25th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220194076 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a liquid ejection head having nozzles; a signal output device; a recovery device configured to perform a first recovery operation or a second recovery operation, to discharge liquid from the nozzles; and a controller configured to: in response to receiving a second signal, activate the signal output device, and drive the liquid ejection head in a check mode for ejecting liquid from the nozzles, the second signal instructing to record a check pattern on a recording medium; in response to receiving a first signal indicating that a first nozzle being one of the nozzles is in failure in liquid ejection when the liquid ejection head in driven in the check mode, activate the recovery device to perform the first recovery operation; and subsequent to the first recovery operation, drive the liquid ejection head to record the check pattern on the recording medium. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194077 | DRIVING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DRIVING DEVICE - A driving device includes a piezoelectric element, a driving electrode, a first switch that performs switching whether to electrically couple the first wire to the driving electrode, a detection circuit that detects, via a second wire, a vibration produced in the piezoelectric element, a second switch that performs switching whether to electrically couple the second wire to the driving electrode, and a determination circuit that determines a state of the piezoelectric element. The second switch remains off during a first period, remains on during a second period subsequent to the first period, remains off during a third period subsequent to the second period, and remains on during a fourth period subsequent to the third period. The determination circuit determines a state of the piezoelectric element, based on a detection result of the detection circuit in at least part of the fourth period. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194078 | FLUID EJECTION WITH EJECTION ADJUSTMENTS - In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fluid ejection system is described. The fluid ejection system includes a frame to retain a number of fluid ejection devices. Each fluid ejection device includes a reservoir disposed on a first side of the frame and a fluid ejection die disposed on an opposite side of the frame. Each fluid ejection die includes 1) a fluid feed slot formed in a substrate to receive fluid from the reservoir, 2) an array of nozzles formed in the substrate to eject fluid, and 3) an ejection adjustment system to selectively adjust an amount of fluid ejected from the fluid ejection devices. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194079 | LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid discharge device includes a plurality of sets of a liquid chamber, a nozzle, a piezoelectric element, and an output waveform generator. The liquid chamber stores a liquid. The nozzle communicates with the liquid chamber. The piezoelectric element causes the liquid in the liquid chamber to be discharged from the nozzle as a droplet in response to application of a voltage to the piezoelectric element. The output waveform generator generates a drive waveform of the voltage applied to the piezoelectric element. The output waveform generator includes an output voltage selector to combine multiple voltages to generate the drive waveform and a slope switching selector to switch a slope of the drive waveform generated by the output voltage selector. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194080 | PRINTING APPARATUS - In a case of executing first printing that printing is performed by using a first group, which includes nozzles of a nozzle array whose distances to a detection unit are less than a first predetermined value, and thereafter executing second printing that printing is performed by using a second group, which includes nozzles of the nozzle array whose distances to the detection unit are equal to or less than the first predetermined value and are equal to or more than a second predetermined value, a first driving pulse for the first printing is determined by using a first temperature, which is detected by the detection unit when the first printing is performed. A second driving pulse for the second printing is determined by use of a second temperature, which is derived based on the first temperature and corresponds to a temperature of the nozzles of the second group. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194081 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes: an actuator including a piezoelectric element and a vibrating plate; and a pressure chamber substrate including a pressure chamber whose volume changes when the vibrating plate deforms, in which 0.35×FR | 2022-06-23 |
20220194082 | METHOD FOR MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC (MHD) PRINTHEAD/NOZZLE REUSE - A method for operating a printer can include draining a print material from a printer, placing a sacrificial metal into the printer, ejecting the sacrificial metal from a nozzle of the printer, and cooling to printer to a temperature that is below a melting point of the print material and the sacrificial metal. The print material can be or include aluminum and the sacrificial metal can be or include tin. The print material can be drained from the printer when the print material is in molten form, for example, from about 600° C. to about 2000° C. The sacrificial metal can be ejected from the nozzle at a temperature above the melting point of the sacrificial metal but below the melting point of the print material, for example, below about 300° C. The method can reduce or eliminate cracking of various printer structures such as the nozzle during a shutdown or cooling of the printer. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194083 | LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE AND MAINTENANCE METHOD OF LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE - A liquid discharge device includes a discharge unit configured to discharge liquid, a maintenance unit configured to cause the discharge unit to eject liquid to perform maintenance of the discharge unit, and a control unit configured to cause the maintenance unit to perform the maintenance periodically, wherein when performing the maintenance, the control unit performs first maintenance in a case in which a consumption amount of the liquid consumed after the maintenance previously performed is greater than or equal to a first threshold value, and performs second maintenance stronger than the first maintenance in a case in which the consumption amount is less than the first threshold value. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194084 | TRANSPORTATION APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A transportation portion includes an apparatus body, a cover, first and second path formation portions, and a movement portion. The apparatus body has a transportation path including a downward path and an upward path having portions located at the same level in the Z direction. The cover covers and uncovers the transportation path. The first path formation portion is movable to a first position and to a second position. The second path formation portion defines the upward path and defines the downward path with the first path formation portion. The movement portion moves the first path formation portion in response to opening or closing of the cover. The first path formation portion is positioned in a movement area during a closed state. The movement portion moves the first path formation portion to the second position when the cover is opened and to the first position when the cover is closed. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194085 | METHODS OF DETECTING AND ADJUSTING CONTACT OF A MICRO-STRUCTURAL FLUID EJECTOR TO A SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF DETECTING A FAULT CONDITION IN FLUID FLOW FROM A MICRO-STRUCTURAL FLUID EJECTOR ONTO A SUBSTRATE - Methods are disclosed relating to the operation of a micro-structural fluid ejector in a fluid printing apparatus. The methods include providing an imaging system, capturing a digital image of the micro-structural fluid ejector and its surroundings, and pre-processing the digital image to detect edges. A method of detecting contact of a micro-structural fluid ejector to a substrate includes repeatedly lowering the print head and measuring the length of a detected edge until the currently measured length is determined to be longer than a previously measured length. A method of adjusting contact of a micro-structural fluid ejector to a substrate includes calculating a bending coefficient A of the micro-structural fluid ejector and lowering the print head toward the substrate if the bending coefficient A is less than a minimum threshold value A | 2022-06-23 |
