Abstract: A pedestal console for a motor vehicle includes a housing stationarily mounted within the vehicle beneath and transverse to a bench seat of the vehicle. The console includes an air duct defined by structural features extending the length of the console. This allows air from a forward ventilation system to be provided, through the air duct, to an aft portion of the vehicle. The structural features extend between the bottom surface and the top surface of the console and are dimensioned to allow the console to accept passenger floor loads. To reduce cost and parts count, the entire console is formed of a one piece construction. Finally, an interior opening may be provided to route wiring of the vehicle's electrical system to the aft portion of the vehicle.

Abstract: A pivotally actuated glove box mounted within a vehicle dashboard and exhibiting reinforcing support proximate a mounting location of an exterior handle mechanism. A volume-holding bin includes an inner panel secured to locations associated with the bin. Projecting portions defined upon an opposite surface of the inner panel align with selected inwardly directed support ribs associated with an outer panel and which is vibrational welded with said inner panel along contact locations established between said panels. The placement of the projecting portions coincides with the contact locations associated those inwardly directed support ribs of the outer panel which are proximate the location of a handle mechanism secured to an exposed face of the outer panel and which, upon actuating the handle mechanism, prevent damage to the inwardly contacting edges of the outer panel structural rib supports.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle, said motor vehicle comprising a soft fabric arranged in a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle for emitting an output signal depending on pressure exerted on the soft fabric, wherein at least one electrical property of the soft fabric can be changed as a function of the pressure exerted on the soft fabric, and wherein the motor vehicle comprises a control unit for evaluating the output signal for the purpose of a text recognition.

Abstract: A driving posture adjusting device comprises a slide rail (39) disposed in a forwardly raising posture on a floor portion of a vehicle body; a seat slider (44) disposed in a lower front portion of a seat cushion (35) of a driver seat and slidably supported along the slide rail (39); a seat driving mechanism (40) for moving the driver seat in forward and backward directions by driving the seat slider (44); a guide plate (51) formed with a guide groove (53) of a predetermined path and fixed on the vehicle body; and a guide member (52) provided in a rear portion of the seat cushion (35), the guide member including a guided portion (52) supported along the guide groove (53), where a rear end portion of the seat cushion is raised by sliding the guided portion along the guide groove of the guide plate in response to an operation of moving the driver seat toward a front side of the vehicle body by driving the seat slider by the seat driving mechanism.

Abstract: A container apparatus of a vehicle which may include (a) a fixed member, (b) a movable member movable relative to the fixed member, (c) a slider having a longitudinal direction and provided to a first member, which is one of the fixed member and the movable member, so as to be slidable relative to the first member, (d) a slider biasing member biasing the slider in one direction in the longitudinal direction of the slider, (e) a lock device having a hook engaging portion and a hook engageable with the hook engaging portion, one of the hook engaging portion and the hook being provided in the slider and the other of the hook engaging portion and the hook being provided in a second member which is the other of the fixed member and the movable member, and (f) a knob device provided to the first member and including a push-type knob which pulls the slider in a direction opposite the one direction in which the slider biasing member biases the slider.

Abstract: Storage matrixes associated with storage and retrieval systems and methods are provided to automate the process of handling a mixed inventory of palletized and containerized items. In one embodiment, the storage matrix comprises a storage matrix comprising a plurality of stationary cell modules and a plurality of carriers. The outer row cell modules comprise a plurality of motors configured to move the respective carrier bi-directionally within the storage matrix and is also configured to stabilize the respective carrier when the carrier is moving or at a stationary position. The inner row cell modules comprise at least one motor configured to move the respective carriers uni-directionally within the storage matrix and also comprises at least one ferrous metal plate configured to stabilize the respective carrier when the carrier is moving or at a stationary position.

