Patents Assigned to Volvo Car Corporation
  • Patent number: 11534518
    Abstract: An integrated sterilization lamp module integrated in a vehicle, including: a sterilization lamp which is configured for emitting sterilization light rays to sterilize surfaces in the vehicle at which they arrive; an attachment device which is configured for attaching the integrated sterilization lamp module to the vehicle; and an automatic controller which is configured for controlling the sterilization lamp so that it can automatically perform a sterilization operation. The application also relates to a vehicle including the integrated sterilization lamp module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Lijun Qiu, Heng Zhao, Yong Chen
  • Patent number: 11535202
    Abstract: A cleaning system connected to an air suspension system. The disclosed subject matter generally relates to a cleaning system for cleaning a surface of a device of a vehicle by means of applying an air jet to the surface. The proposed cleaning system is adapted to be combined with an air suspension system in such a way that the cleaning system receives exhaust air from the air suspension system which air may be used for cleaning of device surfaces. Thus, the proposed cleaning system can receive exhaust air from the air suspension system and apply the air to the device surface via nozzles without the need for a source of air dedicated to the cleaning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Kristoffer Åhlund Kahlund, Goran Vasilevski
  • Patent number: 11536325
    Abstract: A clutch unit for a drive unit, comprising: at least one outer ring and one inner ring, wherein the rings are mounted rotatably relative to each other, the outer ring being configured to be in operative engagement with a first component of a drive unit of a vehicle and the inner ring being configured to be in operative engagement with a second component of a drive unit of a vehicle; at least one first locking element; at least one first displacement element; the at least one first locking element being movably mounted on one of the rings and being movable by the displacement element in order to engage in a corresponding recess of the other ring a rotationally fixed connection of the two rings in at least a first direction of rotation being provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mathias Jörgensson, Emil Åberg
  • Patent number: 11535108
    Abstract: A method for reactivation of an electrical system of a vehicle comprising a first electrical system operating at a first lower voltage and a second electrical system operating at a second higher voltage, comprising: detecting a fault or a crash situation in the second electrical system; disconnecting a power source of the second electrical system; determining the fault of the second electrical system is no longer present or that the crash situation is resolved; reconnecting the power source to the second electrical system and increasing the voltage of the second electrical system from zero to an intermediate voltage lower than the second voltage; and if a detected current in the second electrical system is higher than a current threshold value; or if a detected voltage of the first electrical system is higher than a voltage threshold value; reducing the voltage of the second electrical system to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Fabian Fogelberg, Axel Vänerhav
  • Patent number: 11535101
    Abstract: An intelligent user manual system for vehicles includes: a digital manual database; an input module including a voice input device which is configured to receive a voice input of the user; a recognition module communicatively connected with the input module and configured to recognize a query instruction input by the user via the input module; a processor module communicatively connected with the recognition module and the manual database and configured to perform a checking operation based on the user's query instruction that has been recognized by the recognition module; and an output module communicatively connected with the processor module and configured to output content to the user that has been obtained by the processor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Baojun Xie, Daniel Yang, William Miao, Tianyun Chen, Jianyun Jiang
  • Patent number: 11531107
    Abstract: A LIDAR-based method of determining an absolute speed of an object at a relatively longer distance from an ego vehicle, including: estimating a self speed of the ego vehicle using a first frame t-1 and a second frame t obtained from a LIDAR sensor by estimating an intervening rotation ? about a z axis and translation in orthogonal x and y directions using a deep learning algorithm over a relatively closer distance range; dividing each of the first frame t-1 and the second frame t into multiple adjacent input ranges and estimating a relative speed of the object at the relatively longer distance by subsequently processing each frame using a network, with each input range processed using a corresponding convolutional neural network; and combining the estimation of the estimating the self speed with the estimation of the estimating the relative speed to obtain an estimation of the absolute speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Sihao Ding, Sohini Roy Chowdhury, Minming Zhao, Ying Li
  • Patent number: 11528612
    Abstract: There is provided a method and a system for authorizing a user device to send a request to a vehicle in order to prevent a physical layer relay attack. The system comprises a vehicle comprising an acoustic transducer and an RF transceiver and a user device comprising an acoustic transducer and an RF transceiver. The method relates to a signaling scheme using a combination of acoustic and RF signals for preventing a successful physical layer relay attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Ulf Björkengren
  • Patent number: 11525423
    Abstract: A cleaning system for removal of contaminants from a surface of a vehicle component exposed to a gas or fluid flow, the cleaning system comprising: an excitation device adapted to be attached to the vehicle component in the vicinity of the surface exposed to contaminants, wherein the excitation device is configured to cause the surface to mechanically vibrate by transferring a vibrational excitation to the surface; wherein the frequency of the vibrational excitation is controllable to be based on the configuration of the vehicle component as well as other modelled/measured parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Raik Orbay
  • Patent number: 11524723
