30th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210229551 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for performing vehicle control. A computing system determines a difference between a recent rate of change and a historical rate of change of a rotating vehicle shaft of a vehicle during a vehicle race. The computing system determines that the difference between the recent rate of change of the rotating vehicle shaft and the historical rate of change of the rotating vehicle shaft satisfies a criteria for limiting vehicle power, wherein the computing system changes the criteria for limiting vehicle power during the vehicle race. The computing system sends a signal for receipt by a vehicle component of the vehicle, to cause the vehicle component to limit rotation of the rotating vehicle shaft. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229552 | CONFIGURABLE DASHBOARD FOR AN OFF-ROAD VEHICLE - Methods, systems, and apparatus for a configurable dashboard. The configurable dashboard system includes a sensor configured to detect or measure sensor data that includes a first parameter related to the off-road vehicle. The configurable dashboard system includes a user interface configured to display visualizations of parameters related to the off-road vehicle and images related to the off-road vehicle. The configurable dashboard system includes a processor coupled to the sensor and the user interface. The processor is configured to obtain, from the sensor, the first parameter related to the off-road vehicle. The processor is configured to render on the user interface a first visualization of the first parameter. The processor is configured to obtain, using the user interface, a selection of a second parameter related to the off-road vehicle. The processor is configured to render on the user interface a second visualization of the second parameter. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229553 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display control device is provided including memory, and a processor that is connected to the memory. The processor is configured to acquire display information for display on a display section disposed in front of eyes of an occupant on board a vehicle, gather environmental information relating to an environment of the vehicle, compute a degree of spare capacity, this being a degree of spare mental energy of the occupant to perform operations, based on the gathered environmental information, and perform control so as to prohibit output of the display information to the display section in a cases in which the computed degree of spare capacity is lower than a predetermined value. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229554 | Vehicle Component, Vehicle and Method for Communication Between a Vehicle and a User - Please substitute the new Abstract submitted herewith for the original Abstract: A vehicle component includes a display element and/or operating element integrated into a vehicle component surface. The display element and/or operating element has a light source, a base support, a mask and a surface layer. The surface layer is made of a material that becomes transparent when activated. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229555 | DYNAMIC VEHICLE HEAD UNIT LOCKOUT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system for controlling subsystems of a vehicle. The system comprises a control unit, a speedometer or vehicle speed unit, a sensor in communication with the control unit that is configured to detect at least one of a first activation stimulus or a second activation stimulus; and a control panel in communication with the control unit. The control panel displays a plurality of selectable vehicle control options. When the vehicle is moving above a threshold velocity, at least one vehicle control option is disabled for the first activation stimulus and enabled for the second activation stimulus. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229556 | MULTI-ELECTRIC SOURCE VEHICLE - Apparatuses, systems, kits, methods and storage medium associated with using different electrical energy source types with an electric vehicle are disclosed herein. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229557 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE HAVING A FUEL CELL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR LOWERING VOLTAGE IN A FUEL CELL ARRANGEMENT - A power supply device for the electric power supply of at least one consumer is provided having a primary power grid, in which there is present a fuel cell arrangement comprising electric contacts, which includes a discharge circuit switched in parallel and connected to the electric contacts, comprising a switch element activatable by means of a controller across a switch line as well as a resistance element, and having a DC-DC converter which is present in the primary power grid, by which the primary power grid is connected to a secondary power grid, characterized in that the discharge circuit comprises a safety device or a safety function, which holds the switch element in an opened state and thereby makes the discharge circuit inactive for as long as an actuating possibility exists via the switch line, and which places the switch element in a closed state and thereby makes the discharge circuit active for lowering the voltage of the fuel cell arrangement once the actuating possibility via the switch line is denied. Furthermore, a method for lowering the voltage of a fuel cell arrangement of a power supply device is also provided. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229558 | AN ENDOTHERMIC/ELECTRIC HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An endothermic/electric hybrid propulsion system for a vehicle comprises a first propulsion unit, of the electrical type, provided with at least a first electric machine (EM | 2021-07-29 |
20210229559 | BATTERY RETENTION DEVICE - A battery-retention system employs a retention jaw assembly and a battery-retention mechanism to secure a battery within a battery compartment of a material-handling vehicle. The retention jaw includes a battery-contact portion operatively associated with a barrier portion that is movable between a battery-retention position when the battery contacts the battery-contact portion and a battery-release position when the battery does not contact the battery-contact portion. The battery-retention mechanism includes a stopper block that is operable to be positioned within the battery compartment when the battery compartment door is in a closed position and operable to be positioned external to the battery compartment when the battery compartment door is in an open position. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229560 | Hybrid Seawater Battery for Powering an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for a remote oceanic environment includes a float system, at least one electric motor, and a seawater battery. The float system allows the UAV to maintain buoyancy on a body of water. The electric motor or motors produce the required lift for the UAV to achieve and maintain flight. The flight includes the UAV landing on the body of water and takeoff from the body of water. The seawater battery directly or indirectly powers the electric motor or motors using seawater from the body of water while the UAV is floating on the body of water. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229561 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC, WIND, HYDRO, THERMAL AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE ENERGY GENERATION EQUIPMENT - In accordance with one aspect of the embodiments described herein, there are provided systems and methods for integration of electric vehicle charging stations with photovoltaic, wind, hydro, thermal and other alternative energy generation equipment. In various embodiments, the aforesaid integration is used to perform balancing of the electrical power generated by the aforesaid photovoltaic, wind, hydro, thermal and other alternative energy generation equipment and the electrical power consumed by the aforesaid EVSE equipment. In one exemplary embodiment, the aforesaid balancing may be performed on a house (building) level. In another exemplary embodiment, the balancing may be performed on a neighborhood level. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229562 | Vehicle Charging System - A vehicle charging system includes a second fitting body. The second fitting body includes a projection-side electrode holding unit which includes a projection, the projection holding a second electrode member and projecting in a facing direction, and an elastic body which supports the projection-side electrode holding unit in the facing direction and is elastically deformable in a compression direction which is one direction of the facing direction. The elastic body moves the projection-side electrode holding unit in the compression direction from an initial position by being compressed by a load in the compression direction applied to the projection-side electrode holding unit and moves the projection-side electrode holding unit to the initial position by being restored when the load is removed. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229563 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWERING A VEHICLE - This application is directed to an apparatus for providing electrical charge to a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a driven mass, a generator, a charger, a hardware controller, and a communication circuit. The driven mass rotates in response to a kinetic energy of the vehicle and is coupled to a shaft such that rotation of the driven mass causes the shaft to rotate. The driven mass exists in one of (1) an extended position and (2) a retracted position. The generator generates an electrical output based on a mechanical input coupled to the shaft such that rotation of the shaft causes the mechanical input to rotate. The charger is electrically coupled to the generator and: receives the electrical output, generates a charge output based on the electrical output, and conveys the charge output to the vehicle. The controller controls whether the driven mass is in the extended position or the retracted position in response to a signal received from the communication circuit. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229564 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWERING A VEHICLE - This application is directed to an apparatus for providing electrical charge to a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a driven mass, a generator, a charger, a hardware controller, and a communication circuit. The driven mass rotates in response to a kinetic energy of the vehicle and is coupled to a shaft such that rotation of the driven mass causes the shaft to rotate. The driven mass exists in one of (1) an extended position and (2) a retracted position. The generator generates an electrical output based on a mechanical input coupled to the shaft such that rotation of the shaft causes the mechanical input to rotate. The charger is electrically coupled to the generator and: receives the electrical output, generates a charge output based on the electrical output, and conveys the charge output to the vehicle. The controller controls whether the driven mass is in the extended position or the retracted position in response to a signal received from the communication circuit. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229565 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POLICING CHARGING BEHAVIOR - Systems and methods for policing charging behavior are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes an identification process such that a first iteration of the identification process includes identifying a first vehicle as a currently charging vehicle receiving a charge from a charging station during a current charging session. In a second iteration of the identification process includes identifying a second vehicle as the currently charging vehicle during the current charging session. The method further includes determining a difference between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. The method yet further includes modifying the current charging session based on the determined difference. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229566 | SHARED WIRELESS CHARGING DOCKING STATION FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND A PRIORITY-BASED WIRELESS CHARGING METHOD - A shared wireless charging docking station for an unmanned aerial vehicle, including an adjacent docking station communication module, a communication function module, a control center communication module, an unmanned aerial vehicle communication module, a central processing unit, a connection actuator, a wireless power transmitter, and a power management and load unit. According to the shared wireless charging docking station and a priority-based wireless charging method applied to the wireless shared docking station, a wireless charging shared service for an unmanned aerial vehicle is provided to satisfy the requirements for charging and endurance of unmanned aerial vehicles used in different industries, such as power line patrol unmanned aerial vehicles, oil pipeline patrol unmanned aerial vehicles, border line patrol unmanned aerial vehicles and mobile phone base station patrol unmanned aerial vehicles. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229567 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND MEMORY - When replacement of a battery is detected, an automatic driving executability determination unit determines whether the battery is in a low capacity state until a predetermined time elapses, using battery information (battery charge amount, discharge performance) excluding an estimation value of a temperature of the battery, and restricts automatic driving according to such a determination result. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229568 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A battery management system includes one or more processors, a battery comprising a plurality of cells, an output device, an input device, and a memory having an input module, a battery characteristic prediction module, and an output module. The input module includes instructions that cause the one or more processors to receive a mode selection from a user via the input device. The battery characteristic prediction module includes instructions that cause the one or more processors to predict a characteristic of the battery based on the mode selection using an active machine learning model to predict the characteristic of the battery. The output module includes instructions that cause the one or more processors to output an estimated cost to the output device based on the characteristic of the battery determined by the active machine learning model. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229569 | SPLIT BATTERY FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING - Methods and systems are provided for managing multi-battery systems, such as those utilized in an electric vehicle. Multi-battery systems comprise batteries providing power in parallel, thereby making each battery available to the vehicle and avoiding the weight of transporting a backup battery. The methods and systems provided allow for a fault in one battery, in a parallel configuration with at least one other battery, to be detected and managed. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229570 | PREDICTIVE REMOTE THERMAL MANAGMENT - Embodiments of the invention relate to a battery thermal management system for an electric vehicle and related method and vehicle control system. More specifically, the battery thermal management system comprises a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data packets, a control unit connected to the communication unit. The control unit is configured to retrieve vehicle diagnostic data from a plurality of electric vehicles, the data comprising a battery temperature. Furthermore, the control unit is configured to retrieve a planned route of a first vehicle, and environmental data associated with the planned route, determine a thermal management scheme for the first vehicle based on the vehicle diagnostic data and the environmental data. The thermal management scheme comprising instructions for controlling heating and/or cooling of the traction battery pack of the first vehicle. Embodiments of the invention enable precise predictions of the thermal load for traction batteries of electric vehicles, and therefore improved thermal management which reduces maintenance requirements and prolongs the expected lifetime of the electric vehicle. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229571 | DISTANCE-TO-EMPTY PRESENTATION APPARATUS AND PRESENTATION METHOD OF DISTANCE TO EMPTY - A distance-to-empty presentation apparatus of a fuel cell vehicle includes: a traveling speed acquisition unit configured to acquire a traveling speed of the fuel cell vehicle; a traveling distance acquisition unit configured to acquire a traveling distance of the fuel cell vehicle in a fuel filling period, the fuel filling period is a period from the time when the fuel is filled in the fuel cell vehicle previously to the time when the fuel is filled in the fuel cell vehicle this time; a fuel residual amount acquisition unit configured to acquire a fuel residual amount of the fuel cell vehicle; a fuel consumption amount acquisition unit configured to acquire a fuel consumption amount of the fuel cell vehicle; a fuel efficiency calculation unit configured to calculate fuel filling period fuel efficiency by using the traveling distance in the fuel filling period and a traveling period fuel consumption amount that is the fuel consumption amount during traveling preparation and during traveling in the fuel filling period, wherein the fuel filling period fuel efficiency is fuel efficiency in the fuel filling period; a distance-to-empty calculation unit configured to calculate a distance to empty of the fuel cell vehicle by using the fuel filling period fuel efficiency and the fuel residual amount; and a presentation device configured to present the distance to empty. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229572 | SEAT CONNECTION ASSEMBLY - A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat back. A seat base is coupled to the seat back. A track assembly and the seat base are translatable fore and aft along the track assembly. A rail cartridge slidably engages with the track assembly. An actuation assembly includes a first electrical connector coupled to the rail cartridge and a support member coupled to a second electrical connector. The second electrical connector is operable between engaged and disengaged positions relative to the first electrical connector via a sliding engagement of the support member along opposing grooves of an engagement member. The second electrical connector is actuated via an actuator coupled to the second electrical connector. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229573 | VEHICLE SEAT HAVING A DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle seat having a drive device for driving a adjustment kinematics of the vehicle seat may have an adjustment arm, and a tensioning device. The drive device may have a pinion which can be rotated about a pinion rotation axis and which is in toothed engagement with a tooth segment of the adjustment arm. The tensioning device pretensions the adjustment arm so that the tooth segment is pretensioned in the direction of the pinion. The tensioning device has at least one sliding element which is in abutment with the adjustment arm. During an actuation of the height adjustment kinematics, the at least one sliding element slides along the adjustment arm. The sliding element is resiliently pretensioned by a resilient element. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229574 | VEHICLE SEAT SLIDE ATTACHMENT - The present disclosure relates to a slide comprising a fixed profile and a movable profile mounted on the fixed profile so as to slide in a longitudinal direction, the slide comprising a longitudinal adjustment screw, the fixed profile presenting a bottom having an outer face opposite the adjustment screw, the adjustment screw having one end integral with a support which comprises two longitudinal side walls able to receive the end. The bottom comprises two longitudinal parallel slots, and the bottom and the support each have a hole which are in line with one another and are able to receive an attachment part for attaching the fixed profile to the floor of a vehicle when the side walls are engaged in the slots with the rest of the support facing the outer face. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229575 | SEAT SLIDE DEVICE - A seat slide device includes a reinforcing member attached to a rear end part of an upper rail. The reinforcing member is higher in rigidity than the upper rail. The reinforcing member | 2021-07-29 |
20210229576 | SEAT FOR WORK VEHICLE - A seat for a work vehicle includes a bottom frame fixed to a seat bracket supported to a vehicle body frame, a top frame supported to the bottom frame to be vertically slidable relative thereto, a setting tool for setting the top fame to the bottom fame at a plurality of vertically adjustable position, a seat cushion attached to the bottom frame and a seat back. The seat back consists of an upper seat back attached to the top frame and a lower seat back attached to the bottom frame. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229577 | Rotating Rigid Latch Attachments for a Car Seat Base - A base for a child car seat includes a seat base body configured to support a child carrier. The seat base body has a belt channel configured to receive a vehicle seat belt to retain the seat bas body against a vehicle seat. The base for a child car seat further includes a latch connector arm having a proximal end pivotally connected to the seat base body and a distal end configured to attach to a rigid anchor of the vehicle seat. The latch connector is rotatable between a stowed position and an attachment position. In the stowed position, the latch connector arm is located such that the vehicle seat belt may extend through the belt channel and connect to a buckle of the vehicle seat without contacting the latch connector arm. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229578 | CHILD SEAT WITH IMPACT SHIELD FOR ATTACHING TO A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to a child seat for attaching to a motor vehicle seat, comprising an impact shield, wherein the impact shield is prevented from being dismantled from a main body in at least a first configuration and/or in at least a first state of use of the child seat and/or is prevented from being partially or at least fully mounted on a/the main body in at least a second configuration and/or in at least a second state of use of the child seat, and/or wherein possibilities for configuring and/or installing the child seat are dependent on the fastened state of the impact shield. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229579 | IMPACT ENERGY ABSORBING DEVICE - A child safety seat comprising a seat body and first and second side wings depending from the seat body, the first and second side wings each comprising an outwardly facing exterior surface, an impact energy absorbing device depending from at least a part of the exterior surface of the first and second side wings, the impact energy absorbing device comprising a hollow and/or gas, liquid, gel or other energy absorbing material filled shell of deformable material formed by blow moulding, comprising an outwardly facing surface and an inwardly or occupant facing surface, and a plurality of energy absorbing elements in the form of recesses extending into the shell from the inwardly facing surface toward the outwardly facing surface: wherein the impact absorbing system is adapted to absorb impact through a combination of the shell plastically or elastically deforming, cushioning, rupturing, deflating or bursting, and the plurality of energy absorbing elements cooperatively plastically or elastically deforming, cushioning or crushing, as a result of the impact. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229580 | 3 in 1 Truck - An addition to truck beds with a subsequent amount of seating for additional passengers. The seating is manufactured from waterproof material to eliminate deterioration from outside elements. The seating is embedded under grip proof covering which retracts and extracts from the truck floor bed by a push button module located on the driver side panel near the headlight switch. Retraction and extraction of the grip proof cover is motor operated and folds into a W shape against the bed head. The seating will expand upward and downward by manual power. The additional seats will be one or two row seat options per consumer choice. The row seats will come equipped with seat belts and headrest for stabilization to the passenger. The row seats are bolted down to the bed of the truck and are non-removable. The retractable flooring will lock back into place by metal hinges. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229581 | VEHICLE SEAT - There is provided a vehicle seat (car seat) comprising a seat cushion pad (seat body) having an air passage connected to an outlet port ( | 2021-07-29 |
20210229582 | Retractable Bolsters For A Reversible Seat - A reversible seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle has a seat cushion, a seat back and a bolster. The seat cushion extends between a front end and a rear end. The bolster is operatively coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a deployed position when the seat back is adjacent the rear or front end of the seat cushion and a retracted position when the seat back is between the rear and front ends of the seat cushion to allow the seat back to rotate between a forward-facing seating position and a rearward-facing seating position. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229583 | ELECTRIC MINING DUMP TRUCK - An electric mining dump truck includes a frame, an axle, an electric wheel assembly, a power battery assembly, an electric control system, a hydraulic system, a cooling system, a bed and a cab assembly. The cab assembly is disposed on a front end of the frame, and the bed is mounted on a rear end of the frame; the axle includes a front axle and a rear axle, the front axle and the rear axle is mounted on the front end and the rear end of the frame, respectively, the electric wheel assembly is mounted on the rear axle; and the power battery assembly includes a battery cabinet configured to supply electric energy for various electric components. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229584 | System for Controlled Tipping of a Dump Body in a Transport Vehicle | 2021-07-29 |
20210229585 | DUMP TRUCK LOAD DIVERTER - Devices and related methods are disclosed for redirecting gravel, sand or other loads of a dump truck upon discharge from the dump truck. For example, a dump truck load diverter is disclosed which includes a diverter body having a tetrahedral-esque form factor defined by four primary faces and a plurality of chamfer faces, the four primary faces consisting of a primary diverting face, a pair of secondary diverting faces and a base face, the pair of secondary diverting faces being arranged perpendicularly to each other and to the base face. The diverter body may be sized relative to a bed of a dump truck to obstruct a substantial portion of a dump passage area when positioned in one of a plurality of load spreading configurations. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229586 | HYDRAULIC DRIVING DEVICE OF SUCTION CAR - A hydraulic driving device of a suction car includes a HST circuit, a suction actuator, a supply channel and a switching valve. In the HST circuit, a first connection channel and a second connection channel connect between a traveling drive pump and a traveling motor in a closed circuit. The suction actuator suction drives a suction device by being actuated by a hydraulic pressure. The switching valve allows oil discharged from the traveling drive pump to the first connection channel to be supplied to the traveling motor in a first operation state. The switching valve allows oil discharged from the traveling drive pump to the first connection channel to flow into the supply channel and be supplied to the suction actuator in a second operation state. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229587 | LOADING ARM ASSEMBLY FOR A LOAD-HANDLING VEHICLE FOR LOADING ISO CONTAINERS AND FOR LOADING TRANSPORTATION CONTAINERS HAVING A HOOK - The invention relates to a loading arm assembly ( | 2021-07-29 |
20210229588 | LOADING ARM ASSEMBLY FOR A LOAD-HANDLING VEHICLE - The invention relates to a loading arm assembly ( | 2021-07-29 |
