Abstract: A rear window assembly includes a glass flange positioned in a window opening. The glass flange includes a body mounting flange mounted to a body of a vehicle. The glass flange has a first mounting pad defining a first mounting area for a window for mounting a first glass variation to the vehicle. The glass flange has a second mounting pad defining a second mounting area for a window for mounting a second glass variation to the vehicle. The second mounting pad is recessed toward an interior of the vehicle. The second glass variation has a slider rail and a slider glass, while the first glass variation is devoid of a slider rail and slider glass. The glass flange selectively receives either the first glass variation or the second glass variation in the window opening.

Abstract: A rear window assembly for a vehicle includes upper and side frame portions configured to be attached at a vehicle, first and second fixed window panels having an opening therebetween, and a movable window panel. The upper and side frame portions are attached at the inner surfaces of the fixed window panels. The fixed window panels have respective side channels disposed along an inboard side region thereof. The movable window panel includes a side guide element disposed at its inner surface and along opposite side regions thereof. The side guide elements are movably received along the side channels such that the movable window panel is movable between a raised closed position and a lowered opened position. When the movable window panel is at least partially closed, the outer surface of the movable window panel is generally flush or generally coplanar with the outer surfaces of the fixed window panels.

Abstract: A vehicle structural member includes an outer member and an inner member secured to the outer member with a hollow cavity defined between the inner member and the outer member. The vehicle structural member further includes a bracket disposed in the hollow cavity and fixedly secured to the inner member for mounting an auxiliary component to the inner member. The bracket includes a main portion and at least one leg fixedly connecting the main portion to the inner member. The at least one leg includes a bulging portion enabling deformation of the bracket when a force is applied to the main portion of the bracket.

Abstract: A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a carrier arranged over the pivot rod. The visor also comprises a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body and a vanity arranged therein. The visor also comprises a light base secured to the second shell and a circuit board engaging the light base. The visor also comprises a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board.

Abstract: A vertically extending upright pillar sash of a vehicle door frame is formed by combining a first member which includes a glass run channel, for holding a glass run, on an inner peripheral side of the door frame, and a second member which includes a sac-like sectional portion projecting toward a vehicle interior with respect to the glass run channel. The first member and the second member each includes facing portions which are spaced from each other and face each other in a direction connecting the inner peripheral side and an outer peripheral side of the door frame, and fixing portions which are provided at the upper part of the upright pillar sash by overlaying the facing portions on each other and fixing the facing portions to each other in the direction connecting the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side of the door frame.

Abstract: A vehicular resin back door structure includes an inner panel that is made of resin and defines a frame of a resin back door configured to be supported by a vehicle body, and that is formed with an opening through which a vehicle driver can view rearwardly at an upper portion of the inner panel; an outer panel that is made of resin and disposed at a periphery of the opening, and that is joined to the inner panel by a first adhesive to form, together with the inner panel, a frame section including an internal chamber; a glass sheet that is joined to the inner panel by a second adhesive; and a contact wall portion that forms part of a portion of the inner panel, and that directly or indirectly contacts the vehicle body in a closed state of the vehicular resin back door.

Abstract: A resin back door for a vehicle has: a skeleton portion that structures an opening portion, and that is formed as a closed cross-sectional portion at an interior thereof; and a glass plate supported at the skeleton portion. Each skeleton side portion includes: an inner wall portion structuring an inner peripheral surface of the opening portion; an outer wall portion disposed at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of the inner wall portion; and an intermediate wall portion that is bent toward a vehicle transverse direction outer side and a vehicle outer side from a vehicle outer side end portion of the inner wall portion, and that is joined to a vehicle transverse direction inner side end portion of the outer wall portion. The intermediate wall portion is curved, such that a vehicle transverse direction intermediate portion is convex toward an exterior of the closed cross-sectional portion.

Abstract: A method of assembling a vehicle back door includes forming a chamber by joining, with an adhesive, an inner panel made of resin to an outer panel made of resin; and inserting a first holding jig inside the chamber through a hole formed in the outer panel and allowing the adhesive to harden in a state in which a joint portion between the inner panel and the outer panel is sandwiched between and held by the first holding jig and a second holding jig placed outside the chamber.

