Abstract: An intercooler lid assembly for an intercooler supercharger system comprising an intercooler lid mountable to a supercharger housing; one or more intercooler cores mounted within the intercooler lid; wherein the one or more intercooler cores configured to receive and cool supercharger air passing there through prior to receipt by an engine, the one or more intercooler cores are mounted to and within the intercooler lid to form a pre-assembled intercooler lid assembly mountable onto the supercharger housing to install the intercooler lid assembly, and the one or more intercooler cores configured to provide heat exchange fluid transfer there through to cool the supercharger air.

Abstract: An apparatus of controlling travel on a slope includes a receiver configured for obtaining information on a vehicle, a slope travel determiner configured to determine whether the vehicle is traveling on a slope requiring a slope travel control, a slope travel preparator configured to set a virtual accelerator position sensor (APS) mode, and determine hill hold torque based on the obtained information on the vehicle, a slope travel controller operatively connected to the slope travel determiner, the slope travel determiner and the slope travel preparator and configured to determine driving torque of the vehicle, and control the vehicle to stop or travel on the slope by generating driving torque in an amount equal to or greater than the hill hold torque, and a torque generator operatively connected to the slope travel controller and configured to generate the driving torque determined by the slope travel controller.

Abstract: A housing may include a first housing part and a second housing part. The first housing part may include a first latching contour having at least one first latching lug. The first housing part may include at least one further latching contour having at least one further latching lug. The second housing part may be connected to the first housing part via a latching connection. The second housing part may include at least one counter-latching contour.

Abstract: Systems and methods for combustion engines with interchangeable components are described herein. An engine sub-assembly for a gasoline powered engine can include a crankcase having an opening extending at least through an upper surface thereof, the opening being configured to receive a crank arm therethrough, and a first mounting plate configured to be coupled with the crankcase. The first mounting plate can be selectively removable from the crankcase. The opening of the first mounting plate can generally align with the opening in the crankcase when the first mounting plate is coupled with the crankcase. The first mounting plate can be configured to receive a first cylinder block and to couple the first cylinder block to the crankcase. A second mounting plate can be configured to couple with a second cylinder block that is different than the first cylinder block and to couple the second cylinder block to the crankcase.

Abstract: Sets of apparatus for translating motion from a rotating non-circular loop to linear motion and in possible cases vice versa. Such mechanisms are used in muffler cap spinning technology and engine crankshaft with uneven strokes; but not restricted to said applications. The mechanisms include a non-circular cam, a linear sliding arm or piston and parts to connect them. Disclosure also includes an adjustable closure for a sliding arm which could be utilized for said muffler cap spinning mechanisms or other applications.

Abstract: A vehicle roll control apparatus comprises a pair of left and right active suspensions for applying vertical forces in opposite phases to left and right wheels of a rear axle of the vehicle, and a controller for controlling the active suspensions. The controller increases control amounts of the active suspensions so as to increase roll stiffness of the rear axle in accordance with an increase in a lateral acceleration acting on the vehicle. When the lateral acceleration increases beyond the low acceleration range to the high acceleration range, the controller decreases the gain of the control amounts of the active suspensions with respect to the lateral acceleration in accordance with the increase in the lateral acceleration.

Abstract: A damping control system comprises a first vehicle, a second vehicle, and a storage device. The first vehicle provides, to the storage device, travel information including a change value of a road surface, position information, and position reliability of the position information. The storage device executes first update processing of updating related value information based on a road surface displacement-related value identified based on the change value, when the position reliability is equal to or higher than a threshold reliability, and executes second update processing of updating the related value information, when the position reliability is lower than the threshold reliability. The second vehicle executes preview damping control using a target control force calculated based on a control related value being a road surface displacement-related value at a predicted passing position.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus includes a coolant passage provided in a device to be cooled. The coolant passage is configured in such a manner that coolant passes through the coolant passage. The coolant passage includes a wall surface, first ribs, and second ribs. The first ribs and the second ribs are provided on at least a part of the wall surface. The first ribs protrude from the wall surface toward inside of the coolant passage and extend in a first direction. The second ribs protrude from the wall surface toward the inside of the coolant passage and extend in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first ribs and the second ribs are disposed alternately when viewed in at least one direction.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a combustion chamber, a piston a plurality of piston rings. The combustion chamber has a bore wall. The piston is configured to move relative to the bore wall. The plurality of piston rings is provided to the piston. Each of the piston rings has a main body that is circular. Each of the pistons rings further has a stopper that protrudes from the main body.

Abstract: In abnormality determination of determining whether fuel injection has been executed normally, making an erroneous determination is prevented. A fuel injection control device 127 that controls a plurality of fuel injection valves each having a coil for energization includes a drive state detection unit 211 that detects a drive state of a fuel injection valve, from an energization current or an applied voltage of the coil of the fuel injection valve, an injection abnormality detection unit 213 that detects an injection abnormality of the fuel injection valve by comparing a fuel injection instruction with the drive state of the fuel injection valve, and an injection abnormality detection execution determining unit 212 that based on a state of an internal combustion engine, determines whether or not to permit execution of injection abnormality detection by the injection abnormality detection unit 213.

Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes a body frame and a cable. The body frame includes a main frame extending rearward from a head pipe, a seat frame extending rearward from the main frame, and a rear frame extending rearward from the main frame and connected to the seat frame. The cable is routed so as to run along the body frame. A concave portion depressed in a vehicle width direction is disposed in a connecting portion. The connecting portion connects the main frame with a front end portion of the rear frame. A plate-shaped member that covers the concave portion is disposed. The cable is routed between the concave portion and the plate-shaped member.

Abstract: To meet both a request to improve the thermal efficiency in the medium load operation of an engine and a request to suppress knocking in the high load and high rotation operation of the engine, the engine includes a main combustion chamber including a cylinder block, a cylinder head, and a piston; a pre-chamber having a plurality of injection holes that are open into the main combustion chamber; and a spark plug that ignites an air-fuel mixture in the pre-chamber. A compression ratio of the main combustion chamber is not less than 14 and not more than 24. A second index that is a product between a volume of the pre-chamber and the compression ratio is not less than 1.03 cm3 and not more than 5.92 cm3.

Abstract: A tow aid system used while operating a wrecker adapted to tow a vehicle, the wrecker comprising an underlift arm extending rearward from the wrecker, wherein the underlift arm is adapted to lift at least a part of the vehicle for towing. The tow aid system comprises: axle load sensors mounted along different longitudinal positions on the wrecker, the axle load sensors generating signals indicative of loads along the different longitudinal positions; an underlift arm load sensor mounted about the underlift arm, the underlift arm load sensor generating signals indicative of a load applied on the underlift arm while holding the vehicle in a towing position; and a controller processing the signals from the axle load sensors and the underlift arm load sensor to calculate operating limits of the wrecker.

Abstract: Method of operating an internal combustion engine that applies to both types of ignition types; Spark Ignition (SI) and Compression Ignition (CI). The method comprises opening the intake valve, allowing the fuel and air mixture to flow through the intake valve and into the chamber during at least during a portion of the intake stroke; closing the intake port during a portion of the intake stroke; applying a negative pressure during a portion of the intake stroke; directly or indirectly igniting the fuel and air mixture during a portion of the intake stroke; opening the exhaust valve during the exhaust stroke. The operation of intake valve, the exhaust valve, and the application of the ignition source is performed at any time during the intake and/or exhaust stroke or cycle.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a housing having a heat exchanger core and a precooling flow structure disposed therein. The heat exchanger core is configured for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid. The precooling flow structure is coupled to each of the housing and an inlet end of the heat exchanger core with respect to a flow of the first fluid. An interior of the precooling flow structure is configured to convey the first fluid therethrough, The precooling flow structure includes at least one precooling tube extending through the interior of the precooling flow structure with each of the at least one precooling tubes configured to convey the second fluid therethrough in order to precool the first fluid before the first fluid enters the inlet end of the heat exchanger core.

Abstract: A fluid control system for an engine may include an air pathway to carry air to the engine, a fuel pathway to carry a fuel to the engine, and at least one temperature control device to control temperatures of the air and the fuel. The temperature control device maintains the air and the fuel at a temperature based on a target air-fuel ratio and a target volume of the air and the fuel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a gas leakage prevention cooling box for a pipe flange connection, which includes: a main body casing having an inner chamber in which connection flanges of a first pipe and a second pipe are located at a center portion of the main body casing, a pipe mounting hole in which the pipes connected around the flange are located on front and rear sides of the inner chamber, and a first half main body and a second half main body coupled to face to each other with the connection flanges of the first and second pipes therebetween and supported by the connection between the first pipe and the second pipe; and a cooling fan installed in the first half main body of the main body casing and configured to supply external air to the inner chamber.

Abstract: A lubrication system for an aerial vehicle, the lubrication system including: a lubrication oil (LO) tank configured to operate at a first internal pressure; and an intake chamber (IC) configured to operate at a second internal pressure greater than the first internal pressure, the IC including an ingress port configured to receive LO from a sump of an equipment of the aerial vehicle; an overflow port in fluid communication with the LO tank; and a supply port in fluid communication with the sump and configured to supply LO to the sump.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft. The crankshaft includes multiple crank journals, at least two crank pins positioned between two of the multiple crank journals that neighbor one another, and at least one pin arm. Each pin arm may be positioned between two of the crank pins neighboring one another. Arrangements may include multiple crankshaft supports and multiple thrust bearings. These elements may be distributed about the crankshaft such that two or more of the multiple crankshaft supports have at least one associated thrust bearing. Each of the crankshaft supports having the associated thrust bearing may support one of the multiple the crank journals. Each thrust bearing may be positioned between the crankshaft and the crankshaft support having the associated thrust bearing.

Abstract: A cooling system includes a first cooling loop, a second cooling loop and a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from the first cooling loop to the second cooling loop. The first cooling loop includes a flow restrictor, an inertial separator, and a pressure relief valve cooperating to effect diversion of vapor present in the first cooling loop due to a leak between the first cooling loop and the second cooling loop.