Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle body soundproof structure Sp that is configured to block noise from outside a vehicle, and comprises a window panel 24 fixed in a window frame 22 located on a side portion of a vehicle body 10, an interior material 50 provided at a vehicle interior side of the window frame 22 and having an upper end portion 52 extending diagonally upward in a direction toward the window panel 24, and a soundproof member 60 fixed to the upper end portion 52 of the interior material 50. The soundproof member 60 is provided in contact in a compressed state with an inner surface of the window panel 24 so as to fill a gap G formed between the upper end portion 52 of the interior material 50 and the window panel 24.

Abstract: A front structure of a vehicle includes a drain provided below a cowl grille, the drain forming a closed cross-section extending in the vehicle width direction in cooperation with the cowl grille, and a gutter, provided in the closed cross-section above the drain, that receives the water dripping from a front windshield, in which the gutter member has a drain portion that drains the water to the drain, the drain has a top deck portion thereon at a position at which the drain overlaps with an outside air introduction hole in plan view, and the drain portion is provided at substantially the same position as the top deck portion in the vehicle width direction.

Abstract: A system and method for adjusting an air deflector on a roof of a truck cabin to an optimal position when the truck is connected to a trailer, where the system comprises an air deflector, an electric actuator, and an electronic control unit, where the system further comprises a handheld device provided with stored information of different truck types and a table for different truck-trailer combinations, where the handheld device is adapted to determine a value corresponding to the height of the trailer and a value corresponding to the distance between the truck and the trailer, to determine a set value for the actuator based on the values and the stored information, and to send the set value to the electronic control unit, where the electronic control unit is adapted to set the air deflector in an optimal position by adjusting the actuator in dependency of the set value.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to reduce the exposure of polluted air to a baby, and in particular to minimize the pollutions inhaled by a baby when strolling, walking or transporting a baby in an exterior environment. The object is attained by providing a portable device for filtering air, the device being adapted to be arranged in association with a top end of a baby-transporting device. With such an air-filtering device, air from outside of the baby-transporting device may be filtered and purified before being provided in a well-distributed manner to the area of the baby-transporting device where a baby is positioned.

Abstract: There is described a top fairing for a trailer adapted to decrease drag and manage water. The top fairing comprises a surface for guiding air thereover, comprising a leading flange; a leading surface having a leading radius, the leading surface being joined to the leading flange and extending in a rearward direction; and a tailing surface having a tailing radius, the tailing surface in continuity to the leading surface in the rearward direction. The top fairing comprises openings disposed in the leading flange for managing water through the leading flange.

Abstract: In a metal-fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composite, the FRP and the metal member are bonded together, so internal stress (thermal stress) is generated due to the misfit of coefficients of thermal expansion of the metal member and the FRP. Not only does the binder layer peel off and the mechanical properties of the FRP cannot be obtained, but also defects in appearance (surface strain) occur. Therefore, the technical problem is to secure the mechanical properties as a composite while easing the internal stress and keeping surface strain from being generated. The metal-fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composite according to the present invention solves the technical problem by sandwiching an FRP between two metal members and not having at least one of the metal members joined (bonded) with the FRP. Further, it is possible to arrange an intermediate member between the other metal member and the FRP and sandwich the FRP between the two metal members through the intermediate member.

Abstract: An apparatus behind a passenger cab of a pickup truck may provide access to an interior of a pickup truck box, when retracted, and a cover, when extended. The apparatus, when extended, may produce an aerodynamic shape that significantly reduces drag on the pickup truck. The apparatus, at least when retracted, may allow rear visibility. Extension and retraction of the apparatus may be motorized and may further be done remotely and/or automatically. The apparatus may include a plurality of moveable panels linked together, and/or the panels may slope. Adjacent panels may be linked together by one or more hinges. A pickup truck may include such an apparatus.

Abstract: An in-vehicle seat includes a seat back, a seat cushion, and an anchor for fixing a child seat. The seat cushion has a seat cushion base, a seat cushion pad that is removable from the seat cushion, and a supporting panel. The supporting panel is provided between the seat cushion base and the seat cushion pad, and serves as a placement face for the child seat. The anchor is provided at a position at which the anchor is covered and hidden by the seat cushion pad, and at which the anchor is externally exposed when the seat cushion pad is removed from the seat cushion. A guide groove that guides a linking portion protruding from the child seat to the anchor is provided in the supporting panel.

Abstract: A seat assembly includes a five-bar linkage for moving the seat assembly between a plurality of positions in an automotive vehicle. A first link is rotatably coupled to a seat back at a second pivot point disposed coaxial to a first pivot point, and to a seat base defining a fifth link at a third pivot point. A second link extends axially between the first and second pivot points. A third link is defined by a lower seat back portion and a seat cushion and extends between the first pivot point and a fifth pivot point disposed adjacent a front portion of the seat cushion. A fourth link is rotatably coupled to the third link at the fifth pivot point and the seat base at a fourth pivot point. The seat assembly is capable of moving to both a pitched easy entry position and a stow flat to floor position.