20220194086 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus, comprising a conveyance unit configured to convey a print medium, a storage unit configured to store ink, a printhead configured to discharge ink supplied from the storage unit to print onto the print medium, and a signal acquiring unit configured to acquire a signal related to a remaining amount of ink in the storage unit, wherein the signal acquiring unit, in accordance with a start of conveyance by the conveyance unit, starts acquisition of the signal. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194087 | CARTRIDGE, PRINTING DEVICE, AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A cartridge includes a liquid containing portion and a liquid supply portion that includes a cartridge side valve mechanism, the cartridge side valve mechanism includes a cartridge side valve seat in which a cartridge side valve hole is formed, a cartridge side valve body that stops the cartridge side valve hole and has a tip surface positioned adjacent to the supply opening, and a cartridge side urging member that urges the cartridge side valve body in a direction toward the cartridge side valve seat, and the cartridge side valve body has a protrusion that protrudes from the tip surface and pushes the device side valve body to open the device side valve body. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194088 | RESISTIVE LIQUID METAL LEVEL SENSING IN A MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC (MHD) JETTING SYSTEM - An implementation of the present teachings includes a resistor structure for measuring a level of a print material such as a liquid metal print material within a reservoir of a printer such as a magnetohydrodynamic printer. The resistor structure includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are physically and electrically separated from each other. When positioned within the reservoir, the liquid metal physically contacts the first electrode and the second electrode. An electrical resistance between the first and second electrodes changes depending on the level of the print material within the reservoir. As the level of the print material decreases, the electrical resistance between the first electrode and the second electrode increases. The electrical resistance can be measured and used to determine a level of the print material within the reservoir. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194089 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus comprising: two flow passages for supplying or recovering a liquid to an element substrate for ejecting the liquid; a circulation supply flow passage for supplying liquid to oneflow passage, a circulation recovery flow passage for recovering liquid from the other flow passage, and a plurality of on-off valve mechanisms for controlling communication and shutoff between the respective flow passages; the on-off valve mechanism comprises an opening located between flow passages, a sealing portion capable of on-off the opening, an urging member for urging the sealing portion in a direction to approach or away from the opening, and a movement mechanism for moving the sealing portion against the urging force of the urging member, the liquid discharge device controls opening and closing of at least two on-off valve mechanisms by moving the scaling parts of at least two on-off valve mechanisms together by the movement mechanism. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194090 | LIQUID CIRCULATING DEVICE, LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS, AND BUBBLE EXHAUSTING METHOD IN LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - A liquid circulating device has: a supply flow path through which a liquid is supplied from a liquid supply source that stores the liquid to a liquid ejecting head that ejects the liquid; a collection flow path through which the liquid collected from the liquid ejecting head is returned to the supply flow path; and a liquid flowing portion that causes the liquid to flow in a circulation flow path including the supply flow path, the liquid ejecting head, and the collection flow path. An air capturing portion can capture bubbles and is provided in at least one of the supply flow path and collection flow path. The air capturing portion is disposed at a position higher than the position of the liquid ejecting head. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194091 | HEAD CHIP, LIQUID JET HEAD, AND LIQUID JET RECORDING DEVICE - There are provided a head chip, a liquid jet head, and a liquid jet recording device each capable of ensuring sufficient ejection pressure. The head chip according to an aspect of the present disclosure is provided with an actuator plate provided with first ejection channels and second ejection channels, and a feedback plate disposed on a lower end surface of the actuator plate. The first ejection channels are each surrounded by a pair of upstream drive walls opposed to each other in an X direction. The second ejection channels are each surrounded by a pair of downstream drive walls opposed to each other in the X direction. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194092 | HEAD CHIP, LIQUID JET HEAD, AND LIQUID JET RECORDING DEVICE - There are provided a head chip, a liquid jet head, and a liquid jet recording device each capable of ensuring an electrical reliability, and enhancing the durability. The head chip according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an actuator plate having ejection channels and non-ejection channels extending in a Z direction and arranged alternately in an X direction, and a nozzle plate which has nozzle holes respectively communicated with the ejection channels, and faces the actuator plate. The non-ejection channels are terminated at positions separated from a lower end surface of the actuator plate. The ejection channels open on a lower end surface of the actuator plate. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194093 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ASSISTED PRINTED ELECTRONICS SELF-GUIDED OPTIMIZATION METHOD - The present invention provides an artificial intelligence-assisted printed electronics self-guided optimization method, which integrates machine learning technology with printed electronics. According to variables that impact printing quality of a microelectronic printer, a user sets up experimental groups, prints samples with the microelectronic printer according to parameters in the experiment groups, characterizes printing effects, and evaluates the printing quality. The characterization result is analyzed by machine learning, and printing parameters that correspond to a best printing effect are obtained; then, the parameters are fed back to the user, and the user configures the printer according to the fed-back parameters, thereby improving printing quality. By using the present invention, optimal printing parameters can be obtained by simply setting up a few simple experiments according to a number of factors that impact printing effects, which reduces the time for a printer user to test out printing effects in an early stage, and provides a good practicability. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194094 | RETRANSFER PRINTER WITH PLATEN ROLLER HOMING - A printing mechanism of a plastic card retransfer printer includes a platen roller with a homing mechanism attached thereto that automatically returns the platen roller to the same home position at the end of each printing pass. The homing mechanism ensures that the portion of the retransfer film being printed on travels over the same surfaces of the platen roller in each print pass. Therefore, any variations in the surface of the platen roller will manifest themselves at the same locations on the resulting printing on the retransfer film. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194095 | LIGHT IRRADIATOR AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - There is provided a light irradiator including: light sources forming first and second light source rows; a heat sink; a substrate including first and second traces connected to the first and second light source rows, respectively; and a fixing part configured to fix the heat sink to the substrate. The fixing part is arranged between adjacent light sources included in the first light source row and adjacent in the first light source row; and the fixing part is not arranged between adjacent light sources included in the second light source row and adjacent in the second light source row. The first trace includes a first circumventing part configured to circumvent the fixing part; and the second trace includes a second circumventing part configured to circumvent the fixing part and having a directional component different from the first direction. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194096 | INKLESS PRINTER USING PHOTOSENSITIVE INK - A substrate can be positioned for coating by a deposition device. The deposition device can coat the substrate with photosensitive material. The coated substrate can be positioned for exposure to light from a light source. The light source can expose a portion of the coated substrate to light to produce printed information. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194097 | CONTAINER DECORATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A container body decorator ( | 2022-06-23 |
