Abstract: A front structure of a vehicle includes an electrical component provided below a front windshield, and a gutter member, provided immediately behind the electrical component and below the front windshield, that receives the water dripping from the front windshield, in which the gutter member has a flow path portion through which the water drops dripping onto the gutter member flows in the vehicle width direction, and the flow path portion includes an uppermost portion that is set the highest at a position at which the electrical component is provided in the vehicle width direction, and inclined portions, disposed adjacent to the uppermost portion in the vehicle width direction, that extend downward toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction and the outer side in the vehicle width direction.

Abstract: An exercise apparatus and a method thereof relate to the technical fields of physical exercise, training instruments, life cultivation and health preservation, leisure and entertainment, teaching appliances, smart home and the like. Through reverse thinking, by changing a shape, a structure, a function, a control method or/and a using method of an electric scooter, the electric scooter is switched to the fields of physical exercise or/and learning and education. By means of technical characteristics in an attempt to avoid by the technical staff, unexpected technical effects are achieved, and a new purpose of the electric scooter is achieved. The exercise apparatus carries a user to perform automatic round-trip movement, the user correspondingly adjusts physical and mental states to prevent from falling and the exercise apparatus is helpful for improving abilities of balancing, coordination, relaxation, flexibility, concentration and contingency of the user.

Abstract: A vehicle lower structure, including: a base member provided under a floor of a vehicle; a pair of reinforcement members; a slope device accommodated above the base member and between the pair of reinforcement members; and a vehicle body floor, both the slope device and the vehicle body floor being fastened to each of a rear flange of a front reinforcement member and a front flange of a rear reinforcement member of respective pairs of the flanges of each of the pair of reinforcement members, and a first fastening portion being disposed so as not to contact the vehicle body floor, and a second fastening portion at which the vehicle body floor is fastened to the rear flange of the front reinforcement member and to the front flange of the rear reinforcement member being disposed so as not to contact the slope device.

Abstract: A retractable vehicle step includes: a stepping member configured for movement between retracted and extended positions; a first arm having first and second ends, the first end coupled to the stepping member; a mount pivotally connected to the second end and configured to secure to a vehicle, the mount having a housing including an interior to receive a portion of the first arm, the housing having a height, a length, a first axis extending along the height, and a second axis extending along the length and perpendicular to the first axis; and a biasing member in the interior, the biasing member coupled with the second end of the first arm and configured to apply a biasing force to the first arm, the biasing force applied at a first angle with respect to said second axis that is less then approximately 30°.

Abstract: A driving device for a campervan. The driving device includes a wheel hub, a motor, and a tire, where the tire is sleeved on the wheel hub and rotatable relative to the wheel hub, the motor is fixedly disposed on the wheel hub and configured to drive the tire to rotate through a transmission mechanism. An axis of the output shaft of the motor is parallel to an axis of the wheel hub. The transmission mechanism includes an active small gear fixedly connected to the output shaft of the motor, a driven large gear fixedly connected to the tire, and a reduction gear set rotatably disposed on the wheel hub and meshing with the active small gear and the driven large gear. The driven large gear is detachably arranged on the tire by means of a socket structure.

Abstract: Deployable step systems are disclosed for accessing and utilizing vehicle cargo spaces on vehicles equipped with a tailgate assembly. The proposed deployable step systems may include various deployment mechanisms that are capable of sliding, pivoting, rotating, swinging, and/or otherwise adjusting for providing ease of access and increased flexibility when stepping up to access the vehicle cargo space. The proposed deployable step systems may provide improved access to the vehicle cargo space irrespective of what position the tailgate assembly is positioned in relative to the vehicle cargo space.

Abstract: A floor panel comprises a first floor portion and a second floor portion which is located at a higher level than the first floor portion. In a vehicle-body structure, a connecting member which extends from a battery case to a second floor portion and connects the battery case and the second floor portion is provided.

