water turbine with several rotor blades arranged as buoyancy rotors, an electric generator which is driven at least indirectly by the water turbine, wherein the water turbine is guided for power limitation in an overspeed range above a power-optimal tip speed ratio. The water turbine is adjusted to the immersion depth of the marine current power plant in such a way that cavitation occurs on at least one rotor blade section in the overspeed range from a cavitation tip speed ratio threshold which lies below a tip speed ratio associated with a runaway speed, and the water turbine is operated for load limitation at tip speed ratios which lie above the cavitation tip speed ratio threshold. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117668 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING WIND FARM - Systems and methods for operating a wind farm are disclosed. The method includes detecting an operating condition of an upwind wind generator, the upwind wind generator located upstream of a downwind wind generator relative to a wind flow direction. The method further includes communicating a control signal to the downwind wind generator. The control signal is based on the operating condition. The method further includes beginning to adjust the downwind wind generator according to the control signal before the wind flow is experienced by the downwind wind generator. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117669 | Pipeline Turbine Generator - A pipeline turbine generator for generating electric power from fluid flowing in a pipeline, the pipeline associated with, and downstream of, a wellhead, and either the pipeline including a valve proximate a chemical injection pump for the pipeline or including secondary piping inserted into the fluid line between the wellhead and a downstream facility, the secondary piping in fluid communication with the turbine and creating a secondary fluid flow path for the turbine. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117670 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER - A system and method for generating electric power using a generator coupled to a turboexpander is disclosed. The system includes one or more thermal pumps configured for heating a fluid to generate a pressurized gas. A portion of the pressurized gas is discharged to a buffer chamber for further utilization in a Rankine system. A further portion of the pressurized gas is expanded in a turboexpander for driving a generator for generating electric power. Optionally, the system includes a pump to pressurize a portion of the fluid depending on the systems operating condition. The system further includes one or more sensors for sensing temperature and pressure and outputs one or more signals representative of the sensed state. The system includes a control unit for receiving the signals and outputs one or more control signals for controlling the flow of gases and liquid in the valves and the check valve. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117671 | Dynamic Tuning for Wave Energy Conversion - Wave energy converter efficiency is improved by dynamic tuning over periods from 5 to 15 seconds. Tuning methods are: for heaving, mass is varied by locking and unlocking neutrally buoyant masses or by trapping and releasing seawater; for surging, water-plane area is varied by force; for rotational variants of heaving and surging and for pitching, the radius of gyration is varied. Fixed mass is reduced by using materials and structures with high ratios of strength to weight. Fixed added mass is reduced by streamlining, by constant radius body profiles and by keeping moving structures out of the water. Added mass is varied continuously by using variable angle fins: effectiveness is enhanced by enclosure. In pitching, wave-bridging is addressed by limiting length, using locking and unlocking segments of the floating body or by using gravity as the restoring force. Solutions are described for heaving, surging, pitching and wave-following. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117672 | TIDAL MOTOR - A tidal motor system comprises a horizontal floating platform subjected to a vertical movement due to the tides. The platform is preferably in a circular shape in order to minimize friction, and in combination with a hub located in the center and extending upwardly and comprising angle pitch. A dome located above high tide comprises a meshing device with opposite angle pitch to receive the hub. When the hub is rising (or descending) because of a rising (or a descending) tide, the extension of the hub working as a drive shaft engages a first gear provided with a meshing female, and the first gear commands a number of meshing intermediate gears wherein the last gear drives a generator or suitable mechanical device. The gears are enclosed in a dome fastened in combination with vertical beams anchored in the ground to ensure the stability of the system. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117673 | LINEAR FARADAY INDUCTION GENERATOR FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER FROM OCEAN WAVE KINETIC ENERGY AND ARRANGEMENTS THEREOF - Various embodiments of linear electric generators and arrangements thereof are disclosed. One such generator includes a permanent magnetic array with magnets that are oriented such that like poles of the magnets are disposed adjacently to concentrate a magnetic field through a coil array. To enhance the magnetic field distribution, the magnets are affixed under a compressive strain due to repulsive forces resulting from proximity of the like poles. According to another aspect, a plurality of vibrational linear electric generators (VLEGs) can be arranged so that magnets of different VLEGs are oriented so that poles of opposite polarity are disposed adjacently to further enhance magnetic field concentration through coil arrays. In addition, a plurality of wave energy converters can be arranged in very close proximity, at most 8 times a height of a buoyant portion of the converters, to act as a seawall and thereby protect various structures from ocean waves. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117674 | LINEAR FARADAY INDUCTION GENERATOR FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER FROM OCEAN WAVE KINETIC ENERGY AND ARRANGEMENTS THEREOF - Various embodiments of linear electric generators and arrangements thereof are disclosed. One such generator includes a permanent magnetic array with magnets that are oriented such that like poles of the magnets are disposed adjacently to concentrate a magnetic field through a coil array. To enhance the magnetic field distribution, the magnets are affixed under a compressive strain due to repulsive forces resulting from proximity of the like poles. According to another aspect, a plurality of vibrational linear electric generators (VLEGs) can be arranged so that magnets of different VLEGs are oriented so that poles of opposite polarity are disposed adjacently to further enhance magnetic field concentration through coil arrays. In addition, a plurality of wave energy converters can be arranged in very close proximity, at most 8 times a height of a buoyant portion of the converters, to act as a seawall and thereby protect various structures from ocean waves. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117675 | REMOVABLE ENCLOSURE FOR A TOWABLE GENERATOR - The towable power generation system includes an internal combustion engine and an alternator driven by the internal combustion engine to generate electrical power. The towable power generation system further includes a trailer configured to be attached to a vehicle that is adapted to tow the trailer. A base (e.g., a skid) is attached to the trailer such that the internal combustion engine and the alternator are mounted on the base. The trailer includes one or more axles, wheels, a frame and a tongue for attaching the trailer to a towing vehicle. An enclosure houses the internal combustion engine and the alternator. The enclosure is detachably connected to the base using fasteners such that when the fasteners are removed only the enclosure is removed from the base and every other part of the towable generator system remains in place. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117676 | Generator Unit for an Agricultural or Communal Commercial Vehicle - The invention relates to a generator unit ( | 2014-05-01 |
