41st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190308559 | LOADING SURFACE IN A VEHICLE - A device is provided for changing the volume of a loading space in a vehicle. The device includes a movable loading surface, a side wall and at least one pivotable support arranged on the side wall. The support has a support surface on which the loading surface is mounted in a raised position. The support is arranged on a pivot axis oriented perpendicularly to the loading surface. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308560 | CARGO HOLD ASSEMBLY FOR A PICKUP TRUCK CARGO BED - Provided is an accessory mounting system for use in a cargo bed of a pickup truck. The accessory mounting system comprises a cargo hold assembly and at least one accessory member for releasable attachment to the cargo hold assembly. The at least one accessory member is configured to confer a cargo holding functionality to the cargo hold assembly. The cargo hold assembly includes a base configured to be mounted to a side-wall portion of the cargo bed. The base includes a plurality of registration bosses, each being configured to receive a corresponding registration cavity provided on the at least one accessory member. The at least one accessory member may be mountable upon the base in more than one orientation. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308561 | DEVICE FOR MOUNTING AN OBJECT ON AN INTERIOR TRIM OF A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE - A device for mounting an object on an interior trim of a vehicle. The interior trim forms a depression for receiving the object and has a holder to fix the object in the depression. Advantageously, at least two oppositely arranged protrusions, which function as a first holder and which narrow a loading opening of the depression, are provided and arranged such that during the loading of the depression with the object to be mounted, the object can be inserted into the depression between the protrusions solely with its narrow side in front and is held or can be held in the depression, in particular on all sides, via a subsequent rotational movement about a longitudinal axis of the object. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308562 | ON-VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, ON-VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, ON-VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - An on-vehicle display control device includes a video image data acquiring unit configured to acquire side rear video image data from a right/left side camera in a movable part, and rear video image data from a rear camera; and a display controller configured to clip and display, on a right/left side monitor, the side rear video image data so as to include a predetermined imaging range defined by a rearview checking range in the right/left side camera and to display, on the right/left side monitor, when the movable part is operated and the right/left side camera faces a direction in which the predetermined imaging range cannot be captured, a first video image from the right/left side camera and a second video image from the rear camera in addition to the first video image. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308563 | CAMERA UNIT - A camera unit includes a camera main member; a camera bracket assembled to the camera main member by a first engagement device (for example, a combination between an engagement projection, and an engagement hole or claw); and a fixing bracket assembled to the camera bracket by a second engagement device (a combination between an engagement projection and an engagement hole) so as to mount the camera main member on an attachment object. The first engagement device includes an engagement portion provided in the camera main member, and an engagement piece provided moveably in the camera bracket so as to become engageable with the engagement projection accompanied by a moving displacement. The fixing bracket includes a control portion disposed in a movement space of the engagement piece in a state wherein the camera bracket is assembled by the second engagement device, so that the engagement piece thereof becomes unmovable. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308564 | VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH WINDSHIELD MOUNTED CAMERA - A vehicular vision system includes a camera module that includes a camera and a circuit board. With the camera module mounted at a vehicle windshield, the camera has a field of view forward of the vehicle and through the vehicle windshield. The camera includes an imager and a lens, with the lens having a principal lens axis. The camera captures image data. The camera is electrically connected to circuitry established at the circuit board via a flexible electrical connector. Circuity of the circuit board (i) provides electrical power to the camera via the flexible electrical connector, (ii) controls the camera via the flexible electrical connector and (iii) receives image data from the camera via the flexible electrical connector. With the camera module mounted at the windshield, the circuit board is tilted at an angle relative to the principal lens axis of the lens of the camera. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308565 | DEPLOYABLE SENSOR ASSEMBLY - An assembly including a housing, a pivot bracket, a sensor, a primary actuation mechanism, and a secondary actuation mechanism is disclosed. The pivot bracket is supported for rotation about a first axis relative to the housing between a first position and a second position. The sensor is supported for rotation with the pivot bracket. The primary actuation mechanism is supported for rotation about a second axis relative to the pivot bracket. The primary actuation mechanism is operable to apply a first torque on the pivot bracket about the first axis. The secondary actuation mechanism is operable to: (i) apply a second torque on the pivot bracket about the first axis when the pivot bracket is in the first position; and (ii) apply a third torque on the pivot bracket about the first axis when the pivot bracket is in the second position, the second torque being opposite the third torque. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308566 | MOTOR VEHICLE TRIM COMPONENT - The invention relates to a trim component having a strap and a mounting for the strap. The trim component includes a rod and an anchor head protruding radially from the rod with a housing concealing the strap end, and the housing including a bottom wall provided with an opening for passing the rod, and permitting the head to be urged against the wall. The housing includes overhanging walls extending vertically in line with the bottom wall, having a space for accommodating the head and a cover for closing the space in order to conceal the head. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308567 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DECORATIVE TRIM - The subject invention includes a fixed window assembly for a vehicle comprising a fixed glass, a trim portion having a polymeric base and a decorative member bonded to the polymeric base. An encapsulation is coupled to the fixed glass and the polymeric base to mount the trim portion in a spaced and adjacent position relative to the fixed glass. A method of manufacturing is also provided using first and second molding apparatuses. Polymeric material is injected into a first mold cavity of the first molding apparatus to form the polymeric base bonded to the decorative member. Polymeric material is injected into a second mold cavity of the second molding apparatus to form the encapsulation coupled to the fixed glass and simultaneously coupled to the polymeric base to mount the trim portion in an adjacent position to the fixed glass. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308568 | VEHICLE LOWER STRUCTURE - A vehicle lower structure includes an internal combustion engine arranged in an engine compartment of a vehicle; a lower cover arranged below the internal combustion engine and formed so as to cover a lower portion of the engine compartment; and one or more baffle plates arranged between the internal combustion engine and the lower cover. The one or more baffle plates are located within a range of the width of the internal combustion engine in the engine compartment with respect to the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The one or more baffle plate protrude toward the lower cover from the side of the internal combustion engine or toward the internal combustion engine from the side of the lower cover with respect to the top-bottom direction of the vehicle. The one or more baffle plate are formed so as to extend to the left-right direction of the vehicle. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308569 | ONBOARD DEVICE - An onboard device has an electricity storage, a control unit, a first communication circuit, and a memory. Power stored in the electricity storage is supplied to the control unit, the first communication circuit, and the memory. A main switch is provided on a power supply path extending from the electricity storage to the first communication circuit and the memory. When the terminal voltage of the electricity storage falls below a threshold value, the main switch is switched off. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308570 | WIRELESS SENSOR INTERFACE FOR A STEERING WHEEL - A wireless sensor interface for a steering wheel is disclosed that includes a wireless sensor interface for a steering wheel with steering wheel components comprising a transmitter side with a wireless transmitter coil of a transmitter integrated circuit on a stationary printed circuit board and a receiver side with a wireless receiver coil of a receiver integrated circuit on a movable, rotating receiver printed circuit board, wherein the transmitter and receiver coils are mounted close to each other and concentric to a rotation axis of a steering column of the steering wheel, whereas an inductive coupling between the transmitter and receiver coils are used for wireless powering the steering wheel components and transmitting data of the steering wheel components back to the transmitter integrated circuit by means of modulating the received energy. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308571 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness that is capable of protecting a wire even if a pipe is damaged includes: a wire disposed in a pipe; and a protective material surrounding and protecting a predefined portion of the wire, the predefined portion being disposed within the pipe. This configuration places the protective material on a portion that is likely to be damaged in the event of, for instance, a collision of a vehicle, thereby capable of protecting the wire even if the pipe is damaged. This configuration is also capable of avoiding the diameter of the pipe being increased for the process of passing the wire through the pipe, because the wire in this configuration is passed through the pipe with greater ease than a wire surrounded by a protective material along its entire length of the wire. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308572 | MULTI-VOLTAGE CONTROL DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE AND OPERATING METHOD FOR THE CONTROL DEVICE - The invention disclosure relates to a control device for a motor vehicle which comprises a first electrical terminal for receiving a first supply voltage of a first vehicle electrical system and a second electrical terminal for receiving a second supply voltage of a second vehicle electrical system, the second supply voltage being smaller than the first supply voltage, wherein an electrical ground terminal is provided for closing a common ground potential of the first and second vehicle electrical systems, and a switching device connected downstream of the first terminal is set up, depending on a voltage signal which is determined by a potential difference between the second terminal and the ground terminal, to block a current flow through the first terminal, wherein the switching device interrupts the current flow if the voltage signal indicates an interruption of an electrical connection between the ground terminal and the ground potential. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308573 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - Provided is a vehicle-mounted power supply device detecting connection with an external power source and charging a power storage unit by stepping up a supply voltage based on the external power source. A vehicle-mounted power supply device includes an external terminal to which a power supply path from an external power source is connectable, a detection unit detects that the power supply path is connected to the external terminal, and a power supply circuit unit allows for flow of a current from the external terminal side toward the second conduction path side at least when the power supply path is connected to the external terminal. The control unit controls a step-down operation and a step-up operation of the voltage conversion unit, and causes the voltage conversion unit to perform the step-up operation when connection between the external terminal and the power supply path is detected by the detection unit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308574 | UNIFORM DECELERATION UNIT - An apparatus and method for improving the safety and performance of an automobile in crash events is disclosed. The safety device includes first and second crash pad regions and a connecting member region disposed between the first and second crash pad regions. At least a portion of the connecting member region is arranged to move in one of an upward and downward direction at the initial moment of a crash to absorb crash energy. The safety device is arranged to collapse on itself upon continuation of the crash. In some embodiments, the safety device collapses in a horizontal direction upon continuation of the crash. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308575 | VEHICLE REAR BUMPER - A vehicle rear bumper includes a rear bumper face. The rear bumper face includes right and left side face blocks and a middle face block. An outer edge part in the vehicle width direction of the middle face block is fastened and fixed attachably and detachably to the right and left side face blocks. The middle face block has a lower flange that extends in a vehicle body frontward direction from a lower end of a block main body part. Each of right and left edge parts of the lower flange is fastened and fixed to a lower surface of the side face block. In the lower flange, an extension length to the vehicle body frontward direction and a maximum thickness in a vertical direction are gradually increased from a middle region in the vehicle width direction toward a fastening fixation part. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308576 | VEHICLE ENERGY ABSORBER - A bumper assembly includes a bumper beam and a fin supported by the bumper beam. The fin has a proximate end proximate to the bumper beam and a distal end distal to the bumper beam and an axis extending from the proximate end to the distal end. The fin has a sinuous shape in a cross section normal to the axis. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308577 | Bumper Arrangement for the Front Region of a Passenger Car - A bumper arrangement of a passenger car has an upper and a lower load path. A spring element is provided on the transverse support of the lower load path, which, in the event of a collision of a pedestrian with the passenger car, exerts an additional force on the lower leg of the pedestrian, so as to support the movement of the pedestrian in the direction of the front hood of the passenger car. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308578 | Bumper Arrangement for the Front Region of a Passenger Car - A bumper arrangement of a passenger car has an upper and a lower load path. A spring element is provided on the transverse support of the lower load path, which, in the event of a collision of a pedestrian with the passenger car, exerts an additional force on the lower leg of the pedestrian, so as to support the movement of the pedestrian in the direction of the front hood of the passenger car. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308579 | Seat Sensing and Reporting Apparatus - A system that includes a server, a seat control communications unit and a plurality of sensors to monitor passenger comfort and environmental conditions on a transport vehicle, such as an aircraft. The sensors include temperature, distance measuring, strain gauges, air quality, and other sensors to monitor specific locations on a seat to ensure safe occupancy and comfort. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308580 | AIRBAG DEVICE FOR DRIVER'S SEAT - An airbag device for a driver's seat may include: a housing mounted on a steering part; an inflator mounted on the housing; and a cushion accommodated in the housing, deployed by gas supplied from the inflator, and having a cushion front part and a cushion rear part, wherein the cushion front part is configured such that an upper portion thereof is expanded and deployed and deployment of a lower portion thereof is partially restricted when the cushion is deployed, and the cushion rear part is disposed opposite the cushion front part to partially restrict the deployment of the lower portion of the cushion front part. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308581 | RETAINER AND GAS GENERATOR - The present invention provides a retainer for retaining, from outside, a housing of a gas generator including a circumferential wall provided with no flange, the retainer including a combination of a first retainer and a second retainer,
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20190308582 | FRONT AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS - A front airbag for vehicle occupants, comprising a front face ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190308583 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag device which contributes to reducing an impact on an occupant, while minimizing a loss in inflation gas. The airbag includes first and second inner tethers each having a front panel coupled to a stationary portion around the inflator and a rear panel coupled to an occupant side of the airbag to control a shape into which the airbag is deployed. First and second vent holes are formed on left and right sides of the airbag, first and second opening/closing members capable of opening/closing the first and second vent holes, a first opening/closing tether having an opening/closing end portion coupled to the first opening/closing member and a coupled end portion coupled between the front panel and the rear panel of the first inner tether. A second opening/closing tether having an opening/closing end portion coupled to the second opening/closing member and a coupled end portion coupled between the front panel and the rear panel of the second inner tether. When the airbag is in a fully deployed state, under tension of the first and second opening/closing tethers, the first and second vent holes are closed by the first and second opening/closing members. When the occupant moves into the airbag, at least one of the first and second inner tethers is deformed (warped or bent) to move at least one of the first and second opening/closing tethers toward the corresponding vent hole and cause at least one of the first and second opening/closing members to open the corresponding vent hole. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308584 | ENERGY ABSORBING DEVICES FOR USE WITH WEBS - Energy absorbing devices for use with child seat restraint webs, seat belt webs, and other webs are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an energy absorbing device includes a body having first and second apertures that receive a portion of a web, such as a web of an occupant restraint system. When a load is applied to the web, such as in a vehicle crash, the body deflects under the load from a first shape to a second shape to absorb the energy transmitted by the web. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308585 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - Provided is a webbing take-up device including (i) a spool onto which webbing worn by an occupant is taken up as a result of the spool being rotated in a take-up direction, (ii) a rotating body that is provided so as to be integrally rotatable with the spool, has plural teeth disposed an interval apart from each other along a circumferential direction of rotation of the spool, and is rotated as a result of a moving member being moved and becoming engaged with the plural teeth so that the spool is rotated in the take-up direction, and (iii) a regulating portion that opposes the plural teeth in an axial direction of rotation of the spool, is provided so as to be integrally rotatable with the rotating body, and regulates movement, in a direction away from the plural teeth, of the moving member engaged with the plural teeth. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308586 | DETECTION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A detection system for vehicle includes a reader and a first detector. The reader is provided in a vehicle, transmits and receives radio signals, and transmits transmission signals including at least radio signals for supplying electric power. The first detector is driven by the radio signals for supplying electric power included in the transmission signals when receiving the transmission signals and can transmit first response signals output in response to the transmission signals to the reader. The first detector is disposed in a sitting area on a seat where the first response signals transmitted to the reader are blocked. The reader determines a sitting state of a passenger based on whether the first response signals are received in response to the transmission signals. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308587 | VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM FEATURING OBJECT IDENTIFICATION AND THREAT LEVEL ASSESSMENT - A lighting system of a vehicle is provided herein and includes an external lighting device, one or more sensors configured to detect an object approaching the vehicle, and a controller configured to identify the object and assess a threat level thereof based on input from the one or more sensors. If the controller determines that the object is high threat, the controller operates the external lighting device to produce an illumination sequence in the direction of the object. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308588 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC VEHICLE KEY GENERATION AND HANDLING - A system includes a processor configured to generate a new access key, responsive to a vehicle shutdown. The processor is also configured to connect to a previously identified user wireless device. The processor is further configured to deliver the new access key to the user wireless device, responsive to connection to the wireless device and locally store a copy of the new access key in a file designated for reference for a next-access attempt. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308589 | VEHICLE NETWORK INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM (IDS) USING VEHICLE STATE PREDICTIONS - In one embodiment, a processor of a vehicle predicts a state of the vehicle using a behavioral model. The model is configured to predict the state based in part on one or more state variables that are available from one or more sub-systems of the vehicle and indicative of one or more physical characteristics of the vehicle. The processor computes a representation of a difference between the predicted state of the vehicle and a measured state of the vehicle indicated by one or more state variables available from the one or more sub-systems of the vehicle. The processor detects a malicious intrusion of the vehicle based on the computed representation of the difference between the predicted and measured states of the vehicle exceeding a defined threshold. The processor initiates performance of a mitigation action for the detected intrusion, in response to detecting the malicious intrusion of the vehicle. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308590 | COMBINED REAR EXTERIOR LAMP AND CLEANING SYSTEM FOR CLEANING A REAR WINDOW OF A VEHICLE - A combined rear exterior lamp and cleaning system including: a lens for the rear exterior lamp of the vehicle, the lens has an inner surface and an outer surface, a cleaning arrangement for providing a cleaning fluid to an exterior surface of the rear window, an inlet connectable to a cleaning fluid hose for providing cleaning fluid to the cleaning arrangement. The cleaning arrangement includes a channel generally parallel with at least one of the lens inner surface or the lens outer surface, and an array of outlets in fluid communication with the channel. The channel is attached to the lens and is adapted to transport the cleaning fluid from the inlet to the array of outlets located on the outer side of the lens for providing the cleaning fluid to the rear window. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308591 | WHEEL WELL HEATER AND HEATING METHOD - An exemplary extruded heater assembly includes, among other things, a backing, a heating layer having a conductive ink printed on a film, and a wear layer. The heating layer is sandwiched between the backing and the wear layer. An exemplary method includes, among other things, extruding together a backing, a heating layer having a conductive ink printed on a film, and a wear layer to provide an extruded structure. The method further includes mounting the extruded structure within a wheel well of a vehicle. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308592 | MOBILE LARGE MANIPULATOR - A mobile large manipulator includes a chassis, unfoldable and/or extendable working boom, supporting struts, vertically extendable supporting legs, and a micro-controller-based program-controlled supporting aid. The unfoldable and/or extendable working boom is arranged rotatably around a vertical axis on the chassis. The supporting struts are respectively arranged on the chassis and are horizontally extendable from a travel position to a supporting position. The vertically extendable supporting legs are arranged on respective outer ends of the supporting struts. The supporting legs support the mobile large manipulator via respective supporting forces of the supporting legs. The supporting aid is configured to determine supporting forces for the respective supporting legs based, at least in part, on the supporting position of the supporting struts in which the chassis of the large manipulator is deployed unstressed in a support state. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308593 | SEMI-TRAILER LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR - A semi-trailer landing gear assembly can include a set of legs actuable to raise and lower a semi-trailer. Each leg can include a foot abutting the ground and a support abutting the semi-trailer. A rotatable shaft couples to the set of legs where rotation of the rotatable shaft raises and lowers the legs. A crank can operably couple to the rotatable shaft to rotate the rotatable shaft. At least two air drivers operably couple to the crank to rotate the crank in an opposing manner such that at least one air driver is always offset from the direction of rotation to provide continuous torque. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308594 | TRAILER POWER AND COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT - A connector in a commercial vehicle electronic braking and communication system for a trailer to connect the system to a prime mover. The connector includes an electronic control module with a first databus connection, which databus, in use, carries braking related data signals and to which a brake pressure control device is attached and a second databus connection, which second databus, in use, carries data relating to non-braking functions. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308595 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL UNIT FOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A hydraulic pressure control unit and a vehicle brake system including the hydraulic pressure control unit are obtained. The hydraulic pressure control unit can downsize the brake system in comparison with a conventional brake system. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308596 | BRAKING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A braking system for a motor vehicle comprises a first and second electrically controllable pressure source for providing a brake pressure for actuating the wheel brakes. An electrically controllable pressure modulation device sets brake pressures that are individual to each of the wheel brakes, said device having electrically actuatable inlet valves and outlet valves for each wheel brake. The second pressure source comprises a motor-pump unit and at least one low-pressure accumulator. The low-pressure accumulator is connected to an output connection of at least one outlet valve. A first and a second energy supply unit for the braking system are independent from one another. The first energy supply unit supplies the first pressure source with energy. The second energy supply unit supplies the second pressure source with energy. The pressure modulation device is supplied with energy by the first energy supply unit and by the second energy supply unit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308597 | MAIN BRAKE CYLINDER ARRANGEMENT HAVING A POSITION ENCODER ELEMENT AND A SEAL ARRANGEMENT - The disclosure relates to a main brake cylinder arrangement for a motor vehicle brake system, comprising: at least one piston, which can be displaced along a displacement axis (V) and, together with a housing arrangement, delimits a pressure chamber; a force input member, which is displaceable according to a brake pedal actuation and is coupled or can be coupled to the piston for common displacement; an elongated position encoder element, which is displaceable according to an actuation of the force input member; a detection unit, which is designed to detect a displacement of the position encoder element; and a receiving region, which is designed to receive the position encoder element at least in part. The ends of the position encoder element are each arranged in a different housing region (F, S), which is arranged in a fluid path between the first and second housing region (F, S). | 2019-10-10 |
20190308598 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING NORMAL OPERATION OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE SENSOR OF BRAKE BOOSTER - A method and a system for verifying normal operation of a negative pressure sensor of a brake booster is provided. The method and system verify whether the negative pressure sensor of the brake booster is in normal operation and the normal operation of the booster negative pressure sensor is detected by mutually verifying values measured by the booster negative pressure sensor and values measured by sensors that indirectly sense the booster negative pressure. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308599 | ELECTROPNEUMATIC PARKING BRAKE UNIT HAVING A PNEUMATICALLY SWITCHABLE SLIDING VALVE - An electropneumatic parking brake system for a utility vehicle includes a precontrol module configured to control at least a first control pressure. The precontrol module has a precontrol store connection configured to receive a store pressure from a compressed air device and at least one precontrol valve combination. The electropneumatic parking brake system further includes at least one manually actuatable sliding valve connected to a valve store connection and having a parking brake connection. The parking brake connection is ventilated in a first switching position of the sliding valve and a parking brake pressure at the parking brake connection is controllable in a second switching position of the sliding valve. The sliding valve has a first pneumatic control connection at which the first control pressure is configured to be controlled in order to pneumatically switch the sliding valve. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308600 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A brake system for a vehicle is provided to independently adjust a braking pressure of each wheel. The system includes a hydraulic pressure brake driven by two actuators and a sub-cylinder and valve configurations that are disposed in the peripheral flow path thereof to eliminate the pressure unbalance generated in the hydraulic pressure brake. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308601 | BRAKE SYSTEM WITH TWO PRESSURE SOURCES, AND TWO METHODS FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM - A brake system, including four hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes. Each wheel brake is assigned in each case one outlet valve which is closed when electrically deenergized. Each wheel brake is assigned in each case one inlet valve which is open when electrically deenergized. The brake system furthermore includes a simulator which is actuatable by a brake pedal, wherein two pressure provision devices are provided for actively building up pressure in the wheel brakes, two brake circuits are hydraulically formed, wherein, in each brake circuit, in each case one pressure provision device is hydraulically connected to two wheel brakes, and wherein two separate on-board electrical systems are provided, and wherein each pressure provision device is fed in each case by one of the two on-board electrical systems. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308602 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE BOOSTER - The invention relates to a control device ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190308603 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - A control system is installed on a vehicle having an electric motor as a drive power source. The control system includes an electronic control unit configured to switch the vehicle between an automatic driving mode using automatic drive control, and a manual driving mode in which the vehicle is operated by a driver. The electronic control unit is configured to limit the load factor of the electric motor, in the case where the temperature of the electric motor is higher than a first threshold temperature when the vehicle travels in the automatic driving mode, and the case where the temperature of the electric motor is higher than a second threshold temperature when the vehicle travels in the manual driving mode. The second threshold temperature is set to a value higher than the first threshold temperature. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308604 | TRAVEL CONTROL APPARATUS - The disclosure inhibits an increase in the temperature of a motor without hindering everyday driving. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308605 | CONTROL DEVICE OF CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND VEHICLE USING THE SAME - Provided are a control device and a control method of a continuously variable transmission capable of preventing an endless member from slipping even when a parking lock is released. On a condition that a vehicle is in an idling stop state and a parking lock mechanism is in a parking lock state, rotation speed increase control configured to increase a rotation speed of an electric oil pump is executed so that the endless member can be prevented from slipping with respect to a driven pulley even when the parking lock mechanism is switched to a parking lock released state. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308606 | DRIVE SYSTEM AND DRIVE CONTROL METHOD - A drive system including: a battery; a power generation device (PGD) including a power generator (PG) mounted to an engine shaft and an inverter converting AC-voltage of the PG into DC-voltage; a drive device (DD) including a motor driving a driven component and an inverter performing bi-directional conversion between AC-voltage of the motor and DC-voltage; a switching device (SD) including a plurality of switches switching a connection of the battery and the PGD at both ends of the DD between a series connection (S-connection) and a parallel connection (P-connection) for connection; a reactor arranged between the battery and SD or between the PGD and the DD; and a controller controlling each of the SD, PGD, and DD, wherein the controller uses, when a speed of the driven component is being changed, the SD to fix the connection of the battery and PGD to S-connection or P-connection after alternately switching the connection between the S-connection and the P-connection. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308607 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE SYSTEM, DRIVE SYSTEM, AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for operating a drive system for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and having an electric motor. The internal combustion engine can be operated in a partial operating state as well as in a full operating state. A first threshold is defined for a target drive torque to be applied by the drive system for a switchover from the partial to the full operating state. After the first threshold is exceeded, a switchover is delayed for a defined period of time. A difference between the target drive torque and the actual drive torque of the internal combustion engine is compensated for by the electric motor. After the period of time has elapsed, a switchover from the partial operating state into the full operating state takes place if the first threshold value continues to be exceeded or a compensating operation of the electric motor is ended. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308608 | DYNAMIC HYBRID VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING MOTOR ROTARY POSITION - A computing device implemented method includes receiving one or more signals that represent an angular speed of a permanent magnet electric motor of a hybrid electric vehicle, the one or more signals being provided by an angular sensor connected to the electric motor, receiving a signal representing a voltage from the electric motor, the voltage being a direct axis voltage component of a three-phase motor model, determining if the angular speed is within a predetermined threshold, calculating an error angle representing a correction factor for an alignment of the electric motor based on a ratio of the voltage and the angular speed, storing the correction factor, and determining a binary indication of a status of error angle, and repeating the steps until the binary indication is positive. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308609 | VEHICULAR AUTOMATED PARKING SYSTEM - A vehicular automated parking system includes a camera having a field of view rearward of the vehicle. When the vehicle is parked in a parking space, with a forward vehicle parked in front of the vehicle and a rearward vehicle parked behind the vehicle, the vehicular automated parking system determines a forward limit of the parking space responsive to a driver of the vehicle driving the vehicle forward until a front end of the vehicle is close to the forward vehicle. Responsive to the determined forward limit of the parking space, and responsive to processing by an image processor of image data captured by the camera, the vehicular automated parking system controls the vehicle when the vehicle is leaving the parking space in a manner that avoids the forward vehicle parked in front of the vehicle and the rearward vehicle parked behind the vehicle. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308610 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DAMPING A LATERAL PENDULAR MOTION OF A SINGLE-TRACK MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for damping a lateral pendular motion of a single-track motor vehicle having a front wheel, where —the presence of a pendular motion is ascertained, and —the moment of inertia of the front wheel is increased as a function of it. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308611 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a vehicle control system and controlling method thereof. The vehicle control system includes a plurality of sensors configured to measure a wheel speed, a steering angle, a yaw rate, and acceleration value, and a controller estimating the state of a vehicle based on the wheel speed, the steering angle, the yaw rate, and the acceleration value and updating a front and rear wheel stiffness of the vehicle when it is determined that the vehicle is running on an asymmetric friction surface from the estimated state of the vehicle. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308612 | INPUT SIGNAL MANAGEMENT FOR VEHICLE PARK-ASSIST - Method and apparatus are disclosed for input signal management for vehicle park-assist. An example vehicle includes an autonomy unit for remote parking, a communication module, a sensor, and a controller. The controller is to designate a mobile device responsive to determining the remote parking is inactive and receiving an activation request from the mobile device. When the mobile device is designated, the controller also is to process remote parking signals of the mobile device, stop the remote parking when the sensor detects engagement of a door handle, and prevent processing of other nonemergency requests. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308613 | INPUT SIGNAL MANAGEMENT FOR VEHICLE PARK-ASSIST - Method and apparatus are disclosed for input signal management for vehicle park-assist. An example vehicle includes a door, an autonomy unit, a communication module, a vehicle speed sensor for monitoring a vehicle speed, and a controller. The controller is to cause the autonomy unit to perform remote parking upon receiving, via the communication module, a remote parking signal. The controller also is to receive an unlock request during performance of the remote parking and prevent unlocking of the door responsive to determining the vehicle speed is greater than a threshold speed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308614 | INPUT SIGNAL MANAGEMENT FOR VEHICLE PARK-ASSIST - Method and apparatus are disclosed for input signal management for vehicle park-assist. An example vehicle includes an autonomy unit, a communication module, and a controller. The controller is to perform, via the autonomy unit, remote parking upon receiving, via the communication module, a remote parking signal from a mobile device. The controller also is to receive an unlock request during the remote parking from a first key fob, determine a number of key fobs within a tethering range, and prevent processing of the unlock request when the number of key fobs is one. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308615 | VEHICLE REMOTE PARK-ASSIST COMMUNICATION COUNTERS - Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle remote park-assist communication counters. An example vehicle includes an autonomy unit for remote parking, a communication module, and a controller. The controller is to implement a counter into remote parking communication between the communication module and a mobile device and, when the counter exceeds a threshold, monitor for a reset vehicle event and a reset mobile event. The controller also is to reset the counter responsive to detecting at least one of the reset vehicle event and the reset mobile event. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308616 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A vehicle control method can include enabling a temporary parking mode of a first vehicle parked at a first temporary parking location, in which a first detection sensor of the first vehicle is in an enabled mode. A trigger feature within a preset range of the first vehicle can be detected based on the first detection sensor. The trigger feature can indicate occurrence of an event associated with a second vehicle or a human appears within the preset range. The first vehicle can be moved to a second parking location in the parking area. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308617 | TAILGATING SITUATION HANDLING BY AN AUTOMATED DRIVING VEHICLE - An apparatus and corresponding methods for detecting a tailgating situation involving a second motor vehicle behind an automated vehicle, and performing an automated safety routine in response to the detected tailgating situation. The tailgating situation is detected based on a simultaneous occurrence of two or more conditions involving an estimated time to collision, lateral offsets of both vehicles with respect to a center of a lane, activation of a turn signal blinker of the second motor vehicle, or flashing of a headlamp of the second motor vehicle. The safety routine includes performing a lane change to an adjacent lane. When no adjacent lanes are available for a lane change, a maximum permissible deceleration rate is decreased while increasing a time gap between the automated vehicle and a third motor vehicle directly in front of the automated vehicle by automatically adjusting an amount of at least one of acceleration or braking. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308618 | DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - A driving support apparatus is provided with: an executor configured to perform a collision avoidance assist control, on a first vehicle; an acquirer configured to obtain surrounding information including information about a second vehicle, which has a possibility of colliding with the first vehicle, and information about a third vehicle, which has a possibility of colliding with the second vehicle; a predictor configured to predict whether or not the second vehicle changes a travel aspect due to a presence of the third vehicle, on the basis of the surrounding information; and a controller programmed to control the executor not to perform the collision avoidance assist control if it is predicted that the second vehicle changes the travel aspect, and to control the executor to perform the collision avoidance assist control if it is predicted that the second vehicle does not change the travel aspect. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308619 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING AN ACCIDENT RISK OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A method for estimating an accident risk of an autonomous driving unit produces helpful results with fewer autonomous driving cycles. From driving values, which have been determined from monitoring at least one driving parameter of the driving unit during autonomous driving, an autonomous-driving quantity is determined quantifying an autonomous-driving quality of the driving of the driving unit. The autonomous-driving quantity is associated with a plurality of manual-driving quantities, which have been determined from the same driving parameter during manual driving periods of different driving units. An autonomous-driving accident rate value is determined from accident rate values associated to those manual-driving quantities. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308620 | FEATURE-BASED PREDICTION - Feature-based prediction is described. In an example, a vehicle can capture sensor data while traversing an environment and can provide the sensor data to computing system(s). The sensor data can indicate event(s), such as a lane change, associated with agent(s) in the environment. The computing system(s) can determine, based on the sensor data, a time associated with the event and can determine features associated with a period of time relative to the time of the event. In an example, the computing system(s) can aggregate the features with additional features associated with other similar events to generate training data and can train, based at least in part on the training data, a machine learned model for predicting new events. In an example, the machine learned model can be transmitted to vehicle(s), which can be configured to alter drive operation(s) based, at least partly, on output(s) of the machine learned model. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308621 | TRAVELING PATH GENERATION APPARATUS AND TRAVELING PATH GENERATION METHOD - A traveling path generation apparatus includes an information acquisition section, a road determination section, and a path generation section. In response to the road determination section determining that there are curved paths, the path generation section generates an expected traveling path by correcting a lane traveling path such that a radius of curvature of each cornering line exceeds a radius of curvature of the corresponding curved path. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308622 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle travel control system installed on a vehicle executes vehicle travel control that determines a travel lane and controls the vehicle to travel in the travel lane based on driving environment information. A restricted lane section is a lane and a section of lane in which a specific type of vehicle is prohibited from traveling. An avoidance target lane section is the restricted lane section in which the vehicle is prohibited from traveling. The driving environment information includes: vehicle type information indicating a type of the vehicle; and restricted lane section information indicating a position of the restricted lane section. The vehicle travel control system recognizes the avoidance target lane section based on the vehicle type information and the restricted lane section information, and executes the vehicle travel control so as to avoid the avoidance target lane section. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308623 | Drive Control Method and Drive Control Apparatus - A drive control method controls a drive control amount of a subject vehicle so that the subject vehicle may take a prescribed position with respect to lane markings of a lane in which the subject vehicle is running and reduces a drive control amount adopted when a lateral position of one of the lane markings along which the subject vehicle is running moves in a different direction from a lateral position of the other lane marking smaller than a drive control amount adopted when lateral positions of both the lane markings move in the same direction. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308624 | INTELLIGENT ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL FOR PLATOONING - Adaptive cruise control apparatuses, methods, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, an electronic control system of a following vehicle detects a preceding vehicle, the following vehicle is controlled to follow the preceding vehicle at an initial following distance, the initial following distance is perturbated, and the following distance is modified if the perturbated following distance offers a fuel or energy benefit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308625 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - Disclosed is a vehicle control device (ECU) ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190308626 | SHIFT MANAGEMENT IN MODEL PREDICTIVE BASED PROPULSION SYSTEM CONTROL - A propulsion system, control system, and method use model predictive control systems to generate a plurality of sets of possible command values and determine a cost for each set of possible command values. The set of possible command values that has the lowest cost is determined and defined as a selected set of command values. In some circumstances, the MPC-determined command value may be replaced by another transmission ratio command based on override inputs. Minimum and maximum transmission ratios are determined based on the override inputs, and a constrained (or arbitrated) transmission ratio is determined therefrom. The constrained or arbitrated transmission ratio is used to determine whether to apply an MPC-determined transmission ratio or a transmission ratio based on the arbitrated transmission ratio to determine an ultimate commanded transmission ratio. Pressure(s) are commanded to a transmission pulley assembly, which is configured to implement the ultimate commanded transmission ratio. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308627 | ASSIST DEVICE - An inter-vehicle calculation unit calculates a required inter-vehicle distance required between the own vehicle and forward/rear vehicles traveling in the lane to which the own vehicle moves during the lane change. The required inter-vehicle distance includes a first inter-vehicle distance and a second inter-vehicle distance. The first inter-vehicle distance is the distance required to allow the own vehicle or the forward/rear vehicles to adjust their velocity after the own vehicle changes lanes, and the first inter-vehicle distance is calculated by a first calculation unit. The second inter-vehicle distance is the distance required between the own vehicle and the forward/rear vehicles after the own vehicle or the forward/rear vehicles adjust their velocity, and the second inter-vehicle distance is calculated by a second calculation unit. A determination unit determines that the own vehicle can change lanes if the relative distance is equal to or greater than the required inter-vehicle distance. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308628 | HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM - A hybrid vehicle drive system including an internal combustion engine, a motor-generator, a speed shift mechanism including a first and second frictional engagement mechanisms, a torque limiter interposed the motor generator and the speed shift mechanism in a power transmission path transmitting from the internal combustion engine to an axle, and a controller controlling the speed shift mechanism so as to disengage the first frictional engagement mechanism and engage the second frictional engagement mechanism. The controller is configured to perform controlling the speed shift mechanism so as to increase an engaging force of the second frictional engagement mechanism during switching from high speed stage to low speed stage when an occurrence of slipping is detected than when the occurrence of slipping is not detected. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308629 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUGH ROAD DETECTION - An exemplary method for detecting a rough road includes the steps of providing a vehicle sensor, the vehicle sensor configured to measure a steering torque of a vehicle, receiving a steering torque data signal from the vehicle sensor, generating a road condition data signal from the steering torque data signal, evaluating the road condition data signal over a specified time interval, comparing the road condition data signal with one or more thresholds, and determining whether rough road conditions exist based on the comparison of the road condition data signal with the one or more thresholds over the specified time interval. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308630 | BATTERY STATE ESTIMATION BASED ON OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE AND CALIBRATED DATA - A discharge module is configured to determine a change in capacity of the battery between: (i) a measurement of a first open circuit voltage (OCV) of a battery of a vehicle; and (ii) a measurement of a second OCV of the battery. A lookup table is stored in memory and includes reference states of charge (SOCs) indexed by reference OCVs and reference capacities. A relationship module is configured to: from the lookup table, identify a first set of the reference SOCs associated with the first OCV and the reference capacities, respectively; from the lookup table, identify a second set of the reference SOCs associated with the second OCV and the reference capacities, respectively; determine changes in SOC associated with the reference capacities; determine changes in capacity; and determine an equation that relates changes in capacity to capacity based on the changes in capacity and the reference capacities, respectively. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308631 | Travel Control Method and Travel Control Device - A travel control method controls travel of an own vehicle to locate a lateral position of the own vehicle at a predetermined position with respect to a lane marker of a lane in which the own vehicle is traveling or with respect to a preceding vehicle, and reduces a control amount on travel from when control on the travel of the own vehicle is started until a predetermined time passes to be smaller than a control amount on the travel after the predetermined time has passed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308632 | DYNAMIC VEHICLE SEPARATION SYSTEM - The Dynamic Vehicle Separation System (DVSS) according to the present application allows properly equipped vehicles in traffic to maintain safe and optimal separation distances (i.e., following distances), which are automatically and continually calculated based on numerous criteria. Vehicles are equipped with Dynamic Vehicle Separation Controllers (DVSCs) that communicate with each other to maintain proper separation distances among the vehicles. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308633 | IN-VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT SETTING SYSTEM, IN-VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT SETTING METHOD AND IN-VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT SETTING PROGRAM - An in-vehicle environment setting system | 2019-10-10 |