20220194098 | DE-CONTENTED FLUID EJECTION - In example implementations, a system is provided. The system includes at least one fluid ejection apparatus, a heater and an energy source. The at least one fluid ejection apparatus dispenses a de-contented fluid onto a substrate during conveyance of the substrate. The heater is arranged after the at least one fluid ejection apparatus along a substrate conveying path. The heater removes a liquid from the de-contented fluid on the substrate such that the particles of the de-contented fluid remain on the substrate. The energy source is arranged after the heater along the substrate conveying path. The energy source applies energy to the substrate during the conveyance of the substrate to heat the substrate to a temperature that is approximately a melting temperature of the substrate to fuse the particles on the substrate to the substrate. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194099 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING DISCRIMINATION PROCESS OF PRINTING MEDIUM USING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL - A method for executing a discrimination process of a printing medium includes a step (a) of preparing N machine learning models when N is an integer of 1 or more, a step (b) of acquiring target spectral data which is a spectral reflectance of a target printing medium, and a step (c) of discriminating a type of the target printing medium by executing a class classification process of the target spectral data using the N machine learning models. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194100 | TRANSPORT DEVICE AND PRINTING DEVICE - A transport portion includes a device main body, an upper guide portion, and a lower guide portion. In the device main body, a descending path and an ascending path overlap each other in a Z direction. The upper guide portion is configured to be moved outward with respect to the device main body and is positioned above the descending path and the ascending path in a state in which the upper guide portion is stored. The lower guide portion forms the descending path and the ascending path together with the upper guide portion. The lower guide portion includes a first path forming member and a second path forming member. The first path forming member forms the descending path and at least partially overlaps a moving area of the upper guide portion at a first position and does not overlap the moving area at a second position. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194101 | POST-PROCESSING DEVICE AND RECORDING SYSTEM - An end unit includes: a processing tray including an upper surface on which a medium subjected to recording by a recording unit is mounted; a first paddle and a second paddle that transport, in direction +A, the medium mounted on the upper surface; an alignment section that aligns an edge portion of the medium, which was transported in direction +A by the first paddle and the second paddle, in direction +A; a post-processing section that performs post-processing for the medium aligned by the alignment section; and a load member that applies a load when the medium on the processing tray moves in direction −A opposite to direction +A. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194102 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printer control unit controls a fan, based on an acquired reference temperature and an output of a sensor, to cause a temperature of a platen drum or a temperature of a sheet supported by the platen drum to be the reference temperature. Specifically, at step S | 2022-06-23 |
20220194103 | PRINTING DEVICE - In a light radiation device including an upstream radiation portion, a middle radiation portion and a downstream radiation portion, the upstream radiation portion overlaps a nozzle array in a transportation direction. A controller includes a path controller to control a path operation of ejecting ink from the nozzle array onto a medium while moving a recording head and the light radiation device in a scanning direction, a transportation controller to control a transportation operation of, after the path operation, transporting the medium downstream in the transportation direction by a distance shorter than a length in the transportation direction of the nozzle array, and a first light radiation controller to control the light radiation device, during the path operation by the path controller, to turn on the upstream radiation portion and the downstream radiation portion and to turn off the middle radiation portion. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194104 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, AND MEDIUM STORING IMAGE RECORDING PROGRAM - An image recording apparatus includes: a jetting head which is movable in a main scanning direction and which has nozzles configured to jet an ultraviolet-curable type ink onto a printing medium; a light source which is configured to irradiate the ultraviolet-curable type ink jetted onto the printing medium with an ultraviolet ray; a movement mechanism which is configured to relatively move the printing medium with respect to the jetting head in a subsidiary scanning direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction; and a controller. The controller is configured to cause the ink contained in the jetting head to be agitated without jetting the ink at least during irradiation with the ultraviolet ray by the light source. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194105 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A sheet stacking apparatus is provided. A conveyor unit performs stacking of sheets discharged from a printing apparatus and conveying of stacked sheets. A detection unit detects whether or not the printing apparatus is currently discharging a sheet. A control unit, so as to secure a stacking space for a sheet discharged from the printing apparatus on the conveyor unit, controls a feeding operation of the conveyor unit correspondingly to a period of time over which the detection unit detected that the printing apparatus is discharging a sheet. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194106 | PRINTING DEVICE, AND PRINTING CASSETTE INCLUDING CASE THAT HOUSES INPUT PART, OUTPUT PART, AND TRANSMISSION MECHANISM FOR TRANSMITTING DRIVE FORCE FROM INPUT PART TO OUTPUT PART - A printing device includes a printing cassette, and a platen roller. The printing cassette includes: a print tape; an input part into which a drive force is to be inputted; an output part rotatable about a rotational axis extending in a first direction; a transmission mechanism for transmitting the drive force from the input part to the output part; and a case. The case houses therein at least a part of the print tape, at least a part of the input part, at least a part of the output part, and at least part of the transmission mechanism. At least a part of the output part is positioned outside the case. The output part is positioned inside an outer edge of the case in a projection view where the output part and the case are projected onto a plane perpendicular to the first direction. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194107 | POSITION MEASURING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A position measuring device and a position measuring method for accurately measuring a position of a movable member using a plurality of linear scales are provided. The position measuring device comprises a first linear scale elongated in a first direction, a second linear scale elongated in the first direction and separated from the first linear scale, and a head structure including a first scale head and a second scale head that are spaced apart from each other, wherein the head structure reads the first linear scale or the second linear scale while moving in the first direction, wherein the first scale head and the second scale head are activated or deactivated opposite to each other. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194108 | RECORDING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - To normally perform a preliminary ejection after a cleaning process. Provided is a recording apparatus including: a recording head that includes an ejection component that ejects a liquid; a circulation unit configured to perform a circulation operation of circulating the liquid in a circulation route including the recording head; a cleaning mechanism that performs a cleaning process with respect to the recording head; and a preliminary ejection unit configured to perform a preliminary ejection operation of preliminarily ejecting the liquid from the ejection component. The cleaning mechanism performs the cleaning process in a state in which circulation of the liquid is stopped, and at least one of the circulation operation by the circulation unit and the preliminary ejection operation by the preliminary ejection unit is performed after the cleaning process. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194109 | PRE-TREATMENTS FOR PACKAGING PRINT MEDIA - A pre-treatment coating composition includes evaporable liquid vehicle and a pre-treatment coating matrix, including from 30 wt % to 70 wt % multivalent organic salt, from 5 wt % to 30 wt % dispersed polyurethane binder having a weight average molecular weight from 30,000 Mw to 100,000 Mw, from 0.5 wt % to 8 wt % of a high molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol binder, and from 10 wt % to 30 wt % of a low molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol binder. The low molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol binder and the high molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol binder are present in the pre-treatment coating matrix at a 3:1 to 15:1 weight ratio, and weight percentages are based on dry weight of the pre-treatment coating matrix. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194110 | COMBINATION OF THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET AND INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED MATERIAL USING COMBINATION - A combination of a thermal transfer sheet and an intermediate transfer medium according to the present disclosure is characterized in that the thermal transfer sheet includes a first substrate and a melt transfer coloring layer, the intermediate transfer medium includes a second substrate and a transfer layer including a receiving layer, and the melt transfer coloring layer and the receiving layer contain a release material. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194111 | Method and a device for assembly of a nanomaterial structure - The present invention relates to a method and device capable to form a nanomaterial structure ( | 2022-06-23 |
