Abstract: A rear paneling for a road vehicle has U-shaped extruded profiles (11, 12) mounted on the crossmember of the road vehicle and runners fit next to the reversing camera (20) for raising the reversing camera (20) over a solid body colliding with the rear paneling (10).

Abstract: Provided are: an adhesive sheet-shaped member for airflow, in an optimum form that can improve fuel efficiency and travel performance as a result of more effectively suppressing a large airflow separation phenomenon that becomes air resistance; and a travel vehicle using the same. A sheet-shaped member that is: provided thinly so as to prevent, as far as possible, the thickness thereof providing air resistance; adhered to a surface in contact with an airflow provided by a material that charges negative static electricity; formed in a long sheet shape in a flow direction of airflow, compared to the width direction of the airflow, so as to be adhered along the direction of the airflow; and provided using a material that charges a negative static electricity and has a different ease of static electrical charge than the surface in contact with the airflow.

Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle is a fuel cell vehicle configured to support a fuel tank including a cylindrical part extending in a longitudinal direction thereof, the fuel cell vehicle including vehicle body frames, and a tank frame. The vehicle body frames extend in the longitudinal direction between a front tire and a rear tire. The tank frame includes at least a fixing part fixed to the vehicle body frames, and a supporting part configured to support the fuel tank by extending in an outward and downward direction of the vehicle body frames, and coming into contact with the fuel tank below a lower end of the vehicle body frames and above a lowermost part of the cylindrical part.

Abstract: A powered ambulance cot and methods of raising and lowering the cot as well as loading and unloading the cot are disclosed. The cot includes a support frame and legs, each leg having a wheel. An actuator of an actuation system interconnects the frame and legs, and is configured to effect changes in elevation of the frame relative to the wheel of each of the legs. A control system controls activation of the actuation system, and detects both the actuator at a first location relative to the frame, where the first location is remote from a second location and which situates an end of the actuator that is remote from each wheel closer to the frame, and a presence of a signal requesting a change in elevation of said support frame to thereby cause the legs to move relative to the support frame.

Abstract: A cross-car beam structure for a vehicle comprises a cross-car beam and a first pencil brace. The cross-car beam comprises a first attachment point, and the first pencil brace comprises a first end and a second end. The first end of the first pencil brace is configured to removably attach to the cross-car beam at the first attachment point. The second end of the first pencil brace is configured to attach to either a second pencil brace or to another automotive component within the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle roof stiffener includes a metal or metal alloy frame defining a central opening and at least one corner. The vehicle roof stiffener also includes a fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) portion including at least one transition structure comprising a metal or a metal alloy. At least some of the fibers of the FRP portion are embedded in the transition structure. The FRP portion is located in the at least one corner. In some examples, the frame includes an opening in the at least one corner, and the FRP portion spans the opening. In other examples, the FRP portion overlaps the frame at the at least one corner. The FRP portion located at the corner may improve rigidity of the roof stiffener to increase resistance to a racking motion and increase the overall stiffness of the vehicle.

Abstract: An active aerodynamic application torque link system including a four bar linkage having a fixed link, driven link, follower link and coupler. The fixed link has a follower link aperture and a driven link aperture. The follower link has a first end rotatably connected to the follower link aperture of the fixed link and a second end of the follower link is connected to the coupler. The driven link is rotatably connected at a first end to the coupler and coupled at a second end to a torque transfer tube that has a cross sectional shape of a four sided polygon with four radial facets. The four sided torque transfer tube is rotatably connected to the driven link aperture of the fixed link. The four bar linkage is used in a number of different applications by connecting the coupler with different components.

Abstract: A moving robot is provided. The moving robot includes: a main body forming the exterior appearance; a moving means for moving the main body; a bumper configured to protrude on the outer perimeter of the main body; impact sensors placed at an angle on the main body to sense the movement of the bumper; and pressure parts formed in a bent shape at the end of the impact sensors.

Abstract: A front structure of a vehicle is provided and includes a first cowl panel that extends in a panel shape in a width direction of the vehicle, having a lower end coupled to an upper end of a dash panel, having an upper end bending toward a front of the vehicle and extending up to behind a lower end of a front windshield glass. A second cowl panel extends in an panel shape in the width direction of the vehicle, disposed under the first cowl panel, has an upper end that extends forward and is coupled to the lower end of the front windshield glass, has a lower end coupled to the first cowl panel, and forms a member that extends in the width direction of the vehicle behind the lower end of the front windshield glass together with the first cowl panel by being coupled to the upper end of the first cowl panel.

Abstract: A vehicle body front structure is provided that can control an amount of absorption of collision load for each portion of a cowl side member while deforming the cowl side member more reliably.

