Abstract: A light masking system for a vehicle includes: a printed circuit board (PCB); at least one infrared (IR) light source disposed on a first surface of the PCB and configured to emit a first predetermined wavelength range of light; at least one masking light source disposed on the first surface of the PCB proximal to the IR light source and configured to emit a second predetermined wavelength range of light, wherein a portion of the emitted first predetermined wavelength range of light of the IR light source includes visible light; and the emitted second predetermined wavelength range of light of the at least one masking light source masks the emitted visible light from the first predetermined wavelength range of the at least one IR light source.

Abstract: In an automotive lighting apparatus, at least one lighting component generates a corresponding light field. The lighting component is aligned such that the light field conforms to an illumination profile having a cutoff region meeting a cutoff criterion. At least one actuator is mechanically coupled to the lighting component to aim the lighting component in a direction other than that in which the lighting component was aligned. A control component operates the actuator based on the speed of an automobile in which the lighting component is installed. The actuator is then configured to aim the lighting component in the direction other than that in which the lighting component was aligned so that the light field thereof conforms to another illumination profile meeting another cutoff criterion.

Abstract: A thin aspect lighting system and method are shown. The system and method include at least one module having a reflector that is generally elliptical in one cross-section and generally parabolic in another cross-section. Each module is adapted to generate at least one of a flat beam pattern, a high beam pattern or a low beam pattern, such as a low beam pattern with a kink or elbow. Also shown is a headlamp assembly having a plurality of modules that generate the same or a different light beam pattern. Manipulation and variation of facets and/or positions of various components, such as at least one light source, have been found to provide improved characteristics in one or more of the light beam patterns.

Abstract: A system for controlling movements of doors of an HVAC module includes an actuation gear and an intermediate cam. A main door includes a first portion and a second portion having a first guide. The first portion engages with actuation gear to enable linear movement of the main door. A slave door includes a second engagement element and moves between a blocking and unblocking position based on movement of main door. The intermediate cam moves angularly and includes a first engagement element and a second guide. The first engagement element interacts with the first guide, and the second guide interacts with second engagement element to facilitate angular movement of slave door in response to movement of the main door. The first guide includes a bend positioned to enable angular movement of the slave door after the main door moves a pre-determined distance.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for providing charged air to a vehicle is described. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange elements, and at least one passage. The plurality of heat exchange elements is stacked together in between a pair of side plates, and ends of the plurality of heat exchange elements are received in a pair of headers to configure a fluid circuit. The at least one passage is formed in a first heat exchange element amongst the plurality of heat exchange elements, along with the plurality of heat exchange elements and the first heat exchange element is formed above at least few heat exchange elements of the plurality of heat exchange elements.

Abstract: A housing for configuring a compact heat exchanger module includes separate fluid flow conduits integrally formed on at least one wall thereof and connected to at least one inlet and at least one outlet of at least one heat exchanger disposed within the housing. The separate fluid flow conduits configures at least a part of the heat exchange circuit that facilitates passage of fluid cooled/heated by the at least one heat exchanger through at least one region to be cooled/heated to extract/reject heat there-from/thereto and return heated/cooled fluid back to the at least one heat exchanger for cooling/heating thereof.

Abstract: A split heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The split HVAC includes a first sub-assembly comprising an evaporator and a first airflow space, a second sub-assembly comprising a second airflow space, a single sealing element located between a wall and one of the first sub-assembly or the second-sub-assembly, and a first interfacing element that directly connects the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly. The single sealing element and the first interfacing element prevent any airflow leakage from both the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly, and one of the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly extends partially into the other of the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly.

Abstract: A bottle for a heat exchanger extending in a longitudinal direction, including a tubular main body comprising a first opening, a plug having a plug body inserted at least partially into the tubular body to close the first opening, a retaining element adapted to retain the plug with respect to the tubular main body after insertion of the retaining element into the tubular main body, wherein the plug comprises a guiding means adapted to guide the retaining element during insertion of the retaining element and the retaining element is configured to be locked in the tubular body, the retaining element and the plug cooperating together to retain the plug in the tubular main body along the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A sensor apparatus includes a cylindrical sensor window defining an axis, and a tubular annular member fixed relative to the sensor window and substantially centered around the axis. The annular member includes a plurality of first nozzles and second nozzles arranged in an alternating pattern around the annular member. The first nozzles each have a direction of discharge in a radially inward and axial direction forming a first angle with the axis. The second nozzles each have a direction of discharge in a radially inward and axial direction forming a second angle with the axis, and the second angle is different than the first angle.

