Abstract: A seat system for a vehicle having a plurality of seat spaced longitudinally of the vehicle in a row. A first seat of the plurality of seats having a passive passenger restraint for restraining a passenger occupying a second seat located behind the first seat and having an active passenger restraint comprising a seat belt system mounted on a movable frame mounted to a frame of the seat for restraining a passenger occupying the first seat.

Abstract: A folding baby's chair (1) is provided comprising a series of substantially rigid panels optionally covered with a suitable flexible woven or non-woven sheet material and interconnected by means of hinges (4, 6, 11, 14) between adjacent panels. The series of panels includes at least a seat panel (2), a backrest panel (3) and side panels (5). Selected panels (2, 12), are provided at free edges thereof with attachment flaps (12) having releasable fasteners (13, 16) cooperating with releasable fasteners provided on cooperating portions of cooperant panels such that the folding seat is held in an erected condition by virtue of inter-engagement of said fasteners. Preferably the fasteners are of the hook and loop type and the flaps (12) are formed as additional panels adapted to be at least partially, and optionally fully, superimposed over another panel (5) to which each is releasably attached in the erected condition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a a vehicular seat booster cushion (1) for a permanent vehicle seat (6) and being provided with a first sitting surface (2) for accommodating an occupant (7) and a first resting surface (12; 14) adapted to be positioned on said seat (6) in a first position of said booster cushion (1), said first sitting surface (2) extending generally along a plane which is at a first distance (d1) from said first resting surface (12; 14). The booster cushion (1) is also provided with a second sitting surface (3) for accommodating an occupant and a second resting surface (13; 15) adapted to be positioned on said seat (6) in a second position of said booster cushion (1), said second sitting surface (3) extending generally along a plane which is at a second distance (d2) from said second resting surface (13; 15), and wherein said first distance (d1) and said second distance (d2) are different, so as to be used by occupants (7) of different height.

Abstract: A seating arrangement, for a motor vehicle, with a lower upholstered seating part comprising a seating surface and a seating section with a top side which is arranged opposite an under-side. Said seating section can be guided in a displaceable manner by guiding means between a first position, wherein said seating section is lowered into the upholstered seating part and forms a section of the seating surface with the top side, and between a second position, wherein said section protrudes from the seating surface in relation to the upholstered seating part. The guiding elements are configured in such a way that when the seating section is lifted between both positions they enable a turning movement of approximately 180°, in addition to adjustment of said height so that in the raised second position, the seating section with the underside thereof is raised upwards away from the upholstered seating part.

Abstract: The seat assembly comprises a seat cushion (12) and a seat back (14). A recliner assembly (16) operatively interconnects the seat cushion and the seat back for selective locking and adjustment of the seat back between a plurality of reclined seating positions (B) and a stowed position (D). A stop (40) is pivotally mounted to the seat cushion for movement between first and second positions. The stop includes a hook (44) presented for engagement with the seat back when the stop is in the second position for maintaining the seat back in a tilted position (G) between the plurality of reclined seating positions (B) and the stowed position (D). When the stop (40) is in the first position, the seat back may be adjusted between the plurality of reclined seating positions (B.

Abstract: A seat assembly having a pivot mechanism connected to a seat back and a seat bottom. The pivot mechanism has a first axis of rotation and a second axis of rotation. The pivot mechanism includes a latch rotatable about the first axis of rotation between a latched position and an unlatched position. The seat back can pivot about the first axis of rotation between an upright position and a reclined position when the latch is in the latched position. The seat back can pivot about the second axis of rotation between the upright position and a folded position when the latch is in the unlatched position.

Abstract: An armrest assembly includes a lower part defining a lower chamber, and an upper part defining an upper chamber therein. An abutting member is disposed in the upper chamber. A cylinder-and-piston unit includes a cylinder extending into the upper chamber to abut against the abutting member, and a piston mounted securely in the lower chamber and telescopically extending into the cylinder. A locking member includes a spring-biased button projecting from the cylinder, extending through the abutting member and into the upper chamber, and pressible to move between a locked position, in which, the cylinder is locked by the locking member against axial movement relative to the piston, and an unlocked position, in which, the cylinder is axially movable relative to the piston.

