Patents Assigned to Automotive Technologies
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Publication number: 20240140383Abstract: A brake actuating device for a motor vehicle brake system comprising a hydraulic unit has a side face, on which an electric motor is arranged. The electric motor drives a pressure generator, located in the hydraulic unit, for conveying a hydraulic fluid. The hydraulic unit comprises a first plurality of location openings in the side face. An adapter unit having a first connecting surface is arranged on the side face of the hydraulic unit. The adapter unit comprises a second plurality of location openings in the first connecting surface, wherein each of the first plurality of the location openings of the hydraulic unit is connected in fluid communication with one of the second plurality of connection openings of the adapter unit. The adapter unit comprises a second connection surface having a plurality of connection openings for fluidically connecting wheel brakes of the motor vehicle brake system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Rüdiger Briesewitz, Johannes Singer, Constantin-Petrica Cazacu, Constantin-Cosmin Avacaritei
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Publication number: 20240140379Abstract: The invention relates to a brake device (100) for a hydraulic vehicle brake system, comprising at least one simulator unit (1) for generating a counterforce (G) which acts counter to an actuating force (B) and which is fed back to an actuating member (2) of the brake device (100), having at least one hydraulically actuated simulator piston (4), which is axially displaceable in a piston bore (3), and having at least one sealing element (5) for sealing off the simulator piston (4) in the piston bore (3). In order to be able to produce brake devices with different simulator characteristics at lower cost and more efficiently, it is proposed according to the invention that the sealing element (5) is fastened to the simulator piston (4), and slides on a lateral surface (6) of the piston bore (3) when the simulator piston (4) is actuated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Mihaita-Florin Siniuc, Tudor Ulian
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Publication number: 20240140287Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat headrest device comprising a fixed base (30), a headrest (20) and a headrest electric motor (40). The headrest electric motor (40) drives the headrest (20) to move relative to the fixed base (30) through a composite motion mechanism comprising a screw-nut mechanism (70) and a pinion-rack mechanism (10). The present invention further discloses a seat headrest device comprising the seat headrest device. The seat headrest device has the following characteristics: a stroke of the headrest can be significantly enhanced by means of the composite movement mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yineng SHEN, Xinze ZHANG, Xiaocui ZHANG, Aiping ZHANG, Kunjia GAN
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Patent number: 11973581Abstract: The time synchronization of a network is protected against unauthorized changes to the grandmaster clock of a base time domain by monitoring the physical communication interfaces of a network device for arrival of messages relating to time synchronization. If the messages relating to time synchronization apply to the initially set-up and synchronized base time domain, a check is performed to determine whether the messages relating to time synchronization announce a new grandmaster clock having better clock parameters than those of the present grandmaster clock. If so, a virtual base time domain is started by the network device. If the verification reveals that the proposed new grandmaster clock is trustworthy or valid, the network device discontinues the virtual time domain, updates its stored information concerning the grandmaster clock and, from this time onward, sends messages relating to time synchronization that are based on the new clock parameters to the network.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Helge Zinner, Julian Brand
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Patent number: 11970148Abstract: A method for activating a parking brake function of a drum brake of a brake system of a vehicle, wherein a parking situation is taken into account in order to reduce the holding force to be exerted.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Ralf Scheib, Heinz-Anton Schneider, Christof Maron, Gunther Seipel, Giulio Brezza
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Publication number: 20240134392Abstract: A method for automatically controlling a vehicle based on a driving specification received from an external infrastructure. In a normal mode the vehicle is controlled along a trajectory specified thereby and in a test mode the vehicle is controlled along a test trajectory that deviates from the trajectory specified by the driving specification, and/or is controlled using test parameters. This allows the reliable operation of the infrastructure to be verified.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventor: Ulrich Stählin
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Publication number: 20240137246Abstract: A first network node for a vehicle communicates with a second network node and identifies a data transfer rate symmetry by: transmitting a first message and storing a first timestamp indicating the transmission time of the first message, transmitting a second message directly after transmitting the first message and storing a second timestamp indicating the transmission time of the second message, receiving a third message and storing a seventh timestamp indicating the transmission time of the third message, receiving a fourth message, which was transmitted after the third message, and storing an eighth timestamp indicating the transmission time of the fourth message. The first computing unit is configured for identifying, a data transfer rate symmetry by means of the first timestamp, the second timestamp, the seventh timestamp, and the eighth timestamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventor: Helge Zinner