Abstract: A tonneau system for a cargo box of a vehicle having a support frame connectable to the cargo box. A cover spans the support frame and is positionable between a tensioned position and an untensioned position. A pivot block is mounted to the support frame, while the cover is coupled to a front bracket member. The front bracket member carries the cover and pivotally engages the pivot block such that the front bracket member rotates between a raised position and a lowered position. The front bracket member can be automatically locked in the lowered position. The front bracket member can also be unlocked and rotated to a raised position. In the raised position, bracket member may be removed from the support frame and positioned to provide temporary access to the cargo box without unsecuring the remaining portions of the tonneau cover. A bow member couples the cover along a cross vehicle direction. The bow member or other member can operate to tension the cover in the cross vehicle direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a convertible (1) comprising a movable roof (2) that is provided with a flexible cover (4), at least in the rear area (6) thereof. The rear zone of said flexible cover (4) is retained on a stretching hoop (8) which can be displaced upward from a stretching position forming the closed roof (2). At least one flexible stretching device (13) is assigned to the cover (4) in lower edge areas that are located in front of the stretching loop (8) relative to the direction of travel (F), said flexible stretching device (13) applying a tensioning force to said edge areas when the roof (2) is closed.

Abstract: A motorcycle having an external appearance rich in change without increased cost. A front-side side cover has first edge parts adjoining a body frame. Portions of the first edge parts are in approximately the same position in a vehicle width direction as outermost faces of an outer surface of the body frame adjoined to outermost faces of outer surfaces of the portions. The remaining portion of the first edge parts is inside the outermost face of the outer surface of the body frame adjoined to the outermost face of an outer surface of the remaining portion.

Abstract: This invention is a loading ramp system which allows for the transport of small vehicles into and out of pick-up truck beds. This system included twin ladder ramps which can be opened out or folded up and in either position angled from the truck bed or deck lid to the ground. When folded, these ramps can be telescoped into a flat, unobtrusive storage container, which in turn is fixed to the bottom of the truck bed. Two angle irons attached to the truck fit the outer part of the ramps when unfolded and in combination with the attachments of the ramp to the storage rack prevent the ramps from dislodging from the truck bed or deck lid when in use.

Abstract: A molded vehicle cab roof system housing an HVAC unit and having integral ducts for directing air flow from the interior or exterior of the cab, through the HVAC unit and returning conditioned air to the cab interior and the forward windscreen. The roof system comprises first and second molded panels that are fused together to form an integrated assembly.

Abstract: An access panel for a golf car that can comprise a first planar portion; a second planar portion integral with and orientated at an angle relative to the first planar portion; a first retention detail extending from the first planar portion; a second retention detail extending from the second planar portion; and an aperture extending through the first planar portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle (1), especially a cabriolet vehicle, provided with a body with which the following are associated: at least one pair (3;6) of struts (4, 5; 7,8), at least one vibration-selective recording unit for detecting longitudinal stresses occurring on the struts (4, 5; 7, 8) during the operation of the vehicle, and at least one actuator (14) for triggering a force that counteracts a longitudinal stress. The inventive motor vehicle is embodied in such a way that at least two struts (4, 5 or 7, 8) are connected by means of a holding device (10) which is fixed in such a way that it can move in relation to the body, and a common actuator (14) for acting simultaneously on symmetrical struts (4, 5 or 7, 8) is associated with said holding device.

Abstract: Internal sunshade for transparent roofs of automobiles consisting of a cover (1) sized to cover internally the transparent segment of the roof, mounted and displaceable between two longitudinal rails (2) that run along the sides of the vehicle's roof. The cover comprises at least one panel (3) that is attached to crossbars (5, 6, 7) provided on their ends with sliders that can be coupled in the rails (2). The anterior crossbar (5) carries folding visors and a central mechanism (10) for controlling the displacement of the cover (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a cabriolet vehicle (1), with a roof (2), comprising a flexible cover (3), at least in the rear part thereof, whereby the cover (3) may be held in tension against the chassis (7), by means of a tension stay (11) and the tension stay (11) rests on one or several supports (15) in the open position, embodied such that the support(s) (15) are fixed on one or more bracket(s) (14), connected to a roof frame (5), attached below the cover (3), before assembly thereof on the chassis (7).

