Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicle seat vibration dampening system including a vibration sensor that senses vibration of a vehicle seat generated by movement of a vehicle on a roadway, wherein the vibration sensor generates a signal indicative of the sensed vibration, a controller that determines, based on the signal generated by the vibration sensor, a counter vibration to dampen the sensed vibration of the vehicle seat and, based on the determination, produces a control signal to effect generation of the counter vibration, and a transducer that generates the counter vibration of the vehicle seat in response to the control signal to dampen the sensed vibration of the vehicle seat.

Abstract: Electrical connectors with integrated touch protection are described. An example electrical connector has a conductor element, a fastening element that contacts the conductor element, a contact ring, an annular collar, and a protective sleeve. The protective sleeve fixed to the contact ring and partially covering the fastening element. The annular collar surrounding the contact ring. The annular collar and the protective sleeve form a touch protection that prevents unintentional contact of the contact ring and the fastening element.

Abstract: An anchor for a support member of a track system may include an anchor body, a toothed anchor portion, and an anchor member. The anchor body may be connectable to said support member. The toothed anchor portion may include a plurality of anchor teeth configured to engage a plurality of track teeth of a toothed portion of a track assembly. The anchor member may be configured to facilitate engagement of the plurality of anchor teeth and said plurality of track teeth. The anchor body, the toothed anchor portion, and the anchor member may be connected to one another to collectively form a hook portion configured to engage said toothed portion of said track assembly.

Abstract: A ventilated seat including a seatback; a seat ventilation system engaging the seatback and including a blower and a duct to direct airflow from the blower; a pair of vertically extending headrest support posts, with at least one of the headrest support posts being hollow, having a first end located within the seatback and operatively engaging the duct to receive the airflow from the blower, and a vent hole extending from the hollow interior to a front surface, the vent hole located in the vertically extending portion of the headrest support post and directing the airflow forward onto a neck or head of a seat occupant; and a headrest mounted on and supported by the pair of headrest support posts, with the headrest adjustable up and down relative to the seatback. The seat ventilation system may include arm, calf or face ventilation openings.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a transformer including a first electrical conductor having a plurality of turns, and a second electrical conductor having only a single turn comprising a first leg and a second leg. A first electrical connection for the second electrical conductor is formed at an end of the first leg, a second electrical connection for the second electrical conductor is formed at an end of the second leg, and a middle point electrical connection for the second electrical conductor is formed at a juncture of the first leg and the second leg.

Abstract: A bushing having a bearing wall that extends partially around an axis. The bearing wall may include a first end surface, a second end surface, and an inner side that may extend from the first end surface to the second end surface. The inner side may define the bushing opening having an elliptical configuration.

Abstract: A cargo-module arrangement for a vehicle having a body-in-white (BIW) portion and a load floor secured to the BIW portion may include a cargo platform disposed above the load floor and having a front edge and a back edge. The cargo platform may be selectively movable along a track arrangement in forward and rearward directions and include a cargo gate disposed proximate to the back edge. The cargo gate may include a forward edge and a rearward edge and may be pivotable upward about at least one of the forward edge or the rearward edge.

Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided with a seat pad formed of a foam material defining a seating surface for supporting an occupant and a rear surface opposite the seating surface. A speaker cavity for receiving a speaker assembly is formed in the pad and extends from the rear surface toward the seating surface. At least one speaker retention bracket is disposed in the speaker cavity. The retention bracket is co-molded with the pad so at least a portion of the retention bracket is encapsulated in foam material to retain the bracket in the cavity, the retention bracket having at least one retention feature extending within the cavity to cooperate with the speaker assembly and retain the speaker assembly in the pad. The speaker retention bracket is configured to mount a speaker assembly within the cavity to allow acoustic radiation to be transmitted through the foam material to a seated occupant.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly quickly and easily provides mechanical and electrical connections between two flat flexible conductors, each having multiple electrically conductive traces provided thereon, in a sealed environment that resists the entry of contaminants therein. The electrical connector assembly includes an electrically conductive structure, a wire contact wedge supporting the electrically conductive structure, a connector housing supporting the wire contact wedge and the electrically conductive structure, and a front cover supported on the connector housing.

Abstract: An electrical terminal for use in an electrical connector assembly includes a receptacle portion and a spring portion. The receptacle portion is formed from an electrically conductive material and includes an engagement arm having a support surface that defines a receptacle space. The spring portion is supported on the support surface of the engagement arm of the receptacle portion and is formed from an electrically conductive material. The spring portion includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the first end portion and the second end portion. The intermediate portion includes a corrugation having alternating raised and lowered regions between the first and second end portions.

