Patents Assigned to Faurecia
  • Patent number: 11981265
    Abstract: To control appropriately whether or not outside sound will be outputted into the vehicle cabin. An in-vehicle device wherein a microphone for inputting sound from outside of the vehicle is connected so as to communicate with a speaker for outputting sound into the cabin of the vehicle identifies, from location control information that is information for expressing the location for each of one or more locations and including metadata for each location, a location that is included within a predetermined range from the current location of the vehicle, identified based on a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal. The onboard apparatus controls whether or not to output, through the speaker, the outside sound that is inputted through the microphone, based on whether or not the location metadata satisfies an outside sound outputting or outside sound non-outputting condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: FAURECIA CLARION ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Sato
  • Patent number: 11975636
    Abstract: A backrest of a vehicle seat comprises a backrest frame, at least one headrest attachment rod, and a backrest upholstery. The backrest upholstery comprises at least one rear central shell, fixed to a rear face of the backrest frame. The rear central shell comprises at least one hole traversed by the at least one headrest attachment rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
    Inventor: Roger Ofner
  • Patent number: 11967158
    Abstract: An image processor includes a boundary line detection portion configured to detect a boundary line by using an image in accordance with an image signal acquired by an imaging device, a parking frame detection portion configured to detect a parking frame by using the detected boundary line, an in-frame scanning portion configured to acquire a dividing point that divides a pair of facing sides of the boundary lines that define the parking frame and to scan the image through the dividing point to detect an edge, a storage portion configured to store a state of an edge and an attribute of the parking frame by linking them, and a determination portion configured to determine an attribute of the parking frame by using a state of the detected edge and the stored attribute of the parking frame that is linked to the state of the edge stored in the storage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: FAURECIA CLARION ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kaneko, Yousuke Haga
  • Patent number: 11967007
    Abstract: A vehicle surroundings information displaying system comprising: a surroundings information image generating unit for generating a surroundings information image, showing the surroundings information for the vehicle, based on point group data that indicates distances from the vehicle, acquired by a distance sensor; a map image acquiring unit for acquiring a map image of the surroundings of the vehicle; an overhead image acquiring unit for acquiring an overhead image of the surroundings of the vehicle; and a display image generating unit for generating a display image, to be displayed on the display panel, by combining the map image, a vehicle mark that indicates the location of the vehicle, the overhead image that is placed surrounding the vehicle mark, and the surroundings information image that is placed surrounding the overhead image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Faurecia Clarion Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuma Shioguchi
  • Publication number: 20240116421
    Abstract: A module carrier arrangement for attachment to the seat structure of a motor vehicle seat and for securing pneumatic components or non-pneumatic components has a module carrier with a front side and a rear side opposite the front side. Optionally, the module carrier arrangement has at least one further component, wherein air ducts and/or air duct portions are integrated in the module carrier and/or in the at least one further component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventors: Piotr Ceglarek, Tomasz Stasinski, Tomasz Galanciak
  • Patent number: 11953152
    Abstract: A storage tank comprises a gas storage chamber and at least one device to hold a component in the storage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: FAURECIA SYSTEMES D'ECHAPPEMENT
    Inventors: Yannick Godard, Aldric Moussier, Clément Duquet, Clément Grenet
  • Patent number: 11953797
    Abstract: A trim element having a first aspect layer, a lighting device emitting light to the first aspect layer, and a first obturation layer extending between the lighting device and the first aspect layer. The first obturation layer includes at least two first optical obturation areas, configurable between an open position, in which a first optical obturation area lets light pass through, and a closed position, in which a first optical obturation area prevents the passage of light. The trim element includes a second aspect layer and a second obturation layer having at least two second optical obturation areas that are configurable between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
    Inventor: Christophe Cuvillier
  • Patent number: 11951879
    Abstract: A seating system for a vehicle, comprising, from the front to the rear of the vehicle: a first seat, a second seat, a third seat, the first seat, second seat, and third seat being located one behind the other in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the second seat being provided with a mechanism configured to cause, at least in an easy entry mode, the transition of the second seat from a position of use to an advanced position of non-use configured to facilitate lateral access to the third seat in the third row, and wherein a control device configured to limit automatically the amplitude of the kinematics of the mechanism, by the detection of an indirect contact between the second seat and the first seat, when the mechanism of the second seat is operated, in easy entry mode, from the position of use to the advanced position of non-use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Philippe Pedronno, Farouk Bouzid
  • Publication number: 20240111393
    Abstract: A vehicle state detection unit detects whether a vehicle including an information apparatus is in motion or stopped. A display control unit displays operation items related to various functions provided by the information apparatus on a display. A function execution unit executes a function corresponding to a selected operation item. An identification unit identifies the frequency of use of each operation item by classifying the items according to whether the vehicle is in motion or stopped. The display control unit further displays on a prescribed menu screen in which some of the operation items are aggregated. On the prescribed menu screen, when the vehicle is in motion, the operation item identified as having a high frequency of use when the vehicle is in motion is displayed, and when the vehicle is stopped, the operation item identified as having a high frequency of use when the vehicle is stopped is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Faurecia Clarion Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo TAKEI, Taishin KONISHI, Haruki ONO, Kazuya NINOMIYA, Kazunori SATO, Toshiyuki TAKATANI
  • Patent number: 11945346
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat crash securing device (1) used for a vehicle seat of a motorized vehicle. The vehicle seat crash securing device (1) comprises a locking device for locking a height of a seat cushion frame. An actuator (3) is actuated in the case of a crash for tightening a belt rope (5). A blocking element in a blocking position holds a locking element of the locking device in an unlocked position. In a releasing position, the blocking element releases the locking element. The locking element is biased by a spring element into the locked position. The blocking element can be moved by a friction force generated by the actuator (3) from the blocking position into the releasing position. Preferably, the friction force is generated by a follower (8) (e.g. a friction wheel (9)), the follower (8) being pressed against the belt rope (5). The movement of the follower (8) is coupled to the movement of the blocking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Junk, Dimitri Unrau, Dominik Seitzer, Jörg Meyer
