39th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150266362 | CONVERTIBLE CAR WITH A RIGID SUNROOF AND A FRONT ENGINE AND CORRESPONDING CONTROL METHOD - A convertible car with a front engine having: a passenger compartment; a rigid sunroof; a trunk, which contains the rigid sunroof when the rigid sunroof is arranged in an open position; an upper covering, which is arranged over the trunk and is mobile between a closed position and an open position; a trunk lid, which is supported by the upper covering and is mobile relative to the upper covering; a first actuating device, suited to move the upper covering between the closed position and the open position; a second actuating device, suited to move the trunk lid relative to the upper covering between a completely closed position, in which the trunk lid completely closes the access to the trunk, and a semi-open position, in which the trunk lid is arranged in an intermediate position between the completely closed position and a completely open position. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266363 | VEHICLE COVER APPARATUS - A vehicle cover apparatus includes: cover members arranged to be extended over a bed provided on a rear side of a cab and movable in a front-rear direction; and a support unit capable of supporting the respective cover members in an extended state of being arranged to be extended over the bed and in a retracted state of being retracted to a rear side of a roof of the cab. A top surface of the cover members in the retracted state is disposed at the same elevation in a vehicle height direction as a top surface of a rear-end section of the roof which is positioned on the rear roof side of the cab or is disposed lower than the top surface of the rear-end section and, along with the top surface of the roof of the cab, causes a continuous flow path of an air current to be formed. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266364 | ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF DOOR EQUIPPED ON VEHICLE - An engagement structure of a door may include an outer frame having an end portion bent portion and a middle bent portion, an inner panel where a first end portion thereof is inserted into a gap between the end bent portion and a second end portion thereof is joined to a second end portion of the outer frame through a welding engagement portion, a space having a gap from the outer frame to the inner panel between the middle bent portion and the welding engagement portion, and a molding that covers an outside surface between the middle bent portion and the end bent portion, and a round engagement portion formed to cover a rounded portions of the end bent portion and the middle bent portion. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266365 | DOOR INNER WEATHER STRIP - A weather strip capable of preventing the reversing of seal lips caused by the raising and lowering of a door glass, and restraining the increment of the raising/lowering load of the door glass to enable the smooth raising and lowering of the door glass. The door inner weather strip includes a trim section and a seal section. The seal section includes a first seal section and a second seal section, and the first seal section and the second seal section are respectively provided with a first attaching leg and a second attaching leg along with a first seal lip and a second seal lip for contacting the door glass. The first seal lip and the second seal lip are formed such that tips thereof face each other, and the first seal lip is formed such that when the first seal lip and the second seal lip contact the door glass, the tip of the second seal lip is overlapped with the tip of the first seal lip so as to press the same. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266366 | BELT MOLDING FOR VEHICLE - This belt molding abuts against a window pane which is attached to a window opening of a vehicle door so as to be able to move up and down. The belt molding includes at least two or more sealing portions, and abutment portions are formed on the respective sealing portions. Fiber layers) made of numerous fibers are formed on the abutment portions, and types of the fibers forming the fiber layers are different from each other. Accordingly, abutment portions suitable for the respective sealing portions can be obtained depending on positions where the sealing portions are formed. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266367 | GOLF CART ENCLOSURE - A golf cart enclosure system for a golf cart having a passenger cabin, a roof mounted on a frame for covering the passenger cabin and a front windshield. The system comprises a guide rail secured to the frame proximate the roof and a panel of a length sufficient to extend from the guide rail to the golf cart passenger cabin below. A plurality of swivel rollers is provided, wherein a first end of the swivel roller rollably engages the guide rail and wherein a second end of the swivel roller is fastened to the panel. The panel slidably moves along the guide rail from a closed position where the panel is fully extended to an open position where the panel is retracted. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266368 | BATTERY SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A battery system for driving an electric motor of a hybrid vehicle or of an electric vehicle has an exchangeable auxiliary battery to improve the comfort, performance and/or the range of the vehicle. The auxiliary battery can be placed from below into a space beneath the trunk compartment floor. The trunk compartment floor is vertically movable to increase the size of the trunk compartment when the auxiliary battery is not being used. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266369 | HYBRID DRIVE CONFIGURATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A hybrid drive configuration for a motor vehicle includes a first, a second, and a third planetary gear set. The web of the third planetary gear set is connected to an input shaft, wherein either the sun gear or the internal gear of the third planetary gear set is connected to the rotor of a first electric machine and correspondingly either the internal gear or the sun gear of the third planetary gear set is coupled via a brake to the transmission housing, or the sun gear of the third planetary gear set is coupled via the brake to the transmission housing, wherein either the web or the internal gear of the third planetary gear set is connected to the input shaft and correspondingly either the internal gear or the web of the third planetary gear set is connected to the web of the second planetary gear set. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266370 | COOLING CIRCUIT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND USE OF AN ELECTRICALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE COOLING FLUID - A cooling circuit for a motor vehicle has an engine cooling portion ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150266371 | BUMPER WITH INTEGRATED AUXILLIARY COOLER - A vehicle includes a body that extends along a longitudinal axis, between a forward end and a rearward end. A front bumper assembly is disposed at the forward end of the body. The front bumper assembly includes a B-shaped structure that defines a channel that extends transversely across the body, relative to the longitudinal axis. A heat exchanger is disposed within the channel of the bumper structure. The heat exchanger is operable to transfer heat from a fluid circulating through the heat exchanger to a flow of air passing across the heat exchanger. The fluid may include, but is not limited to, engine oil, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, or an engine coolant from a low temperature coolant loop. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266372 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) - Provided is a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system that can include a frame and at least one container. The frame can include a first side and a second side, with each side being configured to partly define a portion of an interior space. The at least one container can be configured to house or contain CNG and can be engaged to and partly encased by the frame. The at least one container can be partly located within the interior space of at least one of the first side or the second side. The frame assembly can be engaged to a chassis of a vehicle such that the at least one container is located either at least partially underneath a cab of the vehicle or at least partially behind a cab of the vehicle. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266373 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A transmission system for an electric vehicle includes a gearbox which produces different rotation ratio between a drive motor and drive wheels during running of the electric vehicle, a differential which serves to absorb a power of the gearbox to overcome rotation speed difference between the drive wheels, and two wheel axles which are used to deliver the power to the drive wheels from the differential, the gearbox has a housing which is connected to a vehicle frame of the electric vehicle via a universal coupling. When the electric vehicle runs on a bumpy road and makes a turn, the vehicle frame is able to swing up and down and pivot left and right with respect to the gearbox housing, so as to reduce the bounce of the vehicle and dampen the centrifugal force caused tilt or roll of the vehicle, thus improving driving comfort and stability. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266374 | DISCONNECTABLE DRIVELINE FOR ALL-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE - A vehicle driveline that includes a differential assembly, a two-speed transmission, a power take-off unit, a range sleeve, a mode sleeve and an input shaft. The range sleeve is non-rotatably but axially slidably coupled to the input shaft. The range sleeve provides rotary power to the two-speed transmission and is movable into different positions to control the gear ratio in which the two-speed transmission operates. The two-speed transmission outputs rotary power to the differential assembly. The mode sleeve is selectively movable into a position where it transmits rotary power between the range sleeve and a PTU input of the power-take off unit. Movement of the range and mode sleeves can be coordinated to provide a two-wheel drive high speed mode, a four-wheel drive high speed mode and a four-wheel drive low speed mode. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266375 | VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE DRIVE AXLE ASSEMBLY WITH A RAISABLE AND LOWERABLE REAR DRIVE AXLE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A VEHICLE - A vehicle having a multiple drive axle assembly includes a forward axle assembly including a forward interaxle differential, a forward interaxle differential input shaft and a forward interaxle differential output shaft. An intermediate drive shaft is connected to the forward interaxle differential output shaft. A rear axle assembly includes a rear differential and a rear differential input shaft. A rear clutch arrangement is provided between the intermediate drive shaft and the rear differential input shaft and is movable between a first position in which the rear clutch arrangement rotationally locks the intermediate drive shaft and the rear differential input shaft and a second position in which the intermediate drive shaft and the rear differential input shaft are rotationally disconnected. The rear axle assembly of the vehicle can be raised and lowered relative to a frame of the vehicle. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266376 | SHIFT CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - There are provided an operational member and a body portion supporting the operational member rotatably, clockwise or counterclockwise, from a home position and movably in a vehicle longitudinal direction from its rotated position. The body portion is configured to allow the rotated or moved operational member to return to the home position automatically. A shift range is changed to a neutral range when the operational member is rotated from the home position, and the shift range is changed to a traveling range (a drive range or a reverse range) when the operational member is moved in the vehicle longitudinal direction from the rotated position after the operational member is rotated from the home position. Herein, changing of the shift range to the drive range or the reverse range depends on the direction of the rotation of the dial from the home position. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266377 | SELECTIVE MESSAGE PRESENTATION BY IN-VEHICLE COMPUTING SYSTEM - Embodiments are disclosed for selectively presenting received messages in a vehicle via an in-vehicle computing system. In some embodiments, a method of selectively presenting the received messages includes extracting information of a received message and determining an operating condition of the vehicle. The method further includes selectively presenting the received message based on the operating condition of the vehicle. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266378 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING USER INTERFACE OF HEAD UNIT OF VEHICLE DYNAMICALLY BY USING MOBILE TERMINAL, AND HEAD UNIT AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIA USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method for configuring a user interface of a head unit of a vehicle by using a mobile terminal. The method includes steps of: (a) allowing the head unit of the vehicle to acquire information on at least one application stored at an executable state in the mobile terminal, if the mobile terminal is connected to the head unit; (b) allowing the head unit to decide a specific template interoperable with the application among multiple templates stored in the head unit by referring to the acquired information on the application; and (c) deciding a display mode of the specific template by referring to at least one piece of information on the number of acquired application and the driving state of the vehicle and displaying the acquired application on a screen of the head unit by using the decided display mode of the specific template. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266379 | DISPLAY METHOD FOR A VEHICLE - A display method for a vehicle that includes an electric drive and an electric charge accumulator for storing electric energy for the electric drive. Multiple properties of multiple charging stations are provided, which are suitable for charging the electric charge accumulator of the vehicle, and multiple filter criteria are also provided. One particular filter criterion is assigned to one particular property of the multiple properties of the charging stations. The multiple charging stations are filtered, using the multiple filter criteria, for generating a filtered subset of charging stations in such a way that the filtered subset of charging stations has no more than a predetermined number of charging stations. The filtered subset of charging stations is displayed on a display device of the vehicle. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266380 | Vehicle Instrument Device - A vehicle instrument device includes: a display device accommodated in the vehicle instrument device; a display control circuit board which controls an operation of the display device and which is attached to a rear surface of the display device; and a instrument control circuit board which controls display except for the display device and which is formed as a separate member from the display control circuit. The display device, which is integrated with the display control circuit board to serve as a display unit, is accommodated in the vehicle instrument device together with the instrument control circuit board. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266381 | RECONFIGURABLE DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY FOR MILITARY VEHICLES - A modular dashboard assembly for a vehicle, such as a tactical vehicle, is described. In some cases, the dashboard assembly includes a smart back plane and removably attachable front modules. The back plane may facilitate communications between components within the front modules and systems with the vehicle, or between components. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266382 | MOBILE POWER CONVERSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A vehicle carries an energy storage system that powers mobility of the vehicle. The vehicle further carries a direct current input coupling to be connected to a direct current (DC) electrical power source, a DC output coupling, an alternating current (AC) input coupling, an AC output coupling, and electronics carried by the vehicle to control both AC and DC voltage and power levels. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266383 | NORMALIZING DECELERATION OF A VEHICLE HAVING A REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM - A method of operating a vehicle having a friction braking system and a regenerative braking system is presented here. The method determines a regenerative torque capacity, calculates a desired regenerative torque amount for the braking system, detects that the desired regenerative torque amount exceeds the regenerative torque capacity by at least a threshold amount, and controls actuation of the friction braking system in response to the detecting. Another operating method determines a coastdown torque capability of the vehicle, calculates a desired coastdown torque amount, detects that the desired coastdown torque amount exceeds the coastdown torque capability by at least a threshold amount, and controls actuation of the friction braking system in response to the detecting. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266384 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - An electric vehicle control apparatus includes a plurality of current collectors that take in electric power from an outside, a convertor unit that converts a voltage input through the current collectors into a direct current having a predetermined value, and a power storage unit connected to and charged and discharged by the convertor unit. The convertor unit includes a convertor circuit and a control unit. The control unit includes a current adjusting unit that generates a current command which is a command for an electric current of the convertor circuit, and adjusts the magnitude of the current command on the basis of a current collector state signal. The control unit further includes a current control unit that controls the electric current of the convertor circuit on the basis of the current command. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266385 | ENERGY TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND ENERGY TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to an energy transmission device ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150266386 | Electric Vehicle - An electric vehicle comprises an electric motor which rotates a wheel; a battery which is an electric power supply unit for the electric motor; and a battery accommodating space which is provided in a vehicle body and accommodates the battery therein; wherein the battery accommodating space includes a first accommodating section which stores a standard battery pack including a first battery as the battery, and a second accommodating section which accommodates an optional battery pack including a second battery as the battery such that the optional battery pack is removable from the vehicle body, and wherein a voltage of the first battery is a value corresponding to an activation voltage of the electric motor, and the electric vehicle is capable of driving with an electric power supplied from at least the first battery. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266387 | TRACTION BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A traction battery assembly includes a battery array having a plurality of stacked cells and a pair of thermal plates arranged to sandwich the array therebetween. Each thermal plate includes a plurality of fins. Each fin extends out from one of the thermal plates into the array and is interleaved with the cells to cool or heat the cells. Also, disclosed is a vehicle including the traction battery assembly described above. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266388 | CABLE INSTALLMENT TYPE CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A cable installment type charging control device for charging an electric vehicle (EV) by using power of a grid-side is provided. The cable installment type charging control device includes a first relay delivering power of the grid-side to an EV-side, a second relay delivering power of the grid-side to the EV-side, a first sub fusion detecting unit for detecting whether the first relay is fused through an-EV side terminal of the first relay and a grid-side terminal of the second relay, and a second sub fusion detecting unit for detecting whether the second relay is fused through an-EV side terminal of the second relay and a grid-side terminal of the first relay. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266389 | SMART ENERGY DISTRIBUTION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING - A power management system can smartly allocate the available power at a location to support more electric vehicles than would otherwise be possible. Power managers can intelligently allocate that power based on the real-time needs of vehicles. A smart energy distribution system can estimate each vehicle's current charge level and use such information to efficiently provide electric vehicle charging. The system can respond dynamically to vehicle charge levels, current readings, and/or electrical mains readings, allocating more current where it is needed. The charger profiles can include historic charge cycle information, which can be analyzed under a set of heuristics to predict future charging needs. A local electric vehicle charging mesh network can be provided, which transmits data packets among short-range transceivers of multiple power managers. The local electric vehicle charging mesh network can be connected to a remote server via a cellular connection. The power managers and the local electric vehicle charging mesh network can intelligently allocate power to multiple electric vehicles. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266390 | PREDICTION OF BATTERY POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - An efficient way of predicting the power requirements of electric vehicles is proposed based on a history of vehicle power consumption, speed and acceleration as well as road information. By using this information and the operator's driving pattern, a model extracts the vehicles history of speed and acceleration, which in turn enables the prediction of the vehicle's future power requirements. That is, the power requirement prediction is achieved by combining a real-time power requirement model and the estimation of vehicle's acceleration and speed. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266391 | METHOD OF EFFICIENTLY MANAGING ENERGY - A method is provided for managing energy. The method comprises collecting information relating to amounts of energy stored by a plurality of members of a group, and relating to energy requirements of the members. The method further comprises determining a price for distributing energy to a non-member of the group, determining whether to supply energy stored by the members to the non-member at the determined price, and issuing instructions to distribute energy upon determining that energy stored by the plurality of members should be supplied to the non-member. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266392 | BATTERY TEMPERATURE REGULATING DEVICE - A battery temperature regulating device is provided with a low temperature heat exchanger configured to allow heat exchange with the air conditioning system, a battery temperature regulating unit configured to allow heat exchange with the low temperature heat exchanger so as to regulate the temperature of the battery to approach a target temperature, and a control unit configured to control the battery temperature regulating unit. In the case where the charging is performed from the power supply external to the vehicle, the control unit determines whether or not it is necessary to accumulate heat in the battery, and in the case where it is determined that the heat accumulation is necessary, the control unit sets the target temperature of the battery during charging higher than that in the case where it is determined that the heat accumulation is unnecessary. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266393 | System and Method For Fueling Alternative Fuel Vehicles - Disclosed is an alternative fuel fueling station useful for fueling both electrical and hydrogen alternative fuel vehicles simultaneously. The alternative fuel fueling station includes a solid oxide fuel cell, an electrical conduit, and a compressed hydrogen conduit, such that the alternative fuel fueling station can fuel both the electrical and hydrogen alternative fuel vehicles simultaneously. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266394 | Regenerative energy system for ground transportation vehicles - Present example embodiments relate generally to a ground transportation system for interacting with one or more vehicles, the vehicle comprising at least one magnetic element fixedly attached to the vehicle, each magnetic element operable to generate a magnetic field having a first magnitude and a first direction, the system comprising a magnetic coil assembly fixedly positioned near an area traversable by the vehicle and comprising a core and a magnetic wire coil wrapped around the core, the magnetic coil assembly operable to generate a magnetic field having a second magnitude and a second direction; and an energy storage unit operable to release energy to and store energy from the magnetic coil assembly. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266395 | SYSTEM TO MONITOR PRESENCE OF A BODY IN AN AUTOMOBILE SEAT - One example of a system to monitor a presence of a body in a seat of an automobile can implement a method using processing circuitry. After an automobile engine has stopped operating, the system determines a presence of a body in a seat of the automobile. The system provides a notification indicating the presence of the body in the seat in response to determining the presence of the body in the seat of the automobile. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266396 | Soldier Platform System - A soldier platform system and method includes a soldier platform system in a vehicle. In an embodiment, the soldier platform system includes a seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat and straps. The soldier platform system also includes a restraint harness belt. The restraint harness belt is secured to the seat assembly. In addition, the soldier platform system includes mounting assemblies. The straps attach the seat to the mounting assemblies. The soldier platform system further includes a ratchet platform that has a platform upper assembly and a platform lower assembly. The soldier platform system also has a strap retractor and a retractor strap. The retractor strap is extractable from the strap retractor, and the retractor strap is retractable by the strap retractor. Additionally, the strap retractor retracts the retractor strap upon achieving a strap threshold. Moreover, the strap retractor is secured to the platform lower assembly. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266397 | Adjustment Device - An adjustment device for adjusting seats includes a rotatable drive element, a rotatable output element, a first clamping element freewheel that blocks the output element continuously in different positions in both adjustment directions and that is released by a release element and a second clamping element freewheel that is coupled via the release element to the first clamping element freewheel, blocks the output element continuously in different positions in both adjustment directions and is released by an actuating element. The drive element is pre-tensioned in a middle position via two springs acting in different directions and the two springs pre-tension the actuating element in a middle position. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266398 | SEAT RECLINING APPARATUS - A seat reclining apparatus is provided in which a spring cover which covers a lock spring for rotationally biasing a rotational cam can be easily and securely mounted to an outer surface of a base plate or a ratchet plate. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266399 | SPINNING INFANT CAR SEAT - An infant car seat with a base having a swivel platform which is easily rotatable in any direction, comprising a base having a swivel platform which is easily rotatable in any direction, and an infant car seat mounted onto the platform | 2015-09-24 |
20150266400 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A locking assembly for a vehicle includes a striker mounted to a first vehicle part movable between a first position and a second position, a ratchet rotatably mounted to a second vehicle part for selectively receiving the striker and locking the first vehicle part in the first position, a pawl rotatably mounted to the second vehicle part for selectively engaging the ratchet to prevent rotation of the ratchet and thereby lock the ratchet and striker together, an anti-rattle lever rotatably mounted to the second vehicle part for engaging the striker to prevent rattling of the ratchet on the striker and a spring mounted to the second vehicle part to urge the anti-rattle lever into engagement with the striker when the ratchet is locked to the striker. The spring is arranged to maintain locking of the ratchet onto the striker in the event that the anti-rattle lever fails. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266401 | HEADREST DUMP ASSEMBLY WITH BOTH CABLE AND PUSH BUTTON ACTUATION - An assembly embedded into a headrest bun for permitting rotation of the bun between upright design and forward dump positions. The assembly includes a pair of tubes extending upwardly from a seatback frame and a fixed pivot rod extending between the tubes. A housing defines a package containing interior and including a pair of front and rear covers assembleable around the fixed pivot rod. A block shaped cam wedge is displaceably supported within the interior and biased in a first direction in seating fashion against an abutting location of the fixed rod. An actuating mechanism elevates the cam wedge to unseat from the pivot rod, the housing subsequently rotating from the design position to the forward dump position. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266402 | HEADREST DUMP ASSEMBLY INTEGRATED INTO A SEATBACK - A headrest assembly having a bracket mount affixed to an upper portion of a seatback frame and at least one headrest bun supporting tube pivotally secured to the bracket mount. A spring biased cam is pivotally secured to the bracket mount and, in a normally biased position, engages an underside projection of a selected one of the supporting tubes, the cam also having an outwardly projecting pin. At least one wheel shaped component is rotatably mounted to an exterior of the bracket mount in proximity to the cam, the wheel having an outer circumferential location which, upon being rotated, contacts the projecting pin causing the cam to pivot in a downward unseating direction from the supporting tube, triggering release of the headrest and supporting tubes in a forwardly rotating and dump position. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266403 | HEAD RESTRAINT FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A head restraint includes a central part, a fastener for fastening the central part to a backrest of a vehicle seat, and at least one side wing. The side wing is mounted pivotably in relation to the central part between the neutral position and at least one comfort position, and is fixable at least in the comfort position. The fastener is designed to mount the central part pivotably relative to the backrest about a horizontal pivot axis. The central part is pivotable between a parking position and at least one supporting position and is fixable at least in the supporting position. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266404 | AIR-CIRCULATION PROMOTION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An air-circulation promotion apparatus for a vehicle includes a driver's seat and a front passenger seat provided in the vehicle, and a face outlet port of a vehicle air conditioner disposed in front of those seats. A seat outlet port that blows a sucked air from a side surface of a seat back of the seat toward a rear area of the vehicle is disposed in the seat. An air present between the face outlet port and the seat flows rearward of the seat by aid of wind blown out of the seat outlet port. This makes it possible to circulate a comfortable air rearward of the seat to create a vehicle interior environment having no air retention. A circulation fan is provided in the seat and can be integrated with a seat ventilation system or a seat air conditioner. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266405 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH THERMAL DEVICE - A vehicle seat includes seat pads included in seat bottoms and seat backs. The seat pads are configured to provide both a cold sensation and a warming sensation to an occupant sitting on the seat pads. According to the present disclosure, a vehicle seat includes an occupant-support base. The occupant-support base includes a cushion cover defining a cushion-receiving space and a cushion positioned to lie in the cushion-receiving space. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266406 | TRAILER MOVER - A trailer mover for moving a trailer by hand includes an assembly for engaging the wheel assembly of a trailer tongue stand, and a detachable handle. The handle provides leverage to pivot and roll the tongue stand wheel assembly, thereby enabling easy hand maneuvering of the trailer. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266407 | LIGHTING AND/OR SIGNALING ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING AN ADAPTER THAT CAN BE HOUSED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE LIGHTING MODULE - A motor vehicle lighting and/or signaling assembly including: a lighting module and an adapter that can be placed and retained in position in a housing of support means of an optical collector, and separate means for pressing the adapter against the support means of the module in a first direction and for adjusting the adapter in the housing of the support means in a second direction other than the first direction, these pressing and adjustment means being carried by the module and/or by the adapter. The invention further concerns the associated adapter and the associated module in this lighting and/or signaling assembly. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266408 | LIGHTING SYSTEM USING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE POWER STRIP - Systems, devices, and methods are provided for vehicular lighting applications such as lighting during off-road vehicle use. In some example embodiments, these devices include a single power rail used to light one or more lighting pods. The device can be affixed to a vehicle itself or secondary vehicle parts. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266409 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROL SYSTEM OF VEHICLE, ELECTRIC CONTROL UNIT AND HEADLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM - A method of preparing a vehicle control system having an intended function by using at least two ECUs is provided. One of the at least two ECUs is used for adaptively incorporating a modified portion of the intended function of the vehicle control system through re-design in a short period, while the rest of the ECUs in the vehicle control system sustain and support an unchanging portion of the intended function of the vehicle control system. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266410 | HEADLIGHT DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A headlight device ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150266411 | EMERGENCY VEHICLE MANEUVER COMMUNICATIONS - Improved vehicle emergency lighting control may be implemented in a vehicle computer. Data may be collected related to a pursuit of a second vehicle. The collected data can be used to determine at least one of an action of the first vehicle and an action of the second vehicle. An emergency light in the first vehicle can be controlled based on the at least one determined action. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266412 | PLANAR LIGHTING MIRROR AND AUTOMOBILE SIDE MIRROR SYSTEM - A planar lighting mirror in which nano-patterns are formed on an entirety or at a specific local area of a mirror surface of a mirror glass and a light source is disposed around the nano-patterns to be used like a mirror in normal operation. In particular, when the light source is activated, the entirety or the specific local area of the mirror surface with the nano-patterns formed thereon planarly emits light from the light source which flows into the side of the mirror glass so as not to deteriorate a mirrors reflective functions. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266413 | Automatic Activation of Turn Signals In A Vehicle - According to various embodiments, turn signals are automatically activated in response to signals received from a navigation system, based on the navigation instructions generated by the navigation system. The navigation system of a vehicle (either built into the vehicle or provided as a stand-alone unit) is communicatively coupled with or otherwise integrated with the turn signals of the vehicle. When the navigation system instructs the driver to perform a maneuver (such as making a turn), it can also cause the appropriate turn signal to be automatically activated at the appropriate time and/or distance in advance of the maneuver. When the navigation system detects that the maneuver has been made, or that the driver has ignored the system's instructions, the turn signal can be automatically deactivated. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266414 | Automatic Braking Indicator - An automatic braking indicator according to one example embodiment includes a sensor for detecting a plurality of accelerations of a vehicle, a processor in communication with the sensor and a brake light switch in communication with the processor. The processor receives signals from the sensor corresponding to the plurality of accelerations of the vehicle, filters the signals from the sensor to remove signals from vehicle vibrations, compares a first signal corresponding to a first acceleration of the vehicle to a first set amount and sends a brake signal to the brake light switch to turn a brake light on if the first acceleration of the vehicle is less than the first set amount. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266415 | BRAKE LAMP CONTROL DEVICE - A brake lamp control device calculates a control torque value to be produced by a motor based on vehicle running status information and manipulation status information. The brake lamp control device turns on brake lamps if the control torque value is on the regeneration side of and larger than a predetermined reference regenerative torque value. For example, the reference regenerative torque value is set approximately equal to a deceleration-side torque value of engine braking that would be obtained by cancellation of an accelerator manipulation. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266416 | CONVERTER SLAVED IN TERMS OF OUTPUT CURRENT - The invention relates to a converter of SEPIC type intended to convert a first DC voltage into a different second DC voltage. The converter is noteworthy in that it allows a slaving in terms of output current by way of an indirect measurement which is sensitive neither to the coefficient of coupling between the inductors L | 2015-09-24 |