Abstract: A tank assembly includes a heat exchanger tank and at least one side plate. Each heat exchanger tank includes a pair of foot portions and a pair of top portions. The foot portions are crimped to a corresponding header of a heat exchanger core. The top portions are configured with first engagement elements. The at least one side plate is disposed on at least one side of the heat exchanger core and is configured with second engagement elements. The second engagement elements engage with the corresponding first engagement elements to urge the heat exchanger tank towards the header.

Abstract: A compressor of the present invention has a blocking portion for preventing a refrigerant containing an inflammable component such as lubricating oil ejected from an ejection port of a safety relief valve from being ejected to a specific direction where a drive belt, an electromagnetic clutch, an exhaust manifold, and placed. The blocking portion is not separately attached but is integrally formed with a housing member by using the same material as that thereof, and is disposed on a line in an ejection direction of the ejection port. The present invention can provide a compressor excellent in productivity, durability, and safety without increasing the number of manufacturing processes or causing, for example, rotation failure of the drive belt and a pulley for driving the compressor and its auxiliaries and an occurrence of white smoke due to a contact between the exhaust manifold at high temperatures and the refrigerant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a luminous device (2) for motor vehicles comprising a light source (4) that emits light rays; a collector (6) with a reflective surface (6.2) that collects and reflects light rays emitted by the light source (4); an optical system (10) that projects light rays from the reflective surface (6.2) into a light beam (12) along an optical axis of the device (8); and a mirror (7) that forms a virtual image (4, 6.2) from the light source (4) and the collector's (6) reflective surface where the optical system (10) forms a virtual image (4, 6.2).

Abstract: In one embodiment, a lighting device for a vehicle includes a first light source configured to generate first light, and a second light source configured to generate second light. A fiber optic light panel is optically coupled to the first and second light sources and includes a plurality of optical fibers each configured to emit light along a respective length of the optical fiber. The plurality of optical fibers are arranged to define an illumination region such that the first and second light is output from the illumination region.

Abstract: An optical element for a lighting device of an automotive vehicle. The optical element includes a first portion configured to transmit electromagnetic (EM) radiation therethrough, the EM radiation including visible wavelengths and an ablation process wavelength. Also included is a second portion configured to absorb at least the ablation process wavelength, the second portion being in contact with the first portion to define an ablation process boundary which separates a surface of the first portion from an adjacent surface of the second portion. A patterned optical coating is provided on the optical element such that the optical coating material is provided on at least a part of the surface of the second portion, but not provided on the surface of the first portion.

Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a housing, a blower fixed relative to the housing, an air tunnel, a filter, a first drain, and a second drain. The air tunnel includes an inlet, a first turn, a second turn, a first portion extending upward from the inlet to the first turn, a second portion extending downward from the first turn to the second turn, and a third portion extending from the second turn to the blower. The filter is positioned between the first portion and the first turn. The first drain extends through the first portion. The second drain extends through the third portion.

Abstract: Bezel apparatus for use with vehicle lamps are disclosed. A disclosed bezel for a vehicle lamp includes a skeleton defining a portion of the bezel. The skeleton is configured to provide structural integrity to the bezel. The bezel also includes a film configured to cover the skeleton. The film comprises a first side configured to contact the skeleton and a second side opposite to the first side and including a visual design. The bezel also includes a coupling mechanism configured to couple the film to the skeleton to provide a completed bezel.

Abstract: A vehicular motion monitoring method comprises capturing motion observations on-board a vehicle with one or more sensors; mapping sets of motion observations onto a respective feature vector in an at least two-dimensional feature space, each feature vector having a first vector component representative of a longitudinal motion characteristic and a second vector component representative of a lateral motion characteristic; updating determinative parameters of a multivariate Gaussian probability density function modelling a population of collected feature vectors; assigning a riskiness indicator to each feature vector, the calculation of the riskiness indicator being based upon an event severity indictor indicative of how anomalous each feature vector is in comparison to the modelled population and upon a position of the feature vector relative to one or more previous and/or subsequent feature vectors; and integrating the riskiness indicator over time so as to obtain a risk assessment of driving style of the dri

Abstract: A vehicle lighting system, a system, and method for an autonomous vehicle are provided. The vehicle lighting system includes a light module and a controller. The controller is configured to control a behavior of the light module to communicate an operating status of an autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: A serial communication system for a vehicle including an interface circuitry that generates a triggering signal, and a controller circuitry with an input block, an output block, a controller connected to the input block and the output block, the controller being configured to function in a normal mode or in a diagnostic mode, wherein in the normal mode the controller receives a sensing signal and provides an actuating signal based on the sensing signal, and in the diagnostic mode the input block transmits an input communication signal from the interface circuitry and the output block transmits an output communication signal from the controller to the interface circuitry, and a Diagnostic mode detector connected to the input block and configured to receive the triggering signal detect the triggering signal, and switch the controller from the normal mode to the diagnostic mode when the triggering signal is detected.