52nd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160375764 | HAND CONTROL THROTTLE SYSTEM - A hand control throttle system includes an actuating mechanism and a sensor. The system is mounted to a standard steering wheel for a vehicle, so that a disabled driver can operate the throttle using a single hand (either right or left) while the hand is also holding the steering wheel. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375765 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE DRIVING - A method for controlling a vehicle driving may include determining whether a vehicle is driving at a fixed speed, recording, including detecting a change in a vehicle speed or a state change of a vehicle speed change device while driving and storing a change pattern when the vehicle is driving at the fixed speed, determining a driver's driving intention based on the detected change pattern, and controlling the driving state of the vehicle depending on the determined driving intention. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375766 | VEHICLE OPERATION ASSISTANCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - A method and apparatus for vehicle operation assistance information management may include a vehicle, which may include a primary graphical display portion and a secondary graphical display portion. Vehicle operation assistance information management may include identifying vehicle operation assistance information, identifying an immanency, an urgency, and a utility for the vehicle operation assistance information. The urgency may indicate an advance urgency, and a graphical representation of the vehicle operation assistance information may be presented via the secondary graphical display portion. The urgency may indicate an advisory urgency or a warning urgency, a first portion of a graphical representation of the vehicle operation assistance information may be presented via the primary graphical display portion, and, subsequently, and a second portion of a graphical representation of the vehicle operation assistance information may be presented via the secondary graphical display portion. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375767 | VEHICLE OPERATION ASSISTANCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL TRANSFER - A vehicle implementing vehicle operation assistance information management for autonomous vehicle control transfer may identify a vehicle operation assistance information item indicating a location of an expected vehicle operation control transfer, and may, on a condition that an immanency for the vehicle operation assistance information item is within a maximum relevant immanence, determine an urgency based on the immanency, and present a representation of the vehicle operation assistance information item, which may include controlling a primary graphical display portion of the vehicle to present a graphical representation of the vehicle operation assistance information item, controlling a secondary graphical display portion of the vehicle to present the graphical representation, or a combination thereof. The vehicle may, control an auditory presentation device of the vehicle to present an auditory representation of the vehicle operation assistance information item. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375768 | VEHICLE OPERATION ASSISTANCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL OPERATION - A vehicle implementing vehicle operation assistance information management for autonomous vehicle control operation may identify a vehicle operation assistance information item, the vehicle operation assistance information item indicating a location of a candidate vehicle control operation. On a condition that the immanency is within the maximum relevant immanence, the vehicle may present a representation of the vehicle operation assistance information item, which may include controlling the primary graphical display portion to present a graphical representation of the vehicle operation assistance information item, wherein controlling the primary graphical display portion to present the graphical representation includes controlling the primary graphical display portion to present a first portion of the graphical representation, and controlling the secondary graphical display portion to present the graphical representation, wherein controlling the secondary graphical display portion to present the graphical representation includes controlling the secondary graphical display portion to present a second portion of the graphical representation. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375769 | INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An information providing apparatus for a vehicle includes in-vehicle devices, a communication network connected to each of the in-vehicle devices, a storage portion in which a signal change pattern based on the condition of each of the in-vehicle devices is stored in associated state for each situation around the vehicle, a situation determining portion that determines the situation around the vehicle based on the signal change of at least one in-vehicle device and the stored signal change pattern, an information acquiring portion that acquires information on the condition of the in-vehicle device related to the determined situation around the vehicle, an information generating portion that generates notification information on a recommended operation based on the information on the condition of the related in-vehicle device, and an information presenting portion that presents the notification information on the recommended operation. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375770 | STEERING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONTROL - A steering assembly that is provided with an autonomous vehicle includes a display interface and a controller. The display interface is disposed on a steering wheel and is configured to display an image. The controller is in communication with the display interface and an advanced driver assist system. The controller is configured to operate the display interface to display the image in response to activation of the advanced driver assist system and orient the image based on a rotational position of the steering wheel. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375771 | VEHICULAR POINTER-TYPE RESIDUAL QUANTITY METER - A vehicular pointer-type residual quantity meter comprises: a display panel that has a scale part which allows a driver to recognize a residual quantity, and a non-scale part that differs from the scale part; a pointer unit that is disposed behind the display panel; a pointer driver body unit that carries out a movement of the pointer unit in a real space; and a control unit that controls the pointer driver body unit in so that the pointer unit indicates one of metering regions in the scale part in replay to a current residual quantity. The control part controls the pointer driver body unit so that when the residual quantity decreases to zero, the pointer unit moves from a metering region corresponding to a zero residual quantity in a direction opposite to a metering region corresponding to a residual quantity value greater than zero to the non-scale part of the display panel. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375772 | Electronic Device and Operating Assembly Having an Electronic Device - An electronic device includes a housing, a conductive foil, an elastomer body, and a strip composed of a non-elastomeric plastic. The conductive foil is electrically connected to the housing and has a functional section situated outside of the housing. The functional section of the conductive foil has a front side bearing sensors and/or display elements and is installable to a control panel. The elastomer body and the strip are positioned between an outer side of the housing and a back side of the functional section of the conductive foil. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375773 | CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE - An ECU includes: a control section for controlling an engine such that the engine is operated in an intermediate load state during electric power feed from an electric power feed section to the outside of a vehicle; a learning section for learning a control parameter based on a state quantity detected by a detector, the control parameter being used by the ECU to control the engine; and a determination section for determining whether a learning condition that the learning section learns the control parameter is established. When the learning condition is established during the electric power feed from the electric power feed section to the outside of the vehicle, the determination section makes a control section control the engine such that a state thereof is changed from the intermediate load state to either an idle state or a low load state, and makes the learning section learn the control parameter regarding the engine in the idle state or the low load state. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375774 | PERMANENT MAGNET-EXCITED ELECTRIC MACHINE - A method for controlling a multiphase frequency converter for controlling an electric machine which is suitable as a traction drive of a vehicle. The frequency converter includes power circuit pairs with series-connected first and second power switches. The first power switch is connected to a DC voltage and the second power switch is connected to a ground of the DC voltage. Each node between the first power switch and the second power switch is connected to the respective phase conductor of the electric machine. The method includes ascertaining whether a fault is present, if a fault is present and a control signal at the first and/or the second power switch is not active: assessing whether the frequency converter should be switched into the short-circuit mode or into the freewheeling mode based on the phase conductor currents and/or based on the position of the rotor of the electric machine. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375775 | Drive Control Device of Moving Body - To provide a drive control device of a moving body capable of increasing a regeneration amount without hindering a driver's brake operation and causing too much deceleration. A drive control device of a moving body that updates a regenerative pattern of a driving motor of the moving body including a brake that generates a braking force by being linked to an operation amount of a brake pedal, the drive control device including an external world information acquisition unit that acquires external world information and a brake detector that detects ON/OFF of the brake, wherein when the brake detector detects ON, the regenerative pattern is changed based on the external world information acquired by the external world information acquisition unit such that a braking distance only decreases. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375776 | RANGE EXTENDER AND CHARGING CONTROL METHOD, POWER GENERATION EQUIPMENT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR POWER GENERATION EQUIPMENT - A control method for a power generation equipment is provided. The control method for a power generation equipment is adapted to a power generation equipment driving the generator by the engine. First, determining the initial time of the combustion stroke in an internal combustion engine cycle according to at least one sensing signal. Then, controlling the generator to output electric power with a first current in a first time interval starting from the initial time of the combustion stroke is performed. And, controlling the generator output electric power with a second current after the first time interval is performed. The second current is greater than the first current. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375777 | POWER NET SYSTEM OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A power net system of a fuel cell vehicle is provided. The power net system includes a fuel cell and a high-voltage battery unit connected in parallel via a main bus and a first switching unit that is configured to form and block an electrical connection between an output terminal of the fuel cell and the main bus. A load device diverges and is connected between the output terminal of the fuel cell and the first switching unit. A reverse current blocking unit is connected between the first switching unit and a node from which the load device diverges. A second switching unit is configured to form and block an electrical connection between the output terminal of the fuel cell and the load device. A controller operates the first and second switching units and adjusts the electrical connection state between the main bus and the high-voltage battery unit. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375778 | POWER NET SYSTEM OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A power net system of a fuel cell vehicle is provided. The power net system includes a fuel cell and a first switching unit that is configured to form and block an electrical connection between an output terminal of the fuel cell and a main bus. A load device diverges and is connected between the output terminal and the first switching unit. A reverse current blocking unit is disposed between the output terminal of the fuel cell and a node from which the load device diverges and is configured to block a current flow to the output terminal of the fuel cell. A second switching unit is configured to form and block an electrical connection between the output terminal of the fuel cell and the load device. A controller operates the first and second switching units to form the electrical connection between the main bus and the load device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375779 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UAV BATTERY EXCHANGE - Systems and methods are provided for swapping the battery on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV may be able to identify and land on an energy provision station autonomously. The UAV may take off and/or land on the energy provision station. The UAV may communicate with the energy provision station. The energy provision station may store and charge batteries for use on a UAV. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375780 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING AND CLOUD REMOTE ACCESS AND USER NOTIFICATIONS - Systems and methods for charging an electric battery of a vehicle are provided. The vehicle includes a battery for powering an electric motor of the vehicle. A controller of the vehicle is provided to interface with a battery and to enable control of charging of the battery. The vehicle includes a communications interface for enabling wireless communication with a server, and the server is configured to manage a plurality of user accounts for users. The server is one of a plurality of servers, and the servers providing access to cloud services regarding vehicle use and metrics. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375781 | CHARGING STATION AND METHOD FOR CHARGING A PLUG-IN MOTOR VEHICLE AT A CHARGING POST - A charging station ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160375782 | Electric Vehicle Driving Range Optimization System with Dynamic Feedback - A method is provided that aids the driver of an electric vehicle (EV) in optimizing their car's driving range. In response to the charge level of the car's battery pack falling below a preset value, the system provides the driver with one or more recommendations as to how to increase vehicle range, recommendations such as lowering top speed, altering the temperature settings of the car's HVAC system, etc. Additionally, the system provides the driver with real time driving range feedback, thereby helping the driver to evaluate the various recommendations and determine which approach is best suited to the current conditions. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375783 | Identifying a User of a Charging Station - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with identifying a user of a charging station. According to one embodiment, a system includes a communication logic and an authorization logic. The communication logic aggregates transaction data to an authorizing entity. The transaction data is associated with a user and a chargeable vehicle. The authorization logic receives an authorization request to authorize a transaction between the chargeable vehicle and the charging station. The authorization logic sends a response to the authorization request. The communication also enables the chargeable vehicle to receive a charge from the charging station based on the response to the authorization request. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375784 | ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM PROGRAM, ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, PARKING DEVICE PROGRAM, AND PARKING DEVICE - An electric power supply system program causes a control apparatus capable of controlling an electric power supply system to realize: a pairing information generating function to generate, when receiving an electric power supply request, specific pairing information that is pairing information; a pairing information transmitting function to transmit the specific pairing information to an object that has output the electric power supply request; a pairing information receiving function to receive the pairing information from the object by communication with the object located in the electric power supply space; and an electric power supply function to supply electric power to the object located in the electric power supply space when the received pairing information coincides with the specific pairing information. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375785 | Electric Vehicle Dynamic Feedback System - A method is provided that gives real time feedback to the driver of an electric vehicle (EV) regarding the car's driving range, thereby allowing the driver to easily regulate battery usage, and thus driving range, by adjusting their driving style (e.g., top speed, acceleration/deceleration rates, etc.) as well as the settings of the car's various electrically powered auxiliary systems (e.g., HVAC, internal and external lights, entertainment system, etc.). | 2016-12-29 |
20160375786 | Electric Vehicle Driving Range Optimization System with Dynamic Feedback - A method is provided that aids the driver of an electric vehicle (EV) in optimizing their car's driving range by allowing the driver to request range optimization help from the EV's control system. In response to the request, the system provides the driver with one or more recommendations as to how to increase vehicle range, recommendations such as lowering top speed, altering the temperature settings of the car's HVAC system, etc. Additionally, the system provides the driver with real time driving range feedback, thereby helping the driver to evaluate the various recommendations and determine which approach is best suited to the current conditions. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375787 | Electric Vehicle Driving Range Optimization System with Dynamic Feedback - A method is provided that aids the driver of an electric vehicle (EV) in optimizing their car's driving range by allowing the driver to request range optimization help from the EV's control system. In response to the request, the system provides the driver with one or more recommendations as to how to increase vehicle range, recommendations such as lowering top speed, altering the temperature settings of the car's HVAC system, etc. The recommendations provided by the system take into account current conditions (e.g., posted speed limits, ambient temperature, etc.), thereby insuring that the recommendations made by the system are reasonable. In addition, the system provides the driver with real time driving range feedback, thereby helping the driver to evaluate the various recommendations. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375788 | Electric Vehicle Driving Range Optimization System with Dynamic Feedback - A method is provided that aids the driver of an electric vehicle (EV) in optimizing their car's driving range. In response to the car's current driving range falling below that required to travel to a destination entered into the EV's control system, for example via the car's navigation system, the system provides the driver with one or more recommendations as to how to increase range, recommendations such as lowering top speed, altering the temperature settings of the car's HVAC system, etc. Additionally, the system provides the driver with real time driving range feedback, thereby helping the driver to evaluate the various recommendations and determine which approach is best suited to the current conditions. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375789 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING STATE OF CHARGE OF HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD USING THE SAME - An apparatus for controlling a SOC of a hybrid vehicle comprises a data detector for detecting data including a SOC of a battery, a vehicle speed, an amount of operating of a brake pedal sensor, an amount of operaing of an acceleration pedal sensor, and a driving state of a vehicle to control a SOC of a hybrid vehicle. Included are a correction value calculating unit configured for calculating a correction value of the SOC based on the data; a SOC calculating unit configured for calculating a virtual center SOC based on the correction value of the SOC and an actual SOC; and an engine-on/off determining unit configured for determining whether an engine is turned on or turned off based on the virtual center SOC. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375790 | INTERNAL RESISTANCE ESTIMATION METHOD FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND VEHICLE - An internal resistance estimation method for a secondary battery includes: acquiring an initial internal resistance value and temperature course information including a battery temperature and time information about time at which the battery temperature has been recorded; estimating an increased amount of the internal resistance value after a lapse of a predetermined time from the predetermined reference time on the basis of the temperature course information; estimating a reduced amount of the internal resistance value of the secondary battery resulting from a relative change between a range of use of a state of charge of the positive electrode and a range of use of a state of charge of the negative electrode on the basis of the temperature course information; and calculating an internal resistance variation in the lapse of the predetermined time on the basis of the increased amount and the reduced amount. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375791 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE - A switch is to switch a connection mode between a serial mode and a parallel mode. In the serial mode, a fuel cell and a power storage device are connected in series and connected to a travelling apparatus in parallel. In the parallel mode, the fuel cell is connected to the travelling apparatus in parallel. A converter is to be turned on to boost a voltage generated by the fuel cell to be applied to the travelling apparatus and to be turned off when the parallel mode is selected. A controller is to control the switch to switch a connection mode to the parallel mode when power to be consumed by the travelling apparatus is lower than a first power threshold, and to switch the connection mode to the serial mode when the power to be consumed by the travelling apparatus is higher than the first power threshold. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375792 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL VEHICLE, AND FUEL CELL VEHICLE - A method for controlling a fuel cell vehicle includes: calculating total system power for the fuel cell vehicle; calculating power accumulation device target power; calculating fuel cell target power, the power accumulation device target power and the fuel cell target power satisfying the total system power; controlling a first converter to regulate power of a power accumulation device based on the power accumulation device target power, the first converter being provided between the power accumulation device and a motor driver, the motor driver being to drive a motor to generate travelling power; and controlling a second converter to regulate power generated by the fuel cell based on the fuel cell target power, the second converter being provided between the fuel cell and the motor driver. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375793 | Software-defined vehicular powertrain and method of operation - A software-defined powertrain transmits commands to at least 4 distributed polyphase motor controllers. A single vehicle control unit transforms operator control indicia into a plurality of individual commands, and securely transmits said commands to each one of a plurality of independent motor controllers mechanically coupled to a single wheel by a polyphase electric motor. The motor controllers are DC to variable AC electrical converters which each receives phase and magnitude requirements. An operating system provides an encrypted application-programming interface to operate functions such as torque vectoring, cooling, braking, and battery management. The OS provides an isolating trust zone to each layer or application for authentication and validation. Upgrades are available to install new features or improvements after a vehicle is in the field. Independent developers may test and furnish new capabilities without exposing or corrupting the IP of other vehicle modalities. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375794 | CONTROL DEVICE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A control device of an electric vehicle comprises: an operating state detector that detects the operating state of an accelerator pedal; a motor controller that executes deceleration control over a travel motor, including coasting control which reduces the driving force of the travel motor to zero, when the returning operation of the accelerator pedal is detected by the operating state detector; and a region setter that sets the range of the depression amount of the accelerator pedal for executing the coasting control, based on the depression amount of the accelerator pedal at the start of the returning operation of the accelerator pedal. The control device can switch among the types of control over the travel motor during the returning operation of the accelerator pedal, while suppressing a driver's sense of incongruity. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375795 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVING RANGE OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC FEEDBACK - A method is provided that aids the driver of an electric vehicle (EV) in optimizing their car's driving range. In response to the car's current driving range falling below a preset value, the system provides the driver with one or more recommendations as to how to increase range, recommendations such as lowering top speed, altering the temperature settings of the car's HVAC system, etc. Additionally, the system provides the driver with real time driving range feedback, thereby helping the driver to evaluate the various recommendations and determine which approach is best suited to the current conditions. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375796 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A transport system includes a non-rail-bound, electric or hybrid-electric vehicle, an overhead contact line system along a lane for providing electrical energy, and a pantograph on the vehicle feeding electrical energy through a sliding contactor to line system contact wires. A detection device on the vehicle detects a position-dependent contact wire height and has a position determination system for a current detection position of the vehicle and a sensor system above a wheel level determining a contact wire height above a roadway at the detection position. A monitoring center has a storage device storing position-dependent target ranges for non-critical contact wire heights. A communication device transmits data between the monitoring center and the vehicle and contact wire heights detected on the vehicle with detection positions to the monitoring center. Critical contact wire heights within the line system can thus be quickly and centrally identified. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375797 | VEHICULAR OCCUPANT DETERMINATION APPARATUS - A vehicular occupant determination apparatus includes a load detection portion, an occupant determination portion, an acceleration detection portion, a transition prohibition portion, a drive state detection portion, and a prohibition release portion. The load detection portion detects a load of a left part or a right part. The occupant determination portion determines occupant types, and maintains or transits a determination result. The transition prohibition portion sets a transition prohibition state when the acceleration is equal to or greater than a predetermined acceleration threshold. The prohibition release portion sets a prohibition release state when (i) the acceleration is equal to or greater than the acceleration threshold, and (ii) the prohibition release portion detects that the vehicle is in stop based on a detection value detected by the drive state detection portion, the transition prohibition state being released during the prohibition release state. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375798 | OCCUPANT DISCRIMINATION SYSTEM OF VEHICLE SEAT - An occupant discrimination system of a vehicle seat includes: a load detecting portion disposed on a lower side of a seat and detecting a load acting on the seat; an occupant discrimination portion discriminating a state of an occupant among a no occupant, adult seated state, and child seat fixed states based on a load detected from the load detecting portion and a load continuation duration; and a door opening and closing detecting portion detecting an opening and closing state of a door, wherein the occupant discrimination portion changes the state transition condition from the no occupant or child seat fixed state to the adult seated state such that it is difficult to transition in a state in which the door is detected to be in an open state in comparison to a state in which the door is detected to be in a closed state. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375799 | SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLE - A vehicle seating assembly includes a front seat and a rear seat, each having a backrest and a squab. The front and rear seats are arranged in a staggered duplex overlapping relationship. A portion of a front edge of the rear seat squab overlaps a portion of a rear edge of the front seat squab. An inboard edge of the rear seat squab overlaps a portion of an inboard edge of the front seat squab. A longitudinal distance measured from a front edge of the front seat squab to a rear edge of the rear seat squab is less than the sum of the longitudinal lengths of the front and rear seat squabs. A transverse distance measured from an outboard edge of the front seat squab to an outboard edge of the rear seat squab is less than the sum of the widths of the front and rear seat squabs. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375800 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a cushion frame, a base portion, and a guide structure. The guide structure includes a rail and a rolling mechanism. The rolling mechanism includes an upper guide roller, a lower guide roller, and a roller holder. The rolling mechanism is sandwiched by an upper rolling surface and a lower rolling surface of the rail. The guide structure is configured such that when an occupant load is input to the cushion frame, the guide roller and the rolling surface at one of a first contact point or a second contact point come relatively close together, such that pressure increases, due to a relative position of the roller holder and the rail changing, with the other of the first contact point or the second contact point as a reference point. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375801 | SEAT LIFTER AND GEAR MECHANISM - A seat lifter includes: a connecting member that connects a base member and a seat frame that form a seat and swings in response to external rotating force to raise or lower the seat frame; a first gear provided in the connecting member; a second gear that is provided such that an axial direction thereof is parallel to an axial direction of the first gear and meshes with the first gear; and an operating lever that applies rotating force to the second gear. The teeth of at least one of the first and second gears have such a shape that a tooth thickness of the teeth gradually decreases from one end toward the other end in the axial direction, and the first and second gears mesh with each other by approaching each other in the axial direction. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375802 | VEHICLE SEAT LATCHING MECHANISM - A seat assembly is provided with a seat bottom adapted to mount to a vehicle. The seat assembly further includes a first seat back pivotally attached to the seat bottom defining a recline angle relative to the seat bottom, and a second seat back pivotally attached to the seat bottom proximate to the first seat back defining a recline angle relative to the seat bottom. A pin is pivotally connected to the second seat back, is sized to be received within a latch mechanism on the first seat back, and is operably connected to the second seat back to pivot to a stowed position when the first seat back is pivoted to a recline angle that is less than the second seat back recline angle. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375803 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT - A child safety seat includes a seat shell having one side provided with an elongated slot, an anchor strap portion restrictedly held with the seat shell, and a storage pocket provided on the side of the seat shell. The slot communicates with a first opening near a front of the seat shell, and a second opening near a rear of the seat shell. The anchor strap portion is connected with a fastener that is operable to attach with an anchor structure provided in a vehicle, the anchor strap portion being movable along the slot between a first position adjacent to the first opening, and a second position adjacent to the second opening. The storage pocket is sized to receive the fastener and the anchor strap portion for storage, the storage pocket being adjacent to the elongated slot and located between the first and second openings. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375804 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT - A child safety seat includes a seat shell having a side provided with an elongated slot, an anchor strap portion routed through the seat shell, and a retractor disposed on the side of the seat shell. The anchor strap portion is movable back and forth along the elongated slot relative to the seat shell, the anchor strap portion being connected with a fastener operable to attach with an anchor structure provided in a vehicle. Moreover, the anchor strap portion has one end assembled with the retractor, the fastener being connected with the anchor strap portion at a location between the elongated slot and the retractor. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375805 | BLAST ENERGY ATTENUATING RECOVERABLE SEAT INSERT - A vehicle includes a chassis and a seating system. The seating system includes a frame coupled to the chassis, a seat cushion supported by at least one of the frame and a floor of the vehicle, a first recoverable insert configured to provide a first energy attenuation response, and a second recoverable insert configured to provide a second energy attenuation response different than the first energy attenuation response. The seat cushion defines a cavity shaped to interchangeably receive either the first recoverable insert or the second recoverable insert to thereby selectively vary an energy attenuation provided by the seating system. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375806 | CONNECTION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT TRIM ELEMENT TO A COVER PART - An element of connection between a trim element of a motor vehicle seat element and a cover part, wherein the connection element has a profiled shape having, in cross-section a first jaw and a second jaw intended to pinch together an edge of the trim element and an edge of the cover part, the connection element being one piece. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375807 | SEAT COVER AND VEHICLE SEAT - A seat cover, comprising: a cover main body that is formed by stitching together a plurality of covering pieces at a plurality of seam allowances, and that covers a padding material of a vehicle seat, with a portion of the plurality of seam allowances disposed at a back face side of the cover main body facing the padding material being turned over to lie along a surface of the padding material; and a low friction cloth that is attached to the back face side of the cover main body in a state straddling across the portion of the plurality of seam allowances, and that is interposed between the cover main body and the padding material, with a surface of the low friction cloth that contacts the portion of the plurality of seam allowances having a lower coefficient of friction than a coefficient of friction of the surface of the padding material. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375808 | FORMING OF A COVER ELEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT OR THE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method of manufacturing a cover element for a motor vehicle comprises placing, in a mold, a stack formed at least of a covering material made of textile, of leather, of skin, or of a synthetic material, and of a foam layer at the rear surface of the covering material, the foam layer integrating reinforcing elements. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375809 | Bodily Support Assembly - A bodily support assembly includes a panel that may be positioned on a chair such that the panel extends along each of a seat, a back rest and a head rest of the chair thereby facilitating a user to sit on the panel. A pad is coupled to the panel such that the pad may be sat upon. A plurality of supports is provided and each of the supports is coupled to the panel. A pump is coupled to the panel and the pump selectively inflates each of the supports. A plurality of valves is provided and each of the valves is fluidly attached to an associated one of the supports to selectively deflate the associated support. A first strap, a second strap and a pair of third straps are coupled to the panel. Each of the first, second and third straps may be secured to the chair. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375810 | FOLDABLE TABLE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES - A foldable table assembly for vehicles includes a base bracket, a first rotary arm provided with one end connected with the base bracket and elastically rotatable upwards about the end by a first elastic member, a second rotary arm provided with one end hinged to the base bracket and to be rotated in accordance with rotation of the first rotary arm, and a table connected with the other ends of the first and second rotary arms. The table includes base plates hinged to the other ends of the first and second rotary arms, an intermediate support plate connected with the base plate to be rotatable when a bearing member is interposed between the intermediate support plate and the base plate, and table plates connected with the intermediate support plate to be slidably movable when sliding members are interposed between the table plates and the intermediate support plate. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375811 | VEHICLE HAVING A DRIVER ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A vehicle, including a driver assistance device with the aid of which an autonomous driving mode without driver intervention may be carried out in an autopilot mode, and including at least one storage element for storing objects, such as a cup holder and/or a storage table, which is adjustable between a position of non-use and at least one position of use. The driver assistance device is assigned a control unit, which enables an adjustment of the storage element into the position of use when the autopilot mode is activated and disables an adjustment of the storage element into the position of use when the autopilot mode is deactivated. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375812 | Method and Apparatus for Loading and/or Unloading Caskets - A casket loading and/or unloading apparatus comprises a frame having an end adapted to be pivoted adjacent a rear edge of a bed of a transport vehicle for pivoting about a pivot axis generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the transport vehicle, and a motion generating device operable between the frame and the transport vehicle for pivoting the frame from a first generally vertical position to a second at least generally horizontal position. A vertically oriented casket in the transport vehicle can be secured to the frame, and the frame with the casket secured thereto can be pivoted from the first generally vertical position to the second at least generally horizontal position to facilitate unloading the casket from the transport vehicle. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375813 | TILTING PLATFORM FOR STABILITY CONTROL - A mobile drive unit including a docking head assembly is provided. The docking head assembly is configured with two or more actuator assemblies to lift an inventory holder and tilt the inventory holder in two or more directions. The direction of tilt and an associated angle may be determined based on a location of a center of gravity of the inventory holder relative to the mobile drive unit. The direction of tilt and the associated angle may also be determined based on information describing external forces acting on the inventory holder. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375814 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL VEHICLE TRANSPORT - Concepts of omnidirectional vehicle transport are described. In one embodiment, an omnidirectional vehicle includes a transportation platform, a drive system, and wheels. At a surface level, the vehicle can maneuver in any direction, including longitudinal and lateral directions. The vehicle can also be positioned to engage the wheels with a track having a rack gear to engage with the wheels. A control system of the vehicle can then drive the wheels in engagement with the track to raise the vehicle to a second level. At the second level, the vehicle can maneuver to transfer items onto the vehicle for transportation of the items back to the surface level. After the items are transferred onto the vehicle, it can be positioned for engagement with the track, and the control system can drive the wheels to lower the vehicle to the surface level and offload the items. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL FOR LIQUID VACUUM TRUCKS - A system. The system includes a container comprising a cylindrical shell, wherein the cylindrical shell defines an internal volume of the container, and a barrier. The barrier includes a disk slideably disposed within the interior volume of the container, the disk subdividing the interior volume of the container into a first portion and a second portion, and a seal disposed about a circumference of the disk and in sealing contact with an interior surface of the cylindrical shell. The first portion is configured to sustain an internal pressure in a predetermined range; and the second portion is configured to receive a waste material. When the internal pressure is at a maximum value of the predetermined range, the disk has a deflection less than a predetermined deflection at which the sealing contact is compromised. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375816 | Tonneau Tent - A tent enclosure for any size pickup truck and tonneau. With the tonneau in the full open position and the tailgate down, the tent encloses the sides and back of the truck bed, providing a tent sidewall enclosure with the tonneau being used as the roof and the truck bed being used as the floor. The tent attaches to the top inside surface of the tonneau using a hook and loop fastening strip encompassing the open perimeter. The bottom of the tent partially overlaps the sides of the truck and is secured with magnets. The back of the tent extends over end of the tailgate and wraps under it. Eyelets are placed along the perimeter of the bottom of the tent to be used with ties to provide additional anchorage if necessary. A door is provided in the tent for entry via the rear of the truck bed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375817 | TIE DOWN - The Tie Down includes: a) a hub including, a Trace configured to engage with a Tensioning Element, at least one Rim including an Edge set of teeth, and at least one Rim including a Side set of teeth; b) a high speed winding mechanism engaging with the Edge set of teeth; and c) a slide lock engaging with the Side set of teeth. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375818 | ASSISTANCE STRAP FOR ACCESS TO CARGO CONTAINER - A device for use with a cargo compartment is provided. The device includes a fitting configured to engage a hole in a logistics track, the fitting comprising a ring that rotatably extends therefrom. An elongate strap is fixed to the ring, wherein the elongate strap extends to a free end portion, the elongate strap extends between a first end portion and a second end portion. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375819 | Pick Up Springboard - A load retaining gate assembly is provided to restrain the movement of the items stored in the bed of a vehicle. The load retaining gate assembly is made of two gate members that are arranged in a sliding relationship with the help of at least one spring-loaded assembly. One gate member slides into another gate member to extend the length of the load retaining gate assembly to position the load retaining gate assembly against the sidewalls of the vehicle bed in an extended position. In extended position the load retaining gate assembly is held in place by the pressure put by the spring against the two sidewalls of the vehicle bed. The load retaining gate assembly can be positioned anywhere across the length of the vehicle bed and can be removed from its position when not needed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375820 | BENDING LIGHT DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A bending light device for a vehicle diffracting light emitted from a light source and deflecting the light at a desired angle and in a desired direction may include an ultrasonic light deflector configured to diffract light incident thereon in a selected direction by emitting an ultrasonic beam to the incident light, a light reflection unit configured to reflect light emitted from a light source to the ultrasonic light deflector, a projection lens configured to project light incident thereon after passing through the ultrasonic light deflector to radiate the light outside, and a converging lens arranged between the ultrasonic light deflector and the projection lens and configured to converge the light having passed through the ultrasonic light deflector on the projection lens. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375821 | VISION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera having a field of view in a forward direction of travel of the vehicle. Image data captured by the camera is processed by an image processor of a control to determine location of objects present within a scene external the vehicle within the field of view of the camera. The image processor processes captured image data to detect lane markers on a road being driven by the vehicle and located within the field of view of the camera. The control receives vehicle data via a communication bus of the vehicle. The vehicle data includes at least (i) data indicative of speed of the vehicle and (ii) data indicative of trajectory of the vehicle. Responsive to processing by the image processor of captured image data, the control may control, at least in part, a pedestrian detection system of the vehicle. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375822 | THEFT DETERRENT VEHICLE LAMP MOUNT SYSTEM - A theft-deterrent lamp system for use with a vehicle includes a grommet and a cover. The lamp system is configured to mount with the vehicle and receive a lamp to couple the lamp with the vehicle. The lamp system is arranged to block the lamp from being separated from the vehicle without removing a portion of the lamp system from the vehicle. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375823 | VEHICLE INTERIOR ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A method and a device for illuminating an interior space is described and includes a controller including a microcontroller connected to a power control circuit and a signal reading circuit, wherein the power control circuit electrically connects to the signal reading circuit at a node. A lighting device including a light bulb and a user switch connects to the node of the controller via a single electric cable. The microcontroller controls the signal reading circuit to monitor a signal input from the user switch, and includes a control routine executable to control electric power to the lighting device in response to a user request, a user command, and a system request. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375824 | VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTING DEVICE - A vehicle interior lighting device according to an embodiment includes a housing, a cover provided on one end portion side of the housing, a light-emitting section provided on the inside of the housing, and a detecting section provided on the inside of the housing and configured to detect, via the cover, a change in energy involved in a motion of an operator and convert the detected change in the energy into an electric signal. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375825 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING SELF-BALANCING VEHICLE - A method for managing a self-balancing vehicle includes establishing a first Blue Tooth connection with the self-balancing vehicle, acquiring traveling state data of the self-balancing vehicle through the first Blue Tooth connection, determining whether a smart warning mode is enabled, establishing a second Blue Tooth connection with a smart wearable device if the smart warning mode is enabled, acquiring a preset monitored item and a preset warning event, monitoring the monitored item in the traveling state data for determining whether the warning event has occurred, and sending a warning message to the smart wearable device through the second Blue Tooth connection if the warning event has occurred. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375826 | Night Detection of Parked Vehicles - To detect parked vehicles at night, the present invention discloses night-detection device and method. The night-detection device comprises a moving-vehicle sensor and a parked-vehicle sensor. It uses the light beam from a passing-by vehicle to detect parked vehicles. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375827 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A REARVIEW CAMERA SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AFTER DETECTION OF A HEADLIGHT FLASHER, REARVIEW CAMERA SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for operating a rearview camera system ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160375828 | STEREO CAMERA AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SAME - The present invention relates to a stereo camera and a vehicle comprising the same. The stereo camera according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first lens and a second lens, a first light shield unit and a second light shield unit respectively provided at front sides of the first lens and the second lens in order to shield light incident on the first lens and the second lens, a first fan and a second fan respectively provided at the sides of the first lens and the second lens to operate in order to defrost a windshield of a vehicle, and a front case in which the first light shield unit and the second light shield unit are provided at both sides of a main body. The first light shield unit and the second light shield unit are able to be attached to or detached from the front case, a width of the first light shield unit is less than a length of the first light shield unit and the width of the first light shield unit is greater than a height of the first light shield unit, and a distance between the first lens and the second lens is greater than the width of the first light shield unit. Accordingly, it is possible to defrost the windshield of the vehicle. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375829 | Display System For Vehicles, In Particular Commercial Vehicles - A display system for environment regions of a vehicle having at least an image capturing unit, which is arranged on the vehicle in a housing that protrudes outward from the vehicle, a processing unit, a display unit providing and outputting vehicle environment information captured by the image capturing unit to the driver of the vehicle, and a capturing device for capturing the position of the image capturing unit, thereby enabling the driver to identify the position of the image capturing unit with regard to the vehicle environment. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375830 | MULTI-CAMERA VISION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A multi-camera vision system for a vehicle includes a plurality of video cameras having respective fields of view external of the vehicle. Captured image data is provided to and processed at a central data processor in order to detect objects that are within the field of view of at least some of the video cameras. The vehicle is equipped with a sensor system having at least one non-visual sensor that senses sensor data in a region external of the vehicle. The sensed sensor data is provided to the central data processor. A potential hazard present exterior the vehicle is determined to exist via processing at the central data processor of at least one of received image data and received sensor data. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375831 | HITCHING ASSIST WITH PAN/ZOOM AND VIRTUAL TOP-VIEW - A system and method for providing visual assistance through a graphic overlay super-imposed on a back-up camera image displayed on, for example, a touch screen for assisting a vehicle operator when backing up a towing vehicle to align a hitch ball with a trailer drawbar coupler. The method includes providing camera modeling to correlate the camera image in camera coordinates to world coordinates, where the camera modeling provides a graphic overlay to include an alignment line having a height in the camera image that is determined by an estimated height of the trailer drawbar coupler. The touch screen also operates as a human-machine interface (HMI) that improves the visual assistance by providing one or more of image panning, image zoom, picture-in-picture (PIP), and a virtual top-down hitch-view. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375832 | EXTERIOR MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH ACTUATOR - An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior rearview mirror assembly having a mounting portion mountable at a side of a vehicle and a mirror head portion pivotally adjustable relative to the mounting portion. The mirror assembly includes an actuator operable to impart pivotal movement of the mirror head portion relative to said mounting portion. The actuator includes a first motor and a second motor that are operable in tandem to cooperatively cause a common drive gear of a gear system to be driven to pivot the mirror head portion relative to the mounting portion. Operation of the first and second motors is synchronized and causes the common drive gear to rotate. A shutoff circuit is operable to determine a stalled condition and, responsive to such determination, is operable to deactivate driving of the common drive gear by the at least two motors. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375833 | INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH FULL SCREEN VIDEO DISPLAY - An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror head having a mirror reflective element, and a video display device behind the mirror reflective element and viewable through the mirror reflective element when activated. The video display device includes a display screen that occupies at least 75 percent of a reflective region of the mirror reflective element. The video display device includes a backlighting array of light emitting diodes for backlighting the display screen, and the backlighting array of light emitting diodes includes a plurality of zones of light emitting diodes, with each zone having at least two light emitting diodes. The zones of light emitting diodes are independently controlled based on the video images being displayed by the video display device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375834 | FORMING OF A MAP POCKET FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - A map pocket for a motor vehicle cover element formed of a stack formed at least of a cover material made of textile, of leather, of skin, or of a synthetic material, and of a foam layer at the rear surface of the covering material, including: a piece defining the apparent surface of the pocket; elongated rigid elements at least partially surrounding said piece and sandwiching the cover element and said piece. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375835 | VEHICLE CARGO ORGANISER - A cargo organiser for a vehicle includes a frame at least partially forming a floor of a cargo area of the vehicle. The cargo organizer includes one or more elongate elements extendable across an opening defined by the frame. The elongate elements are slidable with respect to the frame. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375836 | OBJECT HOLDER ASSEMBLY IN A VEHICLE - An object holder assembly in a vehicle that includes a floor having an upper face intended to support at least one object and at least one trunk separator having a base able to be applied on the floor and a separating partition. The separator includes a fastening device having an active configuration in which the fastening device is able to fasten the base on the floor when the base is in contact with the upper face of the floor and a released configuration of the separator, and a control member for the fastening device, able to be actuated between a locking position, in which the control member activates the fastening device, and an unlocking position. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375837 | SHELVING SYSTEM WITH A LADDER CAGE - A ladder cage is provided. The ladder cage includes opposite first and second sidewalls each extending parallel to a longitudinal axis. Spaced apart brackets are coupled to one of the sidewalls. Spaced apart rollers extend between the sidewalls. The rollers are each rotatable relative to the sidewalls along a rotation axis that extends transverse to the longitudinal axis. The rollers and inner surfaces of the brackets and the sidewalls define a housing configured for disposal of a ladder. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375838 | MULTIPURPOSE RACK AND METHOD THEREOF - A multipurpose rack comprising a first racking assembly including a first securing portion configured to secure a first portion of a first transportation device, and a second securing portion operably connected to the first securing portion configured to releasably secure a second portion of the first transportation device, a second racking assembly including a first end portion having a clamping assembly, wherein the first end portion includes a lower support frame, a second end portion operably connected to the first end portion and spaced apart from the first end portion, the second end portion removably enclosing another portion of the second transportation is provided. An associated method is also provided. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375839 | ADAPTABLE HITCH SYSTEM - A vehicle accessory hitch assembly for attaching an accessory to a vehicle. The vehicle may include a frame and a bed mounted to the frame. First and second base rails may be disposed on the bed and coupled to the frame of the vehicle, and the vehicle may include a vehicle trailer hitch with a receiver for accepting a shank. In one embodiment, the vehicle accessory hitch assembly may be mechanically connected to each of the first and second base rails and the vehicle trailer hitch such that the vehicle accessory hitch assembly is immovable or stationary relative to the first and second base rails and the vehicle trailer hitch. In another embodiment, the vehicle accessory hitch assembly may be adaptable to connect to differently-configured base rails and vehicle trailer hitch constructions, including different horizontal and vertical spacing between the base rails and the vehicle trailer hitch. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375840 | Spring Fastener - According to one embodiment, a fastener comprises a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side is connected to the second side thereby forming a U-shaped structure. The fastener further comprises a bottom portion wherein the first side and the second side are connected, and a top portion opposite the bottom portion. The first side comprises a first engagement spring. The first engagement spring is connected to the first side in the vicinity of the bottom portion. The engagement springs have inward facing gussets connected to the bottom portion. The second side comprises a second engagement spring. The second engagement spring is connected to the second side in the vicinity of the bottom portion. A cavity is formed between the first side and the second side as will be described below. The engagement springs include an engagement region operable to adapt to variations or movement of a slot. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375841 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH MOUNT FOR WARNING TRIANGLE - A motor vehicle includes a vehicle body having a trunk and an inner lining fastened to the body and delimiting the trunk. A functional component, such as a warning triangle and/or a first-aid box, is secured to the vehicle body within the trunk. In particular, the functional component is fastened between the body and the inner lining in a holding position. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375842 | GARNISH FIXING STRUCTURE - The clip includes a first engagement hook and a second engagement hook. The first engagement hook engages the body when the clip is in a normal fitting with the body. The second engagement hook prevents the clip from being disengaged from the body when the first engagement hook has been disengaged from the body. When the first engagement hook is disengaged from the body, a member is lifted away from surrounding members to such an extent as can be recognized by sight. Therefore, a state that the clip is not in the normal fitting state with the body is noticeable. Even if the clip is coupled to the body in the non-fitting state or half-fitting state, the second engagement hook prevents the clip from being disengaged from the body. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375843 | INNER TRIM PART FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND HAVING TWO LAYERS OF DIFFERENT OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS - An inner trim part for a motor vehicle, with a first layer which faces an interior of the motor vehicle after the installation of the inner trim part, and a second layer which is away from the interior of the motor vehicle after the installation of the inner trim part. The first layer comprises at least one material or a material composite which absorbs at least 50 percent of an incident electromagnetic radiation in the visible wavelength region and reflects at least 50 percent of an incident electromagnetic radiation in the infrared region. The second layer comprises at least a material or a material composite which reflects at least 50 percent of an incident electromagnetic radiation in the visible wavelength region as well as an electromagnetic radiation in the infrared wavelength region. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375844 | PANEL ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a panel arrangement for a motor vehicle with an air inlet panel for the through-flow with ambient air, and a service panel including a water-collecting region arranged beneath the air passage region. The water-collecting region is constituted for draining water in the vehicle transverse direction, in particular to at least one wheel well of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, with such a panel arrangement assembled fixed in the vehicle in the assembly position. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375845 | WORKING MACHINE - A working machine includes a travel device, a motive power transmission device configured to transmit a motive power to the travel device, a transmission case configured to house the motive power transmission device, and a hydraulic operation fluid tank disposed on an upper surface of the transmission case. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375846 | METHOD OF MAKING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR AN ELECTRO-OPTIC REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A method for making electrical connection to a mirror reflective element for a vehicular rearview mirror assembly includes providing a mirror reflective element having a front substrate and a rear substrate with an electro-optic medium disposed therebetween and in contact with a transparent conductive coating and a third surface reflector. A metallic electrical connector is provided that includes an attachment portion and a wire receiving portion. An electrical wire is inserted in the wire receiving portion such that at least one tang of the wire receiving portion engages the electrical wire to secure the electrical wire in the wire receiving portion and to make electrically-conductive connection with the electrical wire. The attachment portion is attached at the front or rear substrate to attach the electrical connector at the mirror reflective element such that the attachment portion electrically conductively connects to the transparent conductive coating or the third surface reflector. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375847 | POWER DISTRIBUTOR FOR A VEHICLE - Embodiments disclose a power distributor for a vehicle, comprising a printed circuit board for diagnosis and/or for controlling a power supply of a plurality of electrical loads connected to the power distributor, and a bus bar comprising a plurality of first plug contact parts. According to the present disclosure, the printed circuit board comprises a switch part for collectively controlling the power supply of multiple electrical loads via the bus bar disposed separately from the printed circuit board, wherein the first plug contact part of the bus bar together with a second plug contact part disposed on the printed circuit board form a plug contact pair, and a load connected to the respective second plug contact part can be supplied via each plug contact pair. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375848 | POWER DISTRIBUTION PANEL HAVING CONTACTOR WITH THERMAL MANAGEMENT FEATURE - An aircraft power distribution system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a power source, a load, and a power distribution panel receiving power from the power source and selectively providing power to the load. The power distribution panel includes a contactor having a housing. A heat sink provides a portion of the housing. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375849 | Weight-Reducing Surface Structuring on Components Produced by a Casting Method - A cast component, in particular for a vehicle, has a surface structuring arranged on at least one wall portion of the cast component. The surface structuring forms a surface of the wall portion, and stiffens the wall portion. The surface structuring is formed by a plurality of evenly shaped depressions in the surface of the wall portion, which depressions are mutually spaced apart, leaving interconnected webs, and produce tapered sections on the wall portion. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375850 | VEHICULAR OCCUPANT DETERMINATION APPARATUS - A vehicular occupant determination apparatus includes a load detection portion, an occupant determination portion, an acceleration detection portion, a transition prohibition portion, and a transition permission portion. The transition permission portion detects whether an acceleration increases or decreases a load, and sets a transition permission state even during the transition prohibition state. In the transition permission state, a determination result of a first occupant type is permitted to transit to a determination result of a second occupant type with a smaller load than the load of the first occupant type when the acceleration increases the load, and the determination result of the first occupant type is permitted to transit to a determination result of a third occupant type with a greater load than the load of the first occupant type when the acceleration decreases the load. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375851 | SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A seat provided in a vehicle interior of the vehicle; a side airbag having a plurality of chambers each folded, the side airbag being stored in a side portion of a seat back; an inflator arranged together with the side airbag, the inflator being capable of suppling gas to the plurality of chambers when a side-impact crash of the vehicle is detected; a channel section for distributing the gas generated from the inflator to the plurality of chambers; a valve unit provided in the channel section, the valve unit being capable of reducing the distributed amount of the gas flowing from the channel section to a particular chamber among the plurality of chambers; and an actuator unit that allows the valve unit to operate to reduce the distributed amount of the gas flowing from the channel section to the particular chamber according to the deployment behavior of any chamber among the plurality of chambers, are included. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375852 | CLIP AND PILLAR GARNISH FIXING STRUCTURE - A clip and a tether clip of a pillar garnish fixing structure includes a shaft and a pair of engagement hooks opposing each other. Each engagement hook is connected to the shaft at a hook connecting portion. A deformation promoting portion is formed at each of a pair of shaft wall portions opposing each other in a diametrical direction perpendicular to a direction in which the pair of engagement hooks are opposed. Even when a thickness of the hook connecting portion is increased thereby increasing a strength of the engagement hook, the hook connecting portion is deformed so as to approach a center axis line so that the engagement hook can pass through a clip fixing aperture. As a result, both the strength of the engagement hook and a serviceability can be satisfied. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375853 | AIR CURTAIN UNIT INCLUDING MOUNTING CLIP - An air curtain unit of a vehicle includes an inflator assembly and an air curtain that is in fluid communication with the inflator assembly. A clip includes a hook that extends at least partially around the air curtain. The clip includes a mounting portion that is fixed to the hook and is engaged with the inflator. The mounting portion of the clip supports the air curtain relative to the inflator assembly, and the hook of the clip supports the air curtain in a desired location. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375854 | Dual-Chambered Passenger Airbag - An airbag includes an outer shell defining an interior, at least one vent opening structured to enable fluid communication between the interior and an exterior of the airbag, and a divider dividing the airbag interior into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The divider is deflectable in a first direction toward the lower chamber and in a second direction toward the upper chamber. A vent cover is coupled to the at least one vent opening and to the divider so as to close over and restrict a flow of gas through the at least one vent opening when the divider is deflected in the first direction, and so as to permit the vent cover to open so as to enable an unobstructed flow of gas through the at least one vent opening when the divider is deflected in the second direction. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375855 | Cantilevered Windshield Support For Pedestrian Protection - A vehicle including a vehicle frame and a cowl box assembly. The cowl box assembly has a cowl box and a cowl top panel, A cantilevered support extends from a rear edge of the cowl top panel to a lower edge of a windshield. The cantilevered support resiliently attaches to a front/lower edge of the windshield. The cowl top panel extends from a front end of the cowl box to a back end of the cowl box. The cantilevered support is attached to the back end of the cowl top panel to extend above the cowl top panel to the lower edge of the windshield that is disposed forward of the front end of the cowl box. The cantilevered support deflects to a greater extent than the cowl box if an impact force is applied to the windshield in a collision with a pedestrian. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375856 | PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION AIRBAG DEVICE - A pedestrian protection airbag device has an airbag case that is provided on a bottom surface side of a rear end portion of a vehicle hood, an airbag that includes a hood underside bag portion that is housed inside the airbag case and is inflated and deployed towards the vehicle rear side by pressure from gas which is generated by an inflator, and that is laid out on a bottom surface side of the hood, and that also includes a bag main body portion that is connected to the hood underside bag portion and that is inflated and deployed towards the vehicle top surface side from between a rear end portion of the hood and a glass windshield, and vertical joining portions that join the airbag vertically and reduce the thickness in the vehicle up-down direction of the hood underside bag portion in the inflated and deployed state. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375857 | LOAD LIMITING RETRACTOR WITH HALL EFFECT SWITCH - A seatbelt retractor assembly includes a disk having a cam surface and a cam follower surface. A lever that engages the cam surface when the lever is in a disengaged position and engages the cam follower surface when the lever is in an engaged position. The lever moves from the disengaged position to the engaged position in accordance with rotation of the disc. A Hall effect switch detects whether the lever is in the disengaged position or the engaged position. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375858 | PASSENGER RESTRAINT HOUSING FOR VEHICLE - A passenger restraint housing for a vehicle including a frame having a top surface and a bottom surface, a retractor secured to the bottom surface of the frame and operatively arranged to hold a seat belt, and at least one mounting bracket, where the mounting bracket is arranged to be secured to the body of the vehicle. The frame further includes a first portion, a first transition, a second portion, a second transition, and a third portion. The first and second portions are secured to one another via the first transition and the second and third portions are secured to one another via the second transition. The first and second portions are disposed at opposite ends of and integral with the first transition and the second and third portions are disposed at opposite ends of and integral with the second transition. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375859 | BELT PRETENSIONER - A belt pretensioner has a base member. The base member has an axial cavity within. An actuating member is hollow and fits within the axial cavity of the base member. The hollow actuating member telescopically slides within the axial cavity and an initiator fits within the hollow portion of the actuating member. In a critical situation such as a crash, the initiator is triggered and the expanding gasses move the actuating member. The actuating member is connected to seat belt webbing and this movement provides the necessary pretensioning of the seatbelt. In some embodiments, a locking means is used to prevent the belt pretensioner from loosening once triggered. One embodiment is provided for use with a child seat. A transversely mounted belt pretensioner embedment is also disclosed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375860 | RETRACTABLE STEERING COLUMN SYSTEM, VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD - A steering column system includes a steering column shaft, a steering input device coupled to the steering column shaft, an air bag operatively arranged with the steering input device, a column adjustment assembly configured to translate the steering column shaft between a retracted position and a driving position, and a first interlock configured to indicate when the steering column shaft is in the driving position and when the steering column shaft is in the retracted position. When the steering column shaft is in the retracted position, the air bag is non-deployable, and when the steering column shaft is in the driving position, the air bag is deployable. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375861 | KEYLESS ENTRY APPARATUS - A vehicle-side device that is provided on the vehicle side and transmits a signal at a first frequency, and a portable device that is able to be carried by a user and transmits a signal at a second frequency are included. The portable device transmits a signal of data based on a reception intensity of a measurement signal transmitted from the vehicle-side device, and the vehicle-side device performs predetermined control on the basis of the data based on the reception intensity of the measurement signal transmitted from the portable device. The vehicle-side device transmits a start-up signal to the portable device, the portable device transmits a request signal or a signaling signal to the vehicle-side device at predetermined time intervals when receiving the start-up signal, and the vehicle-side device transmits the measurement signal to the portable device each time the vehicle-side device receives the request signal or the signaling signal. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375862 | AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING APPARATUS - This invention is an autonomous traveling apparatus having a traveling control part for controlling a driving member; an imaging part for photographing an image data of a predetermined external space; an image recognition part for extracting a human body included in the image data photographed by the imaging part, and recognizing an image data of the extracted human body; a sensor for preventing theft; and a controller for executing operation in emergency corresponding to a recognition result by the image recognition part, and a detection result by the sensor for preventing theft. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375863 | AUTOMATIC REMOVAL OF WATER FROM VEHICLE SURFACES - Water is removed from the windshield of a ground vehicle via a wiper sweeping across the windshield, thus transporting the water thereon to a particular side. At least one remote sensor registers set of parameters in respect of other ground vehicles. A controller unit determines a point in time when a substantial amount of water is expected to hit the windshield of the own vehicle as the result of another vehicle moving proximate thereto and controls the operation of the wiper such that, before said point in time, the wiper is placed at a predetermined position. At said point in time, a stroke of the at least one wiper is initiated from the predetermined position over said surface. In one embodiment, this means moving the at least one wiper in a continuous sweep such that it passes the predetermined position at said point in time. | 2016-12-29 |