Abstract: A sensor bar that can be attached to a vehicle chassis is provided. The sensor bar includes a first main member, and two end caps attached to either end of the first main member. The two end caps are movable in a transverse direction with respect to the first main member. The two end caps can be moved as needed to vary the overall length of the sensor bar. This enables the sensor bar to be attached to various types of vehicle chassis that may have different widths. A plurality of sensors are disposed within this sensor bar and may be used to enable a variety of features of the vehicle like remote monitoring, autonomous driving, parking assistance, etc. Some of the sensors may move in sync with the end caps such that the sensor bar can be calibrated for any configuration and depending on the type of vehicle chassis.

Abstract: A seatbelt attachment for attachment to a webbing of a seatbelt assembly of a vehicle includes a chest section and a shoulder section. The chest section has a chest-section axis on which the chest section is elongated, and the shoulder section has a shoulder-section axis on which the shoulder section is elongated. A joint connects the chest section and the shoulder section. The joint is flexible relative to the chest section and the shoulder section. The joint has a rotational axis that is transverse to the chest-section axis and the shoulder-section axis. The shoulder section includes a back elongated along the axis. The shoulder section includes two legs elongated along the chest-section axis and aligned along the chest-section axis with the back. The legs each have a distal end and the legs extend from the back to the distal ends, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control system of a straddle type vehicle, estimating a second force acting on a rear wheel of the straddle type vehicle from an obstacle, on a basis of a first force acting on a front wheel of the straddle type vehicle from the obstacle; and controlling a rear suspension mechanism configured to support the rear wheel, on a basis of an estimation result, when the rear wheel is affected by the obstacle, wherein a force converted from the first force according to a difference in a state of the straddle type vehicle between when the front wheel is affected by the obstacle and when the rear wheel is affected by the obstacle is estimated as the second force.

Abstract: A vehicle according to the present disclosure is a vehicle body in which at least a power portion on which a power source of a vehicle body is mounted and a front-rear portion to which at least one of a front wheel and a rear wheel is attached are connected via a link mechanism. The vehicle reversibly changes shape to a traveling form in which the power portion and the front-rear portion can travel while maintaining a flat state by sliding the fastening portion along the guide hole, and a transportation form in which the front-rear portion can be transported while maintaining a state in which the front-rear portion is bent toward the power portion with a fold line between the front-rear portion and the power portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to an active spring unit for the sprung mounting of a wheel suspension element relative to a vehicle body. To provide an optimized active wheel suspension that is designed both for fast and for slow adjustments, provision is made according to the invention whereby the active spring unit has a spring element which is mounted on the vehicle body and which has a torsion portion which extends along a torsion axis from a wheel region, in which said torsion portion is couplable torque-transmittingly to the wheel suspension element, to a primary drive region, in which said torsion portion is coupled torque-transmittingly to a self-locking primary actuator unit, wherein a non-self-locking secondary actuator unit is torque-transmittingly coupled at least indirectly to the wheel region, at least partially bypassing the torsion portion.

Abstract: An off-highway recreational vehicle includes side-by-side passenger and driver seats held within a chassis. The seats sit low in the chassis and are covered by a roll-over protection system (ROPS), The vehicle is powered by an engine rearward of the seats that utilizes a continuously variable transmission (CVT) to provide power to the ground engaging members, wherein the CVT is cooled via air captured by a CVT intake body located adjacent the driver-side seat, between the frame and external panels of the utility vehicle.

Abstract: A seatbelt assembly includes a seatbelt webbing and a pad. The pad is attached to the seatbelt webbing. The pad has a generally annular shape that defines a main aperture extending through the pad in a longitudinal direction of the pad. A portion of the seatbelt webbing extends through the main aperture. The pad includes a lattice structure and a cover layer. The lattice structure surrounds the main aperture. The lattice structure is formed of a resilient material and defines a plurality of openings that permit airflow through the lattice structure. The cover layer is disposed about the lattice structure.

Abstract: Load balancing systems and methods, and trailers with components for load balancing across the trailers or portions (e.g., axles, springs, frame portions) thereof are provided herein. Some trailers comprise a frame, a suspension system configured to support the frame on a set of axles comprising a first axle, and wherein the first axle is movably coupled to the frame. Some trailers comprise a frame, a piping system coupled to the frame, and a set of tanks coupled to one another via the piping system. The piping system can comprise a set of pumps configured to pump fluid between the tanks for load balancing.

Abstract: A center pillar's upper part trim includes a slider and a knob. The slider has a boss projecting in the back side direction. The knob has a flexible member extending in a cantilever manner in a first direction being one operation direction and other end opposed to the flexible member on the first direction side of the flexible member. The center pillar's upper part trim further includes: a slide-and-join structure allowing the knob to slide and join to a plurality of engaging catches from a state where the flexible member of the knob is placed on the boss; and a restriction structure restricting the knob, in a state where the knob has slid and joined, from excessively shifting in the first direction and the second direction by setting the boss between the flexible member and the other end when the knob is operated to slide.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an assembly for a steering system of a vehicle, the assembly comprising an axle part having a coupling recess, and a steering cylinder having a coupling projection. The coupling projection is received in the coupling recess and an interference fit is formed between the coupling projection and the coupling recess.