Abstract: A drive device for an electric truck includes drive unit housings provided to each of drive wheels on left and right sides of the electric truck, each of the drive unit housings integrally accommodating a motor that generates drive power, a reducer that reduces a rotation speed of the motor, and a final gear that is connected to the reducer and transfers the drive power of the motor to the drive wheel. The drive device further includes suspension parts one provided over the final gear in each of the drive unit housings, steering gear parts one being provided over each of the suspension parts, pairs of hinge parts, and pairs of body-connecting parts, one of the pairs connecting each of the steering gear parts to a vehicle body of the electric truck through each of the pairs of hinge parts.

Abstract: A tow dolly cross rail assembly includes a male bar and a pair of female bars arranged in a slidable relationship, forming an arched configuration that creates a positive camber effect at dolly tires at the outer ends of the bars. The male bar comprises an apex that forms an angle that orients upwardly, forming an angle between about 165° to 179°. The center male bar and pair of female bars are arranged in a slidable relationship with each other. The midpoint of the center male bar forms an apex. The inner end of female bars is in a slidable relationship with free ends of center male bar. The female bars telescopically slide along the free ends of center male bar for increasing and decreasing length of cross rail. The arched configuration of the center male bar slopes the female bars to create a positive camber at the dolly tires.

Abstract: A frame and a mobility scooter. The frame includes a first longitudinal beam, a second longitudinal beam, a head tube and a first cross beam. A first end of the first longitudinal beam and a first end of the second longitudinal beams are both coupled to the head tube. The first cross beam has a first end coupled to the first longitudinal beam and a second end coupled to the second longitudinal beam. The first longitudinal beam is divided into a first front tube section and a first rear tube section by the first cross beam, the second longitudinal beam is divided into a second front tube section and a second rear tube section by the first cross beam, and the first and second rear tube sections form a rear fork of the mobility scooter.

Abstract: A drive device includes a motor, an output part outputting torque to the outside, a gear part transmitting torque of the motor to the output part, and a housing having an internal space. The gear part includes at least one gear shaft extending in an axial direction, to which at least one gear is fixed, and a gear case accommodating the gear. The gear case includes a wall part facing an outer circumferential surface of the accommodated gear in a radial direction and extending in a circumferential direction and an opening adjacent to the wall part in the circumferential direction and penetrating in the radial direction. The opening faces the housing in the radial direction, and in a rotation direction of the gear, the wall part includes a front end disposed on a front side of the opening and adjacent to the opening. The front end contacts the housing.

Abstract: A lower structure for a vehicle includes a battery unit which is provided under a vehicle body floor, a frame member which extends in a front-rear direction on a vehicle-width-direction outer side of the battery unit, a high-voltage cable which extends forward from a front portion of the battery unit, and a fixing member which fixes a rear portion of the battery unit to the frame member, and the fixing member is configured to be fractured when an inward collision load in a vehicle width direction is input to a position in front of a position of a center of gravity of a first battery unit.

Abstract: A flatbed truck with a foldable caster unit, comprising a load-bearing plate, a load-bearing support frame and a caster unit, and further comprising a caster unit rotation driving device. The caster unit rotation driving device comprises an operating handle, a connecting rod, a front linkage mechanism and a rear linkage mechanism, wherein the operating handle is pivotally connected with the load-bearing plate and is rotatable around a pivot axis of the operating handle. The operating handle is capable of linking with the front linkage mechanism and the rear linkage mechanism via the connecting rod to respectively drive the front caster unit and the rear caster unit to be rotated from the folded storage position to the unfolded rolling position, when the operating handle is rotated from a first position to a second position.

Abstract: An enclosed medical case cart includes a left-side panel, a back panel, and a right-side panel supported on a chassis. A top panel is supported on the left and right-side panels and the back panel. A door including a transparent panel is coupled to either the left or right-side panel by a hinge. A plurality of freely-swiveling caster wheels are coupled to the chassis. A first status indicator assembly including a plurality of flags movable between a first position and a second position is coupled to the top panel. A second status indicatory assembly having an indicator disc movable between a first position and a second position is coupled to an interior surface of the door. A fifth-wheel assembly having a non-swiveling wheel movable between a first position and a second position is coupled to the chassis.