20220194112 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSORS AND METHOD OF USE - Lithographic printing plate precursors have an aluminum-containing substrate prepared using two anodizing processes to provide an inner aluminum oxide layer of average dry thickness of 300-3,000 nm and a multiplicity of inner micropores of average inner micropore diameter of ≤100 nm. An outer aluminum oxide layer is provided with a multiplicity of outer micropores of average outer micropore diameter of 15-30 nm and a dry thickness of 30-650 nm. A hydrophilic layer is disposed on the outer aluminum oxide layer at 0.0002-0.1 g/m | 2022-06-23 |
20220194113 | Notebook with Magnetic Cover - The present invention relates generally to the field of writing notebooks and tablets, in particular a magnetic notebook and magnetic writing utensil system. The system includes a notebook with a magnetic zone disposed in one or both of the front and rear cover, and a magnetic writing utensil which can be attached to either cover. Further, the magnetic writing utensil has an integrated LED light that illuminates the writing surface and the tip of the utensil. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194114 | OBJECT MARKING, PRODUCTION AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - An object marking including a first security element and at least a second security element, wherein each security element is associated with a set of data segments and each security element exhibits depending on the capturing conditions, in particular the viewing angle and/or the direction of illumination, a code segment which is an optoelectronically readable representation of one of the data segments of the set associated with the respective security element, wherein different distinct data segments are represented by different code segments and that the set associated with the first security element and the set associated with the second security element differ in at least one data segment; method for producing and method for authenticating the same. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194115 | MICRO-OPTIC SECURITY DEVICE WITH INTERACTIVE DYNAMIC SECURITY FEATURES - A security device includes an image projection system that includes an array of focusing elements ( | 2022-06-23 |
20220194116 | Security Document with Double Verification Lenses - A multipage security document has a first verification lens located in a see-through portion and corresponding to a first verification feature and a second verification lens collocated with the first verification lens as an adjacent layer to the first verification lens in the see-through portion and corresponding to a second verification feature. The multipage security document can contain a first sheet and a second sheet connected along one side to the first sheet such that the second sheet may be placed against the first sheet, the second sheet having a see-through portion. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194117 | SECURITY ELEMENT WITH MACHINE-READABLE FEATURES - A security element has machine-readable magnetic security features in the form of at least two magnetic materials which have different magnitudes of coercive force and which are provided as a mixture in at least one printing ink that is applied onto a carrier substrate, wherein the at least one printing ink is provided in at least two regions on the security element with the same thickness and/or different thicknesses, and a defined mixture ratio of the at least two magnetic materials with different magnitudes of coercive force is provided in the at least one printing ink. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194118 | WATER-BASED BALLPOINT PEN - A water-based ballpoint pen contains an aqueous ink composition in which resin particles having an average particle diameter of at least 0.3 μm are blended. The water-based ballpoint pen is provided with a ballpoint pen tip including a writing ball. The writing ball is formed from a mixture that includes a hard phase component comprising tungsten carbide, a binder phase component comprising cobalt and nickel, and chromium. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194119 | BALL POINT TIP AND WRITING INSTRUMENT FITTED WITH SUCH A BALL POINT TIP - A ball point tip comprising a ball holder having an ink conduit and a ball house, a ball accommodated into the ball house and a leaf spring axially disposed between the ball and an axial end of the ink conduit, the leaf spring having a main body and a plurality of tongues extending radially from the main body, ink passages being formed between the tongues in order to fluidly connect the ink conduit and the ball house, wherein the ball holder and the leaf spring are made of plastic and unitary formed. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194120 | WRITING IMPLEMENT - An object is to provide a writing implement allowing the width of a drawn line to be freely changed by writing pressure that is capable of application to a narrow-shafted felt-tip pen or marker pen. The writing implement includes a shall tube, an ink supply core that is housed inside the shaft tube and that guides ink by capillary action, and a core surrounding member that is fitted to a leading end of the shaft tube, that is penetrated by the ink supply core, and from which a tip of the ink supply core projects. The ink supply core is configured to retract at a tip of the core surrounding member under writing pressure, and a projection dimension of the ink supply core from the tip of the core surrounding member is from 0.05 mm to 0.7 mm. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194121 | A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PRODUCT OF FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS - The invention relates to the field of fine and decorative arts, in particular, to the artistic and decorative products made in graphic art techniques. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194122 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND MITIGATING LUG NUT LOOSENING - Implementations disclosed and claimed herein provide systems and methods for identifying and mitigating lug nut loosening. In one implementation, an indicator body of an indicator has a top surface connecting a front surface and a back surface. A first side of the indicator body is disposed opposite a second side of the indicator body. A receiver extends from the top surface into an interior of the indicator body. The receiver is configured to form a translational relationship of the lug nut with the indicator through a mating fit of the lug nut within the receiver. The translational relationship generates a corresponding rotation of the indicator body in response to a rotation of the lug nut. The corresponding rotation of the indicator body provides an indication that the lug nut is loose. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194123 | WHEEL BEARING HAVING IMPROVED SENSOR TARGET AND SENSOR TARGET MOUNTING PORTION - A wheel bearing includes a rotating element to which the wheel of the vehicle is mounted and configured to rotate together with the wheel of the vehicle; a non-rotating element fixed to the vehicle body; and one or more rolling elements provided between the rotating element and the non-rotating element and configured to rotatably support the rotating element relative to the non-rotating element. The rotating element includes a wheel mounting flange, and a sensor target used to measure a rotational speed of the wheel is provided on an axial end surface of the wheel mounting flange. The sensor target includes an annular plate portion configured to be mounted to the axial end surface of the wheel mounting flange, and the annular plate portion includes a target portion used for measuring the rotational speed of the wheel and at least one bolt insertion hole. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194124 | BEAM AXLE - An electric beam axle has a central housing around the electric motor and the differential gearing. Tubes are attached to each side of the central housing around the axle shafts. The tubes are attached to the central housing using butt welds. A portion of the central housing near the weld is designed to minimize stress concentrations. In particular, the region immediately adjacent to the weld has a constant thickness. Between the constant thickness region and the main part of the central housing is a tapered region. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194125 | AXLE WHEEL END AXIAL THRUST ASSEMBLY - An axle assembly of a vehicle including a differential assembly, a first axle tube including a proximal end adjacent the differential assembly, an opposite distal end, and an axle bore extending therebetween, a first axle shaft rotatably received in the first axle tube, the first axle shaft including a proximal end disposed in the differential assembly, and an opposite distal end extending outwardly from the distal end of the first axle shaft, and a radial bearing assembly including an inner cup, an outer cup and a plurality of roller elements rotatably received therebetween, the outer cup being axially fixed within the axle bore of the first axle tube and the inner cup being axially fixed to the first axle shaft. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194126 | TIRE - An object of the present disclosure is to provide a tire having improved overall performance of fuel efficiency, breaking resistance, and abrasion resistance. The tire comprises a tread, wherein a cap rubber layer of an outer surface of the tread is formed of a rubber composition comprising a rubber component having a total content of 90% by mass or more of an isoprene-based rubber and a butadiene rubber and silica having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area (N | 2022-06-23 |