Abstract: A center armrest for rear seat backs of cars that comprises an armrest upper part and an armrest lower part that are joined together by means of a hinge located at an end face of the armrest. Within a hollow central portion of the armrest, a control mechanism is provided by which the thickness of the armrest is automatically adjusted when the armrest is swiveled down from an out-of-use position where it functions as part of the seat back into the armrest position.

Abstract: A child support device including adjustable features is disclosed. The support device may be a high chair including an adjustable foot support and/or tray portion. The child support device may include a base, a frame attached to the base, and a seat attached to the frame. The seat may include a primary restraint such as a crotch post. The footrest may be telescopically connected to the primary restraint such that its position relative to the seat may be altered. The tray, moreover, may include a secondary restraint that cooperates with the primary restraint to provide an additional safety feature. The tray and the secondary restraint may be repositioned with respect to the primary restraint to accommodate children of various sizes.

Abstract: A portable folding tray and carrying case, wherein the folding tray may be supported from the upright back portion of a first seat and the carrying case can form seat cushions for a second seat located behind the first seat. The folding tray includes a back panel hinged to a tray panel so that they can be pivoted between a tray-open configuration in which the tray panel is horizontal so as to be suitable for supporting various articles, including food and drink. In a tray-closed configuration, in which the back and tray portions are pivoted next to each other, the tray is easy to transport between the cushions of the carrying case. The two cushioned panels of the carrying case are pivotally connected to one another and in an open configuration the panels are adapted to be placed on the second seat as a cushion.

Abstract: A easy-to-clean folding tray table that is supported from arms running up over the backs of seats in front of the user. The invention hangs on the front seat back in front of the rear user. The trays are lowered to support a variety of items or raised and stored away for later use. The tray angle an tray height adjustments place the tray in the optimum place for each user.

Abstract: A storage console for an automotive vehicle includes a rear wall which is hingedly attached to the console's base unit, for rotation about an axis generally transverse to the vehicle. An armrest is attached to the rear wall and is preferably articulated to the rear wall, so as to effect a double-articulation sufficient to permit the armrest to be rotated into a horizontal position, which allows passengers seated in the rear seats of the vehicle to use features incorporated into the interior surface of the armrest.

Abstract: A seat includes a back part frame which is elastically deformable in a direction such that right and left side part frames are brought closer to, or moved away from, each other, and a tensile structural element which is stretched between the right and left side part frames so as to configure a backrest. Further, a headrest is provided at an upper part of the back part frame. In addition, the tensile structural element is stretched over the back part frame so as to configure a backrest, and is configured such that the back part frame is deformed so that the headrest is moved forward due to a tensile force resulting from a load imparted on the backrest.

Abstract: A seat belt buckle positioning system for use with a child booster seat having a seat belt buckle holder that can grasp or envelope a vehicle seat belt buckle, and a seat belt buckle holder positioner to which the seat belt buckle holder can attach and be positioned at the side of the child booster seat.

Abstract: A rocker mechanism for a rocker recliner chair having a seat, a back, a pair of armrests, and a recliner mechanism. The rocker mechanism includes a support portion and a pair of rocker cams. The support portion includes a pair of side rails with a cross plate interconnecting the side rails and extending between the sides of the chair. The rocker cams include a cam portion and a sidewall. The cam portion rests upon an upper surface of the side rails. The sidewall projects upwardly from the rocker cam. A second cross plate interconnects the sidewalls of the rocker cams. The cross plates contain a number of tabs formed therein. The tabs on the first and second cross plates are used to mount a pair of spring sets there between.

Abstract: An infant glider device is disclosed. The glider includes a base, a carriage that moves in an oscillatory motion along a predetermined path with respect to the base, and seat connected to the carriage. The seat is rotationally repositionable about an axis generally perpendicular to the carriage, and is adapted to be reoriented from a first seat facing position to a second seat facing position, and vice versa.

Abstract: A gear stage (14) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, has a driving shaft (16) and a driven shaft (18). The gear stage (14) reduces the rotational speed of the driving shaft (16) to a lower rotational speed of the driven shaft (18). The gear stage (14) comprises at least one row (24) of transmission balls upon which tangentially lie at least one, and in particular two driving surfaces (22) of the driving shaft (16), at least one driven surface (26) of the driven shaft (18) and at least one housing surface (28) of a housing (32).

