Patents Examined by Hau V Phan
  • Device for regulating an air stream for an air inlet of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11498413
    Abstract: A device for regulating an air stream for an air inlet of a motor vehicle may include a duct defining a flow channel in which an air stream flows. A cooling unit is arranged in the duct and includes at least one heat exchanger and a motor-fan unit. Additionally, the duct includes at least one sound absorption means arranged so that it at least partially limits the propagation of noise annoyance to the outside of the duct. A motor vehicle may include the regulation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Emmanuel Henon, Benjamin Ferlay, Michael Genger
  • Electric work vehicle
    Patent number: 11485212
    Abstract: In an electric work vehicle, a power feeding assembly which connects a battery device to a power controller unit so as to feed power includes a fixed connector which is fixed to the battery device and electrically connected to the battery device, a cable harness connected to a power controller unit, and a free connector which is connected to an end of the cable harness and connectable to a fixed connector, and a connecting operation tool is configured to be movable the free connector between the connecting position in which the free connector is connected to the fixed connector and the detaching position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Hirokazu Ito, Junichi Yamanaka, Kazuaki Matsuda
  • Power supply device and electric vehicle provided with power supply device
    Patent number: 11479129
    Abstract: A pair of end plates are disposed at both end surfaces of a battery stack in which the plurality of battery cells are stacked, end plates are coupled to a bind bar, the battery stack is sandwiched between the end plates to be held, an elastic sheet that is elastically deformable in a thickness direction is disposed in a compressed state between the bind bar and a facing side surface of the battery stack, and the elastic sheet in the compressed state elastically holds the battery stack and the bind bar in a pressurized state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chiharu Nakahara, Masakazu Naito, Yuusuke Okii
  • Vehicle corner modules and vehicles comprising them
    Patent number: 11479313
    Abstract: A vehicle corner module (VCM) is provided for regulating motion of a host vehicle which comprises a vehicle-onboard vehicle-controller. The VCM comprises a sub-frame mountable to a reference frame of the host vehicle; a wheel-hub assembly comprising a wheel-hub; VCM-sub-systems mediating between the sub-frame and the wheel-hub assembly, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: REE Automotive Ltd.
    Inventors: Ahishay Sardes, Tomer Segev, Ran Dekel, Shmuel Chioclea, Neta Doron
  • Ventilation device for a motor vehicle and mounting method
    Patent number: 11479110
    Abstract: A ventilation device for a motor vehicle includes a frame defining an opening for an air flow, and at least one flap mounted so as to rotate relative to the frame about a pivot axis between an open position, suitable for allowing the air flow to pass, and a closed position, suitable for reducing the intensity of the air flow or changing its direction. The flap extends along the pivot axis and has a first end and a second end that are opposite one another along this axis and mounted so as to rotate on the frame around the pivot axis. The ventilation device further includes an intermediate support located between the first end and the second end along the pivot axis. The flap is mounted so as to rotate on the intermediate support relative to the frame about the pivot axis, the intermediate support being attached on the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Flex-N-Gate France
    Inventor: Cyrille Guyon
  • Battery pack for vehicle
    Patent number: 11479103
    Abstract: A battery pack houses battery stacks vertically in a plurality of stages. The battery pack includes a lower casing, a holder formed of leg portions attached to the lower casing in front and back of the battery stacks in the lower stage and a frame attached on upper portions of the leg portions, and a plate member that connects the lower casing and the frame of the holder. The battery stacks in an upper stage are arranged on top of the frame along the length of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakazu Shirooka, Yuna Yagi
  • Electric concrete vehicle systems and methods
    Patent number: 11472308
    Abstract: A concrete mixer vehicle includes a chassis, a tractive assembly coupled to the chassis and configured to propel the concrete mixer vehicle, a mixing drum rotatably coupled to the chassis, and an electromagnetic device configured to convert electrical energy to mechanical energy to drive the tractive assembly. In a first configuration, a first battery module is removably coupled to the chassis and configured to provide the electrical energy to the electromagnetic device, and in a second configuration, the first battery module is removed from the chassis and replaced with a second battery module, the second battery module removably coupled to the chassis and configured to provide the electrical energy to the electromagnetic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Messina, Chris K. Yakes, Nader Nasr, Chad K. Smith, Mike Bolton, Loren DeVries, Neil Dekarske, Jon J. Morrow, David J. Steinberger, Yanming Hou
  • Construction machine