20220194127 | TIRE TREAD FORMULATION - This invention is based upon the unexpected discovery that silica containing tire tread rubber performance characteristics, such as hysteresis and payne effect, can be significantly improved using low levels of coupling agents and increasing silanization times and temperatures. The rubbers formulations made in accordance with this finding are of particular value for use in the treads of winter tires. Such rubber formulations will typically be made using a maximum level of about 7 phf of silica coupling agent and will more typically contain 3 phf to 6 phf of the silica coupling. A silanization time of at least 4 minutes or 5 minutes (within the range of 4 to 10 minutes) at a temperature of at least 150° C. and preferably 160° C. (within the range of 150° C. to 180° C.) will also be used. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194128 | Methods For Treating Inner Liner Surface, Inner Liners Resulting Therefrom And Tires Containing Such Inner Liners - Methods for treating the surface of a cured inner liner are disclosed. By use of these methods a treated, cured inner liner is produced which has a lower surface with increased adherability to other materials (e.g., adhesives). Treated, cured inner liners resulting from such methods as well as tires containing the treated inner liners. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194129 | NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH REINFORCED SPOKE STRUCTURE - The invention provides in a first aspect a non-pneumatic tire and wheel assembly comprising an outer annular ring having a ground contacting tread portion and a shear band, one or more spoke disks, wherein each spoke disk is connected to the shear band, wherein each spoke disk has at least two spokes, wherein each spoke has a first leg and a second leg, wherein a continuous strip of reinforcement is received in the first leg and the second leg. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194130 | TIRE - A tire includes: a skeleton portion including a rim member, a plurality of body springs latched on the rim member, and a plurality of interlink springs interlaced with the body springs; and a tread member disposed at least on the outer periphery of the skeleton portion. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194131 | PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH OPTIMIZED CROWN AND BEAD ARCHITECTURES - The invention is a tyre comprising, in the central part of its crown, at least one undulation ( | 2022-06-23 |
20220194132 | Tire for Agricultural Vehicle Comprising an Improved Tread - A tire for an agricultural vehicle with a metal crown reinforcement, with improved endurance of the crown reinforcement thereof through the choice of a suitable tread. For each tread portion ( | 2022-06-23 |
20220194133 | TIRE - A tire has a tread portion provided with circumferential grooves. The ground contact area of the tread portion has ground contact lengths in the tire circumferential direction which include a crown ground contact length LC at the tire equator C and a shoulder ground contact length LS at a position spaced apart from the tire equator C by 80% of a half tread width Tw. The crown ground contact length LC is 0.95 to 1.05 times the shoulder ground contact length LS. Groove depths of the circumferential grooves are proportional to ground contact lengths of the ground contact area at the respective axial positions of the circumferential grooves. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194134 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - In a pneumatic tire, a plurality of main grooves include at least one straight main groove for which end edges at a tread surface are respectively parallel to a tire circumferential direction, and at least one zigzag main groove for which end edges at the tread surface are respectively inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction, the end edges at the tread surface of the at least one zigzag main groove include an inner end edge which is arranged toward an interior in a tire axial direction, and an outer end edge which is arranged toward an exterior in the tire axial direction, and an outwardmost location in the tire axial direction of the inner end edge is arranged toward the interior in the tire axial direction from an inwardmost location in the tire axial direction of the outer end edge. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194135 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - In a pneumatic tire, a first shoulder block comprises at least one first shoulder circumferential groove which extends in a tire circumferential direction, the at least one first shoulder circumferential groove is respectively separated from a pair of first shoulder slits, a center block comprises at least one center circumferential groove which extends in the tire circumferential direction, and the at least one center circumferential groove is respectively contiguous with a pair of center slits. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194136 | TREAD BLOCK ARRANGEMENT HAVING A SUPPORTING SIPE - A tread block arrangement of a tread band or tire forms a tread for rolling contact against a ground surface. The tread block arrangement limits a first number of sipes, with a second number of transversal sipes of which a third number of sipes form a group. For each sipe of the group, the tread block arrangement forms a bottom, first sidewall, second sidewall, and first end wall. The end first end wall of each group sipe is configured such that a distance between the first end wall and a pneumatic tire outer side is less than a distance between the other end and outer side. A sipe first end wall part has a first surface normal of the sipe. The first surface forms a sipe/tread angle≥20 degrees. The second number/first number ratio is ≥75% and the third number/second number ratio is ≥20%. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194137 | TIRE - A tire has land rows, and the number of the lands in each of the land rows is defined as the number of pitches. The number of pitches in an inner shoulder land row is the same as the number of pitches in a first land row. The number of pitches in an outer shoulder land row is the same as the number of pitches in a second land row. The number of pitches in the second land row is less than the number of pitches in the first land row. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194138 | TIRE - A tire has a tread portion provided with grooves. The ground contact area of the tread portion has ground contact lengths in the tire circumferential direction which include a crown ground contact length LC at the tire equator and a shoulder ground contact length LS at a position spaced apart from the tire equator by 80% of a half tread width Tw. The crown ground contact length LC is 0.95 to 1.05 times the shoulder ground contact length LS. Groove depths of the respective grooves are determined so as to satisfy specific mathematical equations based on a reference virtual groove G | 2022-06-23 |
20220194139 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - In a pneumatic tire, a center land comprises a plurality of center sipes, all of the center sipes are respectively contiguous with a first end and a second end in a tire axial direction of the center land, a first shoulder land comprises a plurality of first shoulder sipes, and all of the first shoulder sipes are contiguous with an outer end in the tire axial direction of the first shoulder land but are separated from an inner end in the tire axial direction of the first shoulder land. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194140 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes: a first main groove and a second main groove extending in a tire circumferential direction; and a first land defined by the first main groove and the second main groove, wherein the first land includes a plurality of slits extending across the first land in a tire width direction and open to the first main groove and the second main groove, the plurality of slits include first slits each having a first raised portion where a part of a groove bottom is raised and second slits each having a second raised portion where a part of a groove bottom is raised to be lower than the first raised portion, the first raised portion includes a first sipe extending along a direction where the first slits extend, and the first slits and the second slits are arranged alternately with each other in the tire circumferential direction. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194141 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - In a pneumatic tire, a plurality of main grooves include a shoulder main groove which is arranged between a shoulder land and a first middle land, the first middle land comprises a plurality of first middle sipes which are contiguous with the shoulder main groove, the shoulder main groove comprises a plurality of first openings which are contiguous with the plurality of shoulder slits, a plurality of second openings which are contiguous with the plurality of first middle slits, and a plurality of third openings which are contiguous with the plurality of first middle sipes, and the plurality of first openings are respectively separated in the tire circumferential direction from all of the second openings and all of the third openings. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194142 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes a plurality of main grooves formed in a tread and extending along a tire circumferential direction, wherein the plurality of main grooves include a shoulder main groove located on an outermost side in a width direction, the shoulder main groove includes a raised portion formed by raising a first side, in the tire width direction, of a groove bottom of the shoulder main groove more than a second side of the groove bottom, and the raised portion is lower than an outer surface of the tread and continuously extends over an entire circumference in the tire circumferential direction. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194143 | TRUCK TIRE SCRUB INTERVENTION - A system and apparatus that reduces tire scrub on a truck and or trailer during turns. The system minimizes the redistribution of the load among the tires thereby spreading the load of the trailer or truck among the tires avoiding unnecessary overloading. The system operates without operator intervention and is capable of operating automatically on trailers, without control signals from the truck. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194144 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR APPLYING THE SAME TO VULCANIZED RUBBER ARTICLES - Display assemblies as disclosed herein are configured for attachment with a vulcanized rubber article and are provided in the form of different material layers. Display assemblies generally comprise one or more display layers of elastomeric material configured to provide a desired display indicia, an intermediate layer formed from an elastomeric material different from that of the one or more display layers, and an adhesive layer wherein the intermediate layer is interposed between the adhesive layer and the one or more display layers. The one more display layers may be configured to act together or separately to provide a desired display indicia to provide a desired visual display or feature on the surface of the vulcanized rubber article, which may be a sidewall surface of a tire. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194145 | TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - A tire mountable on a vehicle wheel includes: a tread section; and a tire side section to be mounted on the vehicle wheel, the tire side section being continuous with the tread section. The tire side section includes: a first area extending in a circumferential direction with substantially equal radii from an axis of the tire and being adjacent to the tread section; and a second area extending in the circumferential direction with substantially equal radii from the axis of the vehicle wheel and disposed between the first area and the vehicle wheel. The second area includes discontinuous recesses in an outer surface of the tire side section. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194146 | PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH SEALANT - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion having (i) circumferential grooves and (ii) circumferential ribs or rows of tread blocks; an inner surface defining a tire cavity; and a sealant material layer at least partially covering the inner surface radially below the tread portion within the tire cavity. The sealant material layer comprises elevations of sealant material, wherein an elevation of sealant material is provided radially below each of at least two of the circumferential grooves, and wherein the sealant material layer has a larger radial thickness in said elevations than in areas radially below the circumferential ribs or rows of tread blocks. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194147 | CONTROL DEVICE, TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM INCLUDING SAID CONTROL DEVICE, AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAID TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM - The present document relates to a control device for a central tire inflation system, comprising: an inlet for connection with a pressure source, at least a first outlet for connection with a first pneumatic tire, a supply valve, at least a first channel valve, and at least a first pressure-limiting valve, wherein the supply valve and the first channel valve selectively fluidly connect the inlet to the first outlet and are fluidly connected in series between the inlet and the first outlet, and wherein the first pressure-limiting valve a is fluidly connected to the first outlet for limiting a pressure at the first outlet. The present document further relates to a tire inflation system including said control device, and to methods of operating said control device. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARVESTING ENERGY FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND A TIRE CONFIGURED FOR USE WITH THE SAME - A system for powering an electronic device within a tire is provided, the system comprising: a generator electrically connected to an electrically conductive wheel, the tire being mounted upon the wheel; the tire including bead portions, sidewalls, shoulders, a tread oriented in a tread region, and an inner surface; at least one conductive element extending from a bead portion, and in contact with the inner surface along a sidewall, along a shoulder, and terminating in the tread region; at least one electronic device within the vehicle tire; and at least one ground path extending through a thickness of the vehicle tire from the inner surface to an exterior surface in a contact patch of the tread; and wherein the at least one electronic device is electrically connected to the at least one conductive element and the at least one ground path. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194149 | ACTUATOR COUPLER FOR HITCH CONNECTION - A coupler for connecting a trailer to a ball hitch. The coupler has a body that provides a cavity for a downwardly facing ball hitch receiver. Spaced apart first and second sidewalls have therein first, second, and third apertures, and the first, second and third apertures in the first sidewall are aligned with the first, second, and third apertures in the second sidewall. A latch handle having a base with ear portions having downwardly facing surfaces is pivotally connected to the body using a pivot shaft pin. The body includes a latch slot, in which a spring biased ball latch, sized and shaped for engagement with a ball hitch is connected to the latch handle by a latch bar. A safety pin is provided, which can be inserted through the third apertures in each of the first and second sidewalls. When inserted, the latch handle is secured in an uplock condition, so that downward closing motion of the latch handle is arrested by the downward facing surfaces at the ear portions of the latch handle. Alternately, the safety pin can be used to secure the latch handle in a downlock, closed condition. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194150 | TRUCK SADDLE-MOUNTS WITH J-CLAMP - A saddle-mount has a bolster configured to be disposed on a towing vehicle. A head assembly has at least one clamp assembly configured to receive a vehicle to be towed. The head assembly has a socket formed in a bottom surface, and a ball disposed in the socket. The ball is further disposed on the bolster, whereby the head assembly is permitted to freely pivot in any direction about the ball. The clamp assembly has a J-clamp, a rocker portion, and a straight bolt. The J-clamp is slidably disposed in the rocker portion and selectively secured to the rocker by the straight bolt. The straight bolt disposed through the rocker and threaded with the J-clamp, whereby a position of the J-clamp relative to the rocker is controlled by a rotation of the straight bolt. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194151 | TOW HITCH CONNECTOR COVER SYSTEM - A cover system for covering a vehicle tow hitch connector includes at least a first retention member including a first retention slot, and a first door support coupled to the first retention member. A second door support is positioned opposite the first door support. A door is rotatably coupled to the first and second door supports. The door includes a first retention projection structured to be received in the first retention slot to position the door in a closed orientation. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194152 | SUSPENSION ARM BUSHING - A suspension arm bushing provided in a vehicle includes coils. First magnetic viscoelastic elastomers are arranged at both ends in an axial direction of a housing, respectively, to sandwich the coils. A second magnetic viscoelastic elastomer is arranged in the housing so as to be sandwiched between the coils. A controller selectively switches directions of magnetic fields generated by the coils between the same direction and opposite directions. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194153 | FOUR BAR LINKAGE AND AIR SPRING SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A suspension assembly for a commercial vehicle includes a first linkage, an air spring, a carriage, and a second linkage. The first linkage is pivotally coupled at a first end with a structural member of a frame. The structural member extends downwards from the frame. The air spring is coupled with the frame and a second end of the first linkage. The air spring drives the first linkage to pivot about the first end relative to the structural member. The carriage is pivotally coupled with the first linkage at a position between the first end and the second end of the first linkage. The second linkage is pivotally coupled at a first end with the structural member, and pivotally coupled with the carriage at a second end. The structural member, the first linkage, the second linkage, and the carriage define a four-bar linkage. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194154 | Spring element, in particular jounce bumper, for a vehicle shock absorber - A spring element, in particular a jounce bumper, for a vehicle shock absorber contains a longitudinal axis, a base body extending along the longitudinal axis, and an end portion configured for contact against a damper cap of the vehicle shock absorber. The base body is elastically deformable between an uncompressed basic state and a compressed state in which the base body is at least partially compressed in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The end portion contains at least three projections that are spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction, and protrude from the base body in the direction of the longitudinal axis. Each of the projections has a distinct length in the direction of the longitudinal axis, and the projections are arranged along the circumference of the end portion such that the lengths of the projections increase monotonously in the circumferential direction. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194155 | PRE-ASSEMBLY DEVICE FOR PRE-ASSEMBLING AN AIR SPRING ON A BODY AND A SYSTEM COMPRISING THE PRE-ASSEMBLY DEVICE - The invention relates to a preassembly device for preassembling an air spring on a body (e.g., a car body) that has an assembly interface. Embodiment of the preassembly device include a centering member for centering the preassembly device on the assembly interface, and a connector for connecting to an air spring. With embodiments, the preassembly device further includes a carrier (or support element) extending away from the preassembly device. A seal provided on the carrier for sealing a discharge opening of the body may be provided at the assembly interface, wherein the centering member may be configured for aligning the seal at the discharge opening. The invention provides a device that can provide a low-cost and simple sealing of the outlet openings in the area of the mounting interface. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194156 | ENHANCED VEHICLE STABILITY - An assembly includes a leadscrew defining a central axis, a strut movable along the leadscrew upon rotation of the leadscrew, a camber angle of a wheel changeable according to movement of the strut along the leadscrew, and a motor drivably connected to the leadscrew, the motor defining a motor axis, wherein the central axis of the leadscrew is transverse to the motor axis. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194157 | VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION, AND RELATED DEVICE - This application provides a vehicle and a control method for a vehicle suspension. The vehicle includes a first component, a second component, and a vehicle suspension. The vehicle suspension is located between the first component and the second component. The first component is a component that the vehicle suspension bears, the second component is configured to bear the vehicle suspension and the first component, and the vehicle suspension includes a variable damper connected between the first component and the second component. The variable damper is configured to provide a first force to the first component based on a first acceleration of the first component, to control a displacement of the first component relative to the second component in a height direction of the vehicle. In the embodiments of this application, bumps in a driving process of the vehicle can be effectively reduced, so that vehicle ride comfort is improved. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194158 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle includes an alarm portion, a storage configured to store information on a ground clearance, a camera configured to obtain a surrounding image including a front image and a rear image of the vehicle, and a controller configured to, when an object in front of the vehicle is recognized based on the front image obtained by the camera, determine a height of the object based on the front image obtained by the camera, and when the ground clearance is greater than the height of the object by comparing the height of the object with the ground clearance, and when the object is not recognized in a rear side of the vehicle based on the rear image obtained by the camera, configured to control the alarm portion to output a warning alarm. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194159 | FRONT PORTAL SPINDLE ASSEMBLY - An apparatus and methods are provided for a portal spindle assembly for a vehicle front suspension. The portal spindle assembly comprises a spindle portion that is rotatably coupled with upper and lower connecting arms. A leading-edge portion is rotatably coupled with a steering rod-end joint, such that moving the steering rod-end joint rotates the spindle assembly with respect to the upper and lower connecting arms. An inboard case and an outboard case support a pinion gear assembly that is meshed with an output gear assembly for communicating torque from a constant velocity joint to a front wheel coupled to the output gear assembly. The pinion gear assembly is aligned along a pinion axis disposed at an angle with respect to a hub axis of the output gear assembly. The angle facilitates a suspension geometry that provides a camber change of the front wheel that eliminates a change in track width. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194160 | ANTI-ROLL BAR CLAMP, ANTI-ROLL BAR/ANTI-ROLL BAR CLAMP ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ANTI-ROLL BAR CLAMP - A stabilizer clamp for a vehicle stabilizer may include an inner region for receiving a vehicle stabilizer and at least two at least partially opposite end regions for closing the stabilizer clamp. A first of the at least two at least partially opposite end regions may have a connecting element, and a second of the at least two at least partially opposite end regions may have a connecting element receptacle for producing at least a form-fitting connection between the connecting element and the connecting element receptacle. The connecting element may be at least one rivet, and the at least one connecting element receptacle is at least one rivet hole, and the form-fitting connection that is produced is at least a riveted connection. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194161 | AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED SWAY BAR LINK - A sway bar system is described. The sway bar system includes a sway bar having a first end and a second end. An electronically controlled connector to provide a remotely controllable physical connection and disconnection capability between a first location on a vehicle and the first end of the sway bar; and the second end of the sway bar coupled to a second location on the vehicle. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194162 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle, which can remarkably improve resistance against an air flow in an air passageway, thereby enhancing efficiency. The air conditioner for a vehicle includes: a case having an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air passageway formed therein; a blower unit for blowing air to the air inlet; and a cooling means and a heating means disposed in the air passageway of the case in an air flow direction in order, wherein the air outlet of the case includes a floor outlet and vent outlets, the floor outlet and the vent outlets are arranged below the heating means in a height direction, and the floor outlet is arranged within a range of the width of the heating means. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194163 | INTEGRATED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MOBILITY VEHICLES - An integrated thermal management system for mobility vehicles, may include a hybrid compressor including a mechanical compression unit driven using the driving force of an engine, and an electric compression unit driven using the driving force of a motor and configured such that an air blower is connected to the electric compression unit, a refrigerant circulation line fluidically-connected to the hybrid compressor, a condenser and an expansion valve such that a refrigerant circulates thereto, and an indoor air conditioning unit configured to cool or heat air introduced through the air blower and then to discharge the air to the inside of a mobility vehicle and including a cooling core connected to a point of the refrigerant circulation line downstream of the expansion valve of the refrigerant circulation line and a heating core fluidically-connected to an exhaust gas discharge line connected to the engine. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194164 | ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MOTOR VEHICLE - An electrically driven motor vehicle may include a first cooling circuit, a first component, a first heat exchanger, at least one pump configured to convey a coolant, a second cooling circuit, and a second component. The first component may be arranged in the first cooling circuit and may have a temperature which is to be controlled. The second component may be arranged in the second cooling circuit and may have a temperature which is to be controlled. The first cooling circuit and the second cooling circuit may be fluidically separated from one another and may be coupled to one another to transfer heat via a second heat exchanger. One of (i) the first component and (ii) the second component may be configured as at least one of an electrical energy storage and a fuel cell module, and the other may be configured as a secondary braking system. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194165 | VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An electric vehicle has a thermal management system that comprises a common radiator, a brake resistor loop, and an electric power source loop. The brake resistor loop comprises a brake resistor and a brake resistor controller that are coupled to the common radiator. The electric power source loop comprises an electric power source coupled to the common radiator. When the brake resistor loop is determined to be in operation, the common radiator is utilized by the brake resistor loop to absorb heat generated by the brake resistor loop. When the brake resistor loop is determined to not be in operation, the common radiator is utilized by the electric power source to absorb heat generated by the electric power source loop. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194166 | VEHICLE VENT ASSEMBLY - A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a passenger cabin; a steering wheel having a hub and a rim; and a ventilation system having a first air outlet for discharging a first jet of air, and a second air outlet for discharging a second jet of air. The first jet of air projects through a gap between the hub and the rim, and the second jet of air intersects and deflects the first jet of air. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194167 | CONNECTION MODULE - A plurality of components of a refrigeration cycle are connected to a connection module. The connection module includes a body having a refrigerant flow path that constitutes a part of a refrigerant flow path in the refrigeration cycle. The refrigerant flow path includes a high-temperature-side flow path and a low-temperature-side flow path. The high-temperature-side flow path has a connection port to which a high-temperature-side component of the plurality of components, through which a high-pressure refrigerant of the refrigeration cycle flows, is connectable. The low-temperature-side flow path has a connection port to which a low-temperature-side component of the plurality of components, through which a refrigerant having a lower temperature than the high-pressure refrigerant flows, is connectable. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194168 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING A SEALING DEVICE BETWEEN A HOUSING OF AN AIR-CONDITIONING INSTALLATION AND A PARTITION WALL PRESENT IN OR ON THE VEHICLE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for mounting a sealing device between a housing of an air-conditioning installation and a partition wall present in the motor vehicle, includes the following measures (a) arranging the housing and the partition wall relative to one another so that a housing aperture present in the housing and a wall aperture present in the partition wall are positioned adjacently to one another, (b) arranging a sealing device having a frame-shaped sealing body formed as profile part, which in profile is formed substantially V-shaped with a first and second leg, between the two apertures, (c) reducing a distance between the two apertures by moving the housing towards the partition wall until a transition connecting the legs with one another folds over towards the wall aperture or away from the same. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194169 | Door Assembly and HVAC System Having the Same - A door assembly for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system has a first door and a second door. The first door is fixed to a shaft. The second door is adjacent to the first door along a circumferential direction of the shaft and is fixed to a secondary shaft. The shaft and the secondary shaft are aligned coaxially and coupled with each other to be rotatable about a rotational axis independently of each other. The first door and the second door rotate about the rotational axis independently of each other in conjunction with the shaft and the secondary shaft. In an example, the HVAC system performs a driver-side concentration mode in which air flowing out of the HVAC system is concentrated to a driver seat of a vehicle. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194170 | VEHICLE VENTILATION DEVICE - A vehicle ventilation device includes: a calculation unit that calculates at least one of an occupant density and a mask wearing rate in a vehicle based on a detection result of a sensor; and a ventilation control unit that ventilates an inside of the vehicle in accordance with at least one of the occupant density and the mask wearing rate calculated by the calculation unit. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194171 | VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED FUNCTIONALITY - A vehicular vision system includes a forward-viewing camera that views through a windshield forward of a vehicle. Responsive at least in part to processing by an image processor of image data captured by the forward-viewing camera while the equipped vehicle is traveling along a road, another vehicle on the road ahead of the equipped vehicle is detected, and the vehicular vision system may determine lateral acceleration of the detected other vehicle on the road ahead of the equipped vehicle. The vehicular vision system may generate an output based at least in part on the determined lateral acceleration of the detected other vehicle on the road ahead of the equipped vehicle. Responsive to determination that the equipped vehicle is approaching a school zone, pedestrian detection via image processing of image data captured by the forward-viewing camera may be enhanced. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194172 | SENSOR UNIT FOR VEHICLES - A sensor unit for vehicles for detecting at least the moisture and/or the temperature on the inside of a vehicle window by a sensor is disclosed. The sensor unit is mounted adjacent to the inside of the vehicle window, the sensor unit comprises a housing within which it is partially enclosed, the housing has at least one opening in the direction of the vehicle window through which the sensor unit is pressed against the vehicle window. The sensor unit has a printed circuit board (PCB) that is pressed against the inside of the vehicle window when the sensor unit is in the mounted state, and is arranged between the sensor and the vehicle window. The PCB is a rigid-flexible PCB comprising a bend at least in a partial region, the bend of the rigid-flexible PCB being set up in such a way as to generate an elastic restoring force, which presses the rigid-flexible PCB against the vehicle window. The rigid-flexible PCB has at least one recess for receiving a fixing means and these together are designed to hold the rigid-flexible PCB in a specific shape. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194173 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An air conditioning system for a vehicle. The air conditioning system includes a cooling line adapted to transport a coolant fluid and a first heat-exchanging arrangement connected to the cooling line. The air conditioning system includes a first liquid container being arranged to hold a first liquid heat exchange medium and the first heat-exchanging arrangement is arranged inside the first liquid container for exchanging heat between the coolant fluid and the first liquid heat exchange medium. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194174 | Apparatus For Determining The Temperature Of A Resistance Heating Device - A device for determining a temperature of a resistance heating device, the device includes: a temperature sensor configured to detect the temperature of the resistance heating device; and an electronic data processing and/or control device configured to calculate a temperature change of the resistance heating device on a basis of a change in a resistance value of the resistance heating device and a relationship between the resistance value and the temperature of the resistance heating device, the electronic data processing and/or control device configured to validate the temperature of the resistance heating device detected by the temperature sensor, taking into account the calculated temperature change of the resistance heating device. | 2022-06-23 |
20220194175 | TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS - A method of controlling a transport refrigeration system including a refrigeration unit including a compressor, and a refrigerated compartment operably coupled to the refrigeration unit, and the transport refrigeration system is operable in a standby mode in which the transport refrigeration system is connected to and powered by a mains power source, the method including providing a first compressor speed, wherein the first compressor speed is less than a maximum speed of the compressor of the refrigeration unit; determining when the transport refrigeration system is being operated in the standby mode; determining whether a current time is within a first time period; and when it is determined that the transport refrigeration system is being operated in the standby mode, and when it is determined that the current time is within the first time period: operating the compressor of the refrigeration unit in accordance with the first compressor speed. | 2022-06-23 |