Abstract: A light system comprising: (a) one or more bezels; (b) an internal lens located within and in communication with the one or more bezels, wherein the internal lens has a height; and (c) a light source that directs light from the light system to a location outside of a vehicle that is configured to house the light system, wherein some of the light is directed to the location outside of the vehicle directly through the internal lens; wherein the one or more bezels include a reflector surface located outside of the height of the internal lens and some of the light from the light source is redirected by the internal lens to the reflector surface of the one or more bezels so that the light is redirected outside of the height of the internal lens to the location outside of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an undervoltage protection circuit for a DC/DC converter of an electrified vehicle. The DC/DC converter generally operates in a first precharge stage, a second precharge stage and a buck mode. The undervoltage protection circuit comprises a threshold value switching unit which is connected with a controller and configured for receiving a control signal from the controller and switching among at least two predetermined undervoltage protection threshold values based on the control signal as received. The undervoltage protection circuit also comprises an undervoltage protection unit configured for outputting a signal indicating whether to activate an undervoltage protection based on a comparison between the switched undervoltage protection threshold value and a sampled voltage value from a high voltage side of the DC/DC converter.

Abstract: A problem to be solved by an embodiment of the present application is how to make the structure of a vehicle lamp more compact. According to an embodiment of the present application, an outer lens is provided, wherein the outer lens comprises: a first lens portion; and a reflecting portion, the reflecting portion being disposed on at least one side of the first lens portion, in close contact with the first lens portion, and capable of reflecting a light beam entering the first lens portion so that the light beam is propagated inside the first lens portion. Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following advantages: the structure of the outer lens is more compact, the overall volume of the vehicle lamp is smaller, and the light output is more uniform.

Abstract: The object of the invention is, among others, a heat exchanger (1) for a motor vehicle comprising: at least two manifolds (10, 20) comprising covers (11, 21) and headers (12, 22), a plurality of tubes (30) deployed in parallel to each other between the manifolds (10, 20), the tubes (30) comprising open ends received in the headers (12, 22), the length of the tubes (30) being smaller than the distance between the covers (11, 21), characterised in that, the covers (11, 21) comprise an elongated portions (13, 23) long enough to form an abutting point for one end of the tube (30), so that the second end of the tube (30) is distanced from the elongated portions (13, 23) on the opposite cover, while still maintaining fluid-tight connection with both manifolds (10, 20).

Abstract: A blocking mechanism including a transmission casing and a movable pawl having a locking finger. The movable pawl is pivotably mounted in a plane about a pivot axis on the transmission casing between a locking position in which the locking finger is engaged in the locking recess and a release position in which the locking finger is disengaged from the locking recess. The movable pawl includes a cam surface. A linear actuator moves a movable carriage guided by a guide rail, in which the movable carriage includes a cam follower capable of moving on the cam surface, and a housing formed in the transmission casing, in which the guide rail is fitted in the housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly of light sources including an integrated circuit with a connection pad, a light-emitting part with micro-LEDs and an active surface, a fan-out encapsulation surrounding at least a part of the integrated circuit, a first multilayer metal layer, a second metal layer that includes contact parts being in direct contact with a rear face of the integrated circuit, a heat sink, a matrix fixation layer arranged between the second metal layer and the heat sink and a printed circuit board. The first metal layer is arranged so as to cover at least a part of the front face of the integrated circuit, providing an electrical connection between the pad of the integrated circuit and a pad of the assembly.

Abstract: A power module having electrical connection parts, preferably made of metal, each having a main plate, the main plates extending in one and the same main plane so as to be substantially coplanar. At least one of the electrical connection parts includes at least one electrical connector projecting from its main plate. At least one transistor is electrically connected between two upper faces of respectively two of the main plates, and an electrically insulating overmolding, for example made of resin, covers each transistor and at least one portion of the upper faces of the main plates.

Abstract: A vehicle shutter device includes first and second flaps, one actuator, and a link mechanism. The link mechanism includes a connecting rod that couples the flaps to each other such that the flaps rotate in synchronization with each other. The shutter device is provided with stoppers configured to prohibit each of the flaps from being displaced beyond a normal opening and closing range when the link mechanism is in a normal state. When coupling between the connecting rod and the first flap is released in the first pivotally attaching portion in a state where coupling between the connecting rod and the second flap is maintained in the second pivotally attaching portion, the actuator is allowed to rotate beyond a normal rotation range of the actuator corresponding to the normal opening and closing ranges of the first and second flaps.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for thermal regulation of at least one electronic component, including at least two circulation conduits of a heat transfer fluid, arranged along a stacking axis, and at least one heat transfer fluid manifold in fluidic communication with the circulation conduits. The heat transfer fluid manifold includes at least two fluidic connection portions, respectively assembled at one end of a corresponding circulation conduit and having, respectively, at least one collar bordering an orifice, and at least one hollow connector interposed between two fluidic connection portions along the stacking axis, and having two opposite end sections, slidably mounted inside the collars of two facing fluidic connection portions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for cleaning a sensor/transmitter of a motor vehicle, comprising holes for spraying a first fluid onto the sensor/transmitter an openings for spraying a second fluid onto the sensor/transmitter, the second fluid being different from the first fluid, the cleaning system also comprising a guide body for guiding the first fluid and the second fluid respectively to holes for spraying the first fluid and openings for spraying the second fluid. The guide body of the cleaning system according to the invention comprises a first supply portion, configured to be connected to a source of the second fluid, and a second distribution portion comprising pipes for conveying the second fluid that lead to the openings for spraying it, and a pipe for distributing the first fluid arranged substantially perpendicular to the pipes for conveying the second fluid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a nebulizer system for a motor vehicle, including at least one tank for storing a liquid, a nebulizer chamber, the nebulizer chamber having a nebulizer component provided with an acoustic wave emission device which is configured such that the liquid forms a mist of droplets of the liquid, the mist being intended to enter a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, a light-emitting device configured to emit radiation in the ultraviolet spectrum, and a carrier of the light-emitting device, the at least one tank for storing the liquid being configured such that the carrier of the light-emitting device crosses the tank.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computing device (9) for a lidar sensor apparatus (2) for a motor vehicle (1), wherein the computing device (9) has a measurement data interface for receiving measurement data from the lidar sensor device and is configured to ascertain a distance (d) of the object (7) from the lidar sensor apparatus (2) using a time-of-flight measurement for the detected reflected light component (8) or using a phase difference measurement between the scanning light (5) and the detected reflected light component (8), wherein the computing device (9) has a data interface (10) and is configured to automatically utilize the time-of-flight measurement or the phase difference measurement for ascertaining the distance (d) in dependence on at least one driving situation parameter provided via the data interface (10) in order to improve a distance measurement that is to be performed by the lidar sensor apparatus (2).