20210229589 | BOAT TRAILER WATER LEVEL DETECTION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system for monitoring the water level proximate to a vehicle. The system comprises a control unit and at least one sensor in communication with the control unit. The at least one sensor is configured such that the control unit can determine a pitch of a trailer coupled to the vehicle and the height of a surface of water proximate to the trailer. The system includes a display screen displaying a representation of the trailer including the pitch of the trailer, and a representation of the surface of water proximate to the trailer. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229590 | CUTTABLY REPLACEABLE BULB SEAL - A resilient seal for living quarters that is for sealing around a slide out room that has an aperture slidably receiving a slide out room. The resilient seal has a pair of attaching members extending along the inside and outside surfaces of the main living area wall at the aperture and includes a connecting member that extends between the attaching members and along the edge of the wall defining the aperture. A wiper seal extends from the connecting member for sealing against a wall of a slide out room. A bulb portion is integrally joined to a bridge wall that is bonded to L-shaped tabs on the attaching portion. The bridge wall may be severed from the L-shaped tabs to reveal a groove connector to receive a separate bulb portion connectable thereto. This facilitates replacement of the integral bulb portion. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229591 | Mobile Platform Systems and Methods - A mobile work system and methods for operationally receiving a work performing and/or energy delivering attachment. A work platform is powered by a power output device and includes a source of electricity for powering the attachment. The platform has a first end and a second end generally opposite the first end. A first attachment interface is connected to the first end, and a second attachment interface, substantially operationally equivalent to the first attachment interface, is connected to the second end. The first end of the platform also includes a first steering mechanism, and the second end includes a second steering mechanism substantially operationally equivalent to the first steering mechanism, whereby the platform is configured to be propelled and steered in a first direction and propelled and steered in a second direction generally opposite the first direction by the first and second steering mechanisms, respectively. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229592 | DUAL DRIVE TORQUE LOAD BINDER AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A torque load binder for changing tension in a chain or strap securing a load to a vehicle or support surface. The load binder includes a housing with an internal gear mechanism and a connector mechanism operatively engaged with the gear mechanism and extending outwardly from the housing. A high speed first driveshaft and a lower speed second driveshaft on the load binder are selectively individually actuated to effect movement between first and second end linkages of the connector mechanism. The first driveshaft effects movement between the first and second end linkages at a first speed and the second driveshaft effects movement between the end linkages at a lower second speed. Rotation of either of the first or second driveshafts actuates the connector mechanism, changing the distance between the first and second end linkages, and thereby changing the tension in the tie-down. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229593 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A REAR LIGHT - A motor vehicle has a rear light to which a screen, which covers a light housing of the rear light is attached in the region of a water channel arranged or formed adjacent to a rear opening of the motor vehicle. Advantageously, the screen has a passage opening or a cutout that, in the mounted state of the screen, is occupied by a tab of the light housing of the rear light whose shape is complementary to that of the passage opening or the cutout of the screen. The marks relating to the rear light are applied to a tab surface of the tab, and/or are introduced into the tab surface, that is visible from outside the vehicle when the screen is in its mounted state. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229594 | DIMMABLE EXTERNAL VEHICLE LIGHTING AND METHODS OF USE - Dimmable external vehicle lighting and methods of use are provided herein. An example method includes determining environmental light intensity around a vehicle, determining a luminance of an external light of the vehicle, determining a difference in magnitude between the environmental light intensity and the luminance of the external light, and selectively adjusting the luminance of the external light based on the difference. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229595 | VEHICULAR APPARATUS - A vehicular apparatus includes: a housing that is configured to be attached to a vehicle; and a first light source and a second light source that are provided in the housing to emit light having main wavelengths in mutually different wavelength ranges. The first light source emits light having a main wavelength in 490 nm-498 nm while the vehicle is being automatically driven. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229596 | Vehicle Body Component, Method for Manufacturing a Vehicle Body Component and Method for Operating a Lighting Means Arrangement - A vehicle body component comprising a lighting means arrangement, which is configured as a LED strip being at least bendable in the longitudinal direction thereof and comprises a plurality of LEDs arranged one after the other and electrically interconnected; and a base body configured to receive the lighting means arrangement at a light exit side. Further disclosed is a method for manufacturing a body component and a method for controlling a lighting means arrangement on a vehicle. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229597 | VEHICLE PUDDLE LAMP CONTROL - A vehicle includes a puddle lamp control system configured to control a puddle lamp to display vehicle identification information, passenger information, advertisements, company logos, and other information on a ground surface proximate to the vehicle. The puddle lamp control system may communicate with a central server using high-speed wireless communication protocols such as Wi-Fi, Wi-max, or other protocols to select images and animations based on vehicle location and pedestrian activity nearby the vehicle. The system may also activate the vehicle puddle lamps based on vehicle sensor triggers associated with vehicle location, based on population and pedestrian density indicative of potential message viewers indicating when pedestrians are close enough to the vehicle to view the advertisement, and based on ridehail activity such as ridehail user information, and seat assignments. The messages and images may be customized using an interface device onboard the vehicle. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229598 | NOTIFICATION DEVICE - A notification device provided in a vehicle including an autonomous driving system which causes the vehicle to travel by autonomous driving and to evacuate the vehicle when a failure occurs, includes a display unit configured to display information toward an outside of the vehicle, and a display controller configured to control the display unit. The display controller causes the display unit to be turned on or flicker when a failure occurs and changes a display of the display unit in at least one of a time when an evacuation starts and a time when an evacuation is completed. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229599 | VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENT - A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may comprise a composite structure comprising a substrate and light guide and surface/cover with holes/pattern of apertures configured for illumination (by a light source/module) to provide an interface/display (with decorative and/or instrumentation region). The light guide may comprise a resin material formed as the set of projections in the pattern of apertures. The cover may comprise a decorative layer with backing configured to provide a visual/surface effect (e.g. natural material, wood veneer, etc.); the display may present a visual/decorative effect when illuminated at the pattern of apertures/light guide. The interface/display at the surface (by illuminated light guide/pattern of holes) may present indicia for a vehicle system and/or decorative effect. The component may comprise a trim/trim panel, instrument panel/dashboard, door panel/armrest, console, overhead trim/headliner, pillar/structure, seat, etc. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229600 | VEHICLE NOTIFICATION APPARATUS - The vehicle notification apparatus comprises: an operation element operated by a driver to activate a turn signal indicator; an information obtaining device that obtains information on an object around the vehicle; an auditory notification device configured to give an auditory notification; a visual notification device configured to give a visual notification; and a control unit. The control unit is configured to: perform a both-notification to let both of the auditory and the visual notification devices perform the respective notifications, until a both-notification completion condition becomes satisfied from when it is determined for the first time that the obstacle is present in a period where the signal indicator is being activated; and perform a single-notification to let the visual notification device perform the notification without activating the auditory notification device, when the obstacle is determined to be present after the both-notification completion condition becomes satisfied, in the above-described period. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229601 | AUTOMATICALLY-ADJUSTING MIRROR FOR USE IN VEHICLES - Systems and methods for a self-adjusting vehicle mirror. The mirror automatically locates the face of the driver or another passenger, and orients the mirror to provide the driver/passenger face with a desired view from the mirror. The mirror may continue to reorient itself as the driver or passenger shifts position, to continuously provide a desired field of view even as he or she changes position over time. In certain embodiments, the mirror system of the disclosure can be a self-contained system, with the mirror, mirror actuator, camera, and computing device all contained within the mirror housing as a single integrated unit. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229602 | HANGER ENTRAPMENT SYSTEM - A clothing hanging system designed to be used in automobiles with built-in safety features. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229603 | Touchscreen-Based Vehicle Control Interface - An interface/electronics module for reading information from a vehicle data bus and controlling functions available through the vehicle data bus. A graphical user interface is provided. The interface may include a stand-alone tablet computer or may be part of an integrated and permanently-mounted display. The interface/electronics module may include the functionality of the factory audio system (such as a radio tuner, power amplifier, etc.). In addition, the interface/electronics module is able to transmit commands via the vehicle's CAN bus. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229604 | SOUND COLLECTION APPARATUS - An object is to provide a sound collection apparatus capable of collecting a sound with a higher SN rate than before through use of a reflected sound. The sound collection apparatus is installed in a vehicle. The vehicle includes a seat for a passenger to sit on, and a reflective structure that reflects a sound emitted by a passenger sitting in the seat. The sound collection apparatus includes a first microphone arranged at a position where a direct sound that is a sound emitted by the passenger is readily collected, and a second microphone arranged at a position where a reflected sound that is a sound emitted by the passenger and reflected by the reflective structure is readily collected. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229605 | Vehicle Image-taking Device and Vehicle - A vehicle image-taking device and a vehicle are provided, relating to the technical field of vehicles. The vehicle image-taking device includes an image-taking mechanism and a fixing mechanism. The fixing mechanism including a fixation portion and an installation portion, the installation portion is used for fixing the image-taking mechanism, and the fixation portion is provided thereon with a clamping member used for being clamped in a rubber strip of a vehicle. In the use process, the clamping member on the fixation portion is clamped in the rubber strip of a vehicle, so that the fixation portion is fixedly connected with the vehicle. Since the image-taking mechanism is fixed on the installation portion, the image-taking mechanism is then fixed on the vehicle. Such installation manner of clamping is simple to operate, does not damage or contaminate the vehicle body, and reduces the installation cost. In addition, the clamping member can cooperate with any rubber strip in the vehicle, i.e., the installation position and the installation direction of the image-taking mechanism inside the vehicle can be selected according to the actual situation, thereby expanding the application scope of the device. The installation of the vehicle image-taking device is simple, and can avoid contaminating and damaging the vehicle body. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229606 | TRUCK BED FENDER TOOLBOXES - A toolbox system for vehicles configured to be disposed within vacant space conventionally present between a cargo area, such as a bed of a pickup truck, and an outer sidewall of a rear flared fender. The system exhibits at least one compartment which is securely mounted in position without coming into contact with the outer sidewall of the fender. The compartment is configured to store tools in an easily accessible location. At least one lock may be present on a door of the compartment. The placement of the compartment ensures that its presence does not infringe on the owner's ability to install conventional truck bed accessories such as a truck bed cover, lid, racks, or other similar items. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229607 | CONDUCTION PATH - A conduction path includes: a wire that has a circular cross section and includes a conductive body having an outer periphery covered by an insulating cover; a routing member that includes a routing groove in which the wire is routed; and a cover that is configured to be attached to the routing member and to cover the routing groove, wherein a curved surface having a curvature radius that is larger than the radius of the wire is formed in an inner surface of the routing groove, and in a state in which the cover is attached to the routing member, a distance between the cover and the inner surface of the routing groove in a direction that is perpendicular to an inward surface of the cover is the same length as the diameter of the wire. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229608 | WIRE HARNESS ROUTING APPARATUS - A wire harness routing apparatus includes: a wire harness arranged between a base portion provided in a vehicle and a seat that is provided so as to be able to rotate with respect to the base portion; a case that can rotate together with the seat while accommodating the wire harness; and a base-side fixing portion that fixes, to the base portion, an end portion of the wire harness pulled out toward the base portion from the case, and that can rotate relative to the case accompanying rotation of the seat. The case includes a first accommodation portion that is arranged inside of a range of a rotational path on which the base-side fixing portion rotates relative to the case, and a second accommodation portion that is provided bulging from a portion that is different from the range of the rotational path on which the base-side fixing portion rotates. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229609 | ISOLATION FOR WORK MACHINE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS - A work machine includes a power source, a plurality of connectors, and an isolator circuit. The power source is configured to provide power to an electrical system of the work machine. The plurality of connectors are for electrically connecting external components to the work machine and are configured to receive power from the power source. The isolator circuit is connected between at least one of the plurality of connectors and the electrical system of the work machine to selectively terminate power to the at least one of the plurality of connectors while the power source is providing power to the electrical system of the work machine. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229610 | IN-VEHICLE BACKUP CIRCUIT AND IN-VEHICLE BACKUP DEVICE - A configuration with which, even if the supply of power from a power supply portion ceases, the power from another power supply source can be instantly supplied to a power supply target is more easily achieved. In a backup circuit, a control unit causes a second voltage conversion portion to perform a voltage conversion operation in response to satisfaction of a predetermined first backup condition, and a power supply portion-side conductive path and an electricity storage portion-side conductive path are electrically connected to each other via a resistive portion when the control unit is causing the second voltage conversion portion to perform the voltage conversion operation. Furthermore, the control unit causes the first voltage conversion portion to perform a second operation in response to a predetermined second backup condition being satisfied when the control unit is causing the second voltage conversion portion to perform the voltage conversion operation. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229611 | CRASH STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CRASH STRUCTURE OF THIS TYPE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A CRASH STRUCTURE OF THIS TYPE - The invention relates to a crash structure for a motor vehicle, comprising a carrier body, from the carrier surface of which at least one deformation unit formed integrally with the carrier body protrudes, which deformation unit is formed by at least two deformation elements arranged one over the other and connected to each other and by an impact surface, wherein: a longitudinal section of each deformation element has two longitudinal section surfaces lying opposite each other and following respective non-straight curves; the impact surface is spaced apart from the carrier surface by the deformation elements. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229612 | GRILLE WITH INTEGRATED ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a system that includes a vehicle body which further includes a front beam. The system also includes an energy absorber that may be coupled to the front-end beam of the vehicle body. In an example, the energy absorber includes a first edge and a second edge that may be opposite to the first edge along a first direction. The energy absorber also includes a first exterior surface that extends between the first edge and the second edges of the energy absorber. Further, the first exterior surface includes a plurality of openings therein. The system also includes a grille having a first edge and a second edge which may be opposite to the first edge of the grille. In one example, the second edge of the grille may be coupled to the first edge of the energy absorber. The grille includes a plurality of extensions that may extend from the second edge in such a way that the plurality of extensions are positioned in the plurality of openings in the energy absorber. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229613 | RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR AN AMUSEMENT PARK ATTRACTION - A ride vehicle for an attraction of an amusement park includes a ride seat, a pivot adapter configured to rotate relative to the ride seat, a gear of the pivot adapter comprising a first set of teeth, a passenger restraint piece coupled to the pivot adapter and configured to rotate with the pivot adapter between a closed and an open position, and a cap having a second set of teeth. The cap is configured to be positioned to engage the gear of the pivot adapter such that the second set of teeth of the cap engages with the first set of teeth of the gear, and engagement between the second set of teeth and the first set of teeth substantially blocks movement of the pivot adapter relative to the ride seat in a rotational direction. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229614 | VEHICULAR SAFETY SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A SAFETY FEATURE - A vehicular safety system includes a rear camera, a left side camera and a right side camera disposed at a vehicle. A control includes an image processor for processing image data captured by the cameras to detect a rear-approaching vehicle that is approaching from rearward of the equipped vehicle. When reverse gear of the equipped vehicle is not engaged, and responsive to determination of a potential collision between the detected rear-approaching vehicle and the equipped vehicle, a safety feature of the equipped vehicle is triggered before actual impact occurs. If actual impact does not occur, the triggered safety feature returns to its condition that existed prior to the determination of the potential collision between the detected rear-approaching vehicle and the equipped vehicle. Operation of the safety feature when the reverse gear is engaged is different from operation of the safety feature when the reverse gear is not engaged. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229615 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A seat assembly having an occupant protection system. The occupant protection system may have a deployable shield. The deployable shield may extend around multiple sides of the seat assembly. may extend at least partially around a front of a seat occupant when deployed, may be deployable along a dynamic deployment path based on a detected position of a seat occupant, or combinations thereof. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229616 | KNEE PROTECTION AIRBAG APPARATUS - A knee airbag apparatus includes an airbag that is configured to be accommodated in a holder arranged in an instrument panel of a vehicle. The airbag includes an upper inflation portion and a lower inflation portion. The upper inflation portion is configured to be deployed and inflated from the holder along a rear surface of the instrument panel in a rear upward direction to protect a knee of a lea of the occupant. The lower inflation portion is configured to be deployed and inflated from the holder in a downward direction or a diagonally rear downward direction such that a lower end of the lower inflation portion reaches a position where the lower end contacts an instep of a foot of the leg of the occupant or a position lower than the instep to protect the foot of the occupant. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229617 | AIRBAG ASSEMBLY INFLATABLE FROM SEAT BOTTOM - An assembly includes a seatback and a seat bottom. The seat bottom has a seat bottom frame. The seat bottom frame has a front side spaced from the seatback, a first side extending between the seatback and the front side, and a second side spaced from the first side and extending between the seatback and the front side. An airbag is supported by the front side and inflatable to an inflated position. An external tether extends from the airbag to the seatback. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229618 | VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAVING A VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL OF THIS KIND - The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel ( | 2021-07-29 |
20210229619 | VEHICLE ROOF AIRBAG - An assembly includes a roof rail, a linkage supported by the roof rail, and an airbag supported by the linkage. The linkage includes a plurality of links that are rotatable relative to the roof rail | 2021-07-29 |
20210229620 | AIRBAG COVER - An airbag cover includes a substrate and a skin adhered to the substrate. The substrate includes an H-shaped tear seam and doors that are disposed on both sides of a crossbar portion of the tear seam and openable for forming an emergence opening when the tear seam tears. The skin includes a breakable region that is formed into a straight line and breakable to form the emergence opening. The breakable region includes a central portion disposed immediately above the crossbar portion, and two extended portions which extend from opposite ends of the central portion to outside of the vertical portions. The skin further includes, in each of the extended portions of the breakable region, an unadhered region where the skin is not adhered to the substrate. Each of the unadhered regions has a band shape whose width is smaller than a length of the vertical-bar portion of the tear seam. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229621 | PASSENGER AIRBAG APPARATUS AND DEPLOYING METHOD THEREOF - A passenger airbag apparatus includes a housing installed inside an instrument panel; an airbag cushion installed in the housing, deployed out of the instrument panel by gas produced in an inflator, and having a windshield-facing part and a passenger-facing part which face a windshield and a passenger, respectively, upon deployment; and a diffuser pocket disposed inside the airbag cushion while having a pocket structure capable of adjusting a flow of gas injected from the inflator, and connected to the windshield-facing part and restraining movement of the windshield-facing part toward the windshield. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229622 | EXTERNAL SIDE AIRBAG - A vehicle includes a body having two pillars spaced from each other. The body includes a rocker extending from one pillar to the other pillar. An airbag is fixed to the rocker and inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag extends outboard of the rocker in the inflated position. The airbag includes a first chamber and a second chamber substantially fluidly separated from each other. The first chamber extends farther outboard of the rocker in the inflated position than the second chamber. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229623 | AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An airbag apparatus for a vehicle is capable of protecting a collision object while protecting the vehicle and an occupant. In particular, the airbag apparatus is installed in a fully autonomous vehicle in which the occupant's position and posture are variable. The airbag apparatus includes an inflator provided at a pillar of a vehicle body and configured to generate working gas, a housing mounted to the pillar of the vehicle body, a cushion part accommodated in the housing and configured to be inflated as being discharged from the housing by receiving the working gas generated from the inflator for covering the vehicle, and a tether part provided in the cushion part to determine a deployment shape of the cushion part. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229624 | LOAD-LIMITING SEATBELT RETRACTOR - A restraint system includes a retractor housing; a spool rotatably coupled to the retractor housing and defining an axis of rotation; a torsion bar elongated along the axis of rotation and positioned coaxially in the spool; a cylinder elongated along the axis of rotation, extending coaxially around the torsion bar, and positioned coaxially in the spool; and a cutter fixed to the spool, the cutter including a cutting edge engaging the cylinder. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229625 | SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER - A seat belt pretensioner for a seat belt device in a vehicle, the pretensioner including a frame, a ball housing attached to the frame and a drive wheel located within the ball housing. A spool is connected to the drive wheel and is fixed to one end of a seat belt webbing so that the webbing may be wound around the spool. The pretensioner further includes a pipe connected to the ball housing and a gas generator connected to the pipe. At least one power transmission element is carried in the pipe and is driven by gas provided from the gas generator to contact the drive wheel and rotate the spool to retract the seat belt. A seal member is located between the at least one power transmission element and the gas generator. The seal member is sized to plug the pipe at an inlet to the ball housing. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229626 | ANCHOR ATTACHMENT DETECTION SENSORS - An anchor attachment detection sensor for a vehicle. An anchor associated with a passenger seat includes an attachment loop. The anchor attachment detection sensor also includes a sensor affixed on and fully supported by the attachment loop. The sensor detects an interaction applied to the attachment loop and sensor by a child safety seat connector. A method of detecting the attachment of a child safety seat connector to an anchor in a motor vehicle includes detecting an interaction of the child safety seat connector with an attachment loop of an anchor using a sensor supported by the attachment loop and determining with a microprocessor control system coupled to the sensor if a child safety seat connector has been coupled to the anchor based on the interaction detected by the sensor. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229627 | VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM - A computer includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to determine, based on vehicle sensor data, that an object is present in a vehicle compartment; and to actuate the vehicle compartment to close based on the object presence, a user proximity to the vehicle, and environmental data including at least a risk index and an environmental condition. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229628 | RESPONSE VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A vehicle management system includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to acquire location information relating to a location of the vehicle, determine if the vehicle has arrived at a destination based on the location information, and provide a signal to switch at least one of a transmission of the vehicle or a braking subsystem of the vehicle from an operational condition to a locked condition in response to at least the vehicle arriving at the destination, thereby preventing undesired operation of the vehicle. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229629 | PROXIMITY-BASED VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Proximity-based vehicle security systems and methods are provided herein. An example method includes determining a napping event of a vehicle occupant within a vehicle, determining, based on signals of external sensors of the vehicle, when an object has entered one of a plurality of distance-based zones during the napping event, each of the distance-based zones being associated with a unique security response, and invoking the unique security response of the one of a plurality of distance-based zones. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229630 | MOBILE KEY ENROLLMENT AND USE - A computer system performs techniques related to enrolling and using a secure credential. In some embodiments, a computer system provides user interfaces for enrolling a secure credential on the computer system. In some embodiments, a computer system provides user interfaces for inviting a user account to use a secure credential. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229631 | AUTHENTICATION PIN COLLISION PREVENTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A vehicle ridesharing system includes a user interface used to interact with rideshare passengers. The interface matches a selected user identifier with a PIN index and sends the PIN index to a vehicle body control module (BCM) of the vehicle through an unsecure communication channel. The BCM uses the PIN index to select a salt value and a nonce associated with a unique user associated with the PIN index, and sends a salt and a nonce back to the interface through the unsecure channel. The user enters a PIN value into the interface to authenticate their identity for the rideshare service. The interface generates a first hash result by hashing the PIN value with the salt and the nonce received from the BCM, and sends the hashed result back to the BCM for authentication. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229632 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A LOCK OF A VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for controlling a lock of a vehicle. The methods may include determining if there is a valid unlocking instruction when the vehicle is in a valid-unlocked state; determining if the vehicle is moved; sending a locking instruction to the lock upon the determination that: there is not a valid unlocking instruction, and the vehicle is moved; or keeping the lock in the valid-unlocked state. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229633 | BIOMETRIC USER AUTHENTICATING KEYS FOR VEHICLES AND METHODS OF USE - Biometric user authenticating keys for vehicles and methods of use are provided herein. An example method includes obtaining biometric information of a user from a biometric reader incorporated into the device or communicatively coupled with the device, authenticating an identity of the user based on the biometric information, selecting a mode of operation for the vehicle based on the biometric information. The mode of operation can specify vehicle privileges for the user. The method can include transmitting a signal to a vehicle controller of a vehicle to request access to the vehicle or start an engine of the vehicle after the identity of the user has been authenticated. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229634 | CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, CONTROL SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A control device causes an air conditioner of a vehicle to operate in response to a request signal which is transmitted from outside of the vehicle. The control device includes a control unit. When the request signal is received, the control unit is configured to estimate a degree of frost or a degree of fogging which has occurred on a window of the vehicle based on an inside air temperature, an outside air temperature, and an inside humidity of the vehicle and to set a time over which the air conditioner operates based on the degree of frost or the degree of fogging. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229635 | WINDOW GLASS HEATING DEVICE - A window glass heating device for a vehicle is provided with a window heater configured to heat a whole area of a window glass, a window heater control unit configured to control the window heater, a camera heater that is an electric heater which heats a camera-imaging window area which is a part of the window glass included in an imaging area of a camera that images a vehicle exterior from a vehicle interior via the window glass, and a camera heater control unit configured to control supply of power to the camera heater. The camera heater control unit is configured to acquire window heater operation information, acquire a temperature of the camera heater, and control supply of power to the camera heater such that the temperature of the camera heater is within a predetermined temperature range based on the window heater operation information. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229636 | Surface Wiper System - A surface wiper device which includes a carrier which supports a blade. The carrier attaches to a wiper arm which urges the blade against and moves the blade across the surface of a windshield. The carrier further provides a plurality of outlets each of which communicate between a hollow passage inside the carrier and a location on the external surface of the carrier. A fluid can be delivered from a fluid source fluidicly coupled to the hollow passage of the carrier under sufficient pressure to be dispersed from the plurality of outlets onto the windshield during movement of the blade. A fluid heater can be thermally coupled with the fluid delivered from the fluid source to the plurality of outlets to increase the temperature of the fluid dispersed onto the windshield. The fluid can be sufficiently heated to generate a heated gas. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229637 | FLUID VENT ADAPTER FOR RESERVOIR - A fluid vent adapter for filling a reservoir is disclosed. The vent adapter includes a primary body having an upper portion and a lower portion, a central fill conduit for delivering a fluid into the reservoir, and a plurality of vent channels for permitting the egress of air from the reservoir during filling. The central fill conduit is connected to a plurality of radially spaced dispensing holes arranged on the lower portion. Upon inserting the vent adapter into an inlet port on the reservoir, a least a portion of the radially spaced dispensing holes are blocked. An outside diameter of the lower portion is dimensioned for a close tolerance fit relative to an inside diameter of the inlet port of the reservoir, to establish a substantially sealed relationship between the inside diameter and the dispensing holes being blocked. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229638 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND LAMP DEVICE - A camera unit is configured to capture an image of an outside area of a vehicle. A translucent cover covers the camera unit. A first air cleaner is configured to jet gas toward an area on the translucent cover located within an angle of view of the camera unit. The first cleaner is located above the area in an up-down direction of the vehicle. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229639 | VEHICLE-INSTALLED SENSOR CLEANING APPARATUS - A vehicle-installed sensor cleaning apparatus is applied to an own vehicle installed with a vehicle-installed sensor. The vehicle-installed sensor cleaning apparatus executes an automatic cleaning process to clean a detection part of the vehicle-installed sensor by a cleaning liquid when an automatic cleaning condition becomes satisfied. The vehicle-installed sensor cleaning apparatus obtains information on a present position of the own vehicle as vehicle information and performs a changing process to change the automatic cleaning condition, depending on the vehicle information. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229640 | Brake Sphere for Spherical Braking Apparatus - A brake sphere apparatus of a spherical braking system is mounted on the axle or drive shaft of a vehicle. A brake sphere is connected to a wheel hub and rotates simultaneously together with the wheel hub. A housing contains the brake sphere, two brake pads on opposing sides of the brake sphere, and two hydraulic shafts respectively driving the two brake pads. Two hydraulic lines are connected to the two hydraulic shafts through the housing, the two hydraulic shafts press the two brake pads against the brake sphere when pressure is applied through the two hydraulic lines. Cooling is provided to cool the brake sphere when torque is applied to said brake sphere to decrease simultaneous rotation of the brake sphere and wheel hub. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229641 | DETERMINATION OF VEHICLE COLLISION POTENTIAL BASED ON INTERSECTION SCENE - Systems and methods of determining collision potential for a vehicle involve identifying a specific intersection that the vehicle is approaching, and determining an intention of a driver of the vehicle to traverse a specific path through the specific intersection. A method includes identifying an obstructed portion of a relevant area for the specific path of the vehicle through the specific intersection. An object travelling within the relevant area will intersect with the specific path of the vehicle and one or more sensors of the vehicle are blocked from detections in the obstructed portion of the relevant area. An alert is provided or actions are implemented based on the obstructed portion of the relevant area. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229642 | VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle behavior control device is equipped with an other vehicle detection unit that detects another vehicle, a collision prediction unit that predicts that the other vehicle will collide with a side surface of a user's own vehicle, a physical quantity determination unit that determines a physical quantity relationship between relative physical quantities of the other vehicle and the user's own vehicle, and a brake control unit that is capable of individually and independently controlling brakes corresponding to respective vehicle wheels and that causes a braking force of the brakes on a collision side and a braking force of the brakes on a non-collision side to differ from each other, in accordance with the physical quantity relationship determined by the physical quantity determination unit, in the case that a collision is predicted by the collision prediction unit. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229643 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMPLIFIED AIRCRAFT BRAKE DISTANCE ESTIMATION - A braking system and method utilizing a simplified estimate of a distance between two locations on the earth based on spherical geometry. A braking system utilizing the aforementioned simplified estimate does not require computationally intensive calculations and is more efficient and better equipped to handle real-time generation of distance estimates for braking needs and variable conditions. In the present invention, geodesics evaluations are not used; rather, a modified Haversine formula that simplifies computations is used, including a one-time computation of the cosine of latitude coordinate. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229644 | HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A braking system including a brake actuator, a control valve, a control assembly, and at least one pressure sensor. The control valve is disposed to direct hydraulic fluid to the brake actuator at a rate corresponding to a magnitude of a control signal. The control assembly includes a mixed-mode control system. The at least one pressure sensor is configured to measure a pressure of the hydraulic fluid to the brake actuator. The control assembly is configured to determine a position of the brake actuator. The mixed-mode control system is configured to determine a position command and a pressure command. The mixed-mode control system is configured to adjust the magnitude of the control signal based on at least one of the position command and the pressure command so as to reposition the brake actuator from a first position to a second position. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229645 | BRAKE SYSTEM - A brake system may include an actuation device that may actuate a first piston-cylinder unit to apply pressure medium to at least one brake circuit via a valve device, where a piston of the first piston-cylinder unit separate first and second working chambers; a second piston-cylinder unit, having an electromotive drive and a transmission to feed pressure medium to at least one of the brake circuits via a valve device; and a motor-pump unit having a valve device to feed pressure medium to the brake circuits. The motor of the electromotive drive of the second piston-cylinder unit and the motor of the motor-pump unit may be used jointly or independently of one another, under control of a control device. The motor-pump unit is connected via two hydraulic connections, one or both of which may incorporate separating valves, to the first and second working chambers of the first piston-cylinder unit. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229646 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING BRAKING OF VEHICLE - A method of controlling braking of a vehicle is provided. When a disconnector is disconnected and an auxiliary drive wheel is separated from a driving system, vehicle braking is performed with regenerative braking by a primary drive wheel motor during braking. Subsequently, the disconnector is connected based on a vehicle stability state, and then, braking is performed simultaneously on the auxiliary drive wheel and a primary drive wheel. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229647 | Hydraulic Unit of a Traction Control System - A hydraulic unit of a traction control system of a hydraulic vehicle brake system includes a hydraulic block and an electric motor that is arranged on the hydraulic block and configured to drive hydraulic pumps of the traction control system. The hydraulic block has a valve side that faces away from the electric motor. Solenoid valves, an electronic control unit and electrical plug contacts in a multiple electrical connector are arranged on the valve side. In order to prevent any liquid that has leaked from the electric motor from reaching the valve side, a hollow shaft, through which connection lines of the electric motor are fed, is sealed in a through-hole, which runs from the electric motor to the valve side facing away, by a sealing ring that consists of acrylonitrile butadiene rubber that swells upon contact with brake fluid. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229648 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A braking control device includes a master unit including a master chamber connected to a front wheel cylinder and a servo chamber that applies forward force opposing a reverse force applied to a master piston by the master chamber to the master piston, a pressure adjustment unit that adjusts brake fluid discharged by a pump to a first liquid pressure by a first solenoid valve and introduces the first liquid pressure to a rear wheel cylinder, and adjusts the first liquid pressure to decrease to a second liquid pressure by a second solenoid valve and introduces the second liquid pressure to the servo chamber; and a regenerative coordination unit having an input piston operable in conjunction with a braking operation member and an input cylinder fixed to the master cylinder, and in which a gap between the master piston and the input piston is controlled by the second liquid pressure. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229649 | STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A straddle type vehicle including a vehicle control apparatus capable of controlling a brake by a brake-by-wire method, includes: a control unit configured to control the brake of the straddle type vehicle based on a signal from a brake operation unit; and a signal processing unit configured to supply power of a battery power supply of the straddle type vehicle to the control unit by a predetermined input operation in a handle locking state of the straddle type vehicle. | 2021-07-29 |
20210229650 | EXTENDING THE LIFE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC BRAKE CONTROL CIRCUITS - A method may include receiving, via a processor, a request to enable movement of a rotor. The method may involve sending a first signal to a mechanical relay system in response to receiving the request, such that the second signal may cause a mechanical relay to close. The mechanical relay system is configured to couple a first conductor to an EM brake. The method may also include sending a second signal to a solid-state relay system after sending the first signal to the mechanical relay system, such that the second signal may cause a solid-state relay to close. The solid-state relay system may couple a second conductor to the EM brake, such that the EM brake may open after receiving power via the first conductor and the second conductor. | 2021-07-29 |