Abstract: A modular ride-on is provided that is adjustable based on the needs of the operator. The modular ride-on offers children and young adults with disabilities a higher degree of freedom and comfort over traditional mobility devices—such as wheelchairs. The modular ride-on includes a chassis configured to removably couple a plurality of adjustable modules. The independently adjustable modules include a front-end module, first and second drive modules, a seating module, a harness module, an armrest module, a footrest module, a leg support module, a body module, and a control module.

Abstract: A structure for holding a battery on an automated guided vehicle (AGV) so as to allow easy and convenient battery replacement includes two fixed supports and a bracket. The bracket is connected between the two supports and each support defines a vertical groove and two horizontal grooves. Two sliders at the ends of the bracket are insertable into either horizontal groove. The two sliders can move down along the vertical groove together until the bracket makes contact with the battery and holds it in place. The two sliders can move up along the vertical groove and sideways into the horizontal grooves, thereby unlatching and releasing the battery for rapid replacement. An AGV using the structure is also disclosed.

Abstract: A removable module and a method for operating the removable module. The removable module has a multipurpose connector that connect the removable module to a motor when the removable module is attached to a vehicle. Dual-purpose circuitry in the removable module can output electric energy to the motor when the multipurpose connector connects the removable module to the motor. The multipurpose connector can connect the removable module to the electric vehicle supply equipment when the removable module is detached from the vehicle. While the removable module is detached from the vehicle, the dual-purpose circuitry cannot output electric energy to the motor. When the multipurpose connector connects the removable module to the electric vehicle supply equipment, the dual-purpose circuitry can receive electric power from the electric vehicle supply equipment.

Abstract: A truck includes a base plate, a hanger, a kingpin, and a bushing assembly. The base plate includes a coupling portion and a contact portion. The kingpin is disposed within a portion of the hanger to rotatably couple the hanger to the base plate. The bushing assembly includes at least one bushing disposed in a recess of the contact portion and in contact with the hanger. The bushing assembly including a bushing adjustment coupled to at least one of the base plate or the hanger and configured to selectively engage the at least one bushing to transition the bushing assembly between a first configuration in which the at least one bushing exerts a first force in response to rotation of the hanger and a second configuration in which the at least one bushing exerts a second force different from the first force in response to rotation of the hanger.

Abstract: To achieve the improvement of maintainability, simplification of structure, upon arranging a cooling fan on an outdoor side of a heat exchanger. To configure such that heat exchangers are arranged so as to face an openable/closable cover in a closed state, in a main accommodating chamber having an opening part which is opened or closed by the openable/closable cover; on the other hand, cooling fans are mounted in the operable/closable cover, and the cooling fans faces heat exchangers to supply cooling air in the closed state of the openable/closable cover; on the other hand, the cooling fans are separated from the heat exchangers in an open state of the openable/closable cover to allow the heat exchangers to be accessible from the opening part.

Abstract: A forklift includes a downstream exhaust pipe that releases engine exhaust gas into the atmosphere. The downstream exhaust pipe includes a tail pipe extending in a width direction of a vehicle body. A closure part that closes a tail pipe's opening is provided at the tail pipe's tip end portion. A first exhaust port which discharges the exhaust gas rearward from the vehicle body and a second exhaust port which discharges the exhaust gas rearward from the vehicle body at the tail pipe's tip end side with respect to the first exhaust port are provided in the tail pipe's circumferential surface portion. The first exhaust port and the second exhaust port are disposed in a region where cooling air flows. A throttling part that changes a flow path area for the exhaust gas is disposed between the first exhaust port and the second exhaust port in the tail pipe.