Abstract: An elastic assembly of a chair cushion comprises a hollowed frame, a plate body located within the hollowed frame and a plurality of elastic connecting strips connected between the frame and the plate body. One end of each elastic connecting strip is connected to the plate body and another end of the elastic connecting strip is connected to the frame. The elastic connecting strip is folded as several folds. Each bending portion of each elastic connecting strip is formed as a cambered arc without any sharp angle. The frame, plate body and plurality of elastic connecting strips are integrally formed as an elastic assembly is then assembled to a chair.

Abstract: A utility vehicle seat assembly includes a seat cushion subassembly having a plastic base that includes a substantially flat or smooth perimeter portion on an underside of the plastic base. The substantially flat perimeter is suitable for accepting fasteners. The seat cushion subassembly additionally includes, a foam cushion that is positioned on a top surface of the plastic base and a seat cushion covering that is positioned over the foam cushion. The seat cushion covering is wrapped around a circumferential edge of the plastic base and fastened to the substantially flat perimeter portion of the underside of the plastic base using a plurality of fasteners. A fastener cover is positioned over the fasteners and connected to the underside of the plastic base to conceal the fasteners and the fastened portion of the seat cushion covering.

Abstract: A seat belt buckle extender and method enhances convenience and decreases problems associated with using safety restraints with child booster seats. The seat belt buckle extender has a seat belt latch plate on one end and a seat belt buckle on an opposite end. The extender has an additional lengthening segment to improve the position of the buckle relative to the child booster seat.

Abstract: A seat belt device for stabilizing and positioning a flexible vehicle seat belt buckle having a substantially rigid support structure configured for combining with a vehicle seat belt buckle to convert a movable, flexible vehicle seat belt buckle to a substantially stationary seat belt buckle for facilitating engagement of a seat belt latch. The support structure includes splinting configurations and wedging configurations.

Abstract: A rotatable cutting tool with a shank for locating the rotatable cutting tool on a work face, a body and a hard tip wherein said body is of a generally tapered shape and has at least one flight wherein said at least one flight extends longitudinally and at least partially around the body whereby movement of the rotatable cutting tool through a substrate urges the tool to rotate.

Abstract: A bicycle rim is provided with an annular metallic rim member and at least one reinforcing resin material. The annular metallic rim member includes an annular tire attachment portion adapted to have a tire mounted thereon, a first annular side wall portion, a second annular side wall portion and an inner annular wall portion connecting the first and second annular side wall portions with a plurality of spoke attachment openings formed in the inner annular wall portion. The at least one reinforcing resin material is attached to the annular metallic rim member such that the reinforcing resin material continuously extends from the first annular side wall portion across the inner annular wall portion to the second annular side wall portions to overlie exterior surface areas of the first and second annular side wall portions and exterior surface areas of the inner annular wall portion around the spoke attachment openings.

Abstract: In a wheel rim including fiber reinforced composite material and preferably having lateral rim sidewalls that may include rings.

Abstract: Wheel hub having a central tubular portion and a pair of side caps, whose diameter is larger than the said central portion is provided. The hub comprises a monolith body made of fiber-reinforced plastic material.

Abstract: A hydraulic arrangement for braking a trailer comprises a brake line connected between a brake system of a trailer and a trailer brake valve. The trailer brake valve is activated via a first control-pressure line which extends between the brake line and the trailer brake valve and via a second control-pressure line which extends between the trailer brake valve and a control-pressure source and acts in opposition to the pressure imposed on the trailer brake valve by the first control-pressure line. An adjustable pressure-reducing means for controlling the control pressure in the second control-pressure line is arranged in the second control-pressure line. It is proposed to design the control-pressure source as part of a hydraulic control of a brake system of a traction vehicle drawing the trailer and to force the pressure-reducing means mechanically into an open basic position by means of an adjustable prestressing force.