    Abstract: A subframe for a vehicle, which comprises a first and second longitudinal member, wherein the longitudinal members extend in a longitudinal direction (x) and are relatively offset in a transverse direction (y) of the subframe, a transverse front member connectable to the first and second longitudinal member at a front section of the subframe, a transverse rear member connectable to the first and second longitudinal member at a rear section of the subframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Johan Eklund
  • Patent number: 11518371
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a body parameters supporting system of a vehicle for supporting obtaining body parameters of a person. The body parameters supporting system determines—with input from one or more surrounding detecting sensors adapted to capture a surrounding exterior of the vehicle—one or more body parameters capturing conditions for a person present outside the vehicle. The body parameters supporting system further communicates one or more instruction signals indicating one or more body motion and/or obstruction removal instructions, wherein the one or more instruction signals are determined in consideration of counteracting, changing and/or overcoming at least one of the one or more body parameters capturing conditions. The disclosure also relates to a body parameters supporting system in accordance with the foregoing, and a vehicle comprising such a body parameters supporting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Alborz Sedaghat Amoli, Florian Wachter, Thilak Rathinavelu
  • Patent number: 11518277
    Abstract: Body measurements of a person may be scanned using a camera (e.g., a camera on a mobile phone. Vehicle settings may then be determined based on the body measurements. Example vehicle settings may include one or more of a position of a heads-up display, a position of a pedal, an angle of a backrest, a height of a seat cushion, a tilt of the seat cushion, an extension position of the seat cushion, a position of a lumbar support, a position of a seat side bolster, a position of a headrest, a position of a side mirror, a position of a rear-view mirror, a tilt of a steering wheel, and/or a position of a steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Bove, Christian Hedegaard
  • Patent number: 11519308
    Abstract: A fluid drainage tool and method for utilizing the same is disclosed. The fluid drainage tool includes one or more pairs of vacuum members and a mechanical clamping mechanism. The mechanical clamping mechanism is coupled to the one or more pairs of vacuum members and is adapted to move the one or more pairs of vacuum members between an unclamped configuration and a clamped configuration. In the unclamped configuration, a gap formed by each of the one or more pairs of the vacuum members is larger than an original outer diameter of a pliable tube. In the clamped configuration, the gap is smaller than the original outer diameter of the pliable tube. In the clamped configuration, the one or more pairs of vacuum members compresses the pliable tube and generates a suction force within the pliable tube when translated along the pliable tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Jakob Jonsson, Thomas Backebrant
  • Patent number: 11523033
    Abstract: A camera mount assembly for holding a camera or other perception sensor that may be fixed with respect to a ground plane and used for incremental angle measurement of the camera or other perception sensor in three axes, such that the precise spatial relationships of imaged objects with respect to the orientation/position of the camera or other perception sensor may be determined. A base structure of the camera mount assembly may be affixed to a fixed or moveable support structure and multiple leveling devices and/or laser devices are provided to establish a reliable reference relative to the ground plane. Thus, the exact orientation of the camera or other perception sensor in space may be determined frame to frame, such that the precise orientation of imaged objects with respect to the orientation/position of the camera or other perception sensor relative to the ground plane may be determined over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Roman Akulshin, John Downs, Sihao Ding, Harshavardhan Reddy Dasari
  • Patent number: 11519469
    Abstract: A brake system for a vehicle is disclosed. The brake system includes a wheel hub, a brake disk, and a brake caliper. The wheel hub includes a hub and attachment posts. The hub defines a bore adapted to receive an axle of the vehicle. The attachment posts extend away from the hub adjacent to the bore. The attachment posts are singularly and integrally formed with the hub. The brake disk is disposed adjacent the wheel hub. The brake caliper includes a piston housing and a body. The piston housing is adapted to hold a piston. The piston housing defines mounting holes used to movably mount the brake caliper directly to the wheel hub at the attachment posts. The body is positioned radially outward of the brake disk. The piston housing and the body are integrally formed as a singular component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Mikael Sellergren, Quintus Jalkler
  • Patent number: 11511807
    Abstract: An electric vehicle, including, a user compartment and a front section including a portion of a vehicle chassis, a crash absorbing member located in the front section and connected to the portion of the vehicle chassis, the crash absorbing member including a first extruded profile, preferably an aluminum profile, having a main extension direction in a transverse direction (y) of the vehicle, whereby the extrusion direction of the first extruded profile extends substantially in the transverse direction (y) of the vehicle, and wherein further the first extruded profile includes at least two cells (C1, C2) being defined by outer walls and at least one intermediate wall separating the at least two cells (C1, C2), wherein the at least one intermediate wall has a main extension direction in the transverse direction (y) and a second extension direction which extends substantially in a vertical direction (z).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Johan Eklund
  • Patent number: D971245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Linus Segerud, Kevin Orende, Sara Jange
  • Patent number: D972461
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Maxime Prevoteaux
  • Patent number: D972983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ole-Kristian Bjerke
  • Patent number: D973562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eric Gunnarsson
  • Patent number: D973924
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Björn Hayden