  • Patent number: 11938447
    Abstract: An injector is provided to inject an aqueous urea solution into an exhaust line. The injector comprises a single fluid inlet, an injection passage, fluidly connecting the inlet to the injection port, and a shut-off device for the injection port. The shut-off device further comprises an actuator that is configured to selectively move a shutter between open and closed positions. A cooling passage is fluidly connected to the injection passage and is configured to cool the actuator. A fluid pressure regulator is interposed in the cooling passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: FAURECIA SYSTEMES D'ECHAPPEMENT
    Inventor: Bruno Sertier
  • Patent number: 11941317
    Abstract: A display detects a movement operation that is a touch operation that has been set in advance on a first screen, and, upon detection of the movement operation, evaluates which, a left small display region, among left left small display regions through, set in a second screen, has been selected, and displays, in the display region that was evaluated as selected, a display image that has been displayed in the first screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Faurecia Clarion Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuma Shioguchi
  • Patent number: 11940870
    Abstract: A method and a device for automatically detecting potential failures in mobile applications implemented on an operating system for mobile devices, a mobile application being executable on the operating system installed on a hosting device by executing code instructions stored in an associated executable file. Provided an executable file associated to a mobile application, the device implements a module for decompiling the executable file to obtain at least one descriptive file of the mobile application containing descriptive code formatted with a markup language, a module for providing a plurality of predetermined string patterns related to potential failures, and a module for searching for the presence of at least one of the string patterns in the at least one descriptive file, and in case of presence, outputting an indication of presence of a potential failure associated to the detected string pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: FAURECIA APTOIDE AUTOMOTIVE, LDA
    Inventor: Adriano Batista
  • Patent number: 11942011
    Abstract: A display control device includes a display region setting unit, a priority setting unit, and a display control unit. When a positional relationship between a plurality of display objects on a plurality of display regions changes in size or the plurality of display regions and display objects are within a predetermined distance, the display control unit, when the priority of the plurality of display objects is different from each other, changes the attribute information relating to the display objects from visible to invisible in accordance with the priority, and hides the display objects changed to be invisible as the attribute information, and when the priority of the plurality of display objects displayed on the plurality of display regions is not different from each other, does not change the attribute information relating to the display objects from visible to invisible, and cancels change in size of the plurality of display regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: FAURECIA CLARION ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jitsu Ezaki
  • Patent number: 11938850
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom. A cushion is included in each of the seat bottom and seat back. A stream of air is provided to at least one of the seat bottom and the seat back to provide a ventilated vehicle seat for a passenger seated on the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Robert C. Fitzpatrick, Jeffery T. Bonk
  • Patent number: 11932085
    Abstract: A vehicle interior panel includes a diffuser spanning an air discharge opening. The diffuser has a spiral slot formed therethrough such that changing an axial distance between opposite ends of the slot changes an air flow capacity of the diffuser. The diffuser has an elegant and simplified design and can be made as one piece from a sheet material. Air is discharged from the diffuser radially and substantially equally in all radial directions. The diffuser can also function to provide ambient light from a light source and/or to deliver an air freshening agent to the passenger cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Louis
  • Patent number: 11932103
    Abstract: A device fastens a tank for pressurized gas, such as hydrogen, to a frame. The tank comprises a base including a cylindrical seat. The device comprises a fastener able to clamp the cylindrical seat of the base, where the device also comprises at least one mechanical fuse that is able to break in case of impact experienced by the frame, so that the device releases the base from the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: FAURECIA SYSTEMES D'ECHAPPEMENT
    Inventor: Yannick Godard
  • Patent number: 11932193
    Abstract: A vehicle interior panel for use over a deployable airbag includes an outer substrate portion having a top side, a bottom side, a tear seam, and a structural rib extending from the bottom side of the outer substrate portion. The panel includes an inner substrate portion having a top side, a bottom side, and a deflector extending from the top side of the inner substrate portion. The deflector is configured to contact the structural rib and the tear seam during deployment of the airbag. A method of manufacturing the panel includes injecting the outer substrate portion with the inner substrate portion and folding the inner substrate portion at a hinge region toward the outer substrate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Carlos Gerardo Lopez Martinez
  • Patent number: 11933455
    Abstract: A pressurized gas tank comprises at least two cylinders and a rail capable of fluidly connecting the at least two cylinders. At least one cylinder includes a base for connection to the rail. The rail includes at least one reception area of a shape substantially complementary to a shape of the base. The base has a shape substantially revolutionary about a first axis and comprises a number at least equal to n of angularly equidistant tapped holes. The at least one reception area comprises a number equal to n of ports, in the form of an arc of a circle, angularly equidistant, of width substantially equal, by greater value, to a diameter of a tapped hole and of angular extent substantially equal to 360°/n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: FAURECIA SYSTEMES D'ECHAPPEMENT
    Inventor: Sullivan Icard
  • Patent number: 11926313
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes: an empty stall determiner that determines, based on sensing of surroundings by a sensor section provided in a vehicle, whether or not a parking stall present in surroundings of the vehicle is an empty stall; an empty stall storing section that stores information regarding a location of the empty stall determined by the empty stall determiner in association with a passing route of the vehicle; and an automatic travel controller that generates a travel route from a current location to the empty stall based on the sensing of the surroundings by the sensor section, the automatic travel controller performing control to cause the vehicle to travel along the travel route and be parked in the empty stall in a head-in manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Faurecia Clarion Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuki Matsushita