20190308634 | DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE - A driving support device includes an electric control unit and a cleaning device. The electric control unit is configured to select one mode of a first mode based on a premise that a driver is touching a steering wheel and a second mode not based on the premise that the driver is touching the steering wheel. The electric control unit is configured to permit cleaning of the cleaning device when a cleaning request is issued and the mode is the first mode and to prohibit cleaning of the cleaning device when the mode is the second mode. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308635 | DYNAMIC VEHICLE SEPARATION SYSTEM - The Dynamic Vehicle Separation System (DVSS) according to the present application allows properly equipped vehicles in traffic to maintain safe and optimal separation distances (i.e., following distances), which are automatically and continually calculated based on numerous criteria. Vehicles are equipped with Dynamic Vehicle Separation Controllers (DVSCs) that communicate with each other to maintain proper separation distances among the vehicles. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308636 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - An autonomous vehicle control device for controlling an own vehicle that is an autonomous vehicle including an alarm sound output device which outputs alarm sound for at least a person. In the autonomous vehicle control device, a determination unit determines whether there is an abnormality in the alarm sound output device during execution of autonomous driving. When the determination unit determines that there is an abnormality in the alarm sound output device, a safety assurance unit performs a safety assurance process for assuring human safety. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308637 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE, IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM, AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD - A transient increase/decrease of power supplied to a reconfiguration circuit to be a logic circuit whose circuit configuration can be changed is reduced. An autonomous traveling control ECU has a reconfiguration circuit, a function control unit, a power supply circuit, and a power supply control unit. The reconfiguration circuit is a reconfigurable logic circuit. The function control unit determines an operation mode of the reconfiguration circuit on the basis of a mode determination signal and controls a reconfiguration of the reconfiguration circuit on the basis of a determination result. The power supply circuit supplies power to the reconfiguration circuit. The power supply control unit controls the power supply circuit. The power supply control unit | 2019-10-10 |
20190308638 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SETTING A DRIVING MODE OF A VEHICLE - A method for setting a driving mode of a vehicle which is driven by at least one electric machine, wherein several levels of a recuperation mode and a coasting mode are provided for the vehicle mode, wherein a first operating step or a second operating step is carried out with an operating element, wherein a level of the recuperation mode is raised upon a one-time carrying out of the first operating step with the operating element, wherein a level of the recuperation mode is set by one-time carrying out of the first operating step with the operating element which level is higher than a lowest level of the recuperation mode, wherein the coasting mode is directly set up when carrying out the second operating step with the operating element starting from the set, in particular higher level of the recuperation mode. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308639 | System and method for adapting control functions based on a user profile - The vehicle control system/method for adapting a control function based on a user profile may comprise: a gesture recognition module; a user profile module; a function control module; a processor; a non-transitory storage element coupled to the processor; encoded instructions stored in the non-transitory storage element, wherein the encoded instructions when implemented by the processor, configure the system to: identify a user; retrieve a user profile for the identified user; receive at a gesture recognition module, an input indicating a gesture from the user; identify a control function request corresponding to the gesture input; send a verification of the control function request; and receive at a function control module characteristics parsed from the user profile that effect the control function request by the user profile module to adapt a control function command for an adapted control function output by the function control module. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308640 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE NOISE FOR HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP CRUISE CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting vehicle noises to notify the vehicle operator of speed changes in human-in-the-loop cruise control and semi-autonomous vehicle operation. In one example, a method for drive unit of a vehicle may include responsive to a vehicle speed meeting a predefined condition relative to a threshold vehicle speed, adjusting one or more drive unit actuators to modulate engine noise while maintaining desired wheel torque within a threshold. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308641 | IMAGE CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus is mounted in a vehicle controlled under driving modes including an autonomous driving mode. The display apparatus has a control means causing a display means to display, in response to receipt of a driving mode switching instruction, a progress image showing the progress to completion of switching of the driving mode by increases in an index amount. The control means increases the index amount of the progress image along a forward direction if the driving mode that would follow the switch is one in which there will be more operations under automatic control in the vehicle in comparison to before the switch. The control means increases the index amount of the progress image along the reverse direction if the driving mode that would follow the switch is one in which there will be less operations under automatic control in the vehicle in comparison to before the switch. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308642 | Hourglass Autorack Car - According to some embodiments, a railcar comprises a first end, a second end, and a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side disposed between the first end and the second end. The first longitudinal side comprises a center panel and an intermediate panel. The center panel is disposed between a center of the railcar and the intermediate panel. The intermediate panel is disposed between the center panel and the first end or the second end. A width of the railcar at the intermediate panel is greater than a width of the railcar at the center panel. The center panel and the intermediate panel comprise generally straight panels coupled together at an angle. In particular embodiments, the first longitudinal side further comprises an end panel disposed between the intermediate panel and the first end or the second end. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308643 | RAILROAD TRAIN WITH LENGTH MORE THAN PLATFORM AND ITS MARSHALLING SYSTEM - A railroad train marshaling system or method includes a railroad train with cars within a platform area. Door-free cars are connected with the cars within platform area at both ends or one end and made up of at least one car with no side door for passengers to get on and off the train. When the railroad train stops at the platform, the cars within the platform area are arranged to stop within the area of the platform or corresponding to the platform. The door-free car is arranged to stop beyond platform area and passengers in the door-free car will get to the platform directly from the car within platform area. The sum of length of door-free car and cars within platform area is more than a length of the platform. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308644 | FOLDING CANOPY MAIN BODY, FOLDING CANOPY ASSEMBLY AND TRAIN THROUGH PASSAGE - The present disclosure discloses a folding-canopy main body, a folding-canopy assembly and a train through-passage, and belongs to the technical field of vehicles, wherein the folding-canopy main body is vertically provided and extends along the front-back direction, the folding-canopy main body includes an outward folding-canopy body and an inward folding-canopy body, the inward folding-canopy body is formed by connecting at least two pieces of internal canopy cloth which arch inwards to form a U shape along the front-back direction, the outward folding-canopy body is formed by connecting at least two pieces of external canopy cloth which arch outwards to form a U shape along the front-back direction, and the end portions of two adjacent pieces of internal canopy cloth and the end portions of two adjacent pieces of external canopy cloth are all clamped and riveted by U-shaped parts. The folding-canopy main body used for the train through-passage according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is convenient to assemble, the assembling and mounting efficiency of the folding-canopy main body can be increased, and the structure strength of the folding-canopy main body can be improved. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308645 | TRACTION-IMPACT DEVICE AND FORCE TRANSMISSION UNIT HAVING SUCH A TRACTION-IMPACT DEVICE - A traction-impact device including two force transmission elements which extend along a longitudinal axis and which are connected to each other in a force-transmitting manner and an irreversible energy absorption device that includes at least one energy absorption element which at least partially or in regions, preferably completely, includes a fiber composite material. The irreversible energy absorption device is at least partially received by a first of the two force transmission elements. This first force transmission element includes a nozzle portion. The irreversible energy absorption element is arranged in such a manner with respect to the nozzle portion and the other second force transmission element that, when an impact force which exceeds the maximum permissible impact force is introduced into the traction-impact device, the irreversible energy absorption element is pressed through the nozzle portion with at least partial, preferably complete defibration of the regions formed from fiber composite material. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308646 | Methods Systems Devices Circuits and Functionally Related Machine Executable Instructions for Transportation Management Network Cybersecurity - Disclosed is a secured transportation control network. A distributed set of transportation network management units are spread across different functional points of the transportation network. At least one network management unit agent functionally coupled to a respective network management unit is adapted to monitor communications of the respective management unit. A behavior monitoring server is adapted to generate a behavior profile for a network management unit based on information provided by an agent functionally coupled to the network management unit. A communication policy generator generates for at least one network management unit a communication policy based on behavior profiles of network management units with which the at least one network management unit communicates; wherein the communication policy is sent to an agent application functionally coupled to the at least one network management unit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308647 | VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle control system includes a controller that communicates between a first vehicle and a second vehicle and/or a monitoring device in a vehicle system. The controller determines a communication loss and, responsive to determining the communication loss, switches to communicating via a different communication path. The controller also determines an operational restriction on movement of the vehicle system based on the communication loss that is determined, obtains a transitional plan that designates operational settings of the vehicle system at one or more different locations along a route being traveled by the vehicle system, different distances along the route being traveled by the vehicle system, and/or different times. The controller automatically changes the movement of the vehicle system according to the operational settings designated by the transitional plan to reduce the movement of the vehicle system to or below the operational restriction. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308648 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR PREVENTING ACCIDENTS - The present invention provides a system for preventing an accident that minimizes the number of monitor devices and prevents a collision accident to reduce the work and cost burdens. The system for preventing an accident | 2019-10-10 |
20190308649 | RAILWAY ROAD CROSSING WARNING SYSTEM WITH SENSING SYSTEM ELECTRICALLY-DECOUPLED FROM RAILROAD TRACK - A railway road crossing warning system ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190308650 | Personal Shopping Cart - A personal shopping cart includes a supporting frame hingedly connected to a base frame; a plurality of wheels; a detachable support assembly including opposing first and second horizontal support members; opposing first and second side members each being sized and configured for selective attachment to and detachment from a corresponding one of the opposing first and second horizontal support members; a support surface secured between the opposing first and second side members; and wherein the side members and the support surface collectively form a receptacle that is sized for receipt of a shopping basket; wherein the receptacle is detached from the opposing first and second horizontal support members; and wherein the base frame and the opposing first and second horizontal support members are structured and disposed to be folded against the supporting frame when the personal shopping cart is stored. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308651 | TUGGER AND RIDER CART ASSEMBLY - According to some embodiments, an improved tugger and rider cart assembly system is presented. The system comprising a tugger cart with a central space to receive a rider cart; the tugger cart having both front side and rear side pluralities of transport wheels approximately parallel to, but not touching, ground; a front side and a rear side loading wheel positioned closer to the ground than the transport wheels; a rider cart having a first wing and a second wing, both wings having a curved portion; and wherein the loading wheels and wing curved portions can be operatively connected to allow a user to move the rider cart onto the tugger cart thereby allowing the tugger cart to transport the rider cart. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308652 | CART COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM - A shopping cart that avoids collisions during movement comprises a proximity detection system comprising one or more sensors that detect and recognize an object along the path of the shopping cart; a controller that determines from data collected by the one or more sensors whether a collision between the shopping cart and the object is possible; a feedback system that provides one or more of audible, visual, or tactile feedback to a user of the shopping cart when the controller determines that the collision is possible; and a braking system that automatically stops the shopping cart from continued motion when the controller determines that the collision is possible. At least one of the feedback system and the braking system is activated in response to the controller determining that the shopping cart is a predetermined distance from the object. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308653 | Pivoting-Safety Wheelbarrow Handle - The pivoting-safety wheelbarrow handle is an apparatus that correctly positions and orients the grip of the user while operating a wheelbarrow. The apparatus may be integrated into the handlebar of a wheelbarrow or serve as a universal attachment with a variety of wheelbarrows. The apparatus includes an arched brace, an annular frame, a main handlebar, a first stopper, and a second stopper. The annual brace mounts and positions the annular frame. The annular frame fixes the main handlebar and orients the grip of the user. The main handlebar allows the user to grasp onto the apparatus and maneuver the wheelbarrow. The first stopper and the second stopper limit the rotation of the annular frame. The apparatus preferably includes a wheelbarrow handlebar that is integrates the apparatus to a wheelbarrow. Alternatively, the apparatus includes a handlebar-receiving sleeve that mounts the apparatus onto a handlebar of a variety of wheelbarrows. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308654 | MOTOR-ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor-adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle, includes a support unit, which can be mounted on a vehicle body, and by which an actuator unit is held, in which a steering spindle is rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axis. An adjusting drive is connected to the support unit and to the actuator unit, and by which the actuator unit can be adjusted relative to the support unit. The adjusting drive includes a drive unit and a threaded spindle engaging in a spindle nut with a threaded spindle axis, wherein the threaded spindle can be driven in rotation or in translation by the drive unit. The drive unit is connected to a component of the steering column such that it is movable in a transverse direction transversely to the threaded spindle axis. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308655 | STEERING SYSTEM - A steering system includes: a variable mechanism that reversibly changes a configuration of an operating member between a configuration for automated driving and a configuration for manual driving, the configuration including at least one of a position, an orientation, and a shape; a variable drive source; a receiver that receives an operation of a driver; and a controller that controls the variable drive source to cause the variable mechanism to return the configuration of the operating member to the configuration for manual driving, when the receiver receives the operation of the driver in a period when the configuration of the operating member is being changed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308656 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR ASSISTING DRIVING OF VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are an electronic device and method for assisting driving of a vehicle, the electronic device including a sensor configured to sense a rotation direction of a steering wheel of the vehicle, a processor configured to monitor rotation direction switching events of the steering wheel, obtain a rotation direction switching pattern about a number of rotation direction switching events of the steering wheel per unit time, and determine whether to provide an alert to a driver of the vehicle, based on the obtained rotation direction switching pattern, and an outputter configured to output the alert to the driver, based on the determination. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308657 | MOTOR CONTROL UNIT, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME, AND VEHICLE | 2019-10-10 |
20190308658 | ELECTROMECHANICAL SERVO STEERING SYSTEM HAVING A SPRING-LOADED BEARING ARRANGEMENT - An electromechanical servo steering system with an electric servomotor having a motor shaft that drives a shaft which cogs with a helical gear. The shaft is arranged in a transmission housing and is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation at its end near the motor in a bearing arrangement and is mounted pivotably in the transmission housing about a pivot axis which lies transverse to the axis of rotation. At least one spring element is provided which axial pretensions a bearing element that is pivotably movable with the shaft about the pivot axis, of the bearing arrangement in a spring-elastic manner against a bearing element that is arranged in a stationary manner in the transmission housing, of the bearing arrangement, wherein precisely two spring elements are provided which are arranged oppositely in the circumferential direction of the bearing arrangement. | 2019-10-10 |