Abstract: A panel structure includes a first panel that is made of resin and has a first flange portion, and a second panel that is made of resin and has a second flange portion that overlaps the first flange portion and is joined to the first flange portion by an adhesive, and an abutting portion that abuts against a tip end portion of the first flange portion. The second panel forms a closed sectional shape (a hollow chamber) with the first panel.

Abstract: A top of a convertible vehicle is proposed, comprising a linkage (22), wherein, by using said linkage, at least one top element is displaceable between a closed position for spanning a vehicle interior and a cleared position for clearing the vehicle interior to the top and wherein, by using said linkage, a rear window (18), which, in relation to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the top on each of its two sides, is connected to the linkage (22) via a rear window link (32), is displaceable between a lifted viewing position and a lowered storage position, in which the rear window is arranged in a storage space (20), as well as comprising a detection apparatus, which identifies an obstacle (37) in the storage space (20) when the rear window (18) is being displaced from the viewing position in the direction of the storage position and which interacts with a control apparatus (42) of the top. The rear window (18) is part of the detection apparatus.

Abstract: A roof system (12) for a cabriolet vehicle (10) has a folding top (14) that is movable between a deployed position and a retracted position covered by a folding-top compartment lid (18). A side fin (16) is movable from a use position, in which the side fin (16) forms a rearward elongation of a support pillar (22), into a pivoted-away position, in which the side fin (16) is swiveled away from the folding-top compartment lid (18) about a swivel axis and into a pivoted-in position in which the side fin (16) is below the folding-top compartment lid (18). Movement of the side fin (16) away from the folding-top compartment lid (18) enables the side fin (16) to be positioned closer to or in the range of movement of the folding top (14) and the folding-top compartment lid (18) during movement between the deployed and retracted positions.

Abstract: A vehicle cover for use in preventing snow, ice, and other precipitation or debris from accumulating on the windshield or windows of a vehicle. The vehicle cover also helps to prevent the interior of the car from heating during periods of warm weather. The vehicle cover includes an elongated panel composed of a flexible and waterproof material. One or more flaps extend outward from the lower surface of the elongated panel, wherein the flaps are adapted to be positioned within the vehicle and secured in position by closing a door of a vehicle onto the flap or flaps. The elongated panel further includes one or more fasteners, such as magnetic fasteners, for securing the vehicle cover to the exterior of a vehicle. In some embodiments, the elongated panel includes one or more pockets in which the side view mirrors of the vehicle can be positioned.

Abstract: A powertrain for a vehicle includes an engine and a method of assembling the powertrain includes providing the engine. A starter mechanism is selectively operable to start the engine. A motor-generator includes an adapter to dispose the motor-generator and the starter mechanism in alternative assembly configurations being a first assembly configuration and a second assembly configuration. The first assembly configuration is when the starter mechanism is coupleable to the adapter to selectively transfer torque from the motor-generator through the adapter and the starter mechanism to start the engine. The second assembly configuration is when the starter mechanism is spaced from the adapter to operate independently of the motor-generator such that the starter mechanism selectively transfers torque to start the engine.

Abstract: An electric engine arrangement includes: a first element arranged in a housing integral with a vehicle to be motorized; a second element which is rotatably mounted coaxially with the first element, and driven by a magnetic field generated between the first and second elements; motion transfer member connected to the first element and second element, the first element being mounted to rotate relative to the housing and the second element.

Abstract: A power transmission system may include: an engine power delivery module configured to transmit power of the engine directly to the first motor/generator as driving power for generating electricity and to selectively transmit the power of the engine as driving power for driving the vehicle, and a motor power delivery module disposed in parallel with and independently from the engine power delivery module, and configured to directly transmit power of the second motor/generator as driving power for driving the vehicle.

Abstract: A hybrid power train may include a first friction element installed between an engine and a motor, a second friction element installed between the motor and the output shaft, and a planetary gear set including a plurality of rotating elements, in which the second friction element comprises a brake connected to any one rotating element of the planetary gear set.

Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft selectively connected to an output side of an internal combustion engine through a first clutch, a second input shaft disposed at the first input shaft without any rotational interference and selectively connected to the output side of the internal combustion engine through a second clutch, a motor/generator performing a function of a motor and a generator, and a planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements such that the first rotation element is directly connected with the motor/generator, the second rotation element is selectively connected with the second input shaft so as to be in synchronization with each other, and the third rotation element is directly connected with the first input shaft.

Abstract: A hybrid system includes an engine, a first rotary machine, a speed change device to which the engine is connected, a differential gear to which the speed change device and the first rotary machine are connected, a clutch and a brake causing the speed change device to change gears by engagement and disengagement between first plates and second plates, a casing configured to house therein these members except the engine and to be connected to the engine, and a cover wall configured to cover an opening of the casing which opening is provided on an engine side. The first rotary machine is placed on the engine side relative to the clutch and the brake, the clutch is placed inside a cylinder member of the brake, and the cylinder member is connected to a cover wall.

Abstract: An in-wheel motor drive device includes a motor part, a speed reduction part, a wheel bearing part, and a casing configured to hold those parts. The motor part is configured to rotationally drive an input shaft of a speed reducer having eccentric portions. The speed reduction part is configured to reduce a speed of rotation of the input shaft of the speed reducer to transmit the rotation to an output shaft of the speed reducer. The wheel bearing part is connected to the output shaft of the speed reducer. The speed reduction part includes a lubrication mechanism for the speed reduction part, which is configured to supply lubricating oil to the speed reduction part. Rolling bearings configured to support the input shaft of the speed reducer are ball bearings each having an initial radial internal clearance of from 10 ?m to 60 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an operating fluid container (10) made of thermoplastic material for a motor vehicle and a method for equipping an operating fluid container with a stiffening element (20).

Abstract: A fuel tank has a fuel tank body made of thermoplastic resin, a mounted part (reinforcement) that is mounted on the fuel tank body and is formed of a material different from a material of the fuel tank body, a caulking portion formed in the fuel tank body so as to fix the mounted part to the fuel tank body, and a support member formed separately from the fuel tank body and attached to the fuel tank body so as to support the mounted part.

Abstract: A valve including: a chamber configured to extend at least partly into a tank and to be connected via an upper venting aperture to a venting circuit; and a shut-off point defining a single maximum filling level within the tank, located away from the chamber, the shut-off point being in fluid communication with the chamber via a conduit, wherein the conduit includes a venting tube.

Abstract: A gas cap replacement device comprising: a tube, where the tube includes a downward cone shape; sponge material surrounding an outside surface of the tube; a lid covering the top of the tube; a flat facing surrounding the lid; a sponge ring surrounding the flat facing; and a means to attach and secure the gas cap replacement device into a fuel port of a vehicle. In one particular embodiment, the sponge material may include silicone and the diameter of the tube and sponge material is preferably 2½ inches. Further stoppers may extend from each side of the tube below the sponge material. In one particular embodiment, the means to attach and secure includes elastics bands used with an elastic string and tensioner.

Abstract: A fuel tank system has a fuel tank and a storage element. In monitoring the fuel tank system, to check the sealing action of the fuel tank system at regular intervals during driving of the motor vehicle, a first valve is arranged in the first line upstream of the storage element as viewed in the direction of the fresh-air flow, an air pump is arranged between the first valve and the storage element, and a second valve is arranged in the second line between the storage element and the intake line. A mass flow sensor is arranged in the first line between the first valve and the storage element.

Abstract: An accelerator pedal information feedback system is provided for allowing the driver of the large electric vehicle to realize the status of the power system in real time. The information feedback system uses the power system information of the vehicle to calculate the systematic loading status information and feeds the information back to the driver. Consequently, the driver can realize the loading status of the power system in real time.