20140117677 | VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A vehicle power supply system includes a power monitor device that detects supply power from a battery and a generator to a home electrical appliance and a control unit that performs a supply power excess determination and a supply power variance determination using a detection value of the power monitor device when a driving of a vehicle is stopped to control a rotational speed of an engine according to determination results. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117678 | INTERNAL LATCH CAMMING WEDGES FOR CLOSURE ASSEMBLY LATERAL CONSTRAINT - A closure assembly for a vehicle includes a striker assembly and a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a housing rotatably supporting a first wedge block for rotation about a first axis, and a second wedge block for rotation about a second axis. The first wedge block includes a first cam surface that engages the striker assembly as the latch mechanism moves along a path to limit lateral movement of the latch mechanism in a first direction transverse to the path. The second wedge block includes a second cam surface that engages the striker assembly as the latch mechanism moves along the path to limit lateral movement of the latch mechanism in a second direction transverse to the path, opposite the first direction. The first wedge block and the second wedge block are disposed within an interior space of the housing. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117679 | LID LOCK APPARATUS - A lid lock apparatus having a housing to be fixed to a vehicle body with limited space. The lid lock apparatus includes a locking pin, a cable, a linking member, a housing, a mating and fixing part, and a coil spring. The housing includes a locking pin housing part, which houses the locking pin, and a link housing part, which houses the linking member. The housing further includes a space that is interposed between the locking pin housing part and the link housing part is formed, and when the housing is rotated and thereby fixed to a fixed target, the link housing part is, at a fixed ending period, moved into a position of the space which has been defined at a fixed starting period. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117680 | Sliding glass door safety latch - A closure securing mechanism implementing a latching without further operator interaction mechanism for sliding doors when completely slid closed. The closure securing mechanism implements the automatic latching function through industry standard compatible devices or modifications to existing sliding door latching hardware. When the closure securing mechanism is installed on a sliding door the latching mechanism will be positively secured anytime the door is fully slid closed. The mechanism can be opened from inside and outside with standard pull handles with sliding locks. The sliding lock portion has a spring of specific tension, specific body and total length in tension so whenever the door is slid closed and the keeper latch is angled to engage and hold a latching arm inhibiting opening of the door until the tension of the spring is overcome by an operator sliding the sliding lock against the spring in tension. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117681 | Security Door Lock Device - A high security adjustable keyless locking contrivance for preventing the forced opening of a hinged door of unoccupied homes or buildings. An engaging apparatus that incorporates an armor structural plate combined with a structural cylinder and a threaded bolt shaft, which cylinder inserts into a conventional door bore hole with the bolt shaft passing through the existing door latch assembly in concert. A second armor structural plate combined with a smaller structural cylinder that slides inside the larger cylinder from the opposite side of the hinged door, allowing the penetration of the threaded bolt shaft through the second armor plate bolt hole which will conjoin the two devices with a security nut, thus sandwiching and securing the hinged door and door jamb between the two armor structural plates. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117682 | VEHICLE LOCKING SYSTEM - Select variations may include a vehicle door locking system, which may have a vehicle door, a latch, a knob, a conduit an attachment, and a cable. The cable may extend through the conduit and connects the latch to the knob. The conduit may be connected only to the vehicle door but not to the latch or the knob. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117683 | EXTERNAL HANDLE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE DOOR - An external handle device for a vehicle door has one end part of an operating handle supported by a support member mounted on a door having one end part supported on a vehicle body, and a holder for housing and holding an electrical component mounted on a base member. A mounting portion mounted on an end wall on the other end side of the door has a mounting hole obliquely intersecting an outer panel and is provided integrally with the base member, an engagement hole extending along the axis of the mounting hole and having one end opening in a blocked part at the inner end of the mounting hole is provided in the mounting portion so that the other end opens on the periphery of the mounting portion, and an engagement projection that engages with the other end part of the engagement hole is provided on a holder. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117684 | FRONT BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A front body structure of a vehicle in which rigidity of a back beam may be significantly improved through being coupled with an energy absorber, an airbag cushion is extended to protrude forward while tearing only a front bumper, and the energy absorber is made of steel in order to improve rigidity. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117685 | VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A panel member having a U-shaped cross section includes step portions at an upper face portion and a lower face portion, and a distance, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, of the step potions from a panel member formed substantially in a flat-plate shape, is configured such that the distance at a central portion, in the vehicle width direction, of a bumper reinforcement is the maximum and the distance decreases gradually toward an outward direction of the vehicle. Accordingly, the vehicle-body structure which can properly ensure the bending strength and also attain the light weight of the bumper reinforcement, improving the load transmission from the bumper reinforcement to crash cans, can be provided. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117686 | ROBOT HAND AND ROBOT - An object is to provide a robot hand and a robot that are compact and lightweight and can reliably hold various types of workpieces. To achieve this object, the robot hand and the robot include: a plurality of joint portions that rotates about respective rotation axes parallel with each other; a plurality of links that is connected via each of the joint portions in sequence from a distal end; a linking member that links rotations of the joint portions adjacent to each other; and a single drive source that drives only the joint portion at a proximal end to rotate the joint portion. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117687 | Container Support Assembly - A container support assembly that supports multiple containers simultaneously. The assembly includes a rod for supporting the containers. The cylindrical shape of the rod is configured for gripping. The rod is linear and rigid enough to support the weight of multiple containers from a pair of rod ends. The rod ends include a pair of support portions that receive and secure container handles. Each support portion includes smooth radius curves that minimize shearing of the handles. A proximal and a distal support portion lie opposite of each other, and include sloping angles that guide the container handles towards a narrow slit. A distal feeder surface positions higher than a proximal feeder surface to receive the container handle and provide a larger surface area for orienting the handle towards the proximal support portion and the slit. An aperture positions beneath the slit to restrict movement of the container handles. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117688 | Universal Carabiner Holder - A universal safety and rescue carabiner holder is disclosed for securing a carabiner with its gate in the open position while extending the user's reach several feet in any direction, which is also capable of supporting a long and heavy segment of attached safety rope. The carabiner holder is mounted to the end of an extension pole and includes an axial stem, gripping means supported by the axial stem for releasably capturing the spine of the carabiner and for holding the carabiner's gate arm in an open position, and supporting means supported by the axial stem opposite the gripping means for restraining the base of the carabiner. An axial gap defined by the gripping means and the supporting means is variable to accommodate a broad selection of carabiners have a wide variety of sizes, shapes and gate arm configurations. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117689 | GRIPPER WITH REMOTE CABLE DRIVE - A device for gripping an object including a gripper head, an actuator, and a cable assembly. The gripper head includes at least one movable jaw. The actuator is located remotely from the gripper head. The cable assembly connects the gripper head to the actuator and is configured to drive the gripper head by the actuator. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117690 | CHUCKING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, A chucking apparatus includes an arm that is configured to hold a test tube, an opening/closing mechanism that opens/closes the arm, a motor that drives the opening/closing mechanism, and a supplying unit configured to supply electric power to the motor at two different supply voltages. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117691 | COMBINATION ROLLER COASTER WHEEL - Wear resistant metal ring thermally locked at a machined interface to a lightweight alloy roller coaster wheel body and method of machining and thermally locking. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117692 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF ASSIST GRIP - Total four notched portions, two for each of both edges, are formed in a lateral leg to which a tensile load is applied when an assist grip is normally used. In an extending direction of the lateral leg, a position of the notched portion and a position of the notched portion are different from each other. Therefore, if excessive impact force is applied to the assist grip and a compression load is applied to the lateral leg, the notched portion is bent and the lateral leg buckles while being twisted. In this case, as compared to a case where the legs buckle by being bent so that the legs are overlapped with each other, the impact force is effectively absorbed. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117693 | INTERIOR VENTING - A motor vehicle has a structural component and a first and second interior trim part, which are butt jointed directly to one another in a butt jointing region. The two interior trim parts separate a passenger compartment interior from a venting space situated between the structural component and the interior trim parts. A section or sections of the first interior trim part in the butt jointing region has a concave arched profile facing the second interior trim part, thereby canceling the butt joint and forming an air duct between the passenger compartment interior and the venting space. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117694 | STRUCTURAL RIGIDITY TO ELIMINATE LOAD-BEARING PERIMETER SUPPORT STRUCTURES - A mobile structure includes first and second rigid frames and first and second horizontal roof supports supported by the rigid frame. Each of the rigid frames includes a first vertical support, a second vertical support substantially parallel to the first vertical support, and a lateral rigid frame support extending perpendicularly at least from the first vertical support to the second vertical support. The mobile structure further includes a floor under the first and second horizontal roof supports, a wheel-axle assembly under the floor, and leveling assemblies that are extendable away from the floor. Each leveling assembly is in weight-bearing and in-line relationship with respect to one of the vertical supports of the first rigid frame. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117695 | VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT HAVING A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE LOADING FLOOR - A vehicle has a luggage compartment delimited, at the bottom, by a bottom floor and, at the rear, by a cross-beam defining an entry sill of the luggage compartment. The luggage compartment houses an additional loading floor that can be placed by a user in a lowered position, adjacent to the bottom floor, and in at least one raised position. The vehicle further has a retention member connected to a front end portion of the additional loading floor and to the cross-beam and has two flexible elongated elements connected to a rear end portion of the additional loading floor when the latter is placed in the lowered position. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117696 | Apparatus for Multi-Positional Tailgate Extender - An apparatus for multi-positional tailgate extender includes a first mounting bracket, a second mounting bracket, and a pivotable frame. The pivotable frame is hingedly connected with the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket, where the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket are connected to a cargo bed of a vehicle. The pivotable frame extends beyond the cargo bed about a rotation axis, where the pivotable frame positions in place with the second mounting bracket by a frame positioning mechanism and locks in place with the first mounting bracket by a frame locking mechanism so that object that are longer than the cargo bed can be safely transported. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117697 | UPPER DECK STORAGE SYSTEM - The present invention is a storage system for a pickup truck with an existing cap, topper or camper shell. The system is raised above the side panels of the pickup bed to utilize space that is wasted or unused. The system allows for cargo storage below. The system is capable of being used in a partial deployment, full deployment or stowed for future use. The system is anchored to the truck by four C clamps that secure the metal channels that support the panels of the invention. There are panels that slide securely into the metal channels affixing them to the channels. The user can now stow material above regular cargo utilizing space that was formerly wasted. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117698 | SEAT LOCK APPARATUS - A seat lock apparatus includes a guide lever having a waiting hook engagement portion and a striker abutment portion and a hook having a guide engagement portion which, when the hook reaches a waiting position which lies further in a striker releasing direction than a striker releasing position, engages with the waiting hook engagement portion to hold the hook in the waiting position and is disengaged from the waiting hook engagement portion so that the hook restrains the striker. The guide lever has a halfway hook engagement portion which, when the hook is in a halfway position between the releasing position and a restraining position and the striker is not in a position to be restrained by the hook, engages with the guide engagement portion to hold the hook in the halfway position. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117699 | Stow-In-Floor Seat Assembly - A seat assembly comprises a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for pivotal movement between an upright seating position and a fold flat position overlying the seat cushion. A support bracket is coupled to the seat cushion for mounting the seat assembly to the floor of a vehicle. A pair of front legs extends between a first end pivotally coupled to the seat cushion and an opposite second end pivotally coupled to the support bracket. A pair of rear legs extends between a first end pivotally coupled to the seat cushion and an opposite second end pivotally coupled to the support bracket. A linkage mechanism is operatively coupled between the front legs and the rear legs for actuating rotation of the seat assembly between a seating position spaced above the vehicle floor and a stow position recessed within below the floor. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117700 | MOUNTING FEATURE TO CROSS CAR BEAM - A mounting system for aligning and suspending an HVAC module onto a cross car beam is provided. The mounting system may include a first mounting feature attached to the HVAC module and a second mounting feature attached to the cross car beam such that the second mounting feature is inserted into the first mounting feature to align the HVAC module with the cross car beam and to suspend the HVAC module from the cross car beam. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117701 | Compressed Air Vehicle Screen Clearing System - A compressed air system is provided for automotive or motorcycle use, wherein compressed air is utilized to assist clearing a windshield or a windscreen during foul weather. The system comprises an electrically driven or belt driven air compressor, a compressed air reservoir tank, a network of air lines throughout the vehicle or attached to a rider's helmet, and a plurality of air nozzles that release the air from the air lines on command. The ejected air is highly pressurized and exits at a high velocity to remove water droplets and particles for improved clarity through the windshield or wind screen. A user-operated switch controls at least one valve to release the compressed air from the network of air lines and through the nozzles, wherein the compressed air tank is continually replenished to allow for consistent and repeated bursts of compressed air over an extended period. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117702 | SYSTEM FOR SECURING A TRUCK BED COVER - A tri folding tonneau cover having multiplicity of cross beams, a soft cover extending over the frame, a set of adjustable front locking system attached onto the two ends of a cross-beam located close to the front side of the frame, and a set of rear latching mechanism. The rear latching mechanism comprising of a set of latches, cables, guiding spools and a cable handle. Each cable can release one latch and all cables are connected to the cable handle through the guiding spools. Therefore, all latched can be released at the same time with pulling onto the cable handle. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117703 | Cabriolet top with closure unit - A cabriolet top having a top linkage which can be adjustable between a closed position, in which it spans a vehicle interior space, and an open position having at both sides of a vertical vehicle longitudinal central plane, in each case one link arrangement assigned a closure unit which can be adjusted by means of an actuating device between a locking and unlocking position and which, in its locking position in the closed position of the top linkage, secures a front bow, which connects the two link arrangements to one another, to a front cowl of the vehicle by means of a locking hook. The locking hook can be connected via a first joint to a first locking link pivotable about an axle fixed to the front bow and via a second joint to a second locking link pivotable about an axle fixed to the front bow. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117704 | VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE - A vehicle door structure that can improve an effect of insulating sounds that penetrate from a vehicle exterior into a vehicle cabin. A front side door to which a vehicle door structure is applied has, at a door main body that supports a door glass such that the door glass can be raised and lowered, a weatherstrip having a wall in which an opening is formed at a position facing the door glass, and a sealing lip that is disposed so as to project-out from the wall and slidingly contact the door glass. Further, a wall body that, together with the wall, forms a closed space that communicates with the opening is provided at a side of the wall opposite the door glass. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117705 | REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE SLIDE DOOR - A front side of the rear slide door | 2014-05-01 |