Abstract: A seating means formed by a plurality of support units, each one with two kinds of separate chambers connected by free flow ducts; a main chamber filled with liquid, and empty and larger capacity secondary chamber(s). Each support unit corresponds to a specific contact area of the human body. Only main chambers come into contact with the body of the user, receiving the user's weight pushing through the free flow ducts, towards their respective secondary chambers, a volume of liquid equal to the volume displaced by the weight received and wherein an individual control of pressure and flotation is established due to the shape and position of secondary chambers and the density of the liquid contained. The support units are outfitted with independent filling and drainage valves as well as temperature control and leakage control devices.

Abstract: A method for producing a wheel pan includes cold-rolling a rectangular metal strip of a given uniform thickness by conical rolls into a semicircular ring, such that the thickness reduction on the outer edge of the curved strip is at least 20%, and the circumference of the semicircular ring thus produced extends 130-310°, preferably 180°; bending the semicircular ring into a complete circle to produce a conical hoop, welding the ends together; and shaping the hoop to form the bottom of the pan.

Abstract: A redundant architecture for a brake-by-wire system is provided.

Abstract: A pump drive motor control apparatus is applied to a motor for driving a hydraulic pump which supplies to a hydraulic circuit the brake fluid returned to a reservoir as a result of ABS control. When a motor inter-terminal voltage becomes equal to or less than a voltage threshold in a period during which a motor control signal is at a low level (supply of electricity to the motor is stopped), the control apparatus changes the motor control signal to a high level (resumes the supply of electricity) for a predetermined time, to thereby control the rotational speed of the motor. When the cause of the start of ABS control is not a demand for excessively abrupt braking, the voltage threshold is lowered to reduce the rotational speed of the motor during a predetermined period of time immediately after the start of ABS control.

Abstract: This master cylinder comprises a body (12) defining a primary pressure chamber (14) and a secondary pressure chamber (16), separated by an axially movable piston (22), the so-called secondary piston; means (28) for the hydraulic connection of the primary pressure chamber (14) with braking-force simulation means (30); and complementary moving and stationary means (32, 34) for the sealing of the hydraulic connection means (28). The moving and stationary sealing means (32, 34) are borne by the secondary piston (22) and the body (12) respectively. The secondary piston (22) is axially movable between a rest position, in which the complementary sealing means (32, 34) are spaced apart from each other, and a position in which said complementary sealing means (32, 34) are cooperating with each other.

Abstract: The master cylinder comprises a body (12) defining a primary pressure chamber (14) and a secondary pressure chamber (16), separated by a secondary piston (20); means (24) for the hydraulic connection of the primary pressure chamber (14) with braking-force simulation means (26); moving and stationary means (28, 30) for the sealing of the hydraulic connection means (24) and borne by the secondary piston (20) and the body (12) respectively. The piston (20) is axially movable between a rest position, in which the moving and stationary sealing means (28, 30) are spaced apart from each other, and a position in which said moving and stationary sealing means (28, 30) are cooperating with each other. A moving stop (34) and a stationary stop (32), borne by the secondary piston (20) and the body (12) respectively, cooperate with each other so as to define, the rest position of the secondary piston (20).

Abstract: A hydraulic brake device includes a hydraulic pressure supply passage for reducing the output hydraulic pressure by a first proportional solenoid valve and supplying it to a hydraulic passage leading from a pressure adjusting valve to the wheel cylinders, a second proportional solenoid valve disposed between the hydraulic pressure supply passage and the pressure adjusting valve for reducing the hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic pressure supply passage, and a check valve parallel to the second proportional solenoid valve. Hydraulic pressure control during automatic brake control is carried out by the first and second proportional solenoid valves.

