Abstract: An in-seat airbag device, includes: an airbag main body having a front-rear chamber that, due to gas jetted from an inflator, expands past a side of a head of a passenger toward a seat front side and is disposed at the side of the head of the passenger, and a distal end chamber that expands from a seat front side end portion of the front-rear chamber toward a seat width direction inner side and is disposed at a seat front side of a face of the passenger, wherein the airbag main body is accommodated in a state of having an outwardly-wound portion that is wound outwardly in a form of a roll whose axial direction is a seat vertical direction, after a distal end portion of the distal end chamber is folded-over toward a side opposite a passenger side.

Abstract: To provide a work vehicle that does not include a forward-reverse lever and is capable of stopping transmission of drive to a PTO shaft at a low cost when the vehicle is stopped or is moving backward. A work vehicle includes: a PTO shaft configured to transmit power to a work machine; a transmission; a forward pedal to be operated to move a traveling vehicle body forward; a switch configured to determine whether the forward pedal is operated; and a PTO clutch configured to switch the power to the PTO shaft to a non-transmission state when it is determined that the forward pedal is not operated based on a determination result of the switch. The forward pedal is provided on one of left and right sides of the transmission, and the switch is provided on the other of the left and right sides of the transmission.

Abstract: A suspension actuator includes an upper mount, a lower mount, a first actuator mechanism, and a second actuator mechanism. The upper mount is connectable to a sprung mass of a vehicle. The lower mount is connectable to an unsprung mass of the vehicle. The first actuator mechanism forms a first load path between the upper mount and the lower mount. The first actuator mechanism is one of an electromagnetic linear actuator mechanism or a ball screw actuator mechanism. The second actuator mechanism forms a second load path in parallel with the first load path between the upper mount and the lower mount. The second actuator mechanism is one of a mechanical linear actuator mechanism, an air spring actuator mechanism, or a hydraulic actuator mechanism.

Abstract: A driver airbag module with a lighting device is proposed. The driver airbag module comprises an airbag cover, covering a driver airbag, configured to unfold toward a front space of a driver when the driver airbag is operated, wherein the airbag cover is located above the driver airbag. The airbag module further comprises the lighting device, wherein the lighting device comprises a plurality of lamps which are arranged to be spaced apart from each other, configured to emit light, located below the airbag cover, and coupled to the airbag cover such that the light emitted from the plurality of lamps is exposed to an upper space of the airbag cover. The airbag module further comprises a lighting controller configured to control flashing of the lighting device based on a driving condition of a vehicle, a charging status of a power source, and/or a driver condition.

Abstract: An occupant protection device has a folded airbag in a holding body in front of a hip portion of an occupant. The airbag protrudes from the holding body when an inflating gas flows, inflates to cover a region in front of the occupant, and includes an occupant side wall portion on the occupant side when inflation completes, and restrains an upper body of the occupant. The occupant side wall portion has a lower side restraining face, which restrains a range from an abdominal portion to a chest portion of the occupant, and an upper side restraining face, which restrains a head portion or a shoulder portion of the occupant, on a rear face side when inflation completes, and a bended portion is in a boundary region between the upper side restraining face and the lower side restraining face, and the upper side restraining face protrudes to the occupant side.

Abstract: A lap expanding reactionary airbag apparatus includes separate expanding lap and chest portions of the airbag. When loaded in a frontal or oblique crash event, the two portions act as a reactionary surface against each other, reducing the chest velocity of a vehicle occupant, thereby reducing the forward movement of the occupant. This restriction in forward movement results in reduced lumbar injuries.

Abstract: An airbag attachment structure includes: a door portion whose one end portion is opened when an airbag is deployed; an attachment portion to which an airbag case for storing the airbag is attached, and which has an opening at which the door portion is opened and brought into an opened state when the airbag is deployed; a hinge portion configured to turnably hold the door portion; a guide portion protruding from the attachment portion to narrow a deployment passage between the airbag and the door portion, and configured to guide deployment of the airbag; and a flap connected to the guide portion, interposed between the airbag and the hinge portion, and configured to turn together with the door portion when being biased by the airbag during deployment of the airbag, and the guide portion has higher rigidity than the flap.

Abstract: A driver seat airbag apparatus includes a steering wheel and an airbag module. The steering wheel has a central hub and a rim. The rim has a shape in which a portion of the upper portion of the rim is omitted. The hub includes: a module housing part which houses the airbag module; and a cover which covers the module housing and is cleavable at the expansion pressure of the cushion. The cover includes cover doors which open at the expansion pressure of the cushion. When the cover is cleaved, the cover doors are open in the right and left diagonal upward directions when viewed from the center of the hub, while a space portion without the cover doors is formed in the direction directly above the center of the hub when viewed from the center of the hub.

Abstract: To provide a motorcycle airbag device that contributes to the stabilization of the deployment behavior and the deployment posture of the airbag. An airbag device mounted on a motorcycle having a gas generator that generates an expansion gas, where the airbag is expanded by the expansion gas, and by deploying in front of the occupant, restrains forward movement of the occupant. Furthermore, the airbag has a stepped portion that protrudes forward when deployed and is supported by a structural portion around the top of the handlebars of the motorcycle.

Abstract: A machine includes a frame, a first steering arm, a second steering arm, a first hydraulic actuator coupled to the frame and the first steering arm, and a second hydraulic actuator coupled to the frame and the second steering arm. A first angle sensor measures a rotational displacement of the first hydraulic actuator relative to the first steering arm. A first link couples the first hydraulic actuator and the first sensor, and isolates movements other than the first rotational displacement. A second angle sensor measures a second rotational displacement of the second hydraulic actuator relative to the second steering arm. A second link couples the second hydraulic actuator and the second sensor, and isolates movements other than the second rotational displacement.

Abstract: An embodiment airbag for a seat belt includes an airbag cushion deployable from the seat belt, a first support having a shape that widens toward a space in front of a passenger at a lower portion of the airbag cushion when the airbag cushion is in a deployed state, wherein the first support is configured to be supported by thighs of the passenger, and a second support having a shape that widens toward the passenger at an upper portion of the airbag cushion when the airbag cushion is in the deployed state, wherein the second support is configured to support a head of the passenger.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a seat belt retainer for a vehicle, the retainer comprising a body having an opening, the body being configured for attachment to a support. An actuator is mounted within the opening, the actuator being moveable within the opening for actuating a seat latch mechanism. A guide is supported by the body, the guide defining an at least partial aperture for receiving a seat belt therethrough. The actuator and the guide are at least partly aligned along the longitudinal axis of the seat belt passing through the aperture, in use.

Abstract: An occupant protection device for a vehicle includes an airbag arranged in a region of a vehicle seat, that inflates from this region, and is allocated to an occupant in the vehicle seat. The airbag inflates upwards in the direction of a vehicle vertical axis, has a balloon-shaped section and adjacent thereto a further section and is positioned, in its operative position, in such a manner that the airbag encloses legs and a lower body of the occupant and this enclosing region forms an impact and support region for a head and an upper body of the occupant.

Abstract: The invention describes an airbag (10), in particular a head side airbag (10) or a head-thorax side airbag, including at least two opposite fabric layers (12, 14) which form at least one inner wall (13) and one outer wall (15) of the airbag (10), wherein the airbag (10) is manufactured in one piece by a multi-layer weaving process in which the fabric layers (12, 14) are interwoven at least in a peripheral region (16), with a gas generator mount (18) for an external gas generator (20) being disposed in either of the two fabric layers (12, 14). The invention further describes an airbag module (8) comprising an airbag (10) according to the invention as well as a method for manufacturing a one-piece-woven airbag (10) and a method for manufacturing an airbag module (8).

Abstract: Techniques and/or systems are disclosed for an implement attachment assembly for a work vehicle. The implement attachment assembly includes a member having a body extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end. The first end includes a central axis disposed at a first height relative to a member vertical axis and the second end includes a central axis disposed at a second height relative to the member vertical axis. The first end central axis is operably disposed at a different height than the second end central axis. The first end is configured to operably connect to the work vehicle. The second end is configured to operably connect to a coupling device.

Abstract: Integrated multiple actuator electro-hydraulic systems as well as their methods of use are described. Depending on the particular application, the integrated electro-hydraulic systems may exhibit different frequency responses and/or may be integrated into a single combined unit.

Abstract: A foldable pedal apparatus of an autonomous vehicle and a method for controlling an operation thereof, includes an accelerator pedal assembly generating an acceleration-related signal and a brake pedal assembly generating a brake-related signal during a driver's operation, in which in an autonomous driving mode, an accelerator pedal assembly and a brake pedal assembly move forward and are fixed to a position as they are combined with a front inclined surface of a footrest panel, and in a manual driving mode, they move and are fixed to a position where a driver can comfortably operate them, so that in case of switchover from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode, the switchover to the manual driving mode becomes possible only in a state where all safety conditions for directivity of a driver's seat and positions of an accelerator pedal assembly and a brake pedal assembly are satisfied.

Abstract: A method of controlling an axle assembly. The method may include removing an actuator that is adapted to actuate a shift collar from a housing of the axle assembly, installing a positioning mechanism in place of the actuator, and securing the positioning mechanism to the housing of the axle assembly.

Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle includes a vehicle body having a body side. A seat is adjacent the body side. The seat includes a seatback and a seat bottom extending in a seat-forward direction from the seatback. The seatback and seat bottom defines an occupant-seating area. A head airbag is mounted to the seatback and is inflatable over the occupant-seating area. A knee airbag is mounted to the body side. The knee airbag is inflatable from the body side to an inflated position. The knee airbag in the inflated position is adjacent to the seat bottom in the seat-forward direction from the seat bottom.

Abstract: A roof airbag for a vehicle includes: an airbag cushion located at a roof panel of the vehicle and configured to be unfolded from a first side portion to a second side portion of the roof panel during an operation of the airbag cushion; a first seam portion extended in a direction intersected with an unfolded direction of the airbag cushion and allowing upper and lower surfaces of the airbag cushion to be in contact with each other; and an inflator coupled to the first side portion of the roof panel, and connected to the airbag cushion and configured to inject gas into the airbag cushion so as to allow the airbag cushion to be unfolded from the first side portion to the second side portion of the roof panel.