20150266417 | ILLUMINATED SEATBELT ASSEMBLY - A lighting system for a vehicle seatbelt assembly is provided herein. The lighting system includes a first seatbelt component configured to couple to a second seatbelt component. A light source is disposed on the first seatbelt component. A photoluminescent structure is disposed on the second component and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light source. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266418 | DUAL PURPOSE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY - A dual purpose lighting assembly for a vehicle is provided herein. The dual purpose lighting assembly includes a puddle lamp assembly disposed proximate a doorway and operable to emit light by luminescence to illuminate a ground area outside the vehicle and a dome lamp assembly disposed next to the puddle lamp assembly and operable to emit light by luminescence to illuminate a vehicle cabin area. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266419 | VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL EQUIPPED WITH A LED BACKLIGHTING DEVICE FOR LIGHTING A GRAPHIC AREA - In an instrument panel, a LED backlighting device has at least one LED source, the optical axis of which corresponds to the direction in which the intensity of the emitted light is maximum; the light of the LED source is reflected onto a graphic area by means of a first and a second reflecting surface; the first surface defines a first cavity and is aligned with the graphic area along an illumination axis spaced apart from the optical axis, while the second surface is aligned with the LED source along the optical axis and defines a second cavity communicating with the first cavity through an aperture; the second surface is a cylindrical surface, defined by an elliptical generatrix and configured so as to block the light rays that would be directed from the LED source onto the graphic area. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266420 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE DISPLAY - A system for use in displaying at least one image of an area external to a vehicle is provided. The system includes a sensor, at least one exterior camera configured to capture at least one image of the area external to the vehicle, a display device, and a computing device coupled to the sensor, to the at least one exterior camera, and to the display device. The computing device is configured to detect at least one of a presence of a hand within a predefined range of a shifting device, a contact between the hand and a steering wheel, and an activation of a brake pedal, based on a signal received from the sensor, and display, in response to detecting at least one of the presence, the contact, and the activation, at least one image from the at least one exterior camera on the display device. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266421 | DIGITAL DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH A FRONT-FACING CAMERA AND REAR DIGITAL DISPLAY - There is provided a digital display system for use with a first vehicle. The first vehicle includes a vehicle body, a vehicle front end and a vehicle rear end. The system includes a front-facing camera affixed with the vehicle body configured to capture digital images from in front of the vehicle front end. The system further includes a wireless receiver affixed with the vehicle body configured to receive an activation request signal from a wireless transmitter of a second vehicle. The system further includes a digital display affixed with the vehicle body disposed at the vehicle rear end. The digital display is configured to display captured digital images from the front-facing camera in response to receipt of an activation request signal by the wireless receiver. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266422 | VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH CURVATURE ESTIMATION - A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view forward of the vehicle and operable to capture image data. A vehicle-based GPS system is operable to determine a geographical location of the vehicle. A control includes an image processor operable to process image data captured by the camera. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data by the image processor to determine lane markings and responsive at least in part to the GPS system and responsive at least in part to map data mapping the road along which the vehicle is traveling, the control is operable to determine an enhanced estimation of the path of travel of the vehicle. The enhanced estimation may be based on reliability levels or weighting factors of the determined lane markings and the map data. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266423 | DOOR MIRROR SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A door mirror support structure is provided in which an inner base being die-molded and having a door mirror support portion is mounted on a support plate provided on a door, wherein the inner base has a plurality of frames including at least a pair of vertical frames, a pair of horizontal frames that project outward from lower ends of the vertical frames, a pair of extending frames that have inner ends connected to outer ends of the horizontal frames, extend outward and have outer ends connected to each other, and a linking frame that links the inner ends of the pair of extending frames so as to form the door mirror support portion in cooperation with the extending frames, and the inner base is formed so that spaces are created between the frames. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266424 | ACCESSORY MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An accessory mounting system for mounting an accessory at a windshield of a vehicle includes an accessory adapted for mounting at and demounting from a receiving structure adhesively attached by an adhesive to an interior surface of a vehicle windshield. The accessory includes a camera and circuitry. With the accessory received and supported by the receiving structure and with the receiving structure adhesively attached by an adhesive to an interior surface of a vehicle windshield, (i) the accessory receives an input from the equipped vehicle via a CAN bus communication and delivers an output to the equipped vehicle via a CAN bus communication, and (ii) the camera views forwardly through the windshield via a light transmitting portion of a light absorbing layer of the windshield of the equipped vehicle, with the light absorbing layer otherwise hiding the accessory from view through the windshield from external the equipped vehicle. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266425 | DOOR MIRROR OF VEHICLE - A door mirror of a vehicle includes a housing and a base portion attaching the housing to a side surface of a vehicle body. The base portion includes: an attachment portion fixed to the side surface; and a support portion provided to protrude from the attachment portion toward a vehicle-width-direction outer side, and supporting the housing from below. The support portion is formed into a sectional shape of an inverse wing having a lower surface bulging downward in a vertically sectional shape in a front/rear direction, and the support portion is provided with a bead portion in the lower surface of the support portion, the bead portion protruding downward and extending in the front/rear direction so as to be gradually separated from the side surface as it goes toward a rear of the vehicle. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266426 | DETACHABLE VEHICLE MIRROR - A reflective surface device that is detachably mountable to the exterior of a vehicle and method of making and using the same is provided. The reflective surface device has an arm having a proximal end and a distal end, a reflective surface disposed adjacent the distal end of the arm, and a magnet disposed adjacent the proximal end of the arm. In a method of using the reflective surface device, a user positions the magnet on an exterior surface of the vehicle with the reflective surface facing generally rearward of the vehicle, whereby magnetic forces between the magnet and the exterior surface of the vehicle support the reflective surface device on the vehicle. To detach the reflective surface device from the vehicle, the user applies a force to overcome the magnetic forces between the magnet and the exterior surface of the vehicle. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266427 | TRI-MODAL DISPLAY MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A display mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a housing configured for attachment to the vehicle; a prismatic element positioned in the housing; a partially reflective, partially transmissive coating provided on a rear surface of the prismatic element; a display mounted behind the prismatic element within the housing; and an actuator device for moving the prismatic element between three distinct viewing positions including a first viewing position, a second viewing position wherein the prismatic element is tilted higher than in the first viewing position, and a third viewing position wherein the prismatic element is tilted higher than in the second viewing position. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266428 | VEHICLE ARTICLE HOLDER - In a vehicle article holder detachably attached to vehicle equipment having a gripped portion and being installed at a predetermined position inside a vehicle, the holder includes a holder main body having a holding portion capable of detachably holding an article; a fixation body adjacent to and fixed to the main body and having a clamping portion capable of clamping part of the gripped portion of the equipment; and a lever body connected to the fixation body to be able to open and close the clamping portion. The fixation body, lever body, and main body are formed in such shapes that, in a state where an arbitrary part of the gripped portion is clamped by the clamping portion, another part thereof can be manually gripped. Accordingly, even when the holder is fixed to the gripped portion, a grip function of the gripped portion is not impaired. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266429 | ASSEMBLY WITH SLIP JOINT FOR FASTENING VEHICLE COMPONENT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - An assembly for supporting a first vehicle component manages loading of the first vehicle component under applied forces by enabling a slip joint connection between the first vehicle component and a supportive mounting bracket. More specifically, the assembly includes a mounting bracket that has a slot. A plate is fit within the slot. A stud extends from the plate. The stud is configured to extend through an opening in the first vehicle component when the first vehicle component is mounted to the mounting bracket to capture the mounting bracket between the plate and the first vehicle component at the stud. The mounting bracket and the plate are cooperatively configured as a slip joint. A method of assembly is also provided. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266430 | VEHICLE CAMERA HOUSING WITH TOLERANCE COMPENSATING CONTACTS - A camera assembly for a vehicle vision system includes a housing with a lens holder at a first housing portion and a connector portion at a second housing portion. The connector portion is configured for connecting to vehicle wiring when the camera assembly is installed at a vehicle. A circuit element is disposed within the housing and a plurality of electrical connector elements is disposed at the connector portion of the second housing portion. Each of the electrical connector elements includes a first end portion configured for electrically connecting to circuitry of the circuit element and a second end portion configured for electrically connecting to the vehicle wiring. The first end portions of the electrical connector elements include flexible elements that, during mating of the first housing portion to the second housing portion, flex as the first end portions engage the circuitry and make electrical connection with the circuitry. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266431 | Self-Aligning Trim Strips for Vehicle Instrument Panel Assemblies - A trim strip for lining an opening of an interior panel for a vehicle includes a first trim segment having a panel engaging side and an exposed side. A second trim segment extends outwardly from the first trim segment at a first end of the first trim segment. The second trim segment has a panel engaging side and an exposed side. A third trim segment extends outwardly from the first trim segment at a second, opposite end of the first trim segment. The third trim segment has a panel engaging side and an exposed side. A detachable support member is connected to the second trim segment along a first line of weakness and to the third trim segment along a second line of weakness. The detachable support member includes a datum member arranged and configured to be engaged by a panel datum member during installation of the trim strip at the opening to align and maintain spacing between the second and third trim segments. The detachable support member is removable from the first and second trim segments along the first and second lines of weakness. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266432 | STRUCTURE OF TERMINAL PORTION OF PRODUCT WITH COVER - An instrument panel has a substrate and a cover formed by laminating a cushion layer on the back surface of a cover body. A terminal portion of the cushion layer includes a body portion and a peripheral edge portion. The peripheral edge portion is plastically deformed into a compressed state and located around the body portion. The terminal portion of the substrate includes a flat portion and a flange portion. The flange portion surrounds the flat portion in a state of protruding to the top side. The cover is adhered onto the terminal portion of the substrate by adhering the body portion onto the flat portion and adhering the peripheral edge portion onto the flange portion. The peripheral edge portion is adhered onto the flange portion in a state where the peripheral edge portion is folded along the top surface and a side surface of the flange portion. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266433 | ASSEMBLIES - An assembly useful for providing structural reinforcement and/or sound/vibration damping to a hollow member of a motor vehicle is provided which contains an injection-molded carrier made of a heat resistant thermoplastic composition, at least one of the first side and the second side of the carrier has at least one receptacle adapted to receive and retain an insert comprised of a heat-expandable resin composition. The carrier may have a plurality of openings in at least one of the first side or the second side forming a grid or lattice and the assembly may include a mounting member adapted to fasten the carrier to an interior wall of a hollow member. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266434 | DECORATIVE LICENSE PLATE FRAME SYSTEM - A decorative license plate frame assembly, including a partially transparent housing defining a windowed frame for mounting a license plate to a vehicle, a light-emitting array positioned within the housing, and a decorative panel connected to the side of the housing, wherein energization of the light-emitting array illuminates the decorative panel. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266435 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness includes: an electrical wire group including a main electrical wire section, a first branch electrical wire section, and a second branch electrical wire section; a small-diameter tubular exterior member configured to cover the main electrical wire section in the circumferential direction, and on whose base end section side the first branch electrical wire section is located; a large-diameter tubular exterior member configured to cover the main electrical wire section in the circumferential direction, and on whose base end section side the second branch electrical wire section is located; first and second tape-fixing sections; and twist indicator that is provided at a position at which the small-diameter tubular exterior member and the large-diameter tubular exterior member overlap each other, and is configured to indicate the degree of twist of the main electrical wire section between the first branch electrical wire section and the second branch electrical wire section. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266436 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES INVOLVING FLEXIBLE CABLE/GUIDEWIRE/INTERCONNECTS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatus and methods including communication circuits for communicating between a plurality of compartments in a vehicle. An array of flexible cables provides signal-communication paths between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, with each cable having a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals, and communicating signals (electrical signals and optical signals) along at least one of the signal-communication paths and between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle. The apparatus and methods also include a plurality of circuits that communicate status-indication signals between locations along the array of flexible cables. The status-indication signals are communicated via the signal-communication paths in the flexible array of cables and are indicative of vehicle-travel modes for reporting a status of the vehicle in a mode relative to travel of the vehicle. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266437 | REINFORCED PLASTIC ENERGY ABSORBER SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a corner energy absorber, comprises: a plurality of layers with a plurality of ribs connecting the layers, wherein the layers and ribs comprise a first thermoplastic material; a composite insert comprising a second plastic material and reinforcement, wherein the second plastic material is different than the first thermoplastic material, and wherein the composite insert is disposed in the layers, the ribs, or both; an extension configured to extend into the end of a bumper beam. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266438 | COLLISION SENSING AND ENERGY ABSORBING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes an enclosed body defining a chamber therein. The body includes a rearward portion, a forward portion opposite the rearward portion and a first portion extending between the rearward and forward portions. The first portion has a stiffness less than at least one remaining portion of the body. The apparatus further includes at least one pressure sensor coupled to the body and the chamber to detect deformation of the first portion of the body. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266439 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATABLE RESTRAINING DEVICE USING MULTI-REGION ENHANCED DISCRIMINATION - A method for controlling an actuatable restraining device includes sensing a plurality of crash event indications, classifying crash events in response to the sensed crash event indications to identify at least one of a forward rigid barrier crash event, an offset deformable barrier crash event, an angular crash event, and a small overlap crash event, and controlling deployment timing of the actuatable restraining device in response to the classification of the crash event. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266440 | SEATBELT TENSION SENSOR PLATE - A plate type tension sensor having apertures, a spring structure, and a gap are provided. The spring structure allows the apertures to move relative to each other as tension is applied to a seat belt to which the plate is attached. The movement changes the width of the gap. The tension applied to a vehicle restraint system may be determined based on the gap width. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266441 | IMPACT ENERGY ABSORBER FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A resin impact energy absorber is for a vehicle and has a single wall solid plate structure. The resin impact energy absorber includes a rectangular planar portion including one plate surface and another plate surface, at least one of which including an impact load receiving surface, a plurality of first protrusions formed by forming a plurality of long grooves parallel to one another at a predetermined interval in the planar portion, and a second protrusion formed by forming a long shallow groove that extends in a direction intersecting with the plurality of first protrusions in the planar portion. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266442 | STEERING WHEEL - The present invention provides a steering wheel. Among respective hooks of a module, the hooks being adapted to engage with wires which are disposed in respective opening portions of a steering wheel main body, an adjustment rib which is provided so as to be protrusive to an outer circumferential face of one side hook comes into contact with an inside face of one side opening portion, and restrains a position of such one side hook in such one side opening portion. An adjustment pin which is protrusively provided at a position different from that of the adjustment rib on the outer circumferential face of such one side hook elastically comes into contact with the inside face of such one side opening portion by the adjustment rib coming into contact with the inside face of such one side opening portion. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266443 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - In an airbag apparatus, a case includes a peripheral wall portion and a protruding opening. An airbag cover includes a door portion covering the protruding opening, and four side wall portions protruding from the door portion. The peripheral wall portion includes two locking wall portions and two connection wall portions connecting the two locking wall portions to each other. A first pair of the four side wall portions are arranged on outer peripheral sides of the locking wall portions. The first pair of the four side wall portions have a locking hole locked by a locking claw on the locking wall portions. A second pair of the four side wall portions cover an inner peripheral side of the peripheral wall portion located at vicinities of corner portions of a peripheral edge of the protruding opening. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266444 | PRE-WEAKENED COVER FOR AN AIRBAG AND METHOD OF MAKING - A pre-weakened cover of an airbag module is provided. The pre-weakened cover including an outer layer member having an outer show surface and an opposing inner surface; a plurality of first cuts arranged on the inner surface; and a plurality of second cuts arranged on the inner surface, wherein each of the plurality of second cuts intersects at least one adjacent first cut, wherein a plurality of weakened regions are formed at the intersections between the plurality of first cuts and the plurality of second cuts and wherein each of the plurality of first cuts and the plurality of second cuts each have end portions that extend past each intersection to weaken the outer layer member near each intersection. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266445 | KNEE PROTECTION AIRBAG APPARATUS - A knee protection airbag apparatus is provided with a case, an airbag received in the case, and an inflator received in the case. The inflator includes a gas discharging port at one end side and a connection port portion at the other end side. The connection port portion is exposed through a connector opening of the case. A protruding piece that prevents the inflator from falling-out is formed on a peripheral edge of the connector opening. When the inflator is attached to the case, the inflator is guided by a guide portion to a location where falling-out of the inflator is prevented by the protruding piece. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266446 | DUAL CHAMBER AIRBAG SYSTEM - A side airbag system for a vehicle has a primary airbag and a secondary airbag at least partially surrounding the primary airbag. The primary airbag comprises at least one primary vent venting into the secondary airbag and the secondary airbag comprises at least one secondary vent. The primary airbag is inflated by an inflator and the secondary airbag is inflated by gases leaving the primary airbag through the primary vent. The secondary airbag has a panel overlying the primary vent, and inflation of the primary airbag urges the vent and panel in an outboard direction against outboard vehicle structure to restrict flow through the vent. The inflation rates of the primary and secondary airbags are thereby controlled such that the primary airbag protects a vehicle occupant against impacts with a localized load profile and the primary and secondary airbags together protect the occupant against impacts with a distributed load profile. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266447 | AIRBAG AND AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag comprises an airbag main body formed into a bag by a front panel and a rear panel, a vent hole formed on the rear panel, a vent cover that is attached to an outer surface of the rear panel and opens and closes the vent hole, a tether provided on the vent cover, a vent patch attached to an inner surface of the rear panel, and a tether cover attached to the inner surface of the rear panel, overlapping the vent patch, wherein: the tether is pulled from a slit formed near the vent hole of the rear panel into the interior of the airbag main body and then inserted through an area between the vent patch and the tether cover. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266448 | VEHICLE SEAT - There is provided a vehicle seat including: a seat main body including a seating portion, a seat back that supports an upper body of the vehicle occupant seated on the seating portion, and a headrest that is provided at an upper side of the seat back and supports a head portion of the vehicle occupant; a seatbelt that restrains the upper body of the vehicle occupant with respect to the seat back; a belt guide portion that is provided at an upper portion of the seat back or at the headrest, and through which the seatbelt is inserted, and that guides the seatbelt; and a rotating portion that, following movement of a shoulder portion of the vehicle occupant, changes a direction of guiding the seatbelt by rotating the belt guide portion by external force applied due to tension of the seatbelt. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266449 | ELECTRICAL STEERING COLUMN LOCK FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - An electrical steering column lock for an automotive vehicle capable of locking and unlocking the steering column is disclosed. The electrical steering column lock includes a bolt intended to move for locking and for unlocking the steering column, a cam wheel intended to rotate according a first rotation axis and to cooperate with the bolt for controlling the bolt movement, a gear intended to rotate according to a second rotation axis and disposed so as to drive the rotation of the cam wheel, where the cam wheel and the gear are placed sensibly in a common plane have parallel rotation axes which are also parallel to the movement of the bolt. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266450 | Automated Alert Light System - An automated alert light system can comprise a battery-powered light that can be activated by a movement sensor, such that the light remains active during vehicular motion, but turns off automatically when it is no longer needed, thereby conserving the battery. The battery can be recharged through physical connections with charging apparatuses, including docking-based mechanisms. The light can be deactivated based on an elapsed time since structural motion was last detected, which can be fixed or user-adjustable. The automated alert light system can also comprise a magnetic base by which it can be attached and removed, and it can further comprise solar panels to enable recharging. The system can comprise multiple, physically independent light components that can interoperate with a centralized controller, which can either be integrated or a separate, stand-alone unit. Sensors, lights, or other components can be communicationally coupled thereto with wireless communications. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266451 | ONBOARD DEVICE AND VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM - This onboard device measures the received power of radio waves transmitted from a base station while the engine is running and sets a near-out-of-range flag when the level of the received power has become equal to or lower than a near-out-of-range level, which indicates the possibility of going out of range. The onboard device permits a portable terminal device to obtain a new effective period for a key ID when the radio wave environment of a vehicle when the engine is stopped indicates that the vehicle is out of range, and the effective period of the key ID has expired and needs to be renewed, provided that the near-out-of-range flag has been set. Consequently, security can be enhanced during acquisition of update information for the key information with the portable terminal device. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266452 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SECURITY AROUND A VEHICLE - A system and method for monitoring security around a vehicle are provided. The method includes searching, by a controller, for a mobile device in the vicinity of the vehicle and determining whether a detected mobile device is an identified mobile device previously known to the vehicle. When the detected mobile device is the identified mobile device, the controller is configured to continuously search for another mobile device. When the detected mobile device is an unknown mobile device, the controller is configured to transmit information regarding the detected mobile device to a driver of the vehicle when the time or the frequency of which the detected mobile device is searched in the vicinity of the vehicle is greater than a pre-set time or frequency. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266453 | Wiper Blade Apparatus For Vehicle With Improved Assemblability - A wiper blade apparatus for a vehicle includes: a vertebra that is a rod-like elongated member; a first connection member disposed at a central upper portion of the vertebra, provided with a rotational shaft fixed to the vertebra; and a center support including a plurality of elastic hook sections supporting a top surface of the vertebra so that the center support is fixed to the vertebra. The elastic hook sections forcibly pass through a space between the vertebra and a hook release prevention section extending downward from a sidewall of the first connection member and are elastically fixed to the top surface of the vertebra. The center support is assembled upward from a lower side of the vertebra after the first connection member is assembled with the vertebra. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266454 | CABLE-TRAVERSING TROLLEY ADAPTED FOR USE WITH IMPACT BRAKING - Described herein are various embodiments of trolleys usable for traversing cables such as zip lines. Various embodiments have been particularly adapted to perform better under different circumstances or in different applications using braking including impact braking. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266455 | Systems and Methods for Building Road Models, Driver Models, and Vehicle Models and Making Predictions Therefrom - Systems and methods for building road models, driver models, and vehicle models and making predictions may use driving data received from a plurality of vehicles being driving along a path by a driver. The driving data including a minimum of vehicle location preferably supplemented by data related to the time of observations, vehicle dynamics, and various vehicle sensors. The received data may be categorized into a plurality of maneuvers and a plurality of variables that describe the maneuvers and the received driving data may be identified. A road model may then be built for the path based on the identified variables and maneuvers and the behaviors of a particular driver compared to the road model to assess their driving and intervene as appropriate. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266456 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE ASSIST DEVICE AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE ASSIST METHOD - A collision avoidance assist device that performs an assist for avoiding a collision between a vehicle and an object includes an object detection unit that detects the object around the vehicle, a time calculation unit that calculates a time to collision between the vehicle and the object based on the detection result of the object detection unit, and an assist control unit that suppresses a release of a braking for avoidance assist as the time to collision decreases when an execution of the collision avoidance assist is controlled based on the time to collision. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266457 | BRAKING SYSTEM WITH SELECTIVE BRAKING BACKUP SYSTEM - A brake system for a vehicle may include a primary braking system, a backup braking system, and a braking system controller. The primary braking system may apply braking energy to wheels of the vehicle. The backup braking system may include a master cylinder configured to supply braking energy to one or more of the wheels of the vehicle. The braking system controller may be configured to select a mode of backup braking based on a functional state of the primary braking system. The braking system controller may control the master cylinder to supply braking energy to less than all of the wheels of the vehicle in a first mode of backup braking and supply the braking energy to all of the wheels of the vehicle in a second mode of backup braking. A parking brake may assist the backup braking system by utilizing proportional braking in a backup braking mode. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266458 | VEHICULAR BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS - The brake ECU applies the target braking force by controlling the hydraulic pressure braking force generating device and the regeneration braking force generating device and the brake ECU further controls the advance speed of the output piston so that a drawn-into of a brake operating member can be prevented upon supplying the wheel cylinders from the master cylinder with the brake fluid by advancing the output piston thereby to improve the brake operating feeling of the brake operating member by preventing the brake operating member from being drawn into. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266459 | Front Park Brake Protection Controls - A system and method are provided for enhancing the slope-holding capability of an earth-moving machine. The machine includes a plurality of ground-engaging elements and a first parking brake configured to brake a first subset of the plurality of ground-engaging elements. A second parking brake is mounted and is configured to brake a second subset of the plurality of ground-engaging elements. A brake controller is configured to sense engagement of the first parking brake and to engage the second parking brake when the first parking brake is engaged only if one or more machine state criteria are also met. In an embodiment, the one or more machine state criteria include zero machine speed, neutral transmission state, and a machine slope that exceeds a predetermined threshold slope. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266460 | Compressed Air Unit Output Pressure Verification Device - A method and device for testing the output pressure of a compressed air unit is disclosed. A pressure verification device includes a first port configured for attachment to a compressed air unit. A first pressure relief valve is connected to a second port of the pressure verification device and is set to open at a first set pressure. A switching valve is connected to a third port. When the pressure is at least the first set pressure, a path to atmosphere is established from the first port through the first pressure relief valve when the switching valve is in the closed position. In addition, the first pressure relief valve comprises a means for at least one of an audible, a tactile and a visual indicator of the operation of the compressed air unit. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266461 | HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM - A hybrid vehicle drive system, which permits an efficient change of a vehicle drive mode from any one of constant-speed-ratio engine drive modes to one of electric motor drive modes, with reduced deterioration of drivability of the hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle drive system is constructed such that one of the electric motor drive modes can be established by releasing one of two coupling elements which are placed in the engaged state in a presently established one of the constant-speed-ratio engine drive modes, when the drive system is required to be switched from the above-described one of the constant-speed-ratio engine drive modes to any one of the electric motor drive modes, whereby the drive system can be efficiently switched from any one of the constant-speed-ratio engine drive modes to the above-indicated one of the electric motor drive modes, by simply releasing one of the above-indicated two coupling elements. | 2015-09-24 |