Abstract: The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to a quick release grill guard further comprising at least one latching system configured for the quick release and pivot of the grill guard away from the vehicle grill face. In certain embodiments, the quick release grill guard further comprises a grill guard coupling portion, a vehicle coupling portion, a latching portion a hinge, a quick release bar; and a clasping member. In certain embodiments, the grill guard coupling portion is capable of being freely pivoted relative to the hinge by actuation of the clasping member by way of the quick release bar. In exemplary embodiments, the quick release bar is in operable communication with multiple latching systems so as to release the grill guard in a plurality of locations simultaneously.

Abstract: A working vehicle includes a position detector to detect a position of a vehicle body based on a signal transmitted from a positioning satellite. A mounting stay pivotally supported by a base stay includes a counter surface that opposes an upper surface of the base stay when the position detector is in a first position. The position detector is movable from the first position to a second position according to rotation of the mounting stay causing the counter surface to face upward. When the position detector is in the second position, a front portion of the mounting stay is higher than an upper end of the roof and a rear portion of the mounting stay is lower than the upper end of the roof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation device which can be easily installed on a vehicle door, and a vehicle door comprising the operation device. An operation device of the present invention comprises: a gripper provided on an inner surface of a door of a vehicle; an operation interface provided on an inner side surface of the gripper for receiving an operation input entered by an occupant to operate at least one in-vehicle device; a first sensor provided on an outer side surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; a second sensor provided on at least one of the inner side surface and an upper surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; and a controller connected to the operation interface, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one in-vehicle device.

Abstract: This invention is an air intake device that is to create at least one airstream and to eject the airstream to improve a vehicle's safety functionality and performance, such as clearing raindrops off certain surfaces, e.g., side rearview mirrors, front window, rear window, and headlights of the vehicle for better driver's visibility and/or for improving the aerodynamics of the vehicle.

Abstract: An air flap system for controlling the intake of air into a motor vehicle includes at least one air flap which can be pivoted between an open position and a closed position, and an elastic element which is provided to couple the air flap system to a vehicle frame. The elastic element is elastic at least partially along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A rack includes: a casing; M (an integer not less than three) pairs of supports that are provided inside the casing so as to extend in a depth direction and arrayed at regular intervals in a predetermined direction (a height direction or a left-right direction); and a lock mechanism. The rack can house all returnable containers of one or more prespecified sizes along the respective pairs of supports. The lock mechanism includes N (an integer not less than two and meeting N<M?2N?1) shafts that are movable in the predetermined direction. Branches are provided on the shafts such that a combination of engagement and disengagement between the branches and holes provided in protrusions of the returnable container is different in each of the returnable containers housed on the respective M pairs of supports.

Abstract: A system for deploying D-pillar spoilers on a vehicle is described. The system includes a deployment control system including controller logic having at least one processor and a memory storing instructions for implementing deployment and retraction of D-pillar spoilers on a vehicle. The system also includes at least one vehicle sensor in communication with the deployment control system. The system further includes a motor in communication with the deployment control system. At least one D-pillar spoiler is connected to the motor through a linkage, where the motor is configured to rotate the linkage. The at least one D-pillar spoiler is folded along an underside of a rear upper spoiler of the vehicle in a retracted position and is rotated to a position extending between the rear upper spoiler of the vehicle and a D pillar of the vehicle in a deployed position.

Abstract: A system and method for reducing an amount of aerodynamic drag generated within a rear area of a vehicle includes positioning or manufacturing a plurality of devices in a selected pattern on at an exterior surface of the vehicle or a surface of an accessory attached to the vehicle, where each of the plurality of devices includes a flat surface and one or more non-flat surfaces, and the plurality of devices cause an airstream traveling along the side of the vehicle to curve behind the vehicle and provide a push in the forward direction.

Abstract: A shelving system includes side members that each define a first channel having a slide disposed therein. A cross member extends between and connects the slides. The cross member defines a second channel having a guide member disposed therein. The guide member defines a third channel and a flange. A container includes side walls having a rail. One of the rails is movably disposed in the third channel. The rails include a first locking element and a second locking element. The handle includes a third locking element that engages the first locking element. The handle is movable between a first position in which the second locking element engages the flange and the container is fixed relative to the guide member and a second position in which the second locking element is spaced apart from the flange and the container can translate relative to the guide member.

Abstract: A movable wing assembly has a wing capable of moving laterally (left or right) on a vehicle as the vehicle is being driven such the positioning of the wing on the assembly corresponds to the optimum or desired downforce required by the vehicle for the driving action undertaking by the vehicle at that time, e.g. if cornering to the left the wing is positioned to the left on the assembly or if cornering to the right the wing is positioned to the right on the assembly or if driving straight the wing is positioned midway on the assembly. The wing is attached to a carriage moveable on a elongate beam mounted to a vehicle such that the wing is able to move relative to the vehicle as the vehicle is moving.

Abstract: An in-vehicle seat includes a seat back, a seat cushion, and an anchor for fixing a child seat. The seat cushion has a seat cushion base, a seat cushion pad that is removable from the seat cushion, and a supporting panel. The supporting panel is provided between the seat cushion base and the seat cushion pad, and serves as a placement face for the child seat. The anchor is provided at a position at which the anchor is covered and hidden by the seat cushion pad, and at which the anchor is externally exposed when the seat cushion pad is removed from the seat cushion. A guide groove that guides a linking portion protruding from the child seat to the anchor is provided in the supporting panel.