Abstract: In a brake system for a railway vehicle, actuation of the respective inlet, (4,6), exhaust (5,7) and a link valve (9) is controlled by an electronic control unit (20). The electronic control unit (20) has a counter for counting the number of valve operations performed by each respective inlet (4,6) and exhaust (5,7) valve, wherein the electronic control unit (20), in use, determines which of the respective inlet (4,6) and exhaust (5,7) valves are to be actuated to brake the railway vehicle. The determination is made at least in part in dependence on the number of valve operations performed by the respective inlet (4,6) and exhaust (5,7) valves.

Abstract: When the ABS control is executed by the ABS control portion, the vehicle brake control device calculates the first rotational speeds of the first and second motors necessary to achieve the corresponding pressure increase rates and calculates the second rotational speeds of the first and second motors as the upper limits caused by the unlocking pressure limits. Then the vehicle brake control device controls current values of the currents to be supplied to the first and second motors so that they are rotated in the rotational speeds obtained within a range from the first rotational speeds to the second rotational speeds.

Abstract: In a BBW type brake system, first ports of fluid pressure generators are closed to generate brake fluid pressure in respective wheel cylinders before a master cylinder generates brake fluid pressure, by initiating the operation of the fluid pressure generators based on the output of a pedal stroke sensor. Therefore, the brake fluid pressure generated by the master cylinder is prevented from being transmitted to wheel cylinders, even when a shutoff valve, which closes during normal operation of a conventional BBW type brake system, is not provided, thereby providing reliable operation of the BBW type brake system. Thus, since the master cylinder and the fluid pressure generators are kept in communication at a non-braking time, a reservoir of the master cylinder can be also used as the reservoir of the fluid pressure generators without providing the system with an atmosphere valve, which is conventionally required.

Abstract: A working machine (10) has a body (11), a ground engaging structure (15, 16), and a first working arm (25) mounted on the body (11) and extending forwardly of a front end of the body (11), and a second working arm (32) carried at or towards a rear end of the body (11), the ground engaging structure including a front pair of wheels (15), and a rear pair of wheels (16), each pair of wheels (15, 16) being carried on a respective front and rear axle (18, 19) suspended from the body (11), the first working arm (25) in use carrying a loading implement (28) for performing loading operations, and the second working arm (32) carrying an excavating implement (35) for performing excavating operations, and the machine (10) further including a transmission (20) for providing drive from an engine (13) to the front and rear wheels (15, 16), and a braking system (B) including for each wheel (15, 16) a braking device (56) including a rotatable member (57) which rotates with the wheel (15, 16) and a braking member (58) which i

Abstract: A track formed of a molded rubber base sandwiching a cord layer and a single layer of ply fabric extending longitudinally of the track.

Abstract: A control circuit for a power supply device, a power supply device, and the like are provided in which the power supply device has a plurality of DC/DC converters provided for generating voltage while the mutual relationship of potential between the voltage outputs is maintained. The control circuit 20 in the power supply device 10 which outputs different direct current voltages (VCC, VBGP, and VBGN) includes a voltage setting unit 22 for determining the setting level of a second direct current voltage VBGP which has a potential relationship with the setting level of the first direct current voltage VCC which is one of a plurality of the different direct current voltages.

Abstract: An apparatus for distributing electrical power from a plurality of power sources among a plurality of electrical conductors includes: (a) A plurality of power supply bus structures. Each respective power supply bus structure is coupled with at least one respective power source and presents a respective plurality of first electrical connection structures arranged in a respective first spaced array. (b) Each respective electrical conductor presents a respective plurality of second electrical connection structures arranged in a respective second spaced array. (c) At least one electrical bridging unit coupling a respective first electrical connection structure and a respective second electrical connection structure to establish electrical connection between a selected respective power supply bus structure and a selected respective electrical conductor.