20140117706 | VEHICLE DOOR AND DOOR MODULE - In an example, a vehicle door module has a carrier carrying a plurality of functional door hardware components. The carrier defines a wet side facing towards a door cavity and a dry side facing away from the door cavity. The door includes an inner door panel having a front pocket and a rear pocket. The carrier includes front and rear latch presenters and carries front and rear door latches on the dry side thereof which seat in the front and rear door pockets. The latches are connected to reinforcement plates which are connected by fasteners at positions surrounding the door pockets thus enabling each latch to be easily accessed for service by simply removing the corresponding reinforcement plate, which may be located under an easily removed interior trim panel. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117707 | VEHICLE DOOR FRAME STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING VEHICLE DOOR FRAME - In a vehicle door frame structure including a sheet-metal member of a vehicle door frame, the sheet-metal member formed by a metal sheet includes a folded edge at an edge of the metal sheet, wherein an end of the folded edge is in noncontact with a remaining part of the metal sheet. The folded edge has an inclined shape which is inclined to increase a distance between the folded edge and the remaining part of the metal sheet in a direction from a bend of the folded edge to a free end of the folded edge. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117708 | VEHICLE OPENINGS - Added openings are provided for sport utility vehicles (SUV), pick-up trucks, two and four door vehicles, vans, minivans, sedans, station wagons, or other vehicles. The opening(s) may utilize doors, gates, windows, sunroofs, or lids that provide more physical and/or visual access to the interior space, cargo, and/or seating within the vehicles that currently are not easily accessible, viewed, seen-by, or displayed-on conventional opening means. These openings may also provide the ability to place cargo within the space of the vehicle that current vehicles prohibit from being carried therein, or they may provide decorative, descriptive, or electronic displays for such vehicles, for example, advertising on taxi cabs. Among the embodiments, this invention results in a new 2 door or a 4 door SUV vehicle having added rear side doors, and a new 2 door or 4 door sedan that in effect functions likes a pick-up. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117709 | ACTIVE AIR FLAP APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An active air flap for a vehicle can absorb shock energy by means of a wing of a housing which pivots in a collision with a pedestrian and can minimize the pedestrian injury as possible. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117710 | SPOILER STRUCTURE - A spoiler where when a weld face is inclined with respect to a pressurization direction, a weld rib is uniformly welded, and an outer member and an inner member are welded and fixed to each other at a stable strength. An inner member is welded and fixed to on an interior face side of an outer member by a vibration welding method. The outer member and/or the inner member before being welded has a weld rib formed on a face inclined with respect to a pressurization direction at the time of welding; a cross section of the rib is formed in a triangular or quadrangular shape; and in the cross section, two corners at both ends of a bottom edge each form an angle of 90 degrees or less. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117711 | AERODYNAMIC NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE - An aerodynamic noise reduction device reduces aerodynamic noise originating from a separation region located downstream of a step portion protruding from a surface of an object placed in an airflow. Since the step portion protrudes from the surface of the object placed in the airflow, aerodynamic noise is generated from the airflow separation region located downstream of the step portion. However, by forming an air discharge vent at the step portion at a position near a point, in the separation region, where a Reynolds stress is at its maximum and by discharging air from the air discharge vent toward the point where the Reynolds stress is at its maximum, the velocity gradient in the separated shear layer in the separation region is mitigated to decrease the maximum value of the Reynolds stress. The aerodynamic noise is thus effectively reduced. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117712 | AERODYNAMIC SYSTEM AND ADJUSTABLE FAIRINGS - Embodiments provide an aerodynamic fairing system that may comprise a base configured to mount to a vehicle, an arm coupled to the base at a proximate end and extending laterally, an a fairing mounted to the arm having an inboard and an outboard surface. The fairing outboard surface may provide an aerodynamic outer surface to direct flow to an angle to the rear. The arm may a fixed or adjustable length arm. The arm may provide a mounting area for a mud flap such that aerodynamic system may act as a mud flap hanger. Embodiments also provide an adjustable mud flap hanger. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117713 | AERODYNAMIC REAR DRAG REDUCTION SYSTEM FOR A TRAILER - A drag reduction system is configured to be coupled to a rear frame assembly of a trailer including a rear swing door and a rear frame. The drag reduction system includes a main wall panel configured to be coupled to a vertical member of the rear frame to extend generally rearwardly of the trailer at least partially along a height of the trailer. The main wall panel is pivotable relative to the rear frame between a deployed position wherein the inner surface of the wall panel is spaced-apart from the outer surface of the rear swing door, and a stowed position wherein the inner surface of the wall panel is adjacent to and engaged with the outer surface of the rear swing door. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117714 | IMPACT-ABSORBING AUXILIARY MATERIAL FOR VEHICLE - Provided is an impact-absorbing auxiliary material for a vehicle, which is fabricated using pulp so that a mold may be easily fabricated without regard to a shape of the auxiliary material for absorbing the impact, and moreover, which is environmentally friendly and does not generate a waste treatment problem when being discarded. Also provided is an impact-absorbing auxiliary material of a vehicle, which is capable of obtaining a sufficient impact-absorbing performance required in the impact-absorbing auxiliary material through continuous deformation of ridges and ribs by connecting ribs between hollow ridge portions and forming integrally. The auxiliary material includes a base fabricated using pulp, wherein hollow ridges integrally protrude from the base in a plurality of rows at predetermined intervals, and the ridges adjacent to each other are connected to each other through ribs. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117715 | TIBIA PAD AND TIBIA PAD INSTALLATION STRUCTURE - A tibia pad has: a right foot placement portion having a right side horizontal portion formed horizontally and on which a passenger's right heel is placed, and a right side inclined portion formed at a vehicle front side of this right side horizontal portion and inclined with respect to a vehicle longitudinal direction to head toward a vehicle upper side while heading toward a vehicle front side; a pair of groove portions formed, at least in a bottom surface of the right side horizontal portion at the right foot placement portion, to extend along the vehicle longitudinal direction and to lined-up in a vehicle transverse direction; and a step portion formed at a transition portion between the right side horizontal and the right side inclined portions, and positioned between a rear and a front side ribs are formed at the right side horizontal and the right side inclined portions, respectively. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117716 | Understructure for a vehicle - The present invention relates to a floor structure for a motor vehicle with accommodating means for at least two energy storage modules, wherein the accommodating means comprise at least two longitudinal members and at least two cross members. In addition the present invention relates to the use of such a floor structure in a vehicle with an electric and/or internal combustion engine. The technical problem of providing a floor structure that in the event of accidents, in particular side impacts, improves the protection of the batteries in floor structures of vehicles without adversely affecting the weight or the costs, is solved in that the accommodating means have at least one deformation zone with defined deformation behaviour between the energy storage modules. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117717 | VEHICLE WITH FRONT IMPACT BEAM LATERAL LOAD TRANSFERRING MEMBER - A vehicle includes a frame rail and an impact beam attached to an axial end of the frame rail. A body panel mount is attached to the frame rail. The body panel mount is axially spaced from the impact beam a distance along a longitudinal axis. A load transferring member includes a first axial end attached to one of the impact beam and the body panel mount, and a second axial end disposed adjacent to and a pre-defined distance from the other of the impact beam and the body panel mount. The load transferring member is disposed outboard of the frame rail. The load transferring member extends at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis between the impact beam and the body panel mount. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117718 | SUSPENSION STRUT TOWER BRACE - A vehicle suspension strut tower bracing system includes a first suspension strut tower and a second suspension strut tower spaced from the first strut tower. At least one wall extends between and interconnects the first strut tower to the second strut tower. At least one strut tower brace is attached to the wall and spaced from the first and second strut towers. The strut tower brace includes a first support member having a first end and an opposite second end, and a second support member attached to the first support member at location spaced inward from the first and second ends of the first support member. The second support member is arranged at an oblique angle relative to the first support member so as to form a generally Y-shaped configuration. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117719 | FRONT PILLAR OF VEHICLE - A front pillar structure of a vehicle may include an outer side panel disposed on an outer side in a traverse direction of a vehicle, an inner side panel attached to the outer side panel with an opening formed therebetween, and a reinforcement inserted through the opening between the inner side panel and the outer side panel, Wherein the reinforcement may be attached to the outer side panel and the inner side panel to close the opening to have a closed cross-section. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117720 | STRUCTURE FOR FRONT PORTION OF VEHICLE - A structure for a front portion of a vehicle is provided with a windshield lower member. The windshield lower member includes a windshield lower member main body, and an extended portion formed so as to extend frontward from a front end portion of the windshield lower member main body. The extended portion includes a base portion formed so as to continue from a front end portion of the windshield lower member main body, a weight portion extending in an obliquely front-upward direction from a front end portion of the base portion, and a weak portion that extends in a vehicle width direction at a boundary between the base portion and the weight portion, and that has lower rigidity than the base portion. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117721 | MODULAR AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY WITH INTERCHANGEABLE INSERT - The present technology provides a modular hood assembly for a vehicle. The modular hood assembly comprises a hood base installed on the vehicle. The hood base can have an opening exposing at least a portion of the engine of the vehicle. The hood base can also include a base connector surface around at least a portion of the opening. The modular hood assembly also comprises an interchangeable hood insert removably attachable to the hood base. The interchangeable hood insert can include a base connector surface adapted to connect with the insert connector surface of the hood base. The interchangeable hood insert covers at least a portion of the opening when attached to the hood base. The modular hood assembly can also include at least one connector that attaches the interchangeable hood insert to the hood base. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117722 | DRAINAGE DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING LIQUID OUT OF THE WATER BOX OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A drainage device is provided for a motor vehicle, which serves for discharging liquid out of the water box of a motor vehicle. The drainage device includes, but is not limited to a line portion, which is at least partially incorporated in an insulating structure for the front wall of the motor vehicle. A motor vehicle is also provided with a water box and a drainage device that is fluidically connected to the water box. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117723 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A cover includes a top portion that spans a width of a roof ditch of a vehicle. The cover includes a cover attachment section and a molding attachment section. The cover attachment section couples the cover at a fixed position relative to the vehicle. A molding member extends in a lengthwise direction along the roof ditch between the first and second wall surfaces. The molding member includes an attachment member and an attachment projection. The attachment member mates with the molding attachment section of the cover to form a lengthwise movement connection that retains the cover to the molding member with a predetermined amount of movement along the lengthwise direction of the roof ditch. The attachment projection extends under a lateral side of the cover with an upper surface of the top portion of the cover facing an underside of the molding member. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117724 | SUNSHADE DEVICE - A sunshade device is provided with a shading sheet adapted to shade light incident through an opening formed in the vehicle to an interior of a passenger compartment or to permit the passage of the light. The shading sheet moves along a pair of guide rails having guide passages, which slidably support both ends of the shading sheet in the lateral direction of the vehicle. The sunshade device is provided with shielding members extending in the longitudinal direction of the guide rails and shielding the guide passages from the interior of the passenger compartment. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117725 | OPEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR A VEHICLE - Open roof construction for a vehicle is provided, comprising a roof opening provided in a stationary roof part of the vehicle and movable means for opening and closing the roof opening. At least a first and second drive member are provided for cooperation with the movable means, which at least first and second drive member are movable in a direction of the vehicle by a common drive source and are spaced in said direction. At least one elongate buckling resistant member is provided extending substantially in said direction and movable between a disconnect position in which the first and second drive members of the movable means are operatively disconnected and a connect position for operatively connecting the first and second drive members of the movable means. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117726 | SEATING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a seating apparatus, and more particularly to a combined table and chair. We describe a seating apparatus comprising a table ( | 2014-05-01 |
