Abstract: A pressure tank condensation separator having an interior chamber forming a downflow path on a first side and an upflow path on a second side passing through horizontally positioned shelves; each shelf having at least one passageway positioned to cause a tortuous air path wherein moisture is separated and deposited on each shelf. The shelves are sloped, leading to drain holes for directing moisture collected to a purge valve. The removal of moisture is most beneficial to clean radar sensors, LIDAR and video cameras used on autonomous vehicles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 16, 2021
Date of Patent:
March 14, 2023
Assignee:
Toledo Molding & Die, LLC
Inventors:
Robert Olsen, Robert Hance, James Papke
Abstract: A high frequency attenuating device for an air flow induction system of a vehicle employing a thermoformed fibrous mat of any shape that fits robustly inside the duct. The dissipative nature of the fibrous mat helps in achieving broadband attenuation in the high frequency regime. The ability to manufacture the fibrous mat into any shape helps with restriction, targets different attenuation bands, and makes it more feasible to manufacture. Hybrid solutions are possible when combined with low frequency perforated silencers or high frequency QWT arrays injection molded onto them.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 21, 2020
Date of Patent:
February 22, 2022
Assignee:
Toledo Molding & Die, LLC
Inventors:
Charles David Satarino, Karthik Jayakumar, Erich James Vorenkamp, Neville Jimmy Bugli
Abstract: Disclosed is an improved vehicle reservoir system for managing the distribution of applicable fluids, including either liquids or gases individually, simultaneously, or a combination of these in a predefined sequence. In one embodiment, a first reservoir contains a non-pressurized fluid that is transferred to a distribution manifold and a second reservoir contains a pressurized fluid that can be transferred to the distribution fluid for admixing with the first reservoir fluid, or to a second distribution manifold, or a combination thereof.