42nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150290941 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet recording apparatus includes an ink composition including a pigment and a resin and not substantially including an alkyl polyol with a standard boiling point of 280° or higher; a recording head including a plurality of nozzles that discharge the ink composition, and a nozzle forming surface having the discharge ports of the plurality of nozzles; an absorption member that absorbs the ink attached to the discharge ports of the nozzles and the nozzle formation surface; and a driving mechanism that performs a cleaning operation by relatively moving at least one of the absorption member and the recording head, and removing the ink composition attached to the nozzle forming surface with the absorption member, where the resin is a core-shell resin provided with a core polymer and a shell polymer, and a glass-transition temperature of the shell polymer is higher than a glass-transition temperature of the core polymer. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290942 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - A fluid ejection device includes a fluid ejection unit that ejects a fluid, an ejection control unit that controls the ejection of the fluid from the fluid ejection unit, a fluid container that accommodates the fluid to be supplied to the fluid ejection unit, and a pressure adjustment unit that adjusts an inner pressure of the fluid container in such a manner that the inner pressure of the fluid container gets closer to a target pressure than a first threshold value for the inner pressure of the fluid container. When the inner pressure of the fluid container is closer to the target pressure than a second threshold value that is separated further from the target pressure than the first threshold value, the ejection control unit receives a demand for the ejection of the fluid. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290943 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - A fluid ejection device includes a fluid ejection unit that ejects a fluid and an ejection control unit that controls the ejection of the fluid. A fluid container accommodates the fluid supplied to the fluid ejection unit. A connection channel connects the fluid ejection unit and the fluid container. An opening and closing unit opens and closes the connection channel. A pressure adjustment unit controls the opening and closing unit and adjusts an inner pressure of the fluid container. The pressure adjustment unit increases the inner pressure higher than a predetermined pressure by instructing the opening and closing unit to close the connection channel and then instructing the opening and closing unit to open the connection channel after the inner pressure of the fluid container exceeds the predetermined pressure. The ejection control unit allows the fluid ejection unit to eject the fluid after the connection channel is opened. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290944 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - A fluid ejection device includes a fluid container having a fluid accommodation portion that has formed therein a fluid outlet and accommodates a fluid. A fluid pressing unit presses the fluid accommodation portion to cause the fluid to flow out of the fluid outlet. Connection piping has an end that is connected to the fluid outlet. A fluid ejection unit has a fluid intake port connected to the other end of the connection piping, and ejects in a pulsed manner the fluid received from the fluid intake port. A pressure detection unit detects pressure of the fluid accommodation portion when the fluid pressing unit presses the fluid accommodation portion, and outputs a level of a detection signal corresponding to the pressure. A press control unit stops the fluid pressing unit from pressing the fluid accommodation portion when the pressure indicated by the detection signal is a predetermined value or higher. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290945 | LIQUID CONTAINER - A liquid container is configured to be detachably attached to a liquid container storage section arranged at an incline such that a liquid supply section is a lower side in a direction of gravity. The liquid container includes a liquid container-side positioning section with which a mounting member-side engagement section provided to the liquid container storage section is engageable, and a liquid lead-out section to which the liquid supply section is connected. The liquid container-side positioning section and the mounting member-side engagement section are engaged before the liquid lead-out section and the liquid supply section are connected when the liquid container is mounted onto the liquid container storage section. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290946 | LIQUID CONTAINER, ADAPTER, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid container is configured to be detachably attached to a liquid container containing section in a liquid ejecting apparatus that includes the liquid container containing section, a supply flow path that supplies liquid from a liquid supply section that is provided in the liquid container containing section to a liquid ejecting section, and an opening and closing section that opens and closes the supply flow path. The liquid container includes an operation section configured to switch an opening and closing state of the opening and closing section by working together with an attaching and detaching operation with regard to the liquid container containing section. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290947 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT EMISSION OF INK CARTRIDGE - Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for controlling light emission of an ink cartridge. The method includes: an ink cartridge control unit ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150290948 | INK SUPPLY DEVICE - A replaceable ink container of an ink supply device includes an opening plug for plugging an insertion opening into which a male connector is to be inserted. The opening plug includes an outer valve and an inner valve. The outer valve has an outer valve body pressed by the male connector and opened in a case where the male connector is inserted into the insertion opening. The outer valve body is closed by making contact with the male connector in a case where the male connector is pulled out from the insertion opening. The inner valve has an inner valve body indirectly pressed by the male connector and opened in the case where the male connector is inserted into the insertion opening. The inner valve body is closed by receiving at least a pressure of ink in the case where the male connector is pulled out from the insertion opening. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290949 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - A fluid ejection device includes a fluid storing unit and a fluid outlet. A fluid pressing unit presses the fluid storing unit and causes fluid to flow from the fluid outlet. A connection pipe has an end that is connected to the fluid outlet. A fluid ejection unit ejects the fluid, which is received from a fluid intake port to which the other end of the connection pipe is connected, in a pulse-like manner according to a drive signal generated by a fluid-ejecting control unit. An ejecting-instruction input unit receives a fluid ejecting instruction. If the pressure in the fluid storing unit is equal to or higher than an upper limit value in a range determined with reference to a target pressure value, the drive signal is not generated. When the pressure in the fluid storing unit is lower than the upper limit value, the drive signal is generated. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290950 | MULTIFUNCTION PRINTING DEVICE - A small, compact multifunction printing device provides excellent ease of use with little possibility of slips and continuous paper jamming inside. The multifunction printer has a check processing unit and a continuous paper processing unit. The check processing unit has a U-shaped check conveyance path P | 2015-10-15 |
20150290951 | PRINTING METHOD AND PRINTED PRODUCT - The object is to obtain a printed product excellent in fastness to washing. To achieve the object, a printing method is provided. The printing method includes a forming step of forming a solvent UV ink layer ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150290952 | INK JET PRINTER - An ink jet printer including a transportation mechanism that transports a medium in a first direction; and a carriage that has a plasma irradiation mechanism configured to irradiate at least a portion of the medium with plasma generated in an electricity discharge portion and emitted from a plasma irradiation opening and a head configured to eject ink from a nozzle to the portion of the medium irradiated with the plasma, and that moves in a second direction intersecting the first direction, in which the plasma irradiation mechanism is provided on one side of the head in the second direction, a partition board is provided between the plasma irradiation opening and the head, and if a distance from a surface of the medium to the nozzle is (A), a distance from a surface of the medium to the plasma irradiation opening is (B), and a distance from a surface of the medium to the bottom edge of the partition board is (C), a conditional expression: (C)<(A)≦(B) is satisfied. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290953 | CONVEYOR DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - A conveyor device includes a conveyor belt and a suction section. The conveyor belt conveys a recording medium. The suction section sucks on the recording medium through the conveyor belt. The suction section has a plurality of through holes. The suction section includes an air flow chamber. The air flow chamber has an air outlet in a bottom thereof. The bottom has first regions and a second region. The first regions are each located at a position opposite to a corresponding one of the through holes. The first regions are each located adjacent to the second region. The air outlet is located within the second region. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290954 | CUTTING APPARATUS - A cutting apparatus includes a carriage movable in a predetermined direction, a moving mechanism moving a work material in a direction intersecting the predetermined direction, a cutter mounted on the carriage, a cutter moving mechanism mounted on the carriage and moving the cutter in directions toward and away from the work material, a light source mounted on the carriage, and a controller controlling the light source. When the cutting apparatus is in a normal condition, the controller controls the light source to be in a first illuminating state, and when the cutting apparatus is in an abnormal condition, the controller controls the light source to be in a second illuminating state. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290955 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a hopper which is provided with a mounting surface on which a medium is set, and which is provided to be capable of swinging between a first posture in which the mounting surface of the medium is in a fallen state, and a second posture in which the mounting surface is in an uplifted state, a first pathway that delivers rolled paper, as the medium, to the hopper from an upstream side thereof, a second pathway that delivers cut form paper, as the medium, to the hopper from an upstream side thereof, and a first sensor that detects the medium in the first pathway, wherein the hopper swings from the first posture in a direction that assumes the second posture on the basis of detection of the medium by the first sensor. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290956 | SHEET DETERMINING METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - There is provided a method that can determine the type or surface condition of a sheet with high accuracy even when performance of an optical sensor is degraded by ink mists or the like. Specifically at the time of detecting light from a sheet with a sensor to make a determination on the sheet, at least two detection values are obtained by changing a relation between the sensor and the sheet, and the type or surface condition of the sheet is determined by using the at least two detection values obtained. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290957 | INK PRINTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD TO CONTROL THE DRIVING OF A PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing unit prints to a pre-folded substrate web. An intake unit is at an intake of a transport arrangement. A synchronization sensor is at the transport arrangement between an infeed roller and the printing unit. The synchronization sensor emits a synchronization signal when a fold of the web is present at the synchronization sensor for synchronization of a printing operation with feed of the web. A path between the synchronization sensor and a freely accessible point of the intake unit is designed such that a fold is present at the synchronization sensor when the printing substrate web has a fold at the accessible point. A relative humidity sensor is at the printing unit. A relative humidity measured by the sensor is compared with a relative humidity of an input stack. Given a deviation a length change of the web between the synchronization sensor and the accessible point is calculated, the web being displaced by the length change at the accessible point. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290958 | SECURE CARD CUSTOMISABLE BY THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING - A structure that is customizable by thermal transfer printing, in particular D2T2 or re-transfer, in particular for a multi-layer secure card structure, may include a layer of a non-opaque material for receiving thermal transfer printing, preferably comprising a vinyl polymer, in particular non-halogenated, better still a polyvinyl ester, and more preferably still polyvinyl acetate (PVAc); and a fibrous paper sub-layer, comprising at least one security element incorporated into the paper and/or arranged on the surface of the fibrous sub-layer. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290959 | COLOUR LASER MARKABLE LAMINATES AND DOCUMENTS - A colour laser markable laminate includes at least a transparent polymeric support and a colour forming layer including a leuco dye; an infrared dye; and a polymeric binder including vinyl acetate and at least 85 wt % of vinyl chloride based on the total weight of the binder; wherein the colour laser markable laminate includes a specific phenol stabilizer sterically hindered by a ring containing three nitrogen atoms. A method for preparing a colour laser marked document is also disclosed. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290960 | DONOR SUBSTRATES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICES USING DONOR SUBSTRATES - A donor substrate may include a base layer, a light to heat conversion layer disposed on the base layer, a buffer layer disposed on the light to heat conversion layer, an organic transfer layer disposed on the buffer layer, and a tightening member disposed on a peripheral portion of the organic transfer layer. The tightening member may include an adhesive film having an adhesion strength controlled by an irradiation of an ultraviolet ray. Process failures for manufacturing an organic light emitting display device may be prevented by the donor substrate, so that the organic light emitting display device may ensure improved performances. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290961 | PRINTING FORM AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE PRINTING FORM WITH CURABLE COMPOSITION HAVING SOLVENT-FREE EPOXY RESIN - The invention pertains to a printing form and a process for preparing the printing form from a solvent-free curable composition that includes, in prescribed relative amounts, an epoxy novolac resin; a bisphenol-A epoxy resin or a bisphenol-F epoxy resin; a monofunctional reactive diluent; a multifunctional o reactive diluent; and a stoichiometric amount of an amine curing agent. The ratio of the epoxy novolac resin to the bisphenol epoxy resin is 1:3 to 3:1 by weight. The process includes applying the curable composition to a supporting substrate to form a layer, curing the layer at one or more temperatures in a temperature range, and engraving to form at least one cell in the cured layer. The process prepares printing forms, particularly gravure printing forms, having a cured resin composition layer that is engravable, resistant to solvent inks and to mechanical wear, and capable of printing gravure-quality images. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290962 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ARTISTIC WRITING - The present invention is a writing apparatus that is capable of producing a calligraphic line of varying thickness but at a low cost and without requiring the user to have specialized training. The core components of the invention are a hollow tube, a stopper means, a hollow nib, and a roller. These components are configured as follows: a hollow tube with a first opening, a second opening, wherein the hollow tube is filled with ink; a stopper means closing the first opening to prevent ink from escaping the tube from the first opening; a hollow nib with a first end, a body, and a second end where the first end is insert-mated to the second opening of the hollow tube such that the ink may flow from the tube, through the nib first end, and into the nib body; a roller that is cylindrical is rotatably constrained in relation to the hollow nib second end such that the roller may freely rotate along its central axis, at the same time leaving behind the intended lines and constrained as to maintain a gap between the roller body and the nib so that ink may flow from the nib body, coat the roller, and exit the apparatus as the roller rotates about its axis. The invention can be used to produce stylized writing that is usually seen in calligraphy without the difficulty of using existing calligraphy pen designs as they are known in the art. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290963 | ROTATING-OPERATION TYPE OF WRITING TOOL - When the rear axial cylinder ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150290964 | Combined Writing Utensil and Light Emitter Assembly - A combined writing utensil and light emitter assembly ensures that various accessories are readily accessible for use during hunting. The assembly includes a tube having a first end, a second end and a hollow interior configured to receive objects therein. A writing implement is provided having a main body and a tip. The writing implement is positionable within the hollow interior of the tube through the first end of the tube wherein the tip is positioned proximate the second end of the tube when the writing implement is positioned within the hollow interior. An light emitter is coupled to the second end of the tube. A first end cap is coupled to a distal end of the main body with respect to the tip. The first end cap is removably couplable to the first end of the tube for securing the writing implement within the hollow interior. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290965 | DECORATIVE STONE AND METAL BAR FOR ARCHITECTURAL USE - A decorative bar, configured to be mounted on a surface (wall or floor) of a room or building, comprises (a) an elongate rod formed of natural stone and having a substantially constant cross-sectional shape from a first end to an opposite, second end and a longitudinal groove extending along one side, and (b) an elongate metal armature or brace having a portion thereof inserted in and substantially filling the longitudinal groove in the stone rod. The metal brace has a flange or bracket at each end configured to be attached to the surface (wall or floor) of a building to affix and retain the stone rod in a mounted relationship to this surface with its longitudinal groove on a side which is not readily visible to a casual observer. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290966 | LUMINOUS FLUID SCULPTURES - The present disclosure describes a system and method for shaping and energizing fluids that can generate luminous fluid sculptures. The method comprises sculpting the pattern and/or shape of a plurality of fluids using nonvisible forces such as mechanically generated turbulence, controlled movement through a shaped chamber, magnetic fields, vibration, gravity, or other forces; energizing the sculpted fluids so that they emit visible light using sources of nonvisible energy such as chemicals, heat, electrical currents, electromagnetic radiation, or other sources; and controlling the color of the emitted light using chemical additives, selected wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, layering of selected chemicals, or other methods. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290967 | Camouflage Design and Method - A crypsis camouflage pattern for application to the surface area of an object, comprising a first color background ranging from slight to complete opaque, covering at least a portion of the surface area of the object and at least one additional color application, each superimposed over at least a portion of the surface area of the object and comprising a plurality of randomly scattered abstract forms, each of the applications being of a different color and each having varying degrees of transparency. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290968 | DECORATIVE WPC PANEL COMPRISING A LOW-POROUS PROFILED EDGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A decorative panel comprising a plate-shaped carrier made of a wood plastic composite (WPC) material, wherein the plate-shaped carrier comprises a profile and/or a cutting edge in at least one edge region, and wherein the profile and/or the cutting edge has a substantially sealed surface. A method for producing such panel including a step of subjecting a surface of a profile and/or cutting edge to a thermal treatment to at least partially melt the WPC material in the region of the profile and seal the surface. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290969 | Vehicle Wheel for Passenger Cars - A vehicle wheel e.g. for passenger cars, having a disc part connected to a rim part, the disc part, integrally formed form a sheet metal blank, has a central part with bolt holes for wheel bolts and a central hole for a vehicle hub, and a plurality of radially extending spoke arrangements for transmitting forces between the vehicle hub and the rim part. Each spoke arrangement is provided with a central web, merging on both sides into a radially extending side web, being bent outwards from the surface of the central web, and an edge web, bent back again relative to the side web, wherein the radially outer ends of the webs merge into a disc rim, being aligned parallel to the wheel axis, connecting all spoke arrangements to one another and delimiting ventilation holes. In order to provide, without structural drawbacks, steel vehicle wheels with an unequal number of bolt holes and spoke arrangements, an inner annular bead and an outer annular bead are formed in the central part, which beads are concentric with one another and with the disc rim, and a raised annular strip provided with the bolt holes is formed between the beads. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290970 | WHEEL HUB, WHEEL HUB MOTOR WHEEL, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A wheel hub includes a support ring ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150290971 | SADDLE RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle riding type vehicle driven by a straddling rider, comprises a wheel including a wheel member having an annular rim, and a hub formed centrally of the rim to have a through hole formed at a center of rotation, a bearing attached to an inner circumferential surface of the through hole, and a tire attached to the rim; a wheel support for rotatably supporting the wheel with an axle inserted in the through hole; a sensor rotor mounted on the hub using the inner circumferential surface of the through hole as reference; and a wheel speed sensor for detecting rotation of the sensor rotor. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290972 | Wheel Lift and Transport Device - A device for lifting, supporting and moving large vehicle wheels allows a single person to install and remove wheels. The device has a U-shaped frame with two opposed straight sides connected by a jack side of the frame. Lift arms rotatably affixed to the opposed straight sides have rotatable rollers that contact the vehicle wheel. The lift arms are connected to a jack via chains that translate vertical motion from the jack to raise the lift arms, and thus raise the vehicle wheel. The rollers allow a user to rotate the vehicle wheel to position it for reinstallation onto the vehicle. A stabilizer bar rotatably affixed to the frame contacts the vehicle lift to stabilize the wheel during use of the device. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290973 | Light Weight Axle Housing - An axle housing for an axle assembly of a vehicle is provided where the axle housing includes a center leg portion, an outer bearing configured to mount onto one end of the center leg portion, and an inner bearing configured to mount onto the opposite end of the center leg portion. The center leg portion includes a first metal sleeve, a second metal sleeve surrounding the first metal sleeve, and a corrugated inner sleeve arranged between the first and second metal sleeves. The corrugated inner sleeve has a series of corrugations that include first portions and second portions wherein the first portions are affixed to the first metal sleeve and the second portions are affixed to the second metal panel. A plurality of channel regions between the corrugations and the first metal panel and the second metal panel is formed within the axle housing. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290974 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire including an inner liner including a first layer including a first polymer composition having a polymer component containing 5% to 70% by mass of an SIBS and 30% to 95% by mass of a rubber component, and a second layer including a second polymer composition having a polymer component containing 10% to 85% by mass of at least any of an SIS and an SIB and 10% to 90% by mass of a rubber component, the first layer being placed inwardly in a tire radius direction, and the inner liner having an average thickness Gs in a buttress region Rs that is thinner than an average thickness Gb in a bead region Rb. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290975 | PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH AN INNER LINER BONDED BY A FIBRE ASSEMBLY - A pneumatic tire comprises an outer rubber tread, a carcass reinforcement, a gastight layer positioned internally relative to the carcass reinforcement and an adhesion layer adjacent to the gastight layer and positioned between the carcass reinforcement and the gastight layer. The adhesion layer consists of a deformable fibre assembly. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290976 | DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TREAD OF A TIRE CASING - The device for producing a tire component by winding, comprises:
