Abstract: In an apparatus for adjustable counterbalance mechanism and a method for controlling the apparatus, the apparatus includes a reference surface, a link, an elastic member, a wire, an idle roller and a compensation torque. The link has a first end rotationally connected to the reference surface to form a rotational center, and a weight center of the link is spaced apart from the rotational center. The elastic member has a first end combined with the link. The wire has a first side combined with a second end of the elastic member, and a second side combined with the reference surface. The idle roller is combined with the link to support a portion between first and second ends of the wire. The compensation torque controller is equipped to the link, to control the position of the idle roller and an elastic force of the elastic member.

Abstract: A connector end piece of a control cable from a vehicle transmission to a ball joint of a part of a gearshift or of a part of the transmission, where the end piece is intended to go over the cable and includes a radial window able to receive, by engagement, a cover having an inner threaded portion, where the cover is movable from a disengaged position to an engaged position in which it engages with a threaded end portion of the cable and locks said cable in position. The end piece comprises an end annular portion, coaxial with the cable, and receiving a security ring, said security ring being movable from an unlocked position to a locked position in which the cover is in disengaged position, the ring holds the cover in the disengaged position and prevents the cover from moving into the engaged position; and when the cover is in engaged position, the ring holds the cover in the engaged position and prevents the cover from moving into the disengaged position.

Abstract: A control element for a vehicle is designed to change between a parking state and a driving state. In the parked state, the control element is designed to enable a driver to switch the vehicle from a parked state to a travel state. The control element also enables the vehicle driver to freely select a gear of the vehicle by changing from a parking state into a drive state.

Abstract: A steering wheel assembly includes a rim that is movably connected to a base for movement between driving and utility positions. A movement control mechanism is configured to selectively lock the rim in the driving position relative to the base structure. The motion control mechanism includes a detent that is configured to retain the rim structure in the utility position relative to the base structure, whereby a user can apply a force to the rim structure to overcome the detent and move the rim structure from the utility position to the driving position.

Abstract: A safety knob assembly for actuating a burner is provided.

Abstract: A pedal device for a vehicle includes a first link that is pivotally supported at one end and receives a pedaling force of a driver, a return spring that biases the first link toward a standard position, a second link supported so as to be pivotable in a direction opposite to that of the first link, and a third link transmitting force and displacement between the first and second links. The return spring has a first and second ends connected to the first and second links, respectively, A moment in which a tensile force of the return spring pivots the first link toward the standard position is greater than a moment in which the tensile force of the return spring pivots the first link away from the standard position via the first end.

Abstract: The present invention includes a cooling system for a gearbox, the cooling system comprising: a pressurized housing in fluid communication with the gearbox configured to circulate a pressurized lubricant; and one or more cooling fins about the pressurized housing, wherein heat from the pressurized lubricant within the pressurized housing is actively convected through the one or more cooling fins.

Abstract: A throttle pedal assembly may include: a base; a pedal movably mounted on the base; and an adjustment member extending at least between a first reference location of the throttle pedal assembly and an adjustment surface at an end of the adjustment member. The adjustment member may be adjustable to adjust an adjustment distance from the first reference location of the throttle pedal assembly to the adjustment surface. The throttle pedal assembly may be operable to indicate a throttle level according to relative positions of a second reference location of the throttle pedal assembly and a third reference location of the throttle pedal assembly. Adjusting the adjustment distance may cause an idle position of the pedal to move relative to base and maintains relative positions of the second and third reference locations when the pedal is in the idle position.

Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes a body having a passenger compartment and a pedal assembly disposed within the passenger compartment. The pedal assembly includes a brake pedal emulator housing and at least one pedal interface coupled to the housing. The vehicle also includes an actuator operably coupled to the brake pedal emulator housing. The actuator is configured to selectively move the housing and the pedal interface between a first position and a second position with respect to the passenger compartment. The vehicle further includes at least one controller in communication with the actuator. The controller is configured to, in response to satisfaction of a first operating condition, control the actuator to move the housing and the pedal interface to the first position, and, in response to satisfaction of a second operating condition, control the actuator to move the housing and the pedal interface to the second position.

Abstract: A cooking appliance capable of preventing a user's unintended rotation of a knob assembly includes: a main body including a control panel; a valve positioned inside the main body, and including a valve shaft being pushable and rotatable; and a knob assembly including an inner knob coupled with the valve shaft, and an outer knob being movable with respect to the inner knob in a first direction in which the outer knob approaches the inner knob, wherein, when the outer knob moves by a first push distance in the first direction, the valve shaft and the inner knob are prevented from rotating.

Abstract: A stove knob capable of automatically shutting down a stove in cooperation with heat includes a knob body, an adapter module and a steering joint. The adapter module and the steering joint are selected to be individually or mutually pivoted and then installed between the knob body and the ignition shaft of the stove, and the knob body can be installed to an automatic thermal shutdown machine to fit the use of various different stoves and achieve the effect of expanding the scope of use. The knob body, the adapter and the steering joint can pivotally combined by different orientations and pivotally connected to an ignition shaft of the stove in a predetermined direction, so that a rotary handle of the knob body can be aligned with the best direction and angle towards a user to provide smooth and convenient operations.

Abstract: An operation device includes a grip to be grasped by an operator, and a supporting portion supporting the grip and allowing the grip to be turned in an arbitrary turning direction. A rotation fulcrum of the grip is positioned inside the grip. In this manner, the present invention requires less hand operation and is configured to be stably operated even when a machine body is shaken.

Abstract: A rotatable folding bicycle stem includes a stem rotatably mounted on the standpipe with defining a stem rotating axis. An upper end of the stem terminates in a forwardly projecting O-shaped loop. A distance between the stem rotating axis to a center of the O-shaped loop is smaller than a distance between the standpipe rotating axis to the center of the O-shaped loop. A space between the handlebar and the frame could be reduced or became smaller by utilizing the present invention. The smaller folded size of the folding bicycle facilitates storage by users and is beneficial in that the bicycle may be stacked or compacted more tightly when loading in a cargo car of a container for delivery, thereby reducing a shipping cost for a single bike and increasing a loading quantity in single container.

Abstract: A pedal slider assembly that allows for a normal pedal affixed to a normal bicycle to slide laterally outwardly away from the bicycle frame and back inwardly towards the bicycle frame allowing the rider to find their bodies natural pedal placement as it travels through the rotational pedaling path based on their specific skeletal structure restrictions, (those being the width of an individual's hips, knees, and ankles) as those positions dictate the center line of the user and as those positions are directly affected by the pedal relationship to the center line of the bicycle frame, additionally there is a multitude of lateral movement length options for the rider to utilize to garner specific exercise benefits.

Abstract: A pedal slider assembly that allows for a normal pedal affixed to a normal bicycle to slide laterally outwardly away from the bicycle frame and back inwardly towards the bicycle frame allowing the rider to find their bodies natural pedal placement as it travels through the rotational pedaling path based on their specific skeletal structure restrictions, (those being the width of an individual's hips, knees, and ankles) as those positions dictate the center line of the user and as those positions are directly affected by the pedal relationship to the center line of the bicycle frame, additionally there is a multitude of lateral movement length options for the rider to utilize to garner specific exercise benefits.

Abstract: A pedal assembly, including an upper housing and a lower housing with an upper surface positioned below the upper housing. A receiving cavity is positioned in the lower housing, with at least a portion positioned below the upper surface in the pedal assembly vertical direction. A pedal arm having a pivot end and an opposite pedal pad, pivotally coupled to the upper housing at the pivot end. The pedal arm is movable between a stowed position and a use position, wherein in the stowed position, the pedal pad is positioned in the receiving cavity and below the upper surface in the pedal assembly vertical direction such that access to the pedal pad is prohibited. In the use position, the pedal pad is positioned above the receiving cavity and the upper surface in the pedal assembly vertical direction such that access to the pedal pad is permitted.

Abstract: A thumbstick user input device may include a shaft carried by a housing and having an upper end extending outwardly beyond the housing for manipulation by the user's thumb and a lower end within the housing. Sensors may be carried by the housing to sense shaft movement. A first contact member may be within the housing, and a spring may be between the first contact member and the shaft to urge the first contact member and the shaft apart. A motor may be carried at a bottom of the housing and may have a rotatable output extending upwardly therefrom. A second contact member may be coupled to the rotatable output and in contact with the first contact member to be selectively moveable upward or downward based upon motor rotation to set a spring compression and thereby set a return-to-center bias for the shaft while being manipulated by the user's thumb.

Abstract: A manual park release handle system equipped with a mechanism for preventing the unintentional deployment of the manual park release system has: a base having an opening therethrough and a handle pivotally connected to the base, configured to pivot between a disengaged position and an engaged position. The handle is connected to a cable coupled to a park gear release within the automatic transmission of the vehicle. A tether strap is attached to the handle. A housing cover is attached to the base and has an aperture overlapped with a lock piece cylinder. The tether strap passes through the lock piece cylinder and the aperture, and is attached to a twist lock piece. The twist lock piece is configured to pass through the housing cover aperture and engage the lock piece cylinder and to disengage the lock piece cylinder by rotating the twist lock piece within the lock piece cylinder.

Abstract: A dial type shift lever apparatus warns and limits a driver of mischievous manipulation of a rotation knob, preventing a mal-operation of gear shift and preventing a printed circuit board (PCB) circuit from being overloaded due to excessive manipulation of the rotation knob.

Abstract: A drive unit for providing drive from a robot arm to an instrument comprises a plurality of drive elements for engaging corresponding elements of the instrument, and a load cell structure. Each drive element is movable along a drive axis and the drive axes of each of the drive elements are substantially parallel to each other. The load cell structure includes a plurality of deflectable bodies coupled to the drive elements for sensing load on the drive elements parallel to their drive axes, and a frame. The frame includes an integral member supporting the deflectable bodies in such a way as to isolate each deflectable body from the load applied to the or each other deflectable body.