20140117727 | CURVED SEATING LAYOUT - A forward concave trapezoidal seating system and methods are presented. Trapezoidal seats comprise a front side smaller than a rear side. The trapezoidal seats are aligned in a forward arc from a straight seat to a most-angled seat. A straight side of the straight seat is configured to substantially align with a center line of an aircraft fuselage. A most-angled side of the most-angled seat is angled inboard relative to the straight side, and the most-angled seat is outboard of the straight seat. A side unit is coupled to the most-angled side and supports the trapezoidal seats. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117728 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat including: a seat structure member including a seat back and a seat cushion; and a support member configured to support the seat structure member and fastened to a vehicle compartment structural body, wherein the support member is a flat plate member which elongates in a longitudinal direction and has a convex bead portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the support member, wherein the bead portion includes a first bead portion and a second bead portion, and a stress concentrating portion of the support member, to which stress is configured to concentrate when vehicle collision occurs, is interposed between the first bead portion and the second bead portion, and wherein the stress concentrating portion of the support member includes a weakened portion configured to promote breakage of the support member. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117729 | Child Safety Seat with Side Impact Energy Redirection - A child safety seat has a seat bottom, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom at a seat bight region, and a seating surface defined by the seat bottom and seat back to support a child occupant. A structural element is coupled to the seat bottom, the seat back, or both. A bumper has a substantially rigid component or portion and is mounted to the structural element and protrudes from a side of the child safety seat. The bumper is positioned to redirect energy from a side impact with the child safety seat away from the seat back, the seat bottom, or both and to the structural element. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117730 | Scooter Slipcover - A removable slipcover for a chair on a mobility device such as a mobility scooter or rolling assembly. The slipcover fits over the seat, chair back and arms and does not require attachment straps or elastic means for retention. The present slipcover may include a skirt portion that aids in concealing the chair post of the mobility scooter without extending to or interfering with the wheels of the mobility scooter or rolling assembly. The present slipcover may include cushioning on the seat portion for added comfort, and pockets for added carrying or storage capability. The present slipcover may include ornamentation for aesthetic or advertising purposes. A matching cover for a steering column may be included if desired. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117731 | SIDE SUPPORT FOR AN AIRCRAFT SEAT - The present invention generally relates to passenger aircraft seats. Some examples provide systems for providing side support to seated passengers. Some examples include a passenger seat backrest having an extendable side support. An extendable side support may be integrated with a seat backrest and may be moved between a stowed position and a deployed position. When in a deployed position, the expandable side support may then provide additional side support to a seated passenger's body. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117732 | SEAT BACK, SEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A flexible resilient seat back, a chair including the seat back and methods of using the chair. The seat back includes an integral sheet material having rigidity sufficient to maintain its shape absent a deforming force; the sheet material having relatively upper and lower portions considered in a direction from top toward bottom, an area of the sheet material approximately at the juncture of the upper and lower portions protruding more forwardly than the major extent of the upper and lower portions, and the sheet material resiliently flexible permitting limited (controlled) deformation during use generally in a prescribed manner in response to force to bend the upper portion of the sheet material relative to the lower portion in a direction front to back and/or in a sidewise direction while supporting the back of the user. A method using and exercising using the chair with seat back. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117733 | STRIKER PIN SUPPORT BRACKET - A seat portion is pivotally mounted to a seat back at a main pivot point. A striker pin is mounted to the seat portion. The striker pin includes a free end. A bracket is further connected to the main pivot point wherein the bracket includes a main body. The bracket further includes an arm extending away from the main body. The arm extends away from the main body to support the free end of the pin to further support the striker pin during a latched construction. The main body of the bracket and the arm of the bracket support the free end of the pin during rotation of the seat portion towards the seat back from a down position to an up position allowing for a fixed latch on the seat back to engage with the pin of the seat portion. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117734 | LONGITUDINALLY ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE SEAT - A longitudinally adjustable vehicle seat (I) has, on both sides, a first seat rail ( | 2014-05-01 |