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20150290977 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion having a pair of central block rows arranged on both sides of a tire equator. Each of the central block rows includes a plurality of central blocks arranged in a circumferential direction of the tire. Each of the central blocks includes a ground contacting face with an axially inner block edge facing the tire equator. The inner block edge includes a first inclined edge and a second inclined edge inclined in an opposite direction to the first inclined edge so that the inner block edge protrudes toward the tire equator. The first inclined edge includes a first circular arc portion with a center located on the side of the tire equator. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290978 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire, comprising: a tread surface; a plurality of grooves formed in the tread surface, including a plurality of widthwise grooves each extending from a corresponding tread end on the inner side in the tread width direction and a plurality of circumferential grooves each extending in the tread circumferential direction to intersect the widthwise grooves; blocks demarcated by the plurality of grooves; and a chamfered portion formed at a corner, on the trailing edge side and on the outer side in the tread width direction, of each block. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290979 | Tire Featuring Curved Bars - Various embodiments of a tire featuring curved bars are disclosed. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290980 | TIRE TREAD WITH IMPROVED TREAD ELEMENT EDGE - Particular embodiments of the present invention comprise a tire tread having a length and a width. The tread further includes a thickness bounded by a top side for engaging a surface during tire operation and a bottom side. Moreover, the tread includes a top side void arranged along the top side of the tread and defining a wall extending depthwise within the tread thickness from the top side. Finally, the tread includes a projection extending outwardly from the wall and to a terminal end of the projection, the projection having a top side and a bottom side defining a thickness of the projection, the projection also having a length extending longitudinally along a length of the wall, the length of the wall extending perpendicular to a depthwise direction of the tread thickness. Further embodiments comprise a tire including a tire carcass and a tread as described in the preceding paragraph. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290981 | TIRE SIDEWALL MARKINGS REDUCING AERODYNAMIC DRAG - Tire for a passenger vehicle, including a crown portion on its exterior with a tread, extended laterally by sidewalls terminating in beads to contact with rim parts (J) on which the tire is mounted, each sidewall including an inner wall and an outer wall, at least one of the sidewalls includes a plurality of first sectors and second sectors, formed on the outer wall of a first sidewall portion between the crown portion the axially outermost points when this tire is mounted inflated, wherein the first sectors are completely without raised markings, i.e. raised markings of a height greater than 0.2 mm, whereas the second sectors are provided with raised markings, these raised markings having a height equal to at least 0.2 mm, wherein the first sectors each form an angle equal to at least 20°, and wherein the sum of the angles of said first sectors is equal to at least 120°. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290982 | Designer tires - The specific nature of my invention is to manufacture Designer Tires. Which are tires in assorted colors completely rubber dyed with its rims and wheels in Designer Tires Colors also. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290983 | SIDEWALL COOLING FINS - A tire has at least one band of cooling fins located on a sidewall portion of the tire. The band of cooling fins has at least one protruding cooling fin and at least one recess located adjacent to the cooling fin. At least a portion of the recess is recessed axially inwards relative to the cooling fin. The cooling fin has a height equal to or greater than an airflow boundary layer thickness at a predetermined location and angular velocity of the tire. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290984 | Tire Bead For Aircraft - Aircraft tire ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150290985 | TIRE PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An example method includes decreasing the pressure within at least one tire of a vehicle when the vehicle is moving. The decreasing is in response to a condition change. An example assembly includes a sensor and a tire pressure controller that causes a decrease in a pressure within at least one tire of a vehicle in response to a first condition detected by the sensor. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290986 | VEHICLE AXLE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING INTEGRATED PRESSURE MEDIUM LINE FOR FILLING TIRES - A vehicle axle assembly includes a hub, which is mounted on a cylindrical axle body so that it can rotate about a central longitudinal axis, and an axially inner and an axially outer shaft sealing ring for indirect or direct sealing between the axle body and the hub. In order to enable an autonomous feed of pressure medium into a vehicle tire, the vehicle axle assembly includes an annular chamber that is formed between the two shaft sealing rings, the axle body and the hub, a first pressure medium line that extends through the axle body or one of the two shaft sealing rings and opens out into the annular chamber, and a second pressure medium line that extends out of the annular chamber through the hub and is designed to be connected to a wheel that is secured on the hub. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290987 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING AN ANTI-SKID CHAIN - The invention relates to a fastening device for an anti-skid chain ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150290988 | Tow Hitch with Brake Sensor System and Method of Use - A tow hitch that detects movement between a towing vehicle and a load and adjusts the braking forces of the load brakes proportionately to the movement, is disclosed. Said tow hitch comprising a load tow member selectively engaged with a vehicle tow member, a one or more sensors connected to the load tow member, and at least one of the one or more sensors is disposed between the vehicle tow member and the load tow member when the load tow member is engaged with the vehicle tow member. The at least one of the one or more sensors is in electronic communication with the load brakes, whereby the at least one of the one or more sensors senses movement between a load member and a vehicle member when the load tow member is engaged with the vehicle tow member and adjusts the braking forces of the load brakes. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290989 | SHOCK ABSORBER HOUSING AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE THEREOF FOR VEHICLE - A shock absorber housing of a vehicle may include a shock absorber housing body formed in a shape of a box and in which an upper portion of a shock absorber is mounted by being inserted therein, and flanges formed along at least one of edges of the box-shaped shock absorber housing body and thus being coupled to a vehicle body, in which the shock absorber housing body includes a low strength portion and a high strength portion respectively having different strengths due to a thickness difference. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290990 | DAMPING ASSEMBLY FOR A FRONT-WHEEL INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION OF A FOUR-WHEEL MOBILITY SCOOTER - A damping assembly for a front-wheel independent suspension of a four-wheel mobility scooter includes a chassis with two front wheels, and two connecting sleeves. In each of the connecting sleeves is disposed a first shock absorber which includes a rectangular outer pipe and a rectangular inner pipe disposed in and rotated 45 degrees with respect to the outer pipe, between each of the edges of the inner pipe and the inner space of the outer pipe is disposed an elastic rubber The inner pipe has two suspension arms connected to a shaft, respectively, each shaft includes a first connecting arm extending in a width direction of the chassis, the front wheels are connected to the first connecting arms, on each of the shafts is provided a second connecting arm extending upward and hinged with a third connecting arm extending in the width direction of and hinged to the chassis. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290991 | TWIN TUBE DAMPER WITH REMOTE GAS RESERVOIR - A damper is provided having a twin tube construction interconnected to a gas reservoir. The connection of each of the inner and outer volumes of the twin tube to the gas reservoir is independently valved, and each of these valves are independently settable to change the differential pressure thereacross at which they open. The damper provides flow passages directly from the inner and outer volumes to enable flow form the compression to rebound sides thereof, as well as through the valved connections to the gas reservoir and at least one valved opening in the damper piston. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290992 | VEHICLE HEIGHT ADJUSTING DEVICE AND ASSEMBLING METHOD FOR VEHICLE HEIGHT ADJUSTING DEVICE - A vehicle height adjusting device includes an annular movable spring bearing mounted on the outer periphery of an outer tube of a shock absorber, the movable spring bearing being configured to support one side end of a suspension spring for biasing the shock absorber in an extending direction, a driving mechanism configured to drive the movable spring bearing in an axial direction of the shock absorber, an auxiliary spring configured to bias the movable spring bearing toward the suspension spring, and a stopper member mounted on the outer periphery of the outer tube of the shock absorber, the stopper member being configured to restrict a movement of the movable spring bearing toward the suspension spring. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290993 | SUSPENSION ELEMENT - A suspension element includes a main body having an internal volume configured to contain a liquid therein, a tubular element extending at least partially within the main body, the tubular element having an internal volume that defines a first fluid chamber configured to contain a compressible gas therein, a first piston separating the internal volume of the main body into a second fluid chamber and a third fluid chamber, a second piston positioned to separate the first fluid chamber from the second fluid chamber, and a flow control element disposed along a flow path between the second fluid chamber and the third fluid chamber. Movement of the tubular element generates a flow of the liquid through the flow control element to produce a damping force and changes the pressure of the compressible gas to produce a spring force. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290994 | VARIABLE HEIGHT VEHICLE - A system and method for raising and lowering a vehicle. The system includes a four-bar linkage provided for each wheel. The four-bar linkage includes a first three linkage assembly and a second three linkages assembly. The first three linkage assembly maintains the orientation of the vehicle relative to the wheel during the lifting and lowering while the second linkage assembly provides the power to lift and lower the vehicle. Power provided by a hydraulic cylinder is pivotably coupled to the second linkage assembly. A steering assembly is provided between the four-bar linkage assembly and the wheel. The four-bar linkage vehicle lifting assembly may be provided on agricultural vehicles, construction vehicles, or any desired vehicle. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290995 | SUSPENSION CONTROL SYSTEM - A suspension control system allows a state variable of a vehicle used for the damper damping force control to be computed at a high precision without regards to the caster angle given to the suspension geometry. A suspension control system for a vehicle provided with a variable damper that can adjust a damping force according to an input signal comprises a wheel rotational speed sensor for detecting a wheel rotational speed, a gain circuit for computing the unsprung load of each wheel according to the wheel rotational speed variation detected by the wheel speed sensor, a single wheel model computing unit for computing the sprung velocity and the stroke speed by inputting the unsprung load to a single wheel model representing the behavior of the vehicle, and a damper control unit for controlling a damping force of the variable damper according to the computed sprung velocity and stroke speed. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290996 | TWO-STAGE SWAY BAR - Sway bars are described that include at least an inner sway bar, a first outer sway bar, and a second outer sway bar. The sway bar includes a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion that can engage and disengage under control from a remote location. The sway bar includes a larger diameter, outer sway bar assembly that can be disengaged and a smaller diameter inner sway bar. The sway bar can include a housing to retain fluid. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290997 | STABILIZER BUSHING - When a clipping member | 2015-10-15 |
20150290998 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDITIONING AN ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for providing conditioning to a space within an environment are provided. Such a system may include a solid boundary, at least one air supply aperture configured to direct a conditioned airflow towards the solid boundary, and at least one air return aperture configured to receive a return airflow. At least one of the conditioned airflow or the return airflow may create an air boundary, such that the air boundary and the solid boundary define the space within the environment. At least a portion of the conditioned airflow may enter the space, and at least a portion of the return airflow may exit the space, thereby conditioning the space. | 2015-10-15 |
20150290999 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILE WITH MULTIPLE CONTROL DAMPERS - The invention relates to a motor vehicle air conditioning system having a plurality of control dampers, the control dampers being designed as at least one cold air damper and at least one warm air damper for controlling a cold air path and a warm air path, which system is characterized in that a passage for a partial air flow can be formed between the control dampers depending on the damper position, and in that the passage forms additional air flow resistance for the cold air flow, thereby increasing the linearity of flow control of the cold air flow and the warm air flow. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291000 | AIR DEFLECTOR DEVICE OF AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - The invention relates to an air deflector device for an air conditioning system in a motor vehicle. The air deflector device has at least one closure element and at least one air mixing element. The closure element and the air mixing element have a common rotational axis in the air deflector device. The closure element extends in the direction of the rotational axis across the entire depth of a cross-section of a flow passage to be closed off in the air conditioning system, and comprises retaining elements. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291001 | INTERIOR PANELING PART COMPRISING A PLANAR HEATING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - In accordance with the present disclosure, there is provided a method for producing an interior trim part. The method includes introducing a planar heating element into a cavity of a mold tool. The planar heating element has a first planar side facing away from a visible side of the interior trim part and a second planar side opposite to the first planar side, the mold tool has a plurality of protrusions protruding into the cavity, and the first planar side is seated on at least a portion of the plurality of protrusions. The method further includes adding a foam material into the cavity to cover the planar heating element, such that a foam layer is formed on both the first and second planar sides. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291002 | VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEM - A vehicle includes a cabin, an auxiliary unit, a cooling arrangement that includes a condenser and a plurality of cooling loops, and a controller. The cooling loops are arranged to transport heat from cabin air and the auxiliary unit to the condenser. In response to an auxiliary unit cooling request while the cooling arrangement is cooling the cabin air, the controller is programmed to ramp-up the fluid flow at a specified rate through portions of the cooling loops that are arranged to cool the auxiliary unit in order to dampen a rate of increase in the cabin air temperature. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291003 | ENGINE ROTATIONAL SPEED CONTROL APPARATUS - A rotational speed control apparatus for an engine is provided. The engine is configured to drive a compressor for air conditioning. The rotational speed control apparatus includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to: (a) correct a calculated value of the load torque in accordance with a deviation between a rotational speed of the engine and the target rotational speed, as changeover transition period control, in a changeover transition period; and (b) set an execution period of the changeover transition period control such that the execution period in a changeover transition period from the stopped state of the compressor to the driven state of the compressor becomes longer than an execution period of the changeover transition period control in a changeover transition period from the driven state of the compressor to the stopped state of the compressor. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291004 | ENGINE ROTATIONAL SPEED CONTROL APPARATUS - A rotational speed control apparatus for an engine is provided. The engine configured to drive a compressor that compresses a cooling medium for air conditioning. The rotational speed control apparatus includes electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to: (a) correct a torque of the engine through feedback in accordance with a deviation between a rotational speed during idle operation and a target rotational speed; (b) (i) calculate a load torque of the compressor, and (ii) correct the calculated load torque through feedback in accordance with a deviation between the rotational speed of the engine and the target rotational speed and correct a required value of the torque of the engine in accordance with the corrected load torque, in a predetermined period from a start of a changeover between a driven state of the compressor and a stopped state of the compressor. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291005 | PERIODIC SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC OF A TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - Methods and systems for periodic system diagnostic of a TRS are provided. In particular, a TRS controller is configured to periodically activate an engine control unit (ECU) of a genset to acquire engine sensor information while the engine is not running. The TRS controller is configured to determine an efficient time to bring the ECU out of a minimum electrical power consumption stage into a medium power consumption stage in order to determine a next action of the TRS. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291006 | HEATING DEVICE FOR THE VEHICLE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A heating device for the vehicle interior of a vehicle is configured in the form of an infrared (IR) radiator with a textile-based heating band arranged, in a reflector housing. The textile-based heating band is made of a mixed yarn of basalt and stainless steel. Such a heating device can be installed in a footwell of a vehicle. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291007 | REFRIGERATION - A system comprising a cryogenic engine system and a refrigeration system, wherein the cryogenic engine system and the refrigeration system are mechanically and/or thermally coupled with each other. The refrigeration system is driven by the cryogenic engine system and the cryogenic engine system enhances cooling of the refrigeration system. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291008 | REFRIGERANT CIRCULATION APPARATUS - Provided are an evaporator unit for vehicle-interior air conditioning | 2015-10-15 |
20150291009 | Guiding Rail System For A Car Curtain - A guiding rail system for a car curtain comprises: a guiding rail main body in strip which is separatively set on the interior trim on both sides of a windshield, in combination with a car curtain; it is characterized in that: plural positioning parts in sheet with an U-shaped section, which have a bottom, a front clipping piece and a rear clipping piece for clipping on the destined edge of the interior trim; and plural snap pieces, wherein the first end of the snap pieces is set in the guiding rail main body, while the second end of the snap pieces is easily inserted in or detached from the gap between the front clipping piece and the interior trim, thus a guiding rail main body that is easily assembled and disassembled is achieved. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291010 | HOUSING ASSEMBLY - A housing assembly is provided. The housing assembly may be used in an automotive vehicle. The housing assembly includes a trim piece and a base. The trim piece is configured to engage the interior trim panel and attach to the base. The base is attached to the trim piece wherein the attachment to the trim piece is weaker than the attachment of the trim piece to the interior panel so as to allow the trim piece to separate from the base before the trim piece separates from the interior trim panel. The housing assembly may further include a pair of spacers configured to maintain a spatial relationship between a first side wall and a second side wall so as to prevent the first and second side walls from squeezing inwardly with respect to each other when the trim piece is displaced from the base. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291011 | Door Beam For Vehicles - A door beam has a double hat profile between its mounting ends ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291012 | TWO PIECE HOUSING ASSEMBLY WITH ELONGATED ATTACHMENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A first part having an attachment having an elongated body configured to release from a second attachment of a second part under a desired force, and a method of manufacturing the same is provided. The first attachment includes a generally elongated body extending outwardly from the first wall with respect to the first support surface, the first wall further including at least one indent, the at least one indent formed on the first wall and open to a peripheral side edge of the elongated body, the indent extending into the wall a predetermined depth so as to provide the elongated body with a predetermined resiliency. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291013 | SLIDE STRUCTURE FOR POWER SLIDE DOOR AND CABLE ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR SLIDE DOOR CENTER - A slide structure that slides a door of a vehicle, including a roller hinge attached to the door; a guide roller that rolls within a rail of the door; a cable end that transmits a sliding force to the roller hinge to slide the door; and a guide roller pin that attaches the guide roller and the cable end to the roller hinge. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291014 | SLIDING DOOR LOCKING DEVICE OF VEHICLE - A sliding door locking device of a vehicle may include a rail mounted to a vehicle body along a length direction thereof, a slider inserted in and slidably coupled to the rail, a connection structure of which one end is relatively rotatably coupled to the slider and another end is coupled to a door of the vehicle to slidably support the door of the vehicle, a latch rotatably mounted to the slider to lock the connection structure to the rail or release the connection structure from the rail, and a locking groove formed in the rail and to which the latch is detachable therefrom. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291015 | SLIDING DOOR SUPPORTING DEVICE OF VEHICLE AND SLIDING DOOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A sliding door support apparatus of a vehicle may include a rail of which one end is mounted to be pivotably movable to a vehicle body, a slider fitted movably along the rail and coupled thereto, and connected in a pivotably movable manner to a front lower portion of a vehicle door, and a gas spring connected to the slider to apply an external force to the vehicle door through the slider through an outer side along a width direction of the vehicle. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291016 | REINFORCING STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE DOOR - A reinforcing structure of a vehicle door enables a part to be housed in the vehicle door and prevents a luggage compartment space from being decreased and an inner panel from being damaged by the weight of the part. A back door | 2015-10-15 |