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Patent number: 11966069Abstract: A display including a display panel and a backlight arranged behind the display panel, with a light guide with edge coupling, wherein the backlight is designed so the light intensity of the backlight is lower in a peripheral region of the display panel than in a central region of the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Jürgen Bäthis, Oliver Jakoby, Andreas Brüninghaus, Jochen Möller
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Publication number: 20240127477Abstract: A method and system for pose estimation includes receiving at least one image frame captured by an imaging device, wherein the imaging device is arranged to image at least one subject; determining one or more candidate positions for each of a plurality of human keypoints, wherein each candidate position is associated with a likelihood that a human keypoint is located at such position; generating one or more combinations of human keypoints based on the determined one or more candidate positions; and determining a pose of each of the at least one subject based at least on the one or more generated combinations of human keypoints.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Roozbeh Sanaei, Matthias Horst Meier, Mithun Das, Lei Li, VunPin Wong, Saptak Sanyal
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Patent number: 11958379Abstract: Disclosed is an unlocking device, battery replacing platform and movable battery replacing platform. The unlocking device comprises: a guide rail; a movable seat mounted on the guide rail; an unlocking ejector rod vertically mounted on the movable seat; and a driving member to drive the movable seat to move horizontally along a plane of the guide rail, the driving member is a driving push rod; the movable seat mounted on the guide rail includes a fixing cylinder fixed vertically mounted direct on the movable seat, and the unlocking ejector rod is movably mounted inside of the fixing cylinder, and a second spring is provided in the fixing cylinder, the second spring is configured to apply an upward thrust to the unlocking ejector rod. The unlocking ejector rod can be controlled to move on the predetermined rail, and the battery locking mechanism on the electric vehicle can be automatically unlocked.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUPInventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Junqiao Zhou, Minghou Zhu, Xiaodong Li, Rui Zou, Shiyong Di
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Patent number: 11958447Abstract: Disclosed is a battery swapping system, comprising a battery swapping device, a signal transmission unit, a position sensor, and a detection section. The battery swapping device comprises a master control unit and a battery pack disassembly and assembly unit. The battery pack disassembly and assembly unit is used for clamping the battery pack, the master control unit is used for controlling the battery pack disassembly and assembly unit to move along a preset path. The position sensor is used for generating a stopping instruction upon sensing of the detection section, sending the stopping instruction to the master control unit which is used for stopping moving the battery pack disassembly and assembly unit according to the stopping instruction. According to the present invention, whether a battery pack is mounted in place can be accurately detected, the accuracy and safety of battery pack swapping is ensured and the costs are low.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUPInventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Zhihao Chen, Weichun Huang
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Patent number: 11958378Abstract: A movable battery replacing platform includes a travel-driving portion used for driving the movable battery replacing platform to move on the ground; a lifting portion mounted on the travel-driving portion, for lifting a battery during the replacement of the battery; and a battery mounting portion mounted on the top of the lifting portion, for placing a battery to be replaced or a replaced battery. The battery mounting porting is provided with a battery replacing device. The device can use an unlocking device to unlock a battery locked on the bottom of an electric vehicle, automatically aligning an unlocking point of a battery locking mechanism and realizing automatic unlocking in the movement. The angle of an upper board relative to the battery unlocking position can be adjusted by a movement actuating device, so that the unlocking point of the battery can automatically fit where the movable battery replacing platform remains still.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUPInventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Junqiao Zhou, Minghou Zhu, Xiaodong Li, Rui Zou, Shiyong Di
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Publication number: 20240119830Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for predicting a future position of road users in a predefined road section, including a storage unit in which at least historical sensor data relating to captured road users in the predefined road section are stored. A processor is provided and extracts the historical movement data relating to the respective road users from the historical sensor data and is further designed to learn a sufficiently accurate high-definition map of the predefined road section by means of a machine learning method based on the historical movement data. The processor is further designed to determine, based on an input of current movement data relating to a road user, a prediction of at least one future position of this road user in this road section, at least implicitly using the learned high-definition map.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Dominik Senninger, Matthias Wagner
