Abstract: In order to efficiently perform heating of a vehicle interior in a state in which the external temperature is low and heat generated by a heating element is not sufficient in an early stage of driving the vehicle, a heat pump system for a vehicle is provided. The heat pump system utilizes various heat sources in a general heating mode of the vehicle interior, and at the same time, maximizes the system performance by increasing flow of the refrigerant. The heat pump system may include: a compressor, a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) module; a heat-exchanger; a first expansion valve; a first connection line; a chiller; a second expansion valve; a second connection line; a third connection line; and a fourth connection line.

Abstract: A cover type touch switch structure includes: a seat housing embedded in a seat of a vehicle so as to be fastened to a seat frame; a switch housing disposed in the seat housing and including an outer surface which is coupled to the seat housing via a hook; a light-emitting unit which is disposed in the switch housing and stacked on the seat frame; and a knob unit which has a portion disposed in the switch housing and is stacked on the light-emitting unit.

Abstract: A hood-integrated vehicle body in which a hood, a bumper, and a fender are integrally formed into a single component so as to reduce the weight thereof is disclosed. The hood-integrated vehicle body includes a front vehicle body part, which is constructed such that a hood is integrally and rotatably connected to a front portion of the front vehicle body part and is openable at a rear side thereof, a lifting unit mounted to the front part of the vehicle so as to rotate the hood, and a locking unit, which is mounted to the front part of the vehicle so as to selectively engage the hood with the front part of the vehicle such that the engagement of the hood is released so as to allow the hood to be opened by means of the lifting unit upon manipulation for opening the hood.

Abstract: A system on chip and a mobile device are provided, the mobile device including a processor that receives raw image data, processes the raw image data into floating-point format image data, and output the floating-point format image data; a memory that stores therein the floating-point format image data; and a display processing unit that receives the floating-point format image data stored in the memory therefrom, and performs high dynamic range (HDR) processing on the floating-point format image data.

Abstract: A method of operating a washing machine appliance includes measuring a humidity value with the humidity sensor and comparing the measured humidity value to an expected humidity value. The method also includes flagging a fault in response to the measured humidity value differing from the expected humidity value by at least a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A junction passage control system based on a location of an OHT using a power line communication, includes: an OHT controller mounted on an OHT which moves along tracks; and a central controller that is installed in a junction section of the tracks and controls junction passing of a plurality of OHTs, wherein power lines are laid on the tracks in a zone from a start point of the junction section to an end point of the junction section, and the central controller and the OHT controller transmit and receive data for a junction passage control through power line communication to and from each other.

Abstract: A vehicle bumper and method therefor are provided. The vehicle bumper includes a panel part forming a part of a vehicle body of a vehicle, and a reinforcement part which is disposed on the panel part through a long fiber injection (LFI) process. The reinforcement part reinforces rigidity of the panel part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved vehicle bumper in which a plurality of panel units are connectable through one reinforcing part and a method of manufacturing the same. The vehicle bumper includes a panel unit including a first panel forming a main protection area and a second panel coupled to the first panel and forming an additional protection area at one side of the main protection area, and a reinforcing panel disposed on non-exposed surfaces of the first panel and the second panel and fixing the first panel and the second panel to each other.

Abstract: An external lighting apparatus delivers various messages through selective lighting by applying a lighting function to the exterior of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a light source module with a plurality of light sources and a light guide in which light emitted from the light sources is incident. The light guide reflects the incident light so that the light travels in different areas. The apparatus has a light cover composed of a plurality of transmission parts into which the light, travelling in different areas via the light guide, is incident. The light is emitted to different lighting areas through each transmission part to create a plurality of illumination images.

Abstract: An external lighting apparatus delivers various messages through selective lighting by applying a lighting function to the exterior of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a light source module with a plurality of light sources and a light guide in which light emitted from the light sources is incident. The light guide reflects the incident light so that the light travels in different areas. The apparatus has a light cover composed of a plurality of transmission parts into which the light, travelling in different areas via the light guide, is incident. The light is emitted to different lighting areas through each transmission part to create a plurality of illumination images.

Abstract: A hood-integrated vehicle body in which a hood, a bumper, and a fender are integrally formed into a single component so as to reduce the weight thereof is disclosed. The hood-integrated vehicle body includes a front vehicle body part, which is constructed such that a hood is integrally and rotatably connected to a front portion of the front vehicle body part and is openable at a rear side thereof, a lifting unit mounted to the front part of the vehicle so as to rotate the hood, and a locking unit, which is mounted to the front part of the vehicle so as to selectively engage the hood with the front part of the vehicle such that the engagement of the hood is released so as to allow the hood to be opened by means of the lifting unit upon manipulation for opening the hood.

Abstract: A front part assembly for a mobility device, a front-part-integrated assembly including the same, and a process of assembling the same are disclosed. The front part assembly includes a bumper, a fender, and a hood, which are integrally formed, wherein the bumper and the fender are connected to each other to define an internal space therebetween, and the hood is rotatably connected at a front end thereof to the bumper such that a rear end of the hood is rotated vertically to open and close the internal space. The front-part-integrated mobility device includes the front part assembly and a frame, which is coupled to the front part assembly and is coupled to a cowl and a rear fender. The method includes rotating the hood to open the internal space, coupling the front part assembly to the frame, and rotating the hood to close the internal space.

Abstract: An Electron Emission Device (EED) that can reduce background-brightness resulting from collisions between anodes and only a few electrons when data is not supplied to an electron emission display panel includes: an electron emission display panel including scan electrodes, data electrodes, and anodes, electrons colliding with the anode in accordance with a voltage difference between the scan electrodes and the data electrodes; a discharge current measuring unit adapted to measure a discharge current value of the electron emission display panel; a comparison unit adapted to output control signals proportional to a current difference between the measured discharge current value and an inputted reference value; a scan voltage control unit adapted to amplify an output voltage of sequentially outputted scanning signals to scan electrode lines of the electron emission display panel according to scan driving signals having a predetermined frequency, the scan voltage control unit operating in accordance with the cont

Abstract: Fuel cartridges for delivering fuel to a fuel consuming device, such as a fuel cell, are provided. Valves for use on cartridges or devices may include one or more internal seals that prevent fuel flow except when a valve is connected to a properly coupled corresponding valve and a seal between the two vales is established. Cartridge housings may include venting to maintain pressure equilibrium. A flexible or deformable fuel reservoir may be used with a pressurizing system that causes fuel to flow from a cartridge to a device independent of orientation.

Abstract: An Electron Emission Device (EED) that can reduce background-brightness resulting from collisions between anodes and only a few electrons when data is not supplied to an electron emission display panel includes: an electron emission display panel including scan electrodes, data electrodes, and anodes, electrons colliding with the anode in accordance with a voltage difference between the scan electrodes and the data electrodes; a discharge current measuring unit adapted to measure a discharge current value of the electron emission display panel; a comparison unit adapted to output control signals proportional to a current difference between the measured discharge current value and an inputted reference value; a scan voltage control unit adapted to amplify an output voltage of sequentially outputted scanning signals to scan electrode lines of the electron emission display panel according to scan driving signals having a predetermined frequency, the scan voltage control unit operating in accordance with the cont