Abstract: A control panel for a vehicle may include: a vehicle speed detector configured to detect a vehicle speed; an input device including at least one of a dial knob, an omnidirectional trackball, and a touchpad; a display device configured to display a plurality of graphic objects; and a controller configured to determine whether the vehicle is in a stopped state or a running state based on the detected vehicle speed transmitted from the vehicle speed detector, select one of the plurality of graphic objects based on a input signal received from the input device, generate a control command for executing a function mapped to the input device, and output the control command to a corresponding control target device from among a plurality of control target devices. The controller may restrict an operation of the input device if the vehicle is in the running state.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a speed-related information acquirer and a controller. The speed-related information acquirer acquires, as speed-related information, information on a travel speed of a moving object or two pieces of information on the travel speed and on a speed limit for a road on which the moving object is located. The controller controls, in accordance with the speed-related information, a display manner of a speedometer region on a screen. The speedometer region includes a speedometer that displays the travel speed and a background region of the speedometer. The background region includes a base region and a notification region in which a color different from that of the base region is predominant.

Abstract: An information provision device, information provision method, and a non-transitory recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the information provision method. Each of the information provision device and the information provision method includes projecting an image light to a light transmission member to display a for-driver information image indicating for-driver information to be provided to a driver of a mobile object in a prescribed display area, and displaying at a first point where a normal for-driver information image is displayed a priority for-driver information image in place of the normal for-driver information image, where the displaying includes displaying the normal for-driver information image at a second point different from the first point for at least some of a period during which the priority for-driver information image is displayed at the first point.

Abstract: A driver assistance system enables accelerate awareness of a danger source by the driver of a motor vehicle. The driver assistance system includes a display field that, from the viewpoint of the driver, is larger than a primary field of vision, which can be scanned without eye movement on the part of the vehicle driver. The driver assistance system also includes a control unit for displaying signs at different locations in the display field, and a hazard detection unit for detecting at least the direction in which a hazard outside the vehicle is located from the viewpoint of the driver. The control unit is configured to first display a preliminary signal in a preferred direction from the viewpoint of the driver, and then to display at least a first follow-up signal in an intermediate direction between the preferred direction and the direction in which the danger source is located.

Abstract: A system includes a wireless device processor configured to communicate wirelessly with a remote vehicle infotainment system. The processor is also configured to receive web-based control display instructions from the vehicle infotainment system. The processor is further configured to display, in a web-browser, a vehicle infotainment control interface, in accordance with the display instructions. The processor is also configured to receive vehicle infotainment control instructions through the interface and submit a request to control the vehicle infotainment system in accordance with the received control instructions.

Abstract: An input device includes: an operation surface, on which an operation body performs an input; a distance acquisition unit acquiring a distance between the operation surface and the operation body; an operation region setting unit setting a first operation region, in which the distance is less than a threshold value, and a second operation region, in which the distance is equal to or greater than the threshold value; a display screen switching unit detecting a moving operation of the operation body, and switching the display screen; a prohibition state setting unit setting a prohibition state that the display screen is not switched by the moving operation in the second operation region; a signal determination unit determining whether a signal from a switching operation unit is a prohibition state cancellation signal; and a prohibition state cancellation unit cancelling the prohibition state in case of the prohibition state cancellation signal.

Abstract: A power heat dissipation device includes a heat-conducting layer, a heat sink and at least one thermoelectric cooling chip. The heat-conducting layer has a heat-absorbing-surface and a heat-dissipating-surface which are opposite to each other. The heat sink is in thermal contact with the heat-dissipating-surface of the heat-conducting layer. The at least one thermoelectric cooling chip is embedded in the heat-conducting layer. The heat-conducting layer has an effective heat-conducting-region. A1 is the area on the heat-absorbing-surface which the effective heat-conducting-region projects on, and A2 is the area on the heat-absorbing-surface which the thermoelectric cooling chip projects on. The ratio of A2 to A1 is between 0.15 and 0.58.