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Publication number: 20240119841Abstract: An alert system for warning road users in a road section. A receiver unit receives movement data of detected road users (DRUs) in relation to the road section. A memory unit has prediction modules with decreasing prediction qualities. A first prediction module makes at least one DRU position prediction if first conditions are satisfied. The second prediction module makes at least one DRU position prediction if the first conditions are not satisfied and second conditions are satisfied. The third prediction module makes at least one DRU position prediction if the first and second conditions are not satisfied. A test module tests whether the first, second, or third conditions are satisfied in relation to the road section and the DRU and selects the prediction module with the highest prediction quality with a satisfied condition. A processor predicts at least a future position of the DRUs using the selected prediction module.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Dominik Senninger, Miroslaw Robakowski
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Patent number: 11953551Abstract: A module for initializing and calibrating a product during the manufacture of the product in a manufacturing environment, wherein the module is able to be arranged on the product and wherein the module has a first interface for wireless data transmission between the module and the manufacturing environment, a second interface for establishing a data connection between the module and the product, an electrical energy source and a data processing unit. The module is designed to supply the product at least temporarily with energy by way of the energy source, to establish a data connection with the product via the second interface, to perform test and/or calibration routines on the product via the second interface, wherein the data processing unit generates test and/or calibration data during the performance of the test and/or calibration routines, and to transmit the test and/or calibration data to the manufacturing environment via the first interface.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Eduardo Lopez Arce Vivas, Manuel Deppner, Matthew Leo Grilliot
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Patent number: 11945542Abstract: Disclosed is an express tricycle target object, falling within the field of intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) test equipment. A base plate, vehicle body support plates, two lateral support plates, a vehicle head support plate, several locking mechanisms and skins are included. The vehicle body support plates, the lateral support plates and the vehicle head support plate are assembled into the shape of the express tricycle target object via the locking mechanisms, and different parts of the skins are arranged with wave-absorbing sponges to reduce a radar cross section or with metal substances to enhance a radar cross section, to solve the problem of the insufficient coverage of traffic accident scenes in current tests of the active safety performance of ICVs.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd., Intelligent Connected Technology of CAERI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xinming Wan, Qiang Zhang, Xin Zhang, Yu Tang, Tao Chen, Wei Pan, Yi Li
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Patent number: 11945405Abstract: An extendable and a retractable vehicle step may comprise one or more assemblies. An assembly may comprise a first support arm pivotably coupled to a second support arm for extending and retracting a vehicle step. The second support arm may pass through a sleeve that may support and/or guide the second support arm. The sleeve may be rotatable and/or may comprise one or more rollers that may facilitate movement of the second support arm.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: WINBO-Dongjian Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yongbo Chen, Peiquan Lai, Yongxin Liang, Jie Yang
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Patent number: 11945419Abstract: A brake system for a motor vehicle, wherein the brake system is divided into two blocks, wherein a separate electric pressure generator is arranged in each block, and a motor vehicle having such a brake system.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventor: Dieter Dinkel
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Publication number: 20240104262Abstract: A method for scaling a vehicle crash dummy model, includes: obtaining a height ratio, a girth ratio, and a mass ratio of each part of a body shape of a target population to a reference population; calculating part scaling ratios of the target population to the reference population in a height direction and each direction in a girth plane according to the height ratio, the girth ratio, and the mass ratio; scaling simulation models of each part of a dummy simulation model of the reference population according to each scaling ratio; and assembling scaled models of each part, to obtain a dummy simulation model of the target population. This embodiment improves a shape simulation degree for a real human body of a dummy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicants: CHINA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH CENTER CO., LTD, CATARC AUTOMOTIVE TEST CENTER (TIANJIN) CO., LTDInventors: Zhixin LIU, Zhixin WU, Weidong LIU, Hong ZHENG, Kai WANG, Hong CHEN, Bingxu DUAN, Hanxiao ZHANG
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Publication number: 20240102792Abstract: A method for measuring deformation of dummy rib, includes: controlling a plurality of laser device groups to slide along corresponding curve segments respectively, and executing the following steps when the laser device groups slide to each sampling point, to obtain a degree of deformation at a position, corresponding to the sampling point, on to-be-measured dummy rib, the following steps including: controlling a laser range finder to emit a laser beam in a normal vector direction of a tangent corresponding to a position on a slide rail; determining whether the laser range finder receives corresponding reflected laser. This embodiment can have advantages of simple operation, low cost, and high accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicants: CHINA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH CENTER CO., LTD, CATARC AUTOMOTIVE TEST CENTER (TIANJIN) CO., LTDInventors: Zhixin LIU, Zhixin WU, Hong ZHENG, Liwei QIN, Weidong LIU, Hong CHEN, Hai LIU, Kai WANG