Abstract: A motor vehicle has a body; an air-guide, fastenable to the body; a drive to adjust the air-guide when the air-guide is fastened to the body; and connectors that connect the drive to the body. The connectors include first fastening elements and second fastening elements. The first fastening elements are insertable through cutouts in the body into the second fastening elements via a first position up to a second position. An orientation of the drive relative to the body is possible in the first position, and the second fastening elements exert a clamping force on the first fastening elements in the second position.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a pillar. The pillar includes a support structure. A passenger compartment is defined by the vehicle body. A trim member disposed in the passenger compartment on the pillar. An energy absorption member is coupled to the trim member. The energy absorption member includes a base and at least one rib extending from the base.

Abstract: A vehicle frame assembly includes, among other things, a main rail of a vehicle and a truss assembly. The truss assembly includes a forward mounting member directly coupled to the main rail, a rear mounting member, a frame assembly connected to the forward mounting member and the rear mounting member, and an attachment that directly couples the rear mounting member to the main rail. The attachment is configured to shear when a load that exceeds a threshold load is applied to a front of the vehicle. The shearing of the attachment permits the rear mounting member to slide relative to the main rail.

Abstract: A tailgate opening assembly includes a tailgate that is hingedly coupled to a trailer. The tailgate is positionable between a closed position and an open position. A pair of biasing members is each coupled to the trailer. Each of the biasing members is biased into a compressed position and each of the biasing members is stretchable into a stretched position. A plurality of pulleys is each coupled to a respective one of the biasing members and the trailer. A pair of cables is each of the cables is routed through respective ones of the pulleys and the tailgate such that the tailgate is in mechanical communication with each of the biasing members. Each of the biasing members assists a user with opening and closing the tailgate.

Abstract: An inflatable structure includes a top end cap, a bottom end cap, a bladder, a plurality of tethers, and an adjustment mechanism. The bladder is attached to the top and bottom end caps and configured to hold pressurized air therebetween. The plurality of tethers are disposed within the bladder. Each tether in the plurality of tethers has a first end coupled to the top end cap and a second end coupled to the bottom end cap. When the bladder is inflated, the plurality of tethers restrict a number of degrees of freedom of the inflatable structure and a type of the degrees of freedom. The adjustment mechanism is operable to move the second end of at least one tether in the plurality of tethers to adjust at least one of the number of the degrees of freedom and the type of the degrees of freedom.

Abstract: The present invention is a device that deflects or changes the direction of vehicle's vertical side wind, hence reducing the generated force, which prevents vehicle's flipping over caused by this side wind. This device consists of three parts: a deflector part comprising multiple deflector blades and deflector axis shaft. And a hook part comprising a hook piece, a hook blade piece, and a hook axis shaft. And a spring part. the deflector device has a primary position and a secondary position; in primary position the deflector part's plane is parallel to vehicle's side surface plane and hook piece is locking deflector part and spring part is squeezed; in secondary position high wind velocity rotates hook part away from deflector part, hence freeing the spring so it extends and pushes the deflector part away from vehicle's side surface, hence increases space between them, hence facilitates air flow and wind deflection.

Abstract: Each of a monocoque body and a subframe is integrally formed of reinforced resin. The subframe has a bottom portion and an upstanding portion. The bottom portion is fixed to the lower portion of the rear wall of the monocoque body and extends rearward of the vehicle. The upstanding portion extends upward from the bottom portion. An engine is directly mounted on the rear surface of the upstanding portion.

Abstract: A locator assembly for an interior trim panel of a vehicle comprises a bracket and an adjustable locator. The bracket is disposed in the interior trim panel. The adjustable locator comprises a locator pin and is rotatably supported by the bracket. The adjustable locator is capable of rotating from a first position to a second position. The locator pin is disposed in a first location when the adjustable locator is in the first position. The locator pin is disposed in a second location when the adjustable locator is in the second position. The first location of the locator pin is displaced a first distance in a first direction from the second location of the locator pin.

Abstract: A fairing for a back end of a trailer is provided that has a leading airflow surface oriented within an angular range from 5 degrees to 14 degrees to a surface of the trailer to which the fairing is attached. The angular range is oriented so that its arms extend rearward from a vertex of the angular range in a longitudinal direction of the trailer. A tailing airflow surface is present that engages the leading airflow surface at meeting location. The tailing airflow surface is curved, and a common tangent line of the tailing airflow surface and the leading airflow surface is at the meeting location. A frame engages the surface of the trailer to which the fairing is configured to be attached.

Abstract: A lower vehicle body structure for a vehicle includes a floor panel, a pair of side frames, a battery, a left and right pair of side sills, a cross-member, an impact absorption member, and a reinforcement member. The impact absorption member is disposed at a lower surface side of the floor panel and at a position overlapping the cross-member in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body so as to extend in a vehicle width direction between the side frames and the side sills. Also, the impact absorption member is joined to the side frames and the side sills. The reinforcement member is disposed in the cross-member to extend in the vehicle width direction between portions of the cross-member, which correspond to the left and right pair of side frames in the vehicle width direction.