Abstract: Electrically powered vehicles may be equipped with both mechanical braking systems and regenerative braking systems. Regenerative braking systems improve vehicle efficiency by returning a portion of the energy lost in deceleration to the battery of the electrically powered vehicle. An electrically powered vehicle controller that provides collision avoidance functionality can maximize the energy returned to the battery of the electrically powered vehicle by maximizing the use of regenerative braking for collision avoidance. A first braking mode can include only regenerative braking for objects greater than the minimum regenerative stopping distance. A second braking mode can include composite braking using both mechanical and regenerative braking. The electrically powered vehicle controller determines the maximum regenerative braking level at least based on data provided by battery charge level or battery state sensors.

Abstract: In a self-diagnostic processing performed by a CPU, whether a vehicle is in an idle stop state is determined based on obtained vehicle operation information and engine operation information in order to perform abnormality detection processing. When an engine has stopped in a vehicle equipped with an idle stop function, electric power is supplied to electrical components of the vehicle, which means a battery supplies currents to the electrical components. Consequently, if a current measurement result obtained by measuring a current while the vehicle is stationary and an ignition is ON indicates that the measurement value is equal to or below a prescribed current value, the CPU determines that an abnormality has occurred in a measuring system.

Abstract: A leak hydrogen absorbing device is provided and includes an absorbing tank, having a gas inlet and a gas outlet; a spacer, disposed inside the absorbing tank, and partitioning an interior of the absorbing tank into multiple spaces; a hydrogen absorbing material, disposed in the spaces; a connecting tube, disposed on the spacer, and connecting the spaces; a pump, pumping a hydrogen-containing gas leaked in a closed environment to the absorbing tank through the gas inlet to be flowed through the spaces inside the absorbing tank, so that the hydrogen gas contained in the hydrogen-containing gas is absorbed by the hydrogen absorbing material; and a depressurizing portion, disposed at a terminal end of the absorbing tank, and storing a hydrogen-free gas passed through the hydrogen absorbing material. The hydrogen-free gas is discharged through the gas outlet when reaching a predetermined pressure.

Abstract: A medium-size electric vehicle with a detachable high voltage isolation structure is provided. Due to the detachable high voltage isolation structure, the drawbacks of repairing the high voltage components of the medium-size electric vehicle will be overcome. All of the high voltage components are integrated into the detachable high voltage isolation structure. Consequently, the maintenance worker can repair the medium-size electric vehicle in a safe environment.

Abstract: A system includes a converter for powering a synchronous electric machine to which it is connected by cables, an insulating device and a mechanism for short-circuiting phases of the machine. The system includes primary detectors for detecting an overcurrent in the converter and a securing device able to open the insulating device when receiving a primary detection signal emitted by the primary detector. The system also includes secondary detectors able to detect a short-circuit downstream from the insulating device and to emit a secondary detection signal toward the securing device, the latter actuating the closing of the mechanism for short-circuiting as long as they have already received a primary detection signal having led to the opening of the insulating device.

Abstract: A vehicle charging arrangement includes a first vehicle charging connector and a second vehicle charging connector, one of the first and second vehicle charging connectors being mountable to a vehicle and the other of the first and second vehicle charging connectors being mountable to a charging gantry, the first vehicle charging connector comprising a first elongate conductor and a second elongate conductor, each of the first and second elongate conductors having a contact area with a proximal end close to the other conductor and a distal end further from the other conductor, the first and second elongate conductors being disposed parallel to each other and spaced from each other in a direction parallel with longitudinal axes of the conductors.

Abstract: A cooling fan vane assembly for a resistor grid may include a duct having a substantially round inlet opening, a substantially rectangular outlet opening, and a side wall extending between the inlet opening and the outlet opening shaped to transition from a substantially round shape to a substantially rectangular shape; the inlet opening including a plurality of radially extending turning vanes; and a frustoconical vane positioned in the duct adjacent a downstream side of the plurality of radially extending vanes.

Abstract: Provided is a hybrid vehicle and a method of controlling the hybrid vehicle which may assist an engine without using a battery. To this end, according to the hybrid vehicle and the method of controlling the hybrid vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a second motor unit generates first rotational force by using first electricity produced by a first motor unit for rotating a first wheel and produces second electricity, and the first motor unit generates second rotational force by using the second electricity and rotates the first wheel.

Abstract: A method for controlling a braking force in regenerative brