Abstract: Motor vehicle forecarriage (8) comprising a forecarriage frame (16), a pair of front wheels (10?, 10?) kinematically connected to the forecarriage frame (16) by means of an articulated quadrilateral (20), said articulated quadrilateral (20) comprising a pair of cross members (24?, 24?), hinged to the forecarriage frame (16) at middle hinges (28), said cross members (24?, 24?) being connected to each other at opposite transverse ends (40, 44), by means of uprights (48, 48?, 48?) pivoted to said transverse ends (40, 44) at side hinges (52), the cross members (24?, 24?) and the uprights (48), the tilting support structure (72) being hinged to the articulated quadrilateral (20) by means of steering hinges (76) a guide wheel (88) connected to the rotation pin (68) of front wheel (10?, 10?) at a special wheel attachment (94), a support bracket (92) hinged to the articulated quadrilateral (20) by means of said steering hinges (76), the guide wheel (88) being in turn hinged to the support bracket (92) at opposite upp

Abstract: A vehicle suspension assembly includes a mounting bracket adapted to couple to a vehicle frame assembly, a trailing arm having a first end pivotably coupled to the first mounting bracket, and a second end, an axle member coupled to the second end of the trailing arm, the axle member configured to support a tire, an actuator operably coupled to the trailing arm and operable between a first state configured to lift the tire away from a ground surface and a second state configured for the tire to contact the ground surface, and an actuator arrangement configured to move from a first position where the actuator arrangement couples the actuator to the trailing arm when the actuator is in the first state, and a second position where the actuator arrangement uncouples the actuator from the trailing arm when the actuator is in the second state.

Abstract: An assembly includes a track and a base movable along the track. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the base. The assembly includes a pyrotechnic device designed to move the base along the track.

Abstract: A gas generator includes, a housing having a top plate, a bottom plate, and a circumferential wall having a gas discharge port. In the housing, a cylindrical member having a first communication hole in a circumferential wall is disposed along an axis of the housing. In the cylindrical member, an igniter attached to the bottom plate and a transfer charge charged in a space accommodating the igniter are provided. A cup-shaped member including a bottom surface, a circumferential wall, and an opening is disposed such that the circumferential wall is abutted against an inner wall surface of the cylindrical member. The opening is located opposing the top plate and the bottom surface has a second communication hole facing the transfer charge. A gas generating agent is charged in a space outside and inside the cylindrical member, and an annular sealing member abuts against the bottom surface and the inner wall.

Abstract: An airbag apparatus including: a first chamber connected to an inflator; a second chamber supported by the first chamber, and connected to the rear of the first chamber so as to support the head of a passenger in case of an oblique collision of a vehicle; a third chamber supported by the first chamber, connected to the rear of the first chamber, and disposed at one side of the second chamber so as to support the head of the passenger in case of a head-on collision of the vehicle; and a connection tether connecting the second and third chambers such that the second and third chambers are suppressed from separating from each other.

Abstract: A collapsible steering column assembly comprises a telescopic steering shaft that is supported within a steering column shroud. The telescopic steering shaft comprises a first shaft having a hollow end with an inwardly facing wall and a second shaft that has an end that is located within the hollow end of the first shaft. A damper device is located at the end of the second shaft that is located within the hollow end of the first shaft and includes a contact member defining a contact part that contacts the inwardly facing wall. A portion of the inwardly facing wall tapers away from the open end of the hollow end so that in the event of a collapse of the steering column assembly the damper device is forced to move along the tapered portion whereby it is increasingly deformed radially thereby to provide a resistance to further collapse of the steering column assembly.

Abstract: Provided is a seam-sealed curtain airbag cushion that makes a panel with a fabric to which a silicone coating liquid is applied and doubly couples a first panel and a second panel constituting the panel by means of a silicone sealant and a sewing yarn so as to maintain the internal pressure thereof for a period of time in the event of a side crush or vehicle overturning. The seam-sealed curtain airbag cushion has the improvements in the tensile strength and tearing strength and is not deteriorated in performance even under various external environments.

Abstract: A bracket node assembly for an off-road vehicle configured with a side-by-side seating arrangement, the vehicle including at least one suspension member that supports a respective wheel of the vehicle, can include a first frame member, a second frame member, a cross member, a passenger seat, and a bracket. The first frame member can extend along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The second frame member can extend along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The cross member can extend in a transverse direction of the vehicle. The bracket can be configured to be connected to the suspension member, and the bracket can be connected to each of the first frame member, the second frame member, the cross member, and the passenger seat.

Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag and an inflator stored inside the airbag. The inflator includes an inflator body and a mounting member that protrudes from the circumference of the inflator body generally orthogonally to an axial direction of the inflator body. The airbag includes an insertion region via which the inflator is inserted into the airbag. The insertion region has a double wall structure of an outer panel and an inner panel, and includes one or more through holes that are formed through the outer panel and inner panel for receiving the mounting member of the inflator. The outer panel includes an outer slit via which the inflator is inserted into the airbag, and the inner panel includes an inner slit via which the inflator is inserted into the airbag. The outer slit and inner slit are so arranged as not to overlap or intersect each other.

Abstract: An airbag device for a motor vehicle, the airbag device can be provided on and secured to a seat frame and is designed to protect the head and rib cage of an occupant in the event of side impact or vehicle rollover. The airbag device has a gas generator, an airbag cushion and a first securing system, the first securing system, the gas generator and the airbag cushion being connected to one another to secure the airbag device to the seat frame. A second securing system is provided in the side region of the airbag cushion above the connecting region with the first securing system The second securing system is designed to secure the airbag cushion, with an additional securing point in the side region, to the seat frame above the first securing system.

Abstract: A passenger seat airbag includes a passenger side wall for catching a passenger, and a circumferential wall that extends forward from the passenger side wall in a converging fashion. The circumferential wall includes an upper wall, a lower wall, a left wall and a right wall, and can be mounted on a housing by the front end. An inlet port for introducing inflation gas is disposed at a front end region of the lower side wall, at a position displaced to the right from the center in a left and right direction of the passenger side wall. In the front end region of the circumferential wall, with respect to a substantial circumferential length which permits free expansion, a left circumferential wall region disposed on the left of the inlet port and a right circumferential wall region disposed on the right of the inlet port have equal substantial circumferential lengths.

Abstract: A suspension assembly for a vehicle having a frame includes a control arm, knuckle, spring, damper, and control module. The control arm is pivotably coupled to the frame. The knuckle is coupled to the control arm and supports a wheel hub for rotation relative to the knuckle. The spring is mounted between the frame and the control arm or the knuckle. The damper has an adjustable damping force and includes a first end mounted to the frame and a second end mounted such that a change in caster angle of the knuckle extends or contracts the damper. The control module is in communication with the damper and configured to adjust a damping force of the damper based on an actual or predicted change in caster angle of the knuckle. The control module is configured to increase the damping force in a direction that resists a change in the caster angle.

Abstract: A joint member for coupling a chassis frame according to the present invention, which couples frames composing a chassis, includes a block-shaped main body and a first insertion groove into which one end portion of a first frame, which is a frame extending in a width direction of the chassis, is inserted and which is formed on one surface of the main body, and the plurality of first insertion grooves are formed in a longitudinal direction of the chassis so that a length of the chassis is changed according to a position at which the first frame is inserted.

Abstract: A traveling control system for a vehicle includes a first sprung structure acceleration sensor, a second sprung structure acceleration sensor, a third sprung structure acceleration sensor, a fourth sprung structure acceleration sensor, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to calculate a vertical acceleration, a roll acceleration, and a pitch acceleration at a gravity center position, calculate vertical accelerations of a sprung structure at positions of a front right wheel, a front left wheel, a rear right wheel, and a rear left wheel, and control traveling of the vehicle based on the vertical accelerations of the sprung structure at the positions of the front right wheel, the front left wheel, the rear right wheel, and the rear left wheel.

Abstract: Disclosed herein may be a side airbag apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. The side airbag apparatus may include: an outboard sheet part disposed on a side portion of a vehicle body; an inboard sheet part laminated to an interior side of the outboard sheet part and formed such that a first peripheral part located on an opposite side of a gas injecting part is longer than a second peripheral part located adjacent to the gas injecting part; a push chamber formed such that a folding length of the first peripheral part is longer than that of the second peripheral part; a folding seam part seaming a folded part of the first peripheral part; and a peripheral seam part seaming a peripheral part of the outboard sheet part, a peripheral part of the inboard sheet part, and the first peripheral part of the push chamber all together.

Abstract: A lever assembly includes a lever, a first lever member, and a second lever member. The first lever member has a first lever member first portion and a first lever member second portion. The first lever member first portion defines a first opening and a notch. The second lever member defines a tab that extends into the notch and a first post that extends into the first opening to connect the second lever member to the first lever member first portion.

Abstract: A suspension arrangement for a bogie beam for a vehicle includes a connector having an arrangement for pivotally connecting the connector to a vehicle main body for pivoting around a substantially horizontal bogie pivot axis. The suspension arrangement includes a resilient arrangement for connecting the connector and the bogie beam to each other.

Abstract: A restraint system includes a retractable steering wheel, an airbag inflatable from the steering wheel, two primary tethers, two secondary tethers, and a tether release engaged with both secondary tethers. The airbag when inflated includes a front panel adjacent the steering wheel and an impact panel opposite the front panel. The primary tethers extend from the front panel to the impact panel. The secondary tethers extend from the front panel to each primary tether.

Abstract: The present invention is a hybrid crossover between an automobile and a motorcycle that is able to take tight corners almost like a motorcycle but is driven and handled like an automobile by optionally leaning into turns with one wheel in the front and two wheels in the rear of the vehicle and passenger compartment having an accelerator and brake pedals and steered with a steering wheel and gears that can be selected via a toggle switch gear selector located in the vicinity of the steering or by a floor and/or dash mounted unit.

Abstract: A curtain airbag device that allows easy recognition and correction of twisting of an airbag during attaching. The curtain airbag device can be stored in a compact manner during transportation. The curtain airbag device including an airbag that is disposed along a roof side rail of a vehicle interior, and that can deploy so as to cover a window portion on a side face of the vehicle interior, the curtain airbag device further including a cover that covers the airbag, at least, in a part of the folded or rolled airbag in the longitudinal direction. The cover is formed of a pliable fabric material of polymer fibers, and maintains the shape of the rolled-up airbag through mutual fusion of at least a part of the polymer fibers. A high stiffness portion harder than other portions and formed during the fusion of the cover is provided in the cover extending in the longitudinal direction of the cover.