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for confirming a perceived position of a traffic light, by obtaining identifiers and results of a first perception of traffic lights associated with the identifiers, the results of the first perception including a first estimation of an ellipse encompassing each of the traffic lights, receiving results of a second perception of traffic lights associated with the identifiers, the results of the second perception including a second estimation of an ellipse encompassing each of the traffic lights, calculating, based on the first perception and the second perception, association parameters for each possible pair of estimated ellipses, selecting, based on the calculated association parameters for each possible pair of estimated ellipses, matching pairs of estimated ellipses, and fusing each matching pair of estimated ellipses.

Abstract: A method for correcting a position of a vehicle when parking in a parking space. The method includes determining the position of the vehicle on the basis of odometry information, sensing ultrasonic signals from a linear object, carrying out a method for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) on the basis of the linear object and the ultrasonic signals, and correcting the position of the vehicle A control device for a driving support system of a vehicle is also disclosed, which is designed to receive odometry information of the vehicle, to receive ultrasonic signals from at least one ultrasonic sensor of the driving support system, and to carry out the aforementioned method. A driving support system for a vehicle with an aforementioned control device and with at least one ultrasonic sensor is disclosed. The invention likewise relates to a vehicle with an aforementioned driving support system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a damper door (1) having an axis of rotation (3), a first face (5), and a second face opposite the first face (5), said first (5) and second faces of the damper door (1) defining a plane, said damper door (1) comprising: •a rotation shaft (9) projecting from each side of the plane defined by the first (5) and second faces of the damper door (1), and •at least one side wall (11) having a flat surface arranged radially with respect to the rotation shaft (9), characterised in that the rotation shaft (9) has, in the plane of the at least one side wall (11), a semi-elliptical shape (13) extending over the side wall (11) and comprising a large diameter (G1) coinciding with the axis of rotation (3) of the damper door (1) and a small radius (P1) parallel to the plane of the at least one side wall (11).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiper arm head adapted to be connected to a wiper arm body, the wiper arm head comprises: a base end section, a front-end section, and a body section having a pair of left and right side walls longitudinally extending from the base end section towards the front-end section. The wiper arm head comprises a first retainer connection assembly and a second retainer connection assembly formed integrally with the wiper arm head and configured to connect the wiper arm head to the wiper arm body, which comprises a first retainer and a second retainer to hold a first wiper blade and a second wiper blade respectively.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for defrosting a thermal regulation circuit for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, the thermal regulation circuit being provided with a refrigerant circulation loop comprising a first heat exchanger (2), susceptible to frosting, as well as second and third exchangers (4, 6), the second and third exchangers (4, 6) being intended to exchange heat between the refrigerant and a heat transfer fluid, the loop further comprising a bottle (12) for storing a part of the refrigerant, the method comprising a step, referred to as defrosting, of circulating the refrigerant successively in the second heat exchanger (4), the bottle (12) and then the first and third exchangers (2, 6), with cooling of the refrigerant in the first and second exchangers (2, 4) and heating of the refrigerant in the third exchanger (6).

Abstract: A motor vehicle transmission system includes a reduction device having at least an output shaft including a first gearwheel and a second gearwheel. A differential drive device is configured to distribute the torque from the reduction device to two half-shafts. The differential drive device includes a coupling device which, in a coupled position, transmits torque between a first element and a second element of the differential drive device, the coupling device further including an actuator. A radial plane, orthogonal to the axes X and W, passes through the first gearwheel and through the coupling device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a torsion damping device including: a first coaxial part and a second coaxial part, springs acting circumferentially between the first coaxial part and the second coaxial part, a plurality of seats, at least one of the seats is a seat that can be mounted in a first orientation and in a second orientation, this seat being a worn seat mounted in the second orientation and exhibiting traces of wear caused by previous use in the first orientation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper frame (10) comprising a device (24), in particular an aerodynamic deflector, for dis-pensing and/or spraying liquid, comprising at least one liquid flow channel (26), a longitudinal end (27) of which opens on an end face (28) of the device (24), a plug (40) for closing off the longitudinal end (27) of the liquid flow channel (26), which is inserted inside a longitudinal end section (27) of said channel (26), and a tip (30) arranged opposite the end face (28) of the device (24), characterised in that the closing plug (40) is a separate component from the tip (30), such as a spherical ball, such that the tip (30) and the plug (40) together ensure the closing off of the longitudinal end (27) of the liquid flow channel (26).