Abstract: The power supply device of the present invention supplies power highly reliably by suppressing an increase in costs even when a multiplicity of load groups are present. When operating normally, each of the normal power supply units supplies power via a normal path to each of the load groups. One redundant power supply unit is provided for a plurality of normal power supply units. When any of the normal power supply units fail, the redundant power supply unit continues to supply power to the load group via the redundant path. A diode for connecting the redundant path to the normal path is provided in each normal power supply unit and the redundant paths that are routed through the respective normal power supply units are connected so as to intersect one another between the normal power supply units.

Abstract: An electrically-driven power tool includes a power supply circuit capable of outputting a plurality of DC voltages different in level through conversion of a commercial AC voltage. A lamp and its associated switch are provided. When the switch is turned ON to light the lamp, the DC voltage is applied to the lamp so that voltage gradually increases up to a predetermined level during a predetermined period of time. By doing so, a voltage being applied, for example, to a microcomputer from the power supply circuit is prevented from momentarily lowering at the time when the switch is turned ON.

Abstract: An automatic sensing power system automatically determines a power requirement for an electrical device, converts power to the required level, and outputs the power to the electrical device when the electrical device is connected to the automatic sensing power system

Abstract: The present invention provides a SATA cable with light display feature, which is mainly used for the SATA cables for computer host and their peripheral devices. With the light display capability, the connection readiness status and the signal transmission conditions can be easily detected via the pins on the SATA cable. The realization technique used by the present invention is adding the LED lights and the control pins inlayed at the two plug-in ends of the SATA cable. When the two plug-in ends of the SATA cable are both connected and ready, or there is data transmission going on, the control pins automatically turn on the LED lights to indicate the ON/ACTIVE connection status/condition.

Abstract: A power switching device which is used to receive plenty of input voltage and output a switch voltage is provided. The device comprises a first switching unit, a second switching unit, and a self-bias unit. The power switching device outputs a switch voltage according to the outputs of the first switching unit and the second switching unit. The self-bias unit outputs a reference voltage to the second switching unit. The first switching unit outputs a first input voltage as the switch voltage according to a first enable signal. The second switching unit outputs a second input voltage as the switch voltage according to the reference voltage and a second enable signal.

Abstract: An optimized battery usage circuit for a comprehensive system-on-a-chip includes a first DC-to-DC converter operable to convert a battery voltage into a supply voltage when an alternate power source is not coupled to the comprehensive system-on-a-chip. A second DC-to-DC converter is operable to convert an alternate power source voltage into the supply voltage when the alternate power source is coupled to the comprehensive system-on-a-chip.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating a multiway packet is provided. The apparatus includes a setting module that sets a multiway switch group by selecting multiple switches; a packet-generating module that generates a data packet according to the set multiway switch group; and a transmission module that transmits the generated data packet to the multiple switches.

Abstract: Variable iris using charged opaque particles The present invention relates to a variable iris using charged opaque particles, and to a method for operating such a variable iris. According to the invention, the variable iris has a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate, which are separated by one or more ribs to form a cell confining charged opaque particles, the first transparent substrate being provided with at least a first electrode and a second electrode both being adapted to be connected to a voltage source for acting on the charged opaque particles, and at least a third electrode adapted to be connected to the voltage source for acting on the charged opaque particles, the voltages applied to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode being controllable to have the same or opposite signs. The variable iris further has a pulse driver for applying voltage pulses to the electrodes.

Abstract: In the linear motor 1, which is provided with a pipe shaped member 11, a stator 10 including the pipe shaped member 11 and a plurality of magnets 12, both being accommodated in the stator 10 in such a manner that the plurality of magnets 12 are aligned in a line in the pipe shaped member 11 and same magnetic poles of magnets, being adjacent to each other and included in the plurality of magnets 12, oppose to each other, and a moving part 20 movably disposed on a circumferential surface of the pipe shaped member 11 in an opposing state, the pipe shaped member 11 is provided with a stopper structure 30 disposed at an end portion of the pipe shaped member 11 so as to prevent the plurality of magnets 12 from dropping out of the pipe shaped member 11. Accordingly, it is possible to simply and securely fasten the plurality of magnets 12 into stator 10 without occurring dropouts of the plurality of magnets 12 from the pipe shaped member 11, and without generating any backlash between them.