    Patent number: 11473267
    Abstract: A construction machine includes an upper frame, a machine room structure that is disposed on the upper frame and defines a machine room, a hood that has a box shape, has a lower surface, and is connected to the machine room structure so as to be disposed above the machine room, the lower surface including a hood opening communicating with the machine room, and at least one reinforcement plate that is interposed between the machine room structure and the hood to reinforce connection between the machine room structure and the hood. An outer end portion of the reinforcement plate extends further outward in a left-right direction than the beam member of the machine room structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ayumu Tokuda
  • Lubricating oil supply structure
    Patent number: 11465488
    Abstract: A lubricating oil supply structure in an in-wheel motor drive device (10) includes an oil tank (47) provided a lower part of a motor unit (21) and/or a reducer unit (31), configured to store lubricating oil, an oil pump (54) configured to pump up lubricating oil from the oil tank, and an oil pipe (70) fixedly attached in an upper part of the motor unit and/or the reducer unit. The oil pipe (70) includes an inlet (76) through which lubricating oil pumped up from the oil pump (54) flows therein, and at least one outlet (77) provided between one end thereof and the other end thereof, configured to discharge lubricating oil flown in from the inlet (76) downwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Huaxia Li, Shinya Taikou, Shiro Tamura
  • Vehicle
    Patent number: 11465480
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes: a chassis including a chassis body and chassis modular units; at least one driving unit arranged in at least one of the chassis modular units, and configured to provide a driving force to at least a pair of wheels; and suspension systems. The chassis body is of an elongate shape in a first direction of the vehicle. A cockpit is arranged in the chassis body. The chassis modular units are connected to the chassis body in series in the first direction, and arranged at first and second ends of the chassis body in the first direction. Each chassis modular unit is connected to a corresponding pair of wheels through a corresponding suspension system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Pu Jin
  • Alternative fuel system
    Patent number: 11465493
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for an alternative fuel system, comprising a plurality of fuel tank assemblies interconnected with fuel lines; the plurality of fuel tank assemblies comprising a CNG fuel tank and a fuel tank shield; wherein a first and second fuel tank assembly is disposed immediately in front of a rear wheel assembly, and a third fuel tank assembly is disposed immediately behind the rear wheel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventors: Tony Matijevich, Mark Matijevich, Terry McCrea
  • Hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 11458829
    Abstract: A first connector on a case front wall of a battery pack is connected to a first electric motor with a first power line interposed therebetween. A second connector on a case rear wall of the battery pack is connected to a second electric motor with a second power line interposed therebetween. A fuel tank is arranged behind the battery pack. A muffler is disposed on an exhaust pipe extending from an engine toward the rear along a side surface in a vehicle width direction of the battery pack and is inclined so as to be near the fuel tank behind the battery pack. The second power line is at least partially arranged in a space surrounded by the second connector, the fuel tank, and the muffler as seen in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kanae Ohkuma, Christopher Lang
  • Motor vehicle cooling system and control for cooling a traction battery
    Patent number: 11447038
    Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle with a cooling system for cooling a traction battery may include receiving trip data representative of a planned route, reading in operating parameters of the traction battery, evaluating the trip data and the operating parameters to determine a set of data representative of a forecast temperature profile of the battery temperature, evaluating the set of data for the forecast temperature profile of the battery temperature to determine a phase of particularly high demand for cooling output while completing the route, buffer-storing (reducing) thermal energy while traveling the planned route by operating or increasing operation of the cooling system in anticipation of the high battery load to utilize heat storage capacity of the traction battery before the phase of particularly high cooling output demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Bernd Brinkmann, Thomas Nitsche, Christian Jolk, Johann Wegers
  • Land vehicles adapted for use as electric delivery vehicles
    Patent number: 11440456
    Abstract: Land vehicles are disclosed. A land vehicle includes a frame structure, a plurality of wheels supported by the frame structure, and a body supported by the frame structure. The frame structure includes an operator cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the operator cage in a longitudinal direction. The body includes a first sidewall arranged on one side of the vehicle and a second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Workhorse Group Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Willison, Donald L. Wires, Gary Cain