20150291017 | Cargo Area Conversion Assembly, System and Method - A cargo area conversion assembly, system and method for converting a cargo area, e.g., a cargo area of a trailer or a pickup truck, between an open bed position, a bed cover position and a camper top position. Conversion between the three positions may be manually accomplished or mechanically/electronically accomplished. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291018 | POWER PLANT FOR A VEHICLE - A power plant for a vehicle of the present invention includes an electric motor attached to a transmission housing attached to an engine. The electric motor is attached to the side of the transmission housing toward the engine and is connected to the engine interposed by an anchor point. When the engine is viewed in a crankshaft direction, a line connecting the anchor point and the center of gravity of the electric motor intersects a line extending along a direction in which the electric motor vibrates due to vibration of the engine in the absence of an anchor point. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291019 | BATTERY TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE - A battery temperature control device has a battery pack case that houses a temperature control unit and a battery stack as a group of battery modules. The temperature control unit has an evaporator exchanges heat using the air conditioning unit from the upstream side of the direction of airflow, a blower fan that recirculates the interior air inside the pack case, a PTC heater as a fin member, and a unit duct that supplies air to the battery stack. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291020 | UNSTATIONARY CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to an unstationary container ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291021 | FUEL SUPPLYING SYSTEM - A fuel supplying system includes a socket component, a filler pipe, a connection, and a fuel tank. The socket component is positioned close to a fuel filler opening in a side of a vehicle body. The filler pipe is connected to the socket component at one end thereof and is connected to the connection at the other end thereof. The fuel tank houses a main part of the connection and stores fuel. The filler pipe extends through a space between a side portion of a wheelhouse and a rear wheel to the fuel tank, which is positioned at a bottom portion of the vehicle body. The fuel pipe is formed of a flexible material such that the fuel pipe is expanded by the fuel during refueling and is flat at times other than refueling. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291022 | CAPLESS FUEL FILLER ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A fuel filler assembly for a vehicle includes a main flap unit connected to a fuel filler pipe adjacent a filling end thereof and a main flap pivotally disposed on the main flap unit for selectively closing access to the filling end of the fuel filler pipe. The fuel filler assembly further includes a shutter unit connected to the fuel filler pipe adjacent the filling end thereof and engaging the main flap unit, and a shutter pivotally disposed on the shutter unit for selectively closing access to the filling end of the fuel filler pipe. Cooperative engagement (e.g., an interference fit) between the main flap unit and the shutter unit seals the main flap unit and the shutter unit together and prevents fuel from leaking therebetween. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291023 | FUEL FILLER DEVICE - The invention relates to a fuel filler device for filling fuel into a vehicle tank, comprising a filler pipe for receiving a fuel filler nozzle, which filler pipe can be connected with the vehicle tank, wherein, in the filler pipe, a first pivotably mounted closing flap and at least a second pivotably mounted closing flap are provided behind one another as seen in the insertion direction of the fuel filler nozzle, wherein the first and at least one second closing flap can be pivoted from a closing position, closing a passage through the filler pipe, into an opening position, opening a passage through the filler pipe, by the fuel filler nozzle inserted into the filler pipe, wherein the first and at least one second closing flap are coupled with one another and/or provided such that, when the first closing flap is pivoted into its opening position, the at least one second closing flap is also pivoted at least partially into its opening position, wherein the at least one second closing flap is held in its at least partial opening position while the first closing flap is in its opening position, and wherein, when the first closing flap moves into its closing position, the at least one second closing flap also moves into its closing position. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291024 | FLAP ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A flap arrangement for a motor vehicle is disclosed which includes a flap, and more specifically a tank flap, a plunger on which the flap is rotatably mounted, and a base, and more particularly a tank trough on which the plunger is shiftably mounted in a projection direction (A). | 2015-10-15 |
20150291025 | TANK WITH VENTILATION CANAL COMPRISING COVER - The invention relates to a tank ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291026 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A transmission device of a motor vehicle is disclosed, wherein the motor vehicle has a first wheel axle and a second wheel axle, and wherein the second wheel axle consists of at least one first subaxle and one second subaxle. The transmission device has a first connecting shaft which is operatively connectable to the first subaxle a second connecting shaft which is operatively connectable to the second partial axle and a coupler mechanism having a drive shaft which is operatively connectable to a drive unit of the motor vehicle and an output shaft which is operatively connectable to the first wheel axle, wherein the drive shaft is operatively connected via the coupler mechanism in a torque-dividing manner to the output shaft and to the first and the second connecting shafts. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291027 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A DRIVE TRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for operating a drive train of a motor vehicle includes the steps: detecting at least one variable; quantifying and/or influencing a movement of the motor vehicle; depending on the variable, switching on an all-wheel drive of the motor vehicle; wherein it is estimated on the basis of the at least one variable whether a relevant driving situation is impending and in this case the all-wheel-drive is switched on before occurrence of the relevant driving situation. A system for operating a drive train of a motor vehicle is also disclosed. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291028 | Power Takeoff Drive System for a Vehicle - A system for transmitting power from an engine shaft to a power take-off (PTO) shaft of a utility vehicle, comprising a transmission having an input shaft coupled to the engine shaft and an output driveably connectable to one or more driven axles of the vehicle. A synchronised shift device is operable to selectively connect an output shaft thereof to one of the transmission input shaft and output, said output shaft further being driveably connectable to the PTO shaft. The synchronised shift device comprises inner and outer coaxially aligned and respectively rotatable input bodies alternately connectable to the shift device output shaft, with the inner input body connected to the transmission input shaft and the outer input body driveably connected to the transmission output. The arrangement provides switching between engine speed and ground speed operation of the PTO. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291029 | IGNITION INTERLOCK IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a personal identification device used in function of a peripheral device and/or for communication with an external network. In one embodiment, a non-removable personal identification device communicates presence of a specific individual to a peripheral device, such as an ignition interlock device, a tracking system, and/or a communication system or person, such as a police network, an enforcement agency, a regulatory network, a supervisor, and/or a parent or guardian. For example, information related to the peripheral device reliant in part on the presence of the personal identification device is communicated with the remote system. Optionally, any information associated with the personal identification device and/or the peripheral device is maintained in a secure format warranting true information, usable in a legal setting. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291030 | Vehicle Acceleration Suppression Device and Vehicle Acceleration Suppression Method - A total certainty factor indicating a total degree of certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated based on a parking frame certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that a parking frame is present in a travel direction of a vehicle, and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicating the degree of certainty that the vehicle enters the parking frame. When the total certainty factor is low, acceleration of the vehicle controlled according to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal for instructing a driving force by operation of a driver is suppressed with a low suppression degree, as compared with a case where the total certainty factor is high. Further, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed with a lower suppression degree as the vehicle speed of the vehicle is higher. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291031 | Vehicular Acceleration Suppression Device and Vehicular Acceleration Suppression Method - Based on a parking frame certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty about a presence is a parking frame in the travel direction of the vehicle and a parking frame entering certainty degree indicative of a degree of certainty about whether the vehicle enters the parking frame, a total certainty degree indicative of a total degree of the certainty of the parking frame certainty degree and the parking frame entering certainty degree is calculated. Acceleration of the vehicle is controlled depending on a manipulation amount of an accelerator pedal manipulated by a drive to instruct a driving force and is suppressed in a lower suppression degree when the total certainty degree is lower than when the total certainty degree is higher. Furthermore, the acceleration of the vehicle is suppressed in the suppression degree decreased depending on the travel direction of the vehicle. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291032 | Vehicle Control Apparatus And Method Thereof - The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control apparatus and a control method thereof, and the vehicle control apparatus may include a body portion comprising an outer frame constituting an external appearance of a vehicle and an inner frame formed to allow a user to get on, a sensing unit configured to sense a user's input from at least one sensing region formed on the body portion, and a controller configured to drive at least one of functions that can be executed in the vehicle based on at least one of a location of the sensing region at which the user's input is sensed and the user's input to the sensing region. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291033 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for information management are provided. One embodiment of a method includes receiving a signal from a vehicle sensor, the signal related to a condition of a vehicle, determining a new alert from the signal, and comparing the new alert with a currently provided alert. Some embodiments include determining a priority of the new alert and, in response to determining that the new alert has a higher priority than the currently provided alert, determining whether to output the currently provided alert in a minimized form, providing the new alert for output on a primary output device, and providing the currently provided alert in the minimized form. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291034 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE COMPONENT - The operating device ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291035 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - A power conversion apparatus is configured to supply a power to an auxiliary device provided in a vehicle, and the power conversion apparatus includes: a primary side circuit including a primary side port; a secondary side circuit including a plurality of secondary side ports and magnetically coupled with the primary side circuit via a transformer; a control unit configured to control a transmitted power that is transmitted between the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit by changing a phase difference between a switching of the primary side circuit and a switching of the secondary side circuit; an inverter connected to a first secondary side port and supplying the power to the auxiliary device via the primary side port; and a charger connected to a second secondary side port and supplying the power to the auxiliary device via the primary side port. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291036 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a device and method for controlling an electric vehicle that enables a user to easily control a predicted distance that can be travelled by displaying the predicted distance that can be travelled in response to the power consumption of electric loads on the electric vehicle. The device for controlling the electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a power consumption detector that detects a first power consumption of main electric loads associated with the operation of the electric vehicle and a second power consumption of optional electric loads on the electric vehicle; a control unit that determines a first predicted distance that can be travelled corresponding to the first power consumption detected and a second predicted distance that can be travelled corresponding to the second power consumption detected; and a display that displays the first and second predicted distances that can be travelled. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291037 | MOTOR/ENERGY GENERATOR AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE COMBINATION - A number of variations may include a motor/energy generator and energy storage device combination. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291038 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - In a vehicle control device, a slip ratio in which front and rear wheels are averaged, and a braking force in which the front and rear wheels are averaged, can be calculated. The vehicle control device is provided with: friction braking devices placed on each wheel; a motor that acts as a regenerative braking mechanism and is placed on the rear wheels; a vehicle slip stiffness calculation unit; a front and rear braking force ratio calculation unit; a vehicle slip stiffness correction unit; and a regenerative braking arithmetic unit. The regenerative braking arithmetic unit operates the friction braking device and the motor so as to make the vehicle slip stiffness reach a vehicle slip stiffness threshold value. Also, the vehicle slip stiffness correction unit corrects the vehicle slip stiffness threshold value in accordance with the ratio of the front wheel braking force and the rear wheel braking force. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291039 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A first power storage portion is configured to store power generated by a generator in a vehicle, and to supply power to a motor for starting an engine and an electric device in the vehicle. A second power storage portion is connected to the first power storage portion in parallel, and configured to store power generated by the generator, and to supply power to the electric device in the vehicle. A first switch is inserted in a path between those portions. A diode is connected in parallel with the first switch such that a cathode side thereof is connected to the second power storage portion side. The controlling portion monitors a voltage of the first power storage portion and a voltage of the second power storage portion, and detects an abnormal state of the switch by comparing a voltage difference therebetween with a forward voltage drop of the diode. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291040 | METHOD FOR EMERGENCY DRIVING OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A method for emergency driving is carried out in a hybrid vehicle which includes an engine, a first motor connected to the engine through an engine clutch, and a second motor directly connected to the engine so that power transmission is possible, where a DC-link is charged with a counter electromotive force of the first and second motors, generated by driving energy of the vehicle or power of the engine when a main relay is off during driving of the vehicle. The DC-link of which voltage control is performed is used as a power source for the emergency driving of the vehicle. In the emergency driving of the vehicle using the DC-link as the power source, the engine clutch between the engine and the first motor is separated, and the vehicle is then driven by a driving force of the first motor. | 2015-10-15 |