Abstract: A ventilated seat assembly includes message cells. Ventilation air is distributed from a fan, through a network of internal passages, to a plurality of outlet passages. The internal passages and outlet passages are arranged to not impact the effectiveness of the message cells. The seat cushion includes a plurality of message zones between the internal passages to transmit pressures generated by the message cells to a seat occupant. The cushion may be formed from two pieces.

Abstract: A method for attaching a trim cover to a seat cushion includes a step of attaching an adhesive web to a vehicle seat trim cover to form an adhesive-trim cover combination. A foam cushion is placed in a trim-attachment apparatus. The trim-attachment apparatus includes a heating section having a plurality of hollow injection needles and a pressing section. Each hollow injection needle defines at least one outlet opening proximate to a needle tip. The foam cushion is placed on the heating section such that the injection needles extend from the B-side of the foam cushion to the A-side of the foam cushion with the outlet opening protruding a predetermined distance from the A-side. The adhesive-trim cover combination is placed over the foam cushion. The adhesive web is heated by flowing steam or hot air through the hollow injection needles and pressed onto the foam cushion.

Abstract: Trim covers with reinforcing assemblies for providing straight seams and smooth/symmetrical trim surfaces along one or more seams. For example, the trim covers may employ one or more wires arranged along or proximate the one or more seams such that the seams are straight and not wavy. In one or more embodiments, the trim cover may also employ one or more elastic members to provide tension to the surface such that it does not wrinkle and/or sag.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a converter including a primary stage having a plurality of primary stage switches, a secondary stage having a plurality of secondary stage switches and a capacitor, and a controller that isolates the secondary stage from a second battery, and that controls switching of the plurality of primary stage switches and the plurality of secondary stage switches to provide a plurality of bursts of energy from a first battery to the capacitor to pre-charge the capacitor to a threshold voltage, wherein after an initial burst of the plurality of bursts having an initial duration, a subsequent burst of the plurality of bursts provided has a duration equal to a duration of a preceding burst plus a time period based on a voltage of the first battery.

Abstract: A waterproof cover includes a first component comprising a coated side and an uncoated side, with the first component comprising a body region, a folding region, and a sewing region therebetween, with the folding region folded onto and secured with the sewing region such that the coated side is exposed, and a first seam securing the folding region to the sewing region. The water proof cover also includes a second component with a coated side and an uncoated side, and comprising an attachment region and a cover region, with the coated side of the attachment region contacting the coated side of the folding region of the first component, and a second seam securing the second component to the first component to form the waterproof cover.

Abstract: A cargo device includes a cargo storage compartment defining a cavity for receiving cargo therein, a cassette mounted to the cargo storage compartment by a lifting feature, the cassette being movable via the lifting feature between a locked position engaging a track and an unlocked position disengaged from the track, and a latch mechanism operably connected to the cassette. The latch mechanism is movable between an engaged state securing the cargo storage compartment within a vehicle cargo space, and a disengaged state released from the vehicle cargo space. Upon the latch mechanism being in the engaged state, the lifting feature is actuated to move the cassette into the locked position.

Abstract: A charger includes first and second rail circuits and a controller. Each of the first and second rail circuits provide power when activated. The controller activates the first rail circuit without activating the second rail circuit in accordance with a determination that a power greater than a first power and less than a second power is to be provided. The controller activates the first and second rail circuits in accordance with a determination that a power greater than the second power is to be provided. A power difference between the second power and the first power is greater than the first power.

Abstract: A vehicle having at least one cargo pod. The cargo pod may be rolled into and out of a cargo area of the vehicle. The cargo pod may include at least one battery. The battery may be selectively connectable to a vehicle power network. The battery may be disposed proximate a base of the cargo pod.

Abstract: An electrical system may include a track assembly, a support assembly, a sensor, and at least one electronic control unit. The track assembly may include a bus bar. The support assembly may include a contact configured to engage the bus bar. The support assembly may be removably and adjustably connected to the track assembly. The at least one electronic control unit may be operatively connected to the bus bar and the sensor. The at least one electronic control unit may be configured to determine whether the support assembly and the track assembly are properly connected to one another.

Abstract: A seat assembly with an adjustable head restraint assembly capable of being adjusted based on an approximate stature or spatial location of an occupant in the seat assembly. A seat assembly may include a sensor in the seat to detect if an occupant is present. The sensor may include a plurality of bladders and pressure sensors, a radar system, or a neuro-monitoring sensor. The sensor may send a signal to a controller indicating the presence of an occupant. The controller may approximate the size and/or spatial location of the occupant and send an adjustment signal to the head restraint adjustment mechanism to adjust the head restraint assembly to an in-use position. The controller may determine that an occupant is not present and send an adjustment signal to the head restraint adjustment mechanism to adjust the head restraint assembly to a non-use position.