Abstract: An electromagnetic valve unit comprises a yoke of magnetic metal. The yoke includes upper and lower walls that are integrally connected by side walls. A slit is provided by the upper wall of the yoke. The slit extends along a longitudinal axis of the yoke between axially opposed ends of the yoke. A plurality of electromagnetic valves are abreast installed in the yoke in such a manner that the yoke constitutes outside magnetic paths of solenoid coils of the valves. Each of the solenoid coils has terminal members projected outward from the yoke through the slit.

Abstract: A motion control device 10 for a vehicle exerts braking force only on the rear wheel at the inner side of the turning direction for generating a yawing moment on the vehicle only in the turning direction of the vehicle when an absolute value of an actual lateral acceleration Gy is not more than a value Gyth, i.e., when there is a small possibility of the occurrence of an excessive roll angle on the vehicle body, in case where the turning state of the vehicle is the understeer state. On the other hand, it exerts braking force not only on the rear wheel at the inner side of the turning direction, but also on the front and rear wheels at the outer side of the turning direction for generating a yawing moment in the direction opposite to the turning direction too, when the absolute value of the actual lateral acceleration Gy exceeds the value Gyth, i.e.

Abstract: For a motor vehicle, a brake system, an antilock electro-hydraulic hybrid brake system, and a method of braking. The brake system includes at least one first wheel assembly including a non-antilock brake apparatus with a first actuator, and at least one wheel assembly including an antilock brake apparatus with a second actuator. A received brake signal activates at least one of the first and second actuators to provide a braking force for the vehicle. A front wheel set may include the first wheel assembly with the first actuator being hydraulic. A rear wheel set may include the second wheel assembly with the second actuator being electric. The method includes receiving a brake signal, applying a non-antilock brake force to at least one wheel assembly based on the received brake signal, and applying an antilock brake force to at least one wheel assembly based on the received brake signal.

Abstract: A vehicle regenerative braking apparatus of simple structure is provided, which prevents adverse effects on a battery while handling excess power appropriately. In a vehicle regenerative braking, when excess power which exceeds a preferable charge amount of a battery has been generated as a result of regeneration, the excess power is consumed by increased power consumption of a plurality of electrical loads selected from among several electrical loads.

Abstract: The present invention provides a track-shoe of an amphibious caterpillar vehicle and more particularly, a track-shoe of an amphibious caterpillar vehicle with mobility on land and water, which comprises a space inside the track-shoe for conferring buoyancy to the track-shoe while simultaneously forming an arc-shaped groove for pushing out water at the frontal side of the track-shoe.

Abstract: A child safety system is provided for motor vehicles in which the driver side door switch is electrically connected to the vehicle battery to activate the vehicle interior lighting system when the door is opened. In accordance with the present invention, a child safety seat is provided with an electrical circuit including a pressure sensitive switch with an alarm and a circuit with a connector for connection to the door switch circuit. The electrical circuit of the child safety seat is activated by the weight of a child on the pressure sensitive switch when the child is placed in the child safety seat. When the child safety seat is plugged into the vehicle driver side door circuit the alarm will be activated when the driver side door is opened with a child present in the safety seat.

Abstract: A vehicle electrical system includes at least one battery, at least one fan and a device for detecting a critical state in the vehicle electrical system. The fan is activated when a critical state of the vehicle electrical system is detected. In this context, use is made of the fan's ability to store mechanical energy in the form of inertias. The fan operates in a regenerative manner and electrically feeds the mechanically stored energy back into the on-board electrical system.

Abstract: A system for driving an electric actuator unit with a polarity-dependent actuation direction contains a driving unit with a voltage input, at least one polarity control input and two voltage outputs whose polarity depends on the polarity control signal at the polarity control input, and a control input. The actuator unit is operated in at least one of the drive directions only if a corresponding polarity control signal is present and the control input is additionally supplied with a predefined control signal.

Abstract: In the device a controllable switch is built into the control device which enables the start authorization and by means of which the supply voltage with which this controllable switch is supplied can be switched off. To check a start authorization a diagnosis can be undertaken which is realized with known resistance elements in the voltage supply line between identification device holder and control device. This allows the voltage drops across the elements to be compared with the corresponding required values. Simple short circuiting of the starter or the ignition is thus no longer possible since this would be detected by the control device as a result of the changes in voltage drop. In addition a fault in the supply voltage or the feed lines can be definitively detected.

Abstract: Unit-specific identification data (IDA, IDB) of a transmission electronic control unit (5) and an engine electronic control unit (4) are stored in memories (5A, 4A), and engine start data (DES) required for starting an engine (2) are stored in the memory (4A) of the transmission electronic control unit (5). At the time of engine starting, the validity of the combination of the transmission electronic control unit (5) and the engine electronic control unit (4) is checked in the transmission electronic control unit (5) based on the identification data (IDA, IDB), and the engine start data (DES) are sent from the transmission electronic control unit (5) to the engine electronic control unit (4) in response to a request from the engine electronic control unit (4) only when validity is confirmed.

Abstract: A power supply load balancing apparatus comprises a voltage converter capable of accepting a plurality of supply voltages and converting a selected supply voltage selected from among the plurality of supply voltages to an output voltage, and a controlled rate switch. The controlled rate switch is coupled to the voltage converter and capable of selecting from among the plurality of supply voltages. The controlled rate switch applies switching among the plurality of supply voltages at different rates to unambiguously apply the selected supply voltage to the voltage converter.

Abstract: An electronic device has digital circuitry partitioned into digital circuit blocks, which are connected in series across a power supply, thereby sharing the available supply voltage between them. The device may be a battery-powered wireless communications device, including analog and digital circuitry, wherein the device includes a power supply, which provides a supply voltage which is supplied to the analog circuitry, and wherein the digital circuitry is separated into at least two blocks, which are connected in series across the power supply voltage.

Abstract: A stator lamination packet for an electrical machine is proposed which comprises individual stacked striplike laminations (10). This stator lamination packet (29) has one side (E) provided with teeth (15) and slots (16), which in at least one slot base (22) has at least one weld seam (24) for fixing the stacked laminations (10).

Abstract: A striplike lamination (10) for a stator of an electrical machine is proposed, in which the striplike lamination has an end contour (19) on each strip end (18). The end contours (19) are embodied such that a difference in length at the lamination (10) resulting from bending can be compensated for.

Abstract: A linear motor and a linear compressor including said motor. The linear motor comprises a set of inner laminations (90), forming the stator, mounted around the outer circumference of a fixed member (60), and a set of outer laminations (30) mounted spaced from the inner laminations (90). An actuator (85) is connected to a movable member (80) and carries a magnet member (86) in the space defined between the inner laminations (90) and the outer laminations (30). The upper ends of the inner laminations (90) and outer laminations (30) are connected by a connecting element (100) made of a non-magnetic material, in order to stabilize the laminations and serve as a suspension mounting for the set of outer laminations (30). Application of electric current to a coil (95) causes the actuator (85) to move and carry the movable member (80) with it.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electromagnetic drive motor assembly (EDMA) that has an inner flux return assembly formed from an upper pole piece and a lower pole piece oppositely disposed relative to each other along the center of the EDMA. An annularly positioned conductive ring (or flux stabilization ring) encircles the inner flux return assembly, concentrically in contact with the outside of the inner flux return assembly. Along the exterior side of the flux return pieces, is a magnet that is between a top plate and a bottom plate. Each plate contacts with the magnet to form a magnetically conductive system. A magnetic gap is formed in between the inner flux return assembly and the top and bottom plates. Disposed within the magnetic gap is a dual coil wound around a cylinder. The dual coil includes a first coil portion and a second coil portion. To minimize the modulation, the top and bottom plates may be saturated and plate tips may be provided near the magnetic gap.

Abstract: A magnet assembly includes a back iron and an array of magnets. The back iron is in the form of a plate having opposed surfaces. The magnets are arranged along one of the surfaces, with the other surface being dimensioned and configured according to the magnetic field distribution associated with the magnets. The back iron geometry provides for reduced mass, reduced leakage flux, and high flux densities to improve performance of a linear motor that employs such a magnet assembly.

Abstract: [Object]To offer an alternator for motor vehicle that can effectively cool down the rectifier, taking into account the cooling air flow, and accordingly produce higher output.

Abstract: The present invention provides a motor with a brake in which, after an initial stage, a voltage applied to the brake is reduced to thereby restrain heat generation in the brake. In the motor with a brake, after signal drive, a voltage of a drive signal supplied to an electromagnetic drive portion of the brake is reduced, whereby heat generation in the brake during motor rotation is restrained, which makes it possible to increase a load to be applied to the motor.

Abstract: A lubricating oil scattering prevention arrangement provided near a bearing whereby the outward scattering of lubricating oil that leaked from between a stator and rotor due to tilting, impact or the like is prevented. A plate-shaped rotor case 30 is provided with a descending portion 31, a step portion 32 and an outer peripheral portion 33. A magnet 4 is provided on the inner side of the outer peripheral portion 33 and a lubricating oil absorption member is provided between the magnet 4 and the step portion 32. Because an outer peripheral portion of the lubricating oil absorption member is compressed by the magnet 4 upper surface portion and the step portion 32 and thus attached, the lubricating oil absorption member absorbs lubricating oil leaked from the bearing part and the compressed portion prevents the lubricating oil from leaking outwardly.

Abstract: An axial tube assembly of a motor includes an axial tube around which a stator assembly is mounted, an engaging member, and a sleeve in which a bearing is mounted. The engaging member includes a base and a plurality of resilient legs projecting from the base. Each resilient leg has a hook on a distal end thereof. The base of the engaging member is engaged with and thus seals a bottom end of an axial hole of the axial tube. The sleeve is mounted in the engaging member and has a base portion. The hook of each resilient leg is pressed outward to thereby retain the stator assembly in place when the sleeve and the engaging member are received in the axial tube, with the resilient legs of the engaging member together holding the sleeve to thereby allow tight engagement between the sleeve and the bearing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel dual-rotor, radial-flux, toroidally-wound, permanent-magnet machine. The present invention improves electrical machine torque density and efficiency. At least one concentric surface-mounted permanent magnet dual-rotor is located inside and outside of a torus-shaped stator with back-to-back windings, respectively. The machine substantially improves machine efficiency by reducing the end windings and boosts the torque density by at least doubling the air gap and optimizing the machine aspect ratio.

Abstract: A single phase synchronous AC motor includes a laminated iron stator (1) carrying a single phase winding (3, 4) and a permanent magnet rotor (2) located within a stator bore (5). The stator bore is elongate in shape and is generally symmetrical about a minor axis (13) and a major axis (14). A permanent magnet reluctance torque smoothes out the twice electrical frequency torque pulsation due to the single phase winding. Substantially constant torque is obtained at all rotor positions when rated load torque is applied. The motor may be designed such that constant torque is achieved for any rate value of load torque corresponding to a factional value of the permanent magnet reluctance torque. The motor may be designed to obtain a useful ratio of pullout to rated torque for operation from a mains AC supply.

Abstract: Methods and systems for generating electricity using a stationary superconducting field coil and a stator winding are provided. The method includes creating a magnetic field with the field coil, and rotating a homopolar rotor within the magnetic field such that a rotating magnetic field is created in the stationary stator winding by an interaction of a rotating permeance wave produced by the rotating rotor and the magnetic field produced by the stationary field coil. The apparatus includes a stator core that includes a plurality of axial grooves, and a plurality of stator windings positioned within the grooves, a rotor including at least one set of salient pole pieces coupled to a shaft, each of the set of pole pieces for generating a rotating magnetic field, and a superconducting field coil circumscribing the shaft for generating a magnetic field in each set of pole pieces.

Abstract: The invention includes an electric machine having a rotor, stator and at least one winding in the stator adapted to conduct a current, and a secondary winding, electrically isolated from the first winding and inductively coupled to the first winding, which may be used to control at least one of the output voltage and current of the first winding.

Abstract: The invention includes an electric machine having a rotor, stator and at least one winding in the stator adapted to conduct a current, and a secondary winding, electrically isolated from the first winding and inductively coupled to the first winding, which may be used to control at least one of the output voltage and current of the first winding.

Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator which carries permanent magnets, and a rotor which carries electromagnets. A particular arrangement of connecting up the windings of the electromagnets to the distributing collector and the selection of the ratio of stator magnets to rotor electromagnets enable higher torque to be achieved. The main field of application is in motor-wheels of vehicles.

Abstract: The commutator has a cylindrical collector (1), disposed on a motor armature shaft, and electrical-contact means (4, 5), which during one rotation of the collector (1) touch at least two each of a plurality of commutator laminations (3) that are present on the collector (1) and thereby establish an electrical connection between the applicable commutator laminations and external current connections (21, 22).

Abstract: The brush holder device includes a holder base, metal brush holders and metal terminal plate elements. Each brush holder slidably receives a corresponding brush. Each brush holder includes securing claws, which are secured to the holder base by staking. Each securing claw includes a retorted portion, which is retorted toward a rear surface of the holder base beyond a top of a corresponding staking projection that projects from the rear surface of the holder base. Each metal terminal plate element also includes securing claws, each of which is similar to that of the brush holder.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronically commutated electric motor having a multi-pole magnetized permanent magnet, a plurality of flux guide units each of which features at least one flux collector section and one flux concentrator section, whereby each flux guide unit picks up a radial magnetic flux from the permanent magnet and redirects it into a transversal magnetic flux, and having a plurality of coils each of which is allocated to a flux guide unit and is arranged axially parallel to the permanent magnet.

Abstract: A rotor body assembly includes a rotor and a containment shell surrounding the rotor, the containment shell having an external peripheral surface provided with a plurality of surface deformations.

Abstract: A motor (1) has a stator (2) and a rotor (10) mounted for rotation in the stator. A commutating salient pole (11) of the stator as a winding (7), and a field-producing salient pole (12) has a winding (8). The rotor has at least two salient poles (10a,b). An outer back-iron (13) magnetically joins bases of said stator poles. An inner back-iron (14) extends from the field pole around the rotor to such an extent that a substantial amount of the magnetic field in the rotor between its poles is short-circuited by the inner back-iron, at least for a part of its rotation. An electrical circuit powers the windings to drivingly rotate the rotor.

Abstract: Electromechanical systems utilizing suspended conducting nanometer-scale beams are provided and may be used in applications, such as, motors, generators, pumps, fans, compressors, propulsion systems, transmitters, receivers, heat engines, heat pumps, magnetic field sensors, kinetic energy storage devices and accelerometers. Such nanometer-scale beams may be provided as, for example, single molecules, single crystal filaments, or nanotubes. When suspended by both ends, these nanometer-scale beams may be caused to rotate about their line of suspension, similar to the motion of a jumprope (or a rotating whip), via electromagnetic or electrostatic forces.

Abstract: A SAW device has a weighted IDT (inter-digital transducer) which is divided along its length into two or more sections with different relative weights of the weighting function, the IDT sections being coupled to a gain arrangement having different relative gains to compensate for the different relative weights of the IDT sections. The IDT can be amplitude weighted with an apodization pattern having lobes corresponding to the IDT sections, each section having a relative weight so that its maximum finger overlap corresponds to the aperture of the SAW device.

Abstract: A matrix type ultrasonic probe is disclosed, which has a backing material, and a plurality of piezoelectric elements having upper and lower face electrodes, respectively, and arrayed in two-dimensional directions on the backing material. The ultrasonic probe further has first mounts provided for every piezoelectric element and fixedly secured to the backing material, signal lines provided for every piezoelectric element and embedded in the backing material to be exposed on the surface of the respective first mounts, and second mounts provided for every piezoelectric element to be fixedly secured to the lower face of the piezoelectric element and formed therein with through-holes. The first and second mounts are fixedly secured to one another by means of conductive adhesive, and the signal lines and the lower face electrodes are electrically connected to one another by means of the conductive adhesive.

Abstract: A folding chair for a cupboard, whereby the folding cover (8) can be displaced between an opened position and a closed position.