20140117735 | HIDDEN REAR SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS FOR IMPROVED VISIBILITY - A seat assembly including a head restraint for a vehicle seat that can be raised and lowered depending on the presence or absence of a seat occupant is disclosed. The seat assembly includes a seat having a seat base and seat back and head restraint selectively movable between a stowed position and an upright position. The seat assembly further includes a head restraint motion assembly connecting the seat back and the head restraint and a sensor operatively associated with either or both of the seat base and the seat back for sensing an occupant. The head restraint includes at least one head restraint post connecting the head restraint to the head restraint motion assembly. The head restraint motion assembly includes a drive motor attached to a motor shaft that is attached to the head restraint post(s). A locking arrangement is provided to maintain the head restraint in its upright position. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117736 | ADJUSTABLE ARMREST FOR A SEATING UNIT - An armrest assembly is provided for adjusting an armrest of a seating unit in three degrees of motion. The armrest assembly includes an angle-adjustment mechanism that allows the armrest to pivot and to translate forward, and a lift mechanism that enables vertical articulation of the armrest. The angle-adjustment assembly includes a pivot bracket with a downwardly disposed pin and a shuttle with an arcuate slot to receive the pin. The arcuate slot includes contoured walls that form detents for restricting movement of the pin, thereby restraining rotation of the shuttle, with respect to the pivot bracket, to predefined angular positions. The lift mechanism includes a rack with ride element(s) extending therefrom and locking teeth, and a control bar with track(s). An upward manual actuation of the control bar causes the track to shift laterally and retract the locking teeth, via interaction between the track(s) and ride element(s), respectively. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117737 | VEHICLE SEAT - The present invention provides a vehicle seat which includes a seat back including a seat back body and an upholstery that covers front, back, and upper surfaces and both side surfaces of the seat back body. In the vehicle seat, the seat back body includes a frame having a frame shape and serving as a framework, a front-side cover portion placed so as to cover a front side of an inner space of the frame and supporting a back of a seated occupant, and a back-side cover portion placed so as to cover a rear side of the inner space. The front-side cover portion and the back-side cover portion are covered by the upholstery. The back-side cover portion includes a flexible back-side sheet body stretched across the frame. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117738 | VEHICLE SEAT - The present invention provides a vehicle seat which includes a seat frame, a seat cushion receiving member stretched across the seat frame, and a seat cushion placed on the seat cushion receiving member. In the vehicle seat, the seat cushion has such dimensions as to cover the seat frame as viewed in plan, and a lower surface of the seat cushion has a raised portion in a region covering the seat frame, and the raised portion is raised so as not to contact the seat frame. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117739 | Mining Method for Gassy and Low Permeability Coal Seams - A method of degassing a coal seam by directionally drilling a borehole in a rock formation that is adjacent the coal seam, or between two different coal seams. The borehole is then pressurised to fracture the adjacent coal seam(s) to enhance the permeability thereof and allow fluids to flow from the coal seam to the borehole and be extracted from the coal seam. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117740 | Cutting tip and cutting bit having increased strength and penetration capability - A profile of a cutting tip includes a convex portion extending from a cutting end to an inflection point located at an axial and radial distance from the cutting end. A concave portion extends from the inflection point to a point at a greater radial and axial distance from the cutting end. The profiles of the generally concave portion and the generally convex portion have a first linear portion defined by a portion of a first line extending from a first point at a first radial position to a second point at a second radial position and axially spaced from the first point. A second linear portion is defined by a portion of a second line extending from a third point to a fourth point at the second radial position and at an axial distance from the second point corresponding to about half a length of the first line. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117741 | Chisel Holder For A Soil Treatment Machine - The invention relates to a bit holder for an earth working machine, in particular a road milling machine, that comprises a bit receptacle in the region of a working side of a support member and that indirectly or directly carries an insertion projection on an insertion projection side of the support member, the support member comprising two stripping surfaces [first or second stripping surfaces] that form a stripping surface pair and are at an angle to one another. In order to achieve a stable and long-lived configuration with such a bit holder, provision is made according to the present invention that the support member comprises at least one further stripping surface that is at an angle to the two stripping surfaces of the stripping surface pair. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117742 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING A BUSH AROUND A PART OF A SHAFT BY MEANS OF A TIGHT FITTING - A method for mounting a bush round a part ( | 2014-05-01 |
20140117743 | DRIVE SYSTEM WITH VENTILATION - A drive system, in particular a drive system of a wheel hub, for a motor vehicle, in particular an electric and/or hybrid motor vehicle, the drive system including an electric motor. In order to prevent moisture from accumulating in an internal chamber ( | 2014-05-01 |
20140117744 | STATOR HOLDING PLATE WITH INVERTER FASTENING FUNCTION - A stator holding plate ( | 2014-05-01 |
20140117745 | ENHANCED BICYCLE BRAKING SURFACES - An apparatus including a bicycle wheel rim. At least a portion of the bicycle wheel rim can include a braking material. The braking material can have a roughness of about 1 micron to about 80 microns. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117746 | Multi-diameter tire and wheel assembly for improved vehicle mileage with passive transfer between tire diameters - The invention is a three tire and rim wheel assembly called the TTAssembly. The assembly consists of a large diameter center wheel with two identical smaller diameter wheels on the inboard and outboard sides respectively. The TTAssembly replaces the standard rim/tire assemblies on a vehicle, one for each hub. This maximizes gas mileage and the safety requirements of the vehicle. It also reduces maintenance costs and eliminates the need for a spare tire. | 2014-05-01 |
20140117747 | ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is an electric brake system for a vehicle including a reservoir, an input rod, and a pedal displacement sensor to sense a displacement of a brake pedal. The electric brake system includes a pressure supply unit connected to the reservoir and a hydraulic channel and to output an electrical signal through the pedal displacement sensor, a hydraulic control unit provided with a first circuit and a second circuit, a shut-off valve to control the hydraulic pressure transferred to a wheel cylinder, a switching valve connected to a channel connecting the pressure supply unit to the hydraulic control unit, a compliance unit installed in a channel connected to the shut-off valve and the switching valve and including a compliance chamber, a piston and an elastic member, a simulator connected to the master cylinder to provide reaction force, and an electronic control unit to control the motor and the valves. | 2014-05-01 |