  • Vehicle system and hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 11440409
    Abstract: A vehicle system is a vehicle system mountable in a hybrid vehicle, which includes an internal combustion engine, a rotary electric machine connected to an axle, and a storage battery for supplying electric power for traveling to the rotary electric machine, comprising: a display; a determiner configured to determine whether it is possible to switch from a first mode to a second mode on the basis of an SOC of the storage battery, the first mode being a mode in which electric power traveling of performing traveling by causing the rotary electric machine to drive only using electric power supplied by the storage battery, the second mode being a mode in which the electric power traveling is prioritized more than in the first mode; and a display controller configured to cause the display to display an image regarding whether switching to the second mode is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki Yui
  • Land vehicles incorporating impact management systems
    Patent number: 11440590
    Abstract: Land vehicles are disclosed. A land vehicle includes a frame structure, a plurality of wheels, and an impact management system. The frame structure includes an operator cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the operator cage in a longitudinal direction. The frame structure includes a pair of rails that each extends in the longitudinal direction from a first end arranged adjacent a pair of front wheels to a second end arranged adjacent a pair of rear wheels. The plurality of wheels are supported by the frame structure. The plurality of wheels includes the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels. The pair of front wheels are positioned forward of the pair of rear wheels in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Workhorse Group Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Willison, Donald L. Wires, Gary Cain
  • Battery module and a traction battery
    Patent number: 11437678
    Abstract: A battery module for a traction battery may include a module housing through which a coolant is flowable and at least one battery cell stack arranged within an interior space of the module housing. The at least one battery cell stack may include a plurality of battery cells arranged one after another along a stack direction. The plurality of battery cells may be arranged within the module housing such that a coolant flowable through the module housing directly contacts the plurality of battery cells. A locking mechanism may form-fittingly connect the at least one battery cell stack to the module housing via (i) a plurality of housing-side locking points and (ii) a plurality of stack-side locking points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventors: Ingo Haeusler, Dierk Hoffmann, Tilman Kaiser, Ruediger Knauss
  • Grille shutter attaching structure
    Patent number: 11433759
    Abstract: A grille shutter is fixed to a radiator grille at end portions of the grille shutter in the vehicle right-left direction. A restriction mechanism includes a restriction member provided to the radiator grille and a restriction member abutting portion provided to an intermediate portion of the grille shutter in the vehicle right-left direction. The restriction mechanism restricts the intermediate portion of the grille shutter from moving toward the vehicle rear side relative to the radiator grille. The restriction member is configured to be movable toward the vehicle rear side relative to the restriction member abutting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoya Hayakawa, Takaharu Nagatoshi
  • Scooter and method for operating a scooter
    Patent number: 11420703
    Abstract: A scooter with a footboard providing a contact surface for a user of the scooter, with a front axle including a first front wheel and a second front wheel and a rear axle comprising a first rear wheel and a second rear wheel, and with a steering column for steering at least the front wheels. Inclination of the footboard about a roll axis of the footboard effects a steering angle of the two front wheels in a first direction and, at the same time, a steering angle of the two rear wheels in a second direction opposite the first direction. The disclosure further relates to a method for operating such a scooter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Istvan Virag, Franz Reinwald, Christian Pöppel, Mathias Neumann, Michael Karmann, Sebastian Ordner
  • Sliding kingpin assembly for use in vehicles
    Patent number: 11420676
    Abstract: Disclosed is a truck comprising a hanger having a first pivot support and a second pivot support and an axis of rotation passing through the first pivot support and the second pivot support, a base having a structure providing the first pivot support, a pivot arm attached to the base providing the second pivot support, a pivot bushing passing through an aperture of the base, a kingpin passing through the pivot bushing, the base, and the hanger, and a locknut arranged at an end of the kingpin. In at least one example embodiment the first and second pivot support structures prevent an axis of rotation of the hanger from moving as the locknut is moved along the kingpin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SK8DOGLTD, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Chaput