Abstract: A seat belt buckle assembly for use with a seat belt of a vehicle includes a bracket having a first portion configured to be fixed to a chassis of the vehicle and a second portion extending from the first portion away from the chassis. The seat belt buckle assembly further includes a buckle mounted to the second portion of the bracket and configured to selectively couple with a tongue of the seat belt. The bracket is configured to restrains motion of the buckle during a vehicle event. The seat belt buckle assembly further includes a receptacle defining an aperture extending therethrough, with the buckle at least partially disposed within the aperture and held by the receptacle for spatially locating the buckle within the vehicle.

Abstract: An energy absorbing structure of a vehicle includes an energy absorbing structure including a plurality of interconnected structural members positioned at the vehicle. The energy absorbing structure is selectably transformable between a stowed position and a deployed position, and the plurality of interconnected structural members are configured to absorb an energy of an impact event by one or more of deformation and fracture of at least one structural member of the plurality of interconnected structural members.

Abstract: A seatbelt retractor with a seatbelt shaft and a control cam mounted thereon, and an electrically actuatable blocking device, the electrically actuatable blocking device stopping the control cam with respect to the seatbelt shaft by engagement of the blocking lever into the toothing system of the control cam and, as a result, forcing a locking pawl to perform a movement, in which it passes for engagement into a toothing system, fixed to the vehicle, of the seatbelt retractor and blocks the seatbelt shaft in the pull-out direction, wherein—the blocking lever has a lever arm which projects outwards from the first limb and on which a first spring acts with a first end, which first spring preloads the blocking lever into a position in which it engages into the toothing system of the control cam with a blocking tip arranged at the end of a blocking arm.

Abstract: A dust cap for a steering system, the dust cap including a main body formed to provide an accommodation hole through which a shaft of the steering system passes, a bottom part disposed at an upper portion of the main body to support a dust packing to be in close contact with a vehicle part, and a vent member inserted into an opening at the bottom part, wherein the vent member is shaped to define a vent hole providing communication between an inner space of the bottom part and an outside of the vent member, and wherein a cross-sectional width of the vent hole gradually decreases along a downward direction.

Abstract: An extendable arm assembly includes an extendable arm structure defining a first axis, a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis. The extendable arm structure is configured to be actuated between a stowed configuration and an extended configuration in which the extendable arm structure extends along the first axis. The extendable arm structure includes a main body having a plurality of recesses and a plurality of hinge portions, and a first bladder disposed on the main body delimiting the recesses formed in the main body. The extendable arm assembly is configured to apply vacuum to the recesses to fold the main body along the hinge portions.

Abstract: A mobile cleaning robot can be movable within an environment, the mobile cleaning robot can include a body, a drive wheel arm, a drive wheel, a cam, and a cam follower. The drive wheel arm can be connected to the body and can be movable with respect to the body between an extended position and a retracted position. The drive wheel can be connected to the drive wheel arm and can be movable therewith. The drive wheel can be operable to move the mobile cleaning robot. The cam can be connected to the drive wheel arm and can be movable therewith. The cam follower can be connected to the body and can be engaged with the cam to move the drive wheel arm toward the extended position.

Abstract: Rotary steering systems are disclosed. An example steering apparatus includes an input shaft including an input gear, an output gear fixed to an output shaft, a pitman arm coupled to the output shaft, the pitman arm to couple to a drag link to turn wheels of a vehicle as the output shaft rotates, an intermediate gear set including a first intermediate gear and a second intermediate gear, the first intermediate gear in contact with the input gear, the second intermediate gear in contact with the output gear, the first intermediate gear to rotate with the input gear, the second intermediate gear to rotate with the first intermediate gear, the output gear to rotate with the second intermediate gear.

Abstract: A stowable electric column includes: a first column portion; a second column portion which is slidably and coaxially disposed inside the first column portion and is movable in the longitudinal direction through one end of the first column portion; a third column portion which is coaxially disposed to be fastened to the inside of the second column portion and is movable in the longitudinal direction through one end of the second column portion; and a teledrive unit which moves the second column portion and the third column portion in the longitudinal direction, so that the length of the column is configured to be as variable as possible, and thus, a maximum space in a cabin for the convenience and activities of a driver during autonomous driving of a vehicle may be secured.

Abstract: An assembly for carrying elongated media along a vehicle frame, the assembly comprising a structurally rigid elongated beam member having a longitudinal extension along a longitudinal direction of the assembly; two or more vehicle frame attachment members configured to attach the assembly to the vehicle frame; and at least one elongated media attachment member configured to attach at least one elongated media to the assembly, and an elongated media integrated in the structurally rigid elongated beam member. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle comprising a vehicle frame.

Abstract: A return to neutral assembly may include a mounting bracket that may be configured to operably couple the return to neutral assembly to a transmission, an adjustment lever which may operably couple a steering assembly to a transmission shaft of the transmission, a torsion spring which may be disposed coaxially with the transmission shaft, and an eccentric adjustment assembly which may define a neutral position for the adjustment lever. The torsion spring may include a first leg and a second leg which may each extend proximate to the adjustment lever at a second end of the adjustment lever and to the eccentric adjustment assembly when the adjustment lever may be at the neutral position. One of the first leg or the second leg may lose contact with the eccentric adjustment assembly while maintaining contact with the adjustment lever when the adjustment lever may move away from the neutral position.