26th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150175098 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness has at least one electrically conducting path and an exterior member accommodating the electrically conducting path to protect the electrically conducting path. The exterior member has a heat reflecting portion provided at at least a portion of an outer surface of the exterior member to reflect external heat. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175099 | Method And System For Disabling And Enabling An Electric Motor Vehicle Control Module - The invention pertains to an electronic control module ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175100 | INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF ULTRASOUND-BASED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS IN THE EVENT OF UNDERVOLTAGE IN THE VEHICLE - A driver assistance system of a vehicle includes: at least one ultrasonic sensor for ascertaining the distance of the vehicle from an obstacle, the sensor being supplied with electrical energy by an onboard electrical system of the vehicle; and an undervoltage detector for detecting an undervoltage in the onboard electrical system, in the event of which the power requirement of the ultrasonic sensor is reduced. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175101 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A DUAL REDUNDANT MOTOR/GENERATOR AND ENGINE - An exemplary electrical system may include a power plant operable to provide motive power, and a first and a second motor/generator operatively coupled to a common gear shaft, and to the power plant via a gearbox and drive shaft. The exemplary electrical system may further include a system controller configured to selectively operate at least one of the first motor/generator and the second motor/generator in one of a motor operating mode and a generator operating mode based on at least one parameter. The at least one parameter may be, but is not limited to, vibration and torque. In the motor operating mode, the first and/or second motor/generator provides power to the power plant. In the generator operating mode, the first and/or the second motor/generator extracts power from the power plant. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175102 | SYSTEM FOR INHIBITING OPERATION OF A VEHICLE-BASED DEVICE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION - A system for inhibiting operation of a vehicle-based device while the vehicle is in motion includes a motion sensor, a timer, and a time delay override switch in communication with a control circuit. The control circuit selectively outputs one or more enable and/or inhibit signals based on the states of the motion sensor and timer. The time delay override switch can be actuated to place the timer into a timed out state from a timing state. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175103 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE - A control device for a vehicle includes: a motor generator mechanically connected to an output shaft of an engine; a main battery electrically connected to the motor generator; a sub battery electrically connected to an electric load of the vehicle; and a relay adapted to switch whether the batteries are to be electrically connected or not by turning the relay on or off. The relay is turned off during a powering operation of the motor generator, and the relay is turned on during a regenerative operation of the motor generator. It is determined that the relay is off-fixed in a case where a voltage of the second battery is a predetermined voltage or lower or a charge current of the second battery is a predetermined current or smaller in a state that a command to turn on the relay is outputted during the regenerative operation of the motor generator. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175104 | ENERGY HARVESTING FOR THE ELECTRONIC REGULATION OF OXYGEN FLOW - A method and system for powering an oxygen regulation, metering, or control device for an aircraft's emergency oxygen supply system. A passenger safety unit includes a flow control device connected to a supply of oxygen, and an energy harvesting device that converts waste energy to electrical energy that may be stored in an energy storage device. The control of the oxygen flow is powered using the energy storage device using electrical energy obtained from the waste energy. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175105 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A TRACTION VEHICLE - A drive system for a traction vehicle equipped with a current collector, the drive system comprising an electric traction motor, a traction inverter, a traction battery pack, a charger for the battery pack, a coupling member, a current filter, a brake resistor, a brake inverter, a current collector, a electromagnetic interference filter, and a main circuit breaker, the electric traction motor being connected to the traction inverter and the brake resistor being connected to the brake inverter. The drive system further includes a DC rated intermediate circuit being in connection with the main circuit breaker, the brake inverter and the traction inverter on the one hand and with the traction battery pack on the other hand, the latter being connected to said intermediate circuit through an antiparallel combination consisting of the coupling member and the traction battery charger and further through the current filter, said coupling member being composed of a simple power diode. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175106 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LIGHTING BRIGHTNESS OF A LIT MOTOR VEHICLE INSTRUMENT AS WELL AS A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AT LEAST ONE DIMMABLY LIT MOTOR VEHICLE INSTRUMENT - A method for controlling a lighting brightness of a lit motor vehicle instrument is described in which a viewing direction of a driver is ascertained. From the viewing direction of the driver, a direct field of vision and a peripheral field of vision are ascertained. The lighting brightness of the motor vehicle instrument is increased, if it lies in the direct field of vision of the driver. The method may be implemented in a motor vehicle. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175107 | BACK BEAM FOR VEHICLE - A back beam for a vehicle may include a frame made of high-strength plastic composite containing fiber, and a cover injection-molded with the frame inserted to cover an outer side of the frame. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175108 | SHOCK ABSORBING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A shock absorbing apparatus for a vehicle may include a first coil provided in a bumper of the vehicle, a second coil provided on a vehicle body and facing the first coil, and a control unit applying voltage to generate a repulsive force between the first and second coils when a change in voltage may be detected by a movement of the first coil in an event of a vehicle collision, wherein an electric current flows between the control unit and the first and second coils. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175109 | VEHICLE BODY IMPACT ABSORPTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle body impact absorption structure includes a bumper reinforcement, an upper vehicle body frame member, a lower vehicle body frame member, and an impact absorption box. The impact absorption box includes a rear portion, which is connected to the upper and lower vehicle body frame members, and a front portion, which is connected to the bumper reinforcement. The impact absorption box includes an upper impact absorption portion, which has a closed cross-section, a lower impact absorption portion, which has a closed cross-section, a front connection portion, which has a closed section, and a communication portion. The front connection portion connects the upper and lower impact absorption portions. The communication portion is located at the rear side of the front connection portion. The communication portion includes an opening extending through the impact absorption box in the lateral direction of the vehicle body. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175110 | Offset Impact Countermeasures - A ramp deflector mechanism ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175111 | DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OCCUPANT - An occupant determination apparatus includes a weight sensor configured to detect a weight on a seat in a vehicle, a lateral acceleration sensor configured to detect lateral acceleration being acceleration in a width direction of the vehicle and having a positive or negative sign based on the width direction, a processing unit, and a storage unit configured to store a lateral acceleration threshold and a table in which an occupant region for use in the occupant determination is set. The lateral acceleration threshold indicates whether occupant determination for an occupant on the seat is to be conducted and has a positive or negative sign. The table is based on the weight and the lateral acceleration. The processing unit is configured to conduct the occupant determination on the basis of the weight, the lateral acceleration, and the table when the lateral acceleration is higher than the lateral acceleration threshold. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175112 | AIRBAG CONTROL ASSEMBLY - An airbag control assembly for an adjustable vehicle seat in a vehicle may include electrical wiring and an airbag mechanism. The electrical wiring may be configured to transmit electricity from a vehicle power supply of the vehicle to an airbag. The airbag mechanism may be configured to cause enabling and disabling of the airbag. The airbag mechanism may be configured to cause enabling of the airbag if the seat is in a usable position and may be configured to cause disabling of the airbag if the seat is in an unusable position. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175113 | UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle is equipped with a R.O.P.S. enclosing a passenger space, a cargo bed disposed behind the passenger space, and a screen disposed between the passenger space and the cargo bed. The screen is divided into an upper screen and a lower screen. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175114 | NET STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE - A net structure for a vehicle includes a first connection to a door arranged in a side opening of the vehicle for selectively closing a door opening portion of the side opening, a second connection to a roll cage frame at or adjacent an upper portion of a passenger seating compartment and a third connection to a vehicle frame of the vehicle. The roll cage frame at least partially defines the side opening. The net structure further includes a tautness axis defined between the second connection and the third connection that is substantially forward of a head area of the passenger compartment with tautness maintained along the tautness axis. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175115 | COVER FOR INFLATABLE OBJECT - The present invention discloses a cover material for an inflatable object such as an air bag. Generally, the cover surrounds the entire inflatable object. The cover has a valve to allow for vacuum compression of the inflatable object. In one embodiment the cover material is constructed out of heat shrinkable material so that the construction may be both compressed and shrunk to allow for the inflatable object to occupy less area. The present invention also discloses a method of constructing an encapsulated inflatable object utilizing the cover presently disclosed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175116 | HIGH PRESSURE AIRBAG FOR OBLIQUE IMPACT MODES - A vehicle includes a dash panel and an airbag module disposed behind the dash panel. The airbag module includes an airbag assembly that defines, upon inflation in a presence of a passenger, a primary chamber adjacent to a passenger side of the vehicle and configured to cushion the passenger upon impact, and a secondary chamber attached to the primary chamber, arranged adjacent to a center of the vehicle, and configured to catch the passenger after impact. The secondary chamber has an end portion disposed adjacent to the passenger and a base opposite and wider than the end portion arranged to sit against the dash panel to orient the airbag assembly relative to the passenger. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175117 | Motor Vehicle with an Airbag Module - An airbag housing can be detachably fixed to at least one abutting wall area via at least one fixing device. The airbag housing has a plurality of tongues protruding laterally outwards on at least two opposing sides. The tongues arranged next to one another on one side are each spaced from the next by the width of at least one tongue. For the tongues of the airbag housing, a fixing frame on the dashboard has corresponding undercuts, and therefore the fixed airbag module is connected to the tongues in a form-locking manner in the undercuts. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175118 | Motor Vehicle with an Airbag Module - An airbag module for a motor vehicle has at least one airbag and at least one gas generator which are housed in an airbag housing. The airbag housing can be detachably fixed to at least one abutting wall area by at least one fixing device, wherein the fixing device is formed as a push-in and slide connection. The airbag housing is placed on the wall section for mounting and is longitudinally displaced into a holding position in which the airbag housing is held in a form-locking manner by the fixing frame. When the airbag module is longitudinally displaced into the holding position, the airbag housing engages with the fixing frame, and therefore the airbag housing is prevented from being longitudinally displaced out of the holding position. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175119 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, a gas supplying unit configured to supply gas to the airbag to expand the airbag, a housing configured to support the airbag disposed therein, and a cover configured to cover the airbag, wherein the housing has sidewalls extending toward the cover, hooks protruding from the sidewalls, and at least one guide allocated to one of the sidewalls and situated below the hooks, wherein the cover has mount walls to which the housing is mounted, and wherein the mount walls have engagement holes formed therethrough such that a rotating movement of the cover around a lower tip of one of the mount walls while the lower tip is rested against the guide causes the hooks to be inserted into the engagement holes of the one of the mount walls. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175120 | PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A pedestrian protection system for a vehicle, having at least one impact-detecting sensor and a deformable element that are arranged between a cross-member and a bumper cover of the vehicle, and a control unit that analyzes the signals of the at least one sensor. In order to reduce the amount of space required, the deformable element is designed as a deformable member that it has a cavity in which the at least one sensor is arranged and detects changes in an electromagnetic field in the cavity. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175121 | PEDESTRIAN AIRBAG CUSHION - Disclosed is a pedestrian airbag cushion. The pedestrian airbag cushion includes a cushion inflated to cover a windshield glass by an inflator, with a vent hole formed in the cushion. A tether is provided on a portion of the cushion corresponding to a driver's seat and is connected at a first end to an upper portion of the cushion. The tether extends downwards and is connected at a second end to a lower portion of the cushion. The tether has a contractive force to pull the portion of the cushion corresponding to the driver's seat downwards after the cushion is deployed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175122 | Safety Device for a Motor Vehicle - A safety device for a motor vehicle includes an inflatable airbag which is adjusted so as to extend across at least a bottom portion of an outer side of a windshield of the motor vehicle in an inflated state in order to protect a person impacting the motor vehicle. The safety device has a gas generator for inflating the airbag. The airbag has a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment and the second compartment are disposed such that at a specific vehicle speed or within a specific vehicle speed range, a shorter person would very likely hit the first compartment, while at the specific vehicle speed or within the specific vehicle speed range, a taller person would very likely hit the second compartment. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175123 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - In a webbing take-up device, a lock ring of an energy absorption mechanism is disposed coaxially to a spool. An anchor hook (one end portion) of a wire is anchored to the lock ring, and the wire is wound around a wire attachment face (outer peripheral portion) of the lock ring from the anchor hook to another end portion of the wire. Most of the wire excluding a second energy absorption portion is accordingly disposed around the wire attachment face of the lock ring that is disposed coaxially to the spool, thereby enabling an increase in size of the body of the webbing take-up device to be suppressed in comparison to a case in which the lock ring is disposed parallel to the spool. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175124 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - In a webbing take-up device, a FL lock pawl is actuated by rotation of a spool in a pull-out direction relative to a lock base, coupling the spool and a lock ring of an energy absorption mechanism together by the FL lock pawl. A reduction in number of times the FL lock pawl is actuated is thereby enabled in comparison to a case in which the FL lock pawl always actuates on actuation of a lock mechanism. The occurrence of wear or the like of ratchet teeth of the FL lock pawl is suppressed as a result. Accordingly, improvement of margin for durability of the FL lock pawl that actuates the energy absorption mechanism is enabled. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175125 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATED TO A REMOTE TAMPER DETECTION - Remote tamper detection. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: receiving signals indicative of a location, the receiving by a first device coupled to an asset; sending, at predetermined time intervals, a signal of operability between the first device and a second device, the second device coupled to the asset, and the second device configured to selectively disable the asset; determining that receipt of the signal of operability has ceased; and issuing an indication of the location of the first device responsive to the determining that receipt of the signal of operability has ceased, the issuing from the first device by a wireless transmission to a remote operations center. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175126 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING INTRUSION INTO VEHICLE - A system and a method of detecting an intrusion into a vehicle includes: a transmitter that transmits an ultrasonic wave signal into the vehicle when the system enters an intrusion-into-vehicle monitoring mode; a receiver that receives an ultrasonic wave signal reflected by an object inside the vehicle; and a controller that generates an intrusion warning when it is detected that a frequency level of the ultrasonic wave signal flowing in the receiver is changed, determines that a frequency by an external ultrasonic wave device is synthesized when a changed frequency waveform having a predetermined magnitude is continuously received by the receiver, and defers generation of the intrusion warning. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175127 | KEY FOB SECURITY COPY TO A MOBILE PHONE - A vehicle computing system configured to program a mobile device as a key fob. The vehicle computing system includes a processor and a user interface. The user interface is configured to receive input from a user. The processor is configured to detect a valid key fob configured to control one or more vehicle control functions. The processor may transmit vehicle security codes for programming a connected mobile device to implement the one or more vehicle control functions based on a request to create a mobile device key fob via the user interface and a detected valid key fob. Once programmed, the mobile device may implement one or more vehicle control functions on the mobile device when the valid key fob is not present. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175128 | APPARATUS OF DETECTING POSITION OF ROTATING MEMBER AND SYSTEM OF OPERATING WIPER - An apparatus of detecting a position of a rotating member includes a cam plate connected to the rotating member. The cam plate includes a plurality of segments that are spaced apart from each other. The plurality of segments are disposed in an annular shape. A fixed ring is disposed between the cam plate and the worm wheel. A first contact point is in contact with an interior portion of any one of the segments and maintaining a fixed state. A second contact point is formed at an external circumferential portion of any one of the segments and is in contact with the fixed ring. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175129 | CARRIER ELEMENT FOR A WIPER LINKAGE AND WIPER LINKAGE FOR A WIPER SYSTEM - A carrier element for a wiper linkage of a wiper system for cleaning a vehicle windscreen is disclosed. The carrier element has a pin-shaped fastening section on the outer circumference whereof a tubular section of a transmission element can be slid and fixed on the fastening section by means of a press connection, where the tubular section is pressed into at least one recess of the fastening section. It is provided that the carrier element has at least one additional retaining region which is configured to receive bending forces acting on the transmission element and introduce them into the carrier element. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175130 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE FOR A WIPER BLADE MEMBER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WIPER SYSTEM - An electrical connection device for a heating device of a wiper blade member of a motor vehicle wiper system is disclosed. The connection device connects, when the blade member is assembled on an arm head of the wiper system, an electrical power source from the arm head of the wiper system to the heating device. The connection device includes a body configured to be fitted to a mechanical connector of the blade member, and an electrical connection element which allows an electrical connection to be established between the connection device and the heating device through the body. The body is capable of being positioned in the mechanical connector in a direction substantially parallel with the blade member, when the electrical connection device is mounted on the blade member. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175131 | CONNECTORS FOR A WINDSCREEN WIPER OF A VEHICLE - Electrical, hydraulic and mechanical connectors for a windscreen wiper of a vehicle are disclosed. The electrical connector includes a body bearing electrical plugs and detachable fixing means which are configured to cooperate with the mechanical connector. The hydraulic connector does not comprise such means and is fixed to the mechanical connector solely by the interlocking of its small tubes in the mechanical connector. The mechanical connector comprises two substantially parallel tabs having at their free ends notches for the fixing means of the electrical connector to be resiliently clipped thereto. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175132 | WIPER FLOW GUIDER AND WIPER ASSEMBLY - A flow guider and a wiper assembly for wiper, wherein a spring rail is detachably received in the flow guider which is provided with a longitudinal slot providing along the extension direction of the flow guider for accommodating the spring rail, and a receiving portion being able to receive the edges of the spring rail is provided on the side portions of the flow guider forming the longitudinal slot, for restricting the breakaway of the spring rail from the flow guider, wherein at least one stopper is provided on the longitudinal side walls of the longitudinal slot of the flow guider, a stop portion is provided on the spring rail for cooperating with the stopper, and the mutual cooperation of the stopper and the stop portion can stop the breakaway of the spring rail from the flow guider in the extension direction of the flow guider. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175133 | WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR THE WINDOWS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a wiper blade assembly for the windows of a motor vehicle, comprising a longitudinal support ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175134 | WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR THE WINDOWS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a wiper blade assembly for the windows of a motor vehicle, comprising a longitudinal support ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175135 | WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR THE WINDOWS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a wiper blade assembly for the windows of a motor vehicle, comprising a longitudinal support ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175136 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR MECHANICALLY EXTENDING AND RETRACTING LANDING GEAR OF A SEMITRAILER OR A CHASSIS - The herein described system is used for mechanically extending and retracting a semi trailer's/chassis landing gear to support, raise or lower the trailer or chassis. Such system utilizes the existing apparatus minus the manual “crank” currently attached to the shaft which, in turn, is attached to the gear reduction box assembly. The manual crank is replaced with an “adapter” on the outboard shaft. The adaptor is lined with an elastic polymeric solid that flows like liquid under load. This adapter is then attached as needed to a pneumatic, hydraulic, or electrically powered device to turn the shaft thereby mechanically moving the landing/leveling legs into the desired position. The pneumatic device is powered by a connection inherent to the system attached to the semi-trailer or tractor's air brake line. The hydraulic device may be powered by an external hydraulic system. The electrical device may be DC battery powered or attached to an inverter in/or on the tractor. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175137 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE - The electric parking brake control device performs accelerator release control for moving a friction-applying member to a standby position when a vehicle starting operation is performed, the standby position being positioned between a locked position and a released position such that friction-applying member moves from the standby position to the locked position within a time which is shorter than a time required to move from the released position to the locked position. The electric parking brake control device determines whether it is unnecessary to maintain the standby position, based on whether a state in which a vehicle speed exceeds a specific speed threshold value is maintained for a predetermined period of time. The release control is performed when the electric parking brake control device determines that it is unnecessary to maintain the standby position. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175138 | Electropneumatic Brake System for a Towed Vehicle - In an electropneumatic brake system for a towed vehicle having at least two axles, such as a drawbar trailer, one axle is assigned a first modulator at least with an anti-lock function and another axle is assigned a second modulator at least with an anti-lock function and an additional function. Both modulators are connected to a reservoir pressure, and both modulators load wheel brake cylinders via brake pressure lines. The second modulator is connected to a control line and the first modulator has a connector for a control line. A control line leads from the connector for the control line on the first modulator to the brake pressure line between the second modulator and at least one of its wheel brake cylinders. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175139 | Relay Valve Control Arrangement to Provide Variable Response Timing on Full Applications - A brake system and related components including a metering device are configured to regulate a control signal received from a brake control device such that a control valve delays the supply of a level of requested braking pressure for a prescribed amount of time. The metering device can be an inversion valve and orificed check valve in a control circuit adapted to allow relatively unrestricted flow until a threshold pressure is reached, after which pressure the inversion valve closes and the flow is metered through an orifice. This has the effect of allowing rapid brake actuation to a first level, and then slowing further application of the brake until full requested braking is achieved. An electronic control unit can also be configured to regulate a control signal to delay development of the requested brake pressure. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175140 | BRAKING/DRIVING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - An electronic control unit includes a braking/driving force control unit configured to control a braking/driving force of a vehicle based on a detected wheel speed, a wheel speed correcting unit configured to correct a detected wheel speed of a certain wheel based on the wheel speed and a wheel speed of another wheel, and a correction prohibiting unit configured to prohibit execution of a correction control of a wheel speed by the wheel speed correcting unit while travelling on a slope road. Whether or not a travelling path of an own vehicle is a slope road is desirably determined based on a difference between an estimated vehicle body acceleration/deceleration estimated from vehicle body speed information and a detected vehicle body acceleration/deceleration detected with a vehicle body front-back acceleration sensor, or based on an output value of a power source. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175141 | CYLINDER DEVICE - A recess is formed in a rear portion of a pressurizing piston, and a small-diameter rod is formed in a front portion of an input piston. A sleeve is disposed inside the recess, and the small-diameter rod is liquid-tightly and slidably fitted to the sleeve. A space between the small-diameter rod and the recess serves as a volume chamber, which is held in communication with a reservoir. The input piston and the pressurizing piston are slidably fitted to each other via the sleeve. Therefore, the generation of a frictional force between the input piston and the pressurizing piston can be made unlikely, and the pressurizing piston can be favorably prevented from advancing as the input piston advances. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175142 | Brake Master Cylinder for a Motor Vehicle Brake System with Profiled Pressure Piston - A brake master cylinder arrangement includes a housing with a cylindrical recess, a pressure piston moveable in the cylindrical recess along a longitudinal axis and guided in a sealing manner, and a reservoir for storing brake fluid that is fluidically connected via a fluid channel to the housing. The pressure piston and the housing enclose a pressure chamber that is connected to a fluid circuit of the brake system. Depending on the position of the associated pressure piston, the pressure chamber is either fluidically connected to the fluid reservoir or disconnected therefrom. In a region that axially spans the sealing arrangement in a starting position of the pressure piston, the outer circumferential surface of the pressure piston has profiling that provides a fluidic connection between the fluid reservoir and the pressure chamber. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175143 | Vehicle Brake Transmission - A vehicle brake transmission includes a housing unit, a motor assembly, and a speed reduction unit. The housing unit includes a ring gear disposed around a first axis. The motor assembly includes a motor, and a worm rod extending along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The speed reduction unit is disposed in the housing unit, and includes a driving member, a planet carrier, and a plurality of planet gears. The driving member includes a worm wheel meshing with the worm rod, and a sun gear centered at the first axis and meshing with the planet gears. The planet carrier includes an input shaft connected to a caliper device. The motor drives rotation of the worm shaft, the driving member, the planet gears, and the input shaft, so as to activate the caliper device. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175144 | Brake Device - It is an object of the invention to provide a brake device capable of detecting a failure in each of components, by which booster control is performed, at an early stage even during vehicle running. The brake device is configured to discharge brake fluid into a communicating fluid path that connects a fluid path of a primary system and a fluid path of a secondary system, and to control a first communicating valve for restricting a flow of brake fluid from the communicating fluid path to the fluid path of the primary system and a second communicating valve for restricting a flow of brake fluid from the communicating fluid path to the fluid path of the secondary system in respective valve-closing directions, so as to check at least a state of the pump. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175145 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM - A hydraulic brake system includes: a brake hydraulic-pressure control device capable of controlling a hydraulic pressure in a brake cylinder of a hydraulic brake configured to reduce a rotation of a wheel, the brake hydraulic-pressure control device including (i) a piston, (ii) a hydraulic-pressure chamber provided opposite the piston, and (iii) a moving-force control device configured to apply a moving force to the piston and capable of controlling the moving force; and an air reducing device configured to control the moving-force control device to move the piston to reduce air in an air reduction target portion including the hydraulic-pressure chamber. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175146 | BRAKING SYSTEM INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND BRAKE PRESSURE GENERATOR AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A BRAKING SYSTEM - A hydraulic braking system is provided as well as a method, relating to a master brake cylinder, a first brake pressure generator, as well as a wheel brake cylinder. The braking system includes a second brake pressure generator which is connected to the at least one wheel brake cylinder. The master brake cylinder is hydraulically connectable to the at least one wheel brake cylinder via the second brake pressure generator. This has the advantage that a secure braking system may be provided including one additional fallback level, hydraulically via the driver as well as by providing a second, additional brake pressure generator. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175147 | HYBRID VEHICLE - An engine has a variable valve actuation device for controlling an actuation characteristic of an intake valve that is an amount of lifting the intake valve and/or a working angle on the intake valve. When the intake valve having the actuation characteristic (or lifted in an amount and/or worked by a working angle) controlled by the variable valve actuation device has the actuation characteristic (or the amount and/or the angle) fixed, intermittently operating the engine is not unconditionally stopped, and when a power storage device is not limited in chargeability and dischargeability and a cranking torque is ensured to ensure that the engine is startable, intermittently stopping the engine is permitted. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175148 | CONTROL STRATEGY FOR AWD CONNECTION AND DISCONNECTION - The invention relates to switching between 2WD and 4WD of a vehicle. It is suggested to increase output power of an engine ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175149 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENGINE IDLE STOP CONTROL - A system and method for controlling engine idle stop in a hybrid vehicle balance the extra electrical load imposed on the vehicle during engine stop with the electrical energy saved to achieve net fuel savings. Predictive information is used to determine potential vehicle stops and corresponding stop durations during a time window. To achieve net fuel savings, the engine stop duration time must be long enough for the electrical energy savings to cover electrical load added to the system. If the predicted stop duration time is long enough to yield net fuel savings, engine stop may be initiated. If not, engine stop may be inhibited. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175150 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENGINE IDLE STOP CONTROL WITH STARTER MOTOR PROTECTION - A system and method for controlling engine idle stop in a hybrid vehicle that uses predictive information to schedule engine stops with relatively longer stop duration time to gain more fuel savings and extend life of starter motor. More specifically, predictive information may be used to determine potential vehicle stop events, along with corresponding stop duration times, within a time window. An engine stop scheduler and/or controller may be configured to schedule stops of longer duration for optimal total engine stop time. Similarly, taking into account constraints imposed by the thermal limits of the motor, engine stop may be inhibited for predicted short events to allow engine stop at later longer stop events. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175151 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYBRID DRIVE DEVICE - A method for operating a hybrid drive device for a motor vehicle. The hybrid drive device includes at least one first drive unit and one second drive unit. The first drive unit and the second drive unit can be operatively connected mechanically by means of a clutch. To start the first drive unit, the clutch is at least partially closed, and the first drive unit is thus accelerated by means of the second drive unit. During the starting of the first drive unit, the second drive unit is operated with speed regulation. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175152 | HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD AND IDLE REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - One embodiment relates to a hybrid vehicle drive system for a vehicle including a first prime mover, a first prime mover driven transmission, a rechargeable power source, and a PTO. The hybrid vehicle drive system can include a control system for reducing or eliminating regenerative braking during a traction control or anti-lock braking event. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175153 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF VEHICLE - A vehicle includes an engine, an electrically heated catalyst configured to purify exhaust gas of the engine, and a controller configured to control energizing power to the electrically heated catalyst. The controller is configured to determine the energizing power based on a vehicle speed of the vehicle and an acceleration of the vehicle, when energizing the electrically heated catalyst before the engine is started. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175154 | MODULAR HYBRID TRANSMISSION WITH TORQUE CONVERTER BAFFLE - An assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a front module housing an electric machine and an engine disconnect clutch, a transmission aft of the front module, a torque converter axially between the front module and the transmission, and a baffle radially between the torque converter and the transmission. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175155 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD - When an engine is started while a vehicle is running with power of a motor, an electronic control unit performs engine starting control by partially engaging an engine coupling/decoupling clutch while allowing the clutch to slip so as to raise the engine speed, temporarily reducing engaging force of the engine coupling/decoupling clutch after the engine becomes to rotate by itself, and then fully engaging the engine coupling/decoupling clutch. During the engine starting control, advancement of the valve-closing timing of an intake valve is restricted until the engine coupling/decoupling clutch is fully engaged. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175156 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A control apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle includes: a clutch provided between an engine and a motor generating power; a transmission serially connected to the motor; a driving information detector detecting driving information including an output speed of the motor, an output speed of the transmission, and a rotation speed of a driving shaft serially connected to the transmission; and a controller limiting an input torque of the motor or an input speed of the motor to a predetermined level or less when a difference between the output speed of the motor and the output speed of the transmission detected by the driving information detector is higher than a predetermined value. As a result, it is possible to prevent a hybrid electric vehicle from starting at an unwanted speed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175157 | HYBRID VEHICLE - An engine has a variable valve actuation device for varying an actuation characteristic of an intake valve. The variable valve actuation device controls an amount of lifting the intake valve and/or a working angle on the intake valve, and when the actuation characteristic is fixed with the amount and/or the angle smaller than a prescribed value, intermittently operating the engine is not unconditionally stopped, and when the vehicle is not in such a state that the engine would be started with a shock significantly annoying the user, or a state inviting aggravated engine start shock, intermittently stopping the engine is permitted. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175158 | DRIVE ASSISTANCE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The present disclosure pertains to a method for operating a motor vehicle using a driver assistance system based on a kinematic setpoint. A relevant road section is determined from a plurality of road sections that are respectively linked with a road section-specific kinematic variable. Then, the kinematic setpoint is determined based on the kinematic variable that is linked with the determined relevant road section. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175159 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AVOIDING OR MITIGATING A COLLISION OF A VEHICLE WITH AN OBSTACLE - A method is described for avoiding or mitigating a collision of a vehicle with an obstacle in a traffic lane of the vehicle, if the obstacle is at least partially blocking a planned travel envelope of the vehicle, the method including a step of detecting and a step of adapting. In the step of detecting, a position and/or trajectory of the obstacle is detected. In the step of adapting, the travel envelope is adapted with the aid of the position and/or the trajectory, in order to avoid or mitigate the collision. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175160 | INTER-VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - In an inter-vehicle control apparatus, a controller performs acceleration control of an own vehicle, based on an actual inter-vehicle physical quantity and a target inter-vehicle physical quantity. A limiter sets a limit value for a target jerk during the acceleration control. A detector detects an occurrence of at least one of: an event in which the inter-vehicle distance becomes discontinuously shorter; and an event in which a target inter-vehicle distance corresponding to the target inter-vehicle physical quantity becomes discontinuously longer. A determiner determines a risk of collision with the preceding vehicle, based on an operation state of the preceding vehicle in relation to the own vehicle. When at least one of the events is detected, the limiter sets the limit value to a value based on the risk of collision such that change in deceleration of the own vehicle is kept lower as the risk of collision decreases. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175161 | Exterior Monitoring for Vehicles - Vehicular arrangement for obtaining information about objects exterior to the vehicle includes distance measuring systems fixed to the vehicle along the windshield, an edge or side of the vehicle, each including a camera that obtains images of objects exterior of the vehicle and a processor that determines a distance between the vehicle and objects included in images obtained by the camera and a speed of the objects based on the successive distance determinations. A reactive system is arranged on the vehicle and coupled to the distance measuring systems, and considers distance between the objects and the vehicle and the speed of the objects and reacts accordingly. A position of the distance measuring systems is selected to encompass an area in front of the vehicle, an area behind the vehicle and an area on each side of the vehicle in the fixed fields of view of the distance measuring systems. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175162 | INTER-VEHICLE DISTANCE CONTROL APPARATUS - An inter-vehicle distance control apparatus configured to detect a preceding vehicle in front of a vehicle having the inter-vehicle distance control apparatus installed, and to control an inter-vehicle distance between the preceding vehicle and the vehicle, includes a distance obtainment unit configured to set one or more reflecting parts of the preceding vehicle as target objects, and to obtain distances between the respective target objects and the vehicle; a target object identification unit configured to identify a least-distant target object having a least distance among the distances; a difference value recording unit configured to record a difference between the distance to the least-distant target object identified by the target object identification unit, and the distance to each of the other target objects; and a distance correction unit configured to correct the distance between a currently least-distant target object and the vehicle. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175163 | ACC AND AM BRAKING RANGE VARIABLE BASED ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS - When employing an adaptive cruise-with-braking (ACB) system to control host vehicle braking reaction distance, a plurality of trigger conditions (e.g., environmental parameters) are monitored. If one or more of the monitored parameters exceeds a predefined threshold, a trigger event is detected, and at least one of a braking reaction distance (BRD) and a following distance limit shape (FDLS) are adjusted. The BRD and FDLS adjustments may be predefined according to the type and/or magnitude of the trigger event. Trigger events may be weighted or prioritized such that higher priority trigger event types correspond to larger BRD reductions, etc. Monitored trigger conditions may include adverse weather, dangerous road terrain or topography, high traffic density, erratic forward vehicle behavior, and the like. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175164 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWERTRAIN - A method for operating a powertrain of a motor vehicle with two vehicle axles which can be driven by separate drive assemblies, wherein at least one of the two vehicle axles can be driven by an electromotive drive assembly, and wherein the at least one vehicle axle has two wheels and at least three axle portions, wherein a first axle portion has a first wheel, wherein the first and a second axle portion are coupled by a differential gear, wherein the second and a third axle portion are arranged so they can be connected together by a clutch, and wherein the third axle portion has a second wheel. During drive mode of the motor vehicle with the clutch open, the electromotive drive assembly is held at a standby rotation speed under active regulation by an electric drive control unit, wherein the standby rotation speed tracks a synchronization rotation speed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE PERFORMANCE OF A WORK VEHICLE - A method for enhancing the performance of a work vehicle may generally include storing a reference transmission torque and a reference transmission speed for a transmission of the work vehicle. At least one of the reference transmission torque or the reference transmission speed may be determined based at least in part on drivetrain life data associated with at least one drivetrain component of the work vehicle. In addition, the method may include determining a current transmission speed for the transmission, determining a transmission output torque limit for the transmission based on the current transmission speed, the reference transmission torque and the reference transmission speed and controlling an engine of the work vehicle such that a transmission output torque of the transmission does not exceed the transmission output torque limit while the transmission is being operated at the current transmission speed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175166 | COURSE ESTIMATOR - A course estimator has a first estimating means, a second estimating means and a determining means. The first estimating means obtains first information and estimating a first radius of a first forward traveling path on the basis of the obtained first information, the first forward traveling path being a part of a forward traveling path to which a vehicle is going to travel. The second estimating means obtains second information and estimating a second radius of a second forward traveling path on the basis of the obtained second information, the second forward traveling path being a part of the forward traveling path to which a vehicle is going to travel, the second forward traveling path being farther from the vehicle than the first traveling being. The determining means determines whether or not there is a changing point where road shapes change between the first forward traveling path and the second forward traveling path on the basis of comparison of the estimated first radius and the estimated second radius. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175167 | COURSE ESTIMATOR - This disclosure provides as an aspect a course estimator having a curvature radius estimator, a calculator and a determination section. The curvature radius estimator obtains first information on a forward traveling path ahead of a vehicle in a traveling direction of the vehicle at different time points and estimating, on the basis of the first information obtained repeatedly, each curvature radius of the forward traveling path at a respective time. The calculator calculates change information indicating magnitude of time change in curvature radius of the forward traveling path on the basis of the estimated curvature radiuses of the forward traveling paths. The determination section determines whether or not there is a changing point where a road shape of the forward traveling paths changes on the basis of the calculated change information. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175168 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING COMPARISON AND EVALUATION - A system for autonomous driving comparison and evaluation comprises an input interface and a processor. The input interface is configured to receive trip information generated during a driver controlled trip and receive information from an autonomous driving system related to actions that the autonomous driving system would have taken had it been in control during the trip. The processor is configured to compare a trip factor of the driver controlled trip with a simulated trip factor that would have occurred had the autonomous driving system been in control. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175169 | METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING THE STRESS LEVEL OF THE DRIVER - In a method for ascertaining the stress level of the driver, the setpoint trajectory of the vehicle is ascertained and compared to the actual trajectory. A higher stress level is inferred from an increasing frequency and/or magnitude of the deviation of the actual trajectory from the setpoint trajectory. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175170 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - An ECU for controlling a system providing a safety function with a high-order ASIL and for providing safety mechanisms with low-order ASILs includes: CPUs including first and second CPUs; a memory; and an anti-interference device. Each CPU executes first and second monitoring functions according to the low-order ASILs. The first monitoring function provides to monitor whether a control function of the system is properly executed, and the second monitoring function provides to monitor whether the first monitoring function is properly executed. The memory has a first area for the first CPU and a second area for the second CPU. The anti-interference device executes a prevention of an interference or a record of a history of the interference. The interference includes a first interference provided to the second area by the first CPU and a second interference provided to the first area by the second CPU. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175171 | DRIVE MODE SELECTOR - A drive mode selection system for a vehicle is provided that includes a drive mode selector that can facilitate selection of a current drive mode from among a plurality of drive modes of the vehicle based at least in part on input from a driver of the vehicle. Each of the plurality of drive modes can be associated with a distinct visual indicator. Additionally, the system can include a mode indication component that can display the current drive mode of the plurality of drive modes by providing the distinct visual indicator associated with the current drive mode. The system can further include a mode recommendation component that can recommend a drive mode of the plurality of drive modes based at least in part on the current drive mode and data received from one or more sensors. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175172 | GESTURE BASED INPUT SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK - A system for controlling vehicle systems includes a haptic actuator, a gesture detection device, a controller, and a plurality of vehicle systems. The gesture detection device captures movements of a vehicle driver or passenger and outputs data representing a gesture made by the vehicle driver or passenger. The controller is coupled to the gesture detection device and receives a signal from the gesture detection device indicative of the gesture. The controller is coupled to the haptic actuator, and selects a haptic effect based on the detected gesture and sends a signal to the haptic actuator to provide the selected haptic effect. The controller is also coupled to the vehicle systems, and based on the detected gesture, the controller sends a signal to one of the vehicle systems to perform a particular action. The particular action of the vehicle system is matched with the selected haptic effect. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175173 | TRANSPORTATION UNIT FOR CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - A transportation unit for a cable transportation system has a chair with a bench; a safety frame movable between an open position and a closed position and having a front bar; and at least one safety barrier, which is fixed to the front bar, extends predominantly between the front bar and the bench when the safety frame is in the closed position, and has a support with an anchoring portion fixed to the front bar, and a projecting portion, which projects from the anchoring portion, is elastically flexible under stress oriented in given or designated directions, and is substantially rigid under stress oriented in other directions. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175174 | LID BODY LOCKING APPARATUS OF RAILCAR - A locking apparatus includes a shaft member having an operating shaft of a non-circular shape in cross section, and a body member including a bearing part and a cylindrical part. A cover member of a ring shape is fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical part, at a position corresponding to a tip end of the operating shaft, and a movable member is slidably fitted onto the operating shaft. The movable member is configured so that it is located at a normal position where the movable member fills a clearance between the operating shaft and the cover member when a latch member engages with the car body, and the movable member is maintained at a retreated position that is retreated from the normal position when the movable member is plunged, the operating shaft is rotated, and the engagement between the latch member and the car body is released. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175175 | RAILCAR HATCH COVER ASSEMBLY - A railcar hatch cover assembly having at least first and second covers each moveable between an open position and a closed position. First and second gears are mounted to the first and second covers, respectively. Third and fourth gears are mounted to a shaft that rotates between first, second, third, and fourth positions in sequence. The third gear is engaged with the first gear as the shaft rotates from the first position to the third position, and the fourth gear is engaged with the second gear as the shaft rotates from the second position to the fourth position. As the shaft rotates from the second position to the third position, the first cover assists in rotating the shaft and opening the second cover. The hatch cover assembly may have any number of covers, which as they move to an open position assist in the opening of another cover. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175176 | RAILCAR BOGIE - A railcar bogie includes: a bolster located under a carbody of a railcar; an air spring including an air spring main body in which air is stored, the air spring being arranged between the carbody and the bolster; a coil spring arranged between the air spring and the bolster and configured to separate the air spring from the bolster by restoring force thereof in a state where a height of the carbody is maintained at a certain height regardless of the air spring; and a limiting member configured to limit the amount of displacement of the coil spring to limit the amount of separation between the air spring and the bolster. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175177 | SPRING CAGING MECHANISM FOR A COIL SPRING RAIL BRAKE - A rail brake includes a rigid enclosure which mounts under a crane so as to dispose the base end of the enclosure over and adjacent a rail. A spring carriage is mounted for vertical translation within the enclosure. Springs are mounted between the spring carriage and the top of the enclosure so that the springs are compressed when the spring carriage is elevated. A brake shoe is mounted under the carriage. Actuators are mounted between the spring carriage and the base end of the enclosure. Extension of the actuators compress the springs and elevate the brake shoe from the rail. Retraction allows the springs to drive the brake shoe against the rail. Elevation of the brake shoe aligns a pair of spline joints between the sides of the brake shoe and corresponding channel walls underneath the enclosure. Removable elongate keys provide the locking splines in the pair of spline joints. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175178 | FUSION SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR GUIDEWAY MOUNTED VEHICLE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A fusion sensor arrangement includes a first sensor configured to detect the presence of an object along a wayside of a guideway, wherein the first sensor is sensitive to a first electromagnetic spectrum. The fusion sensor arrangement further includes a second sensor configured to detect the presence of the object along the wayside of the guideway, wherein the second sensor is sensitive to a second electromagnetic spectrum different from the first electromagnetic spectrum. The fusion sensor arrangement further includes a data fusion center connected to the first sensor and to the second sensor, wherein the data fusion center is configured to receive first sensor information from the first sensor and second sensor information from the second sensor, and to resolve a conflict between the first sensor information and the second sensor information. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175179 | WAYSIDE GUIDEWAY VEHICLE DETECTION AND SWITCH DEADLOCKING SYSTEM WITH A MULTIMODAL GUIDEWAY VEHICLE SENSOR - A multimodal guideway vehicle sensor includes a passive sensor, an active sensor and an unique identification (ID) sensor. The passive sensor is configured to receive and detect a first electromagnetic radiation from a guideway vehicle. The active sensor configured to transmit a second electromagnetic radiation and receive and detect the second electromagnetic radiation reflected from the guideway vehicle. The ID sensor that detects an ID associated with the guideway vehicle. The multimodal guideway vehicle sensor also includes a data fusion center that combines signals from the passive sensor, the active sensor and the ID sensor to produce guideway vehicle information about the guideway vehicle. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175180 | Device for Receiving, Processing and Generating Signals for Automatically Controlling Rail Vehicle - The object of the invention is a device for receiving, processing and generating signals for automatically controlling a rail vehicle in order to guide it safely along a planned route. The device for receiving, processing and generating signals for automatically controlling a rail vehicle, according to the invention, comprises a controller ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175181 | CAMERA DOLLY - A camera dolly has wheels that can be positively steered via a steering bar operating a corrective and crab mode steering system. A spring holds a steering transmission of the steering system into the crab mode. The dolly operator may shift from the crab mode into the corrective mode by momentarily pushing down on a plunger on the steering bar, when the wheels are straight. After performing a corrective steering maneuver, the spring causes the steering system to automatically return to the crab steering mode when the wheels are steered back to the straight position. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175182 | CAMERA DOLLY - A steering bar engageable with and removable from a steering mode transmission in a camera dolly or pedestal. The steering bar has a handle attached to an upper end of a slot tube, with the slot tube telescopically slidable into or over a base tube, and keyed to the base tube. A shift rod has an upper end connected to a shift cap at the steering bar and a lower end connectable to the steering transmission. A clamp clamps onto the shift rod and is axially movable with the handle bar, to allow shifting steering modes via movement of the shift cap, with the steering bar at any selected height. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175183 | SPECIALTY DOLLY - Systems and methods provide a specialized dolly that works with a hydraulic floor jack and together the assembly performs the lifting and moving of vehicles with ease and efficiency. The configuration and design of the dolly enables a standard hydraulic floor jack to be positioned within a frame of the dolly in a stationary position. A handle of a hydraulic floor jack can then be used to maneuver the combination dolly/floor jack assembly with ease on the floor of the repair shop. The combination dolly/floor jack assembly can then be positioned under the undercarriage of a disabled vehicle and used to move the vehicle to a desired location with greatly-reduced rolling resistance. The dolly may be designed an d configured to have stationary low resistance front rear wheel assemblies, both of which provide for convenient maneuvering and steering. The dolly's wheel tracks (distance between front wheels) and its wheelbase length (distance between front and rear wheels) allows the dolly to be stable and significantly maneuverable, especially over or around potholes, slopes, and ramps, and at the same time provides greater safety for the operating technician. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175184 | CART FOR USE WITH PEDAL-CYCLE OR OTHER TILT-CORNERING VEHICLE - A cart with a pair of wheels ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175185 | PORTABLE CONVENIENCE CART - A portable, detachable cart may include a cargo basket defining an interior and having at least one opening. The cart may include a collapsible cart frame mounting the cargo basket. The cart frame may include a base frame having a plurality of supports extending from a center plate. The supports may be pivotally coupled to the center plate on a first end. A side frame may have a plurality of frame members pivotally coupled to a second end of the respective supports opposite the first end. A plurality of wheel assemblies may extend from the side frame. The cart frame may be selectively collapsible between a collapsed state and an un-collapsed state. The detachable cart may include at least one linking member extending from at least one of the base frame, the side frame and the cargo basket. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175186 | CART CAPABLE OF BEING COMBINED TO A BICYCLE - A cart capable of being combined to a bicycle comprises a cart body having a frame portion; at least one front wheel arranged below the frame portion for driving the cart body; the at least one front wheel being at a front portion thereof; and wherein the cart has a combination structure for combining the cart to a bicycle so that the cart is able to be driven by the bicycle. Furthermore, the cart further comprises a steering structure for controlling moving directions of the cart so that when the cart is connected to a bicycle, the steering structure can control the moving direction of the cart. The frame portion has a bottom plate put thereon for carrying object thereon. The frame portion includes a back frame; and the combining structure is installed at a handle linkage of the cart body. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175187 | IMMOBILIZER FOR SHOPPING CARTS - The present invention relates to a roll-away-barrier for shopping carts which can be used in a simple manner (in particular blind without exactly being looked at). The roll-away barrier | 2015-06-25 |
20150175188 | LIGHTWEIGHT COLLAPSIBLE STROLLER - A stroller is provided, which includes a frame and a drive mechanism coupled to the frame and configured to transition the frame between an open position and a closed position. The drive mechanism includes: a cable drive; at least one spool rotated by the cable drive; at least one cable received by the at least one spool and connected to the frame; and at least one biasing member connected to the at least one cable for removing slack from the at least one cable. The stroller is configured such that rotation of the at least one spool by the cable drive causes the cable to exert a force against the frame to transition the frame between the open position and the closed position or between the closed position and the open position. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175189 | SWING SYSTEM FOR STROLLER'S/BUGGY 'S AND PRAM'S - This invention relates to a new and innovative release system for stroller seats placed on either sides of the seat shown on drawing | 2015-06-25 |
20150175190 | TRAVELING VEHICLE - A traveling vehicle includes: a traveling machine body supported by a pair of left and right driving wheels; a pair of left motor and the right motor configured to independently drive the driving wheels; a riding part disposed behind the traveling machine body and connected to the traveling machine body, and configured to enable riding of a worker; a handle connected to the traveling machine body so as to be swingable left and right with respect to the traveling machine body; a plurality of load sensors for detecting a forward and backward weight shift of the worker who riding on the riding part; a rotation angle sensor for detecting a leftward and rightward swinging operation amount of the handle; and a controller for controlling operation of the left and right motors based on detection values by the plurality of load sensors and the rotation angle sensor. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175191 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING - An electronic control apparatus configured to control electric power steering and provided integrally with an electric motor is electrically connected to an ignition switch and which assists a rotation operation of a steering column by rotation of the electric motor. A first magnetism detecting element configured to operate using power supplied via the ignition switch to output a first set of rotation angle signals of the electric motor. A second magnetism detecting element configured to operate continuously using continuously supplied power to output a second set of rotation angle signals of the electric motor. A controller configured or programmed to generate rotation angle information about the electric motor based on the first set of rotation angle signals and the second set of rotation angle signals outputted while the ignition switch is stopped and to calculate a position of a steering wheel from the generated rotation angle information. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175192 | RACK TYPE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a rack type electric power steering system. The present invention provides a rack type electric power steering system including: a power steering motor comprising a motor housing accommodating a rotor to which a motor shaft is coupled and a stator accommodating the rotor therein, and a front cover having a shaft through-hole for protruding a distal end of the motor shaft to the outside at a portion thereof and coupled to the motor housing such that an inner surface thereof faces the interior of the motor housing; a moisture detection sensor attached to a lower end of an inner surface of the front cover, which is adjacent to the shaft through-hole; and a controller for, if receiving a moisture detection signal of a predetermined value or higher from the moisture detection sensor, stopping driving of the power steering motor. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175193 | In-Vehicle Electronic Control Apparatus - There is provided an in-vehicle electronic control apparatus suitable for enhancing a robust characteristic of a failure diagnosis process performed for a functional part having a function relating to a drive-control of an actuator. A functional part ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150175194 | HYDRAULIC INTERRUPTER SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for interrupting a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-based automatic steering mode of a hydraulic steering system on a vehicle. When a steering wheel is manually turned by an operator, pressurized hydraulic fluid from a steering directional control valve activates an interrupter having an interrupter valve. The interrupter valve blocks pressurized fluid flow to the automatic steering system, thus overriding automatic steering and giving the operator full manual steering control via the steering wheel. The hydraulic interrupt system is mechanical with no electronic elements. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVELY DETERMINING A STEERING STOP ANGLE FOR A WORK VEHICLE - A method for actively determining a steering stop angle for tires associated with a front axle of a work vehicle may generally include receiving an input associated with a tire parameter for the tires, monitoring a suspension travel distance of the front axle and monitoring an oscillation angle of the front axle. In addition, the method may include determining a maximum allowable steering angle for the tires based on both the suspension travel distance and the oscillation angle of the front axle, wherein the maximum allowable steering angle corresponds to a steering angle at which clearance is maintained between the tires and at least one hood-related component of the work vehicle when the tires are moved to the maximum steering angle. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175196 | VEHICLE TURNING CONTROL SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle turning control system capable of maintaining stability of a vehicle, even in a case where a mode of output characteristics of a power plant for the vehicle is switched by a driver's operation. In a running mode in which output characteristics of an engine is higher, the vehicle turning control system increases a control gain of a feedforward control unit for performing yaw moment control of the vehicle by feedforward control, and decreases a control gain of a feedback control unit for performing yaw moment control of the vehicle by feedback control. A control gain of vehicle behavior stabilization control performed by the vehicle behavior stabilization control unit is controlled commonly regardless of the running mode. | 2015-06-25 |
20150175197 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for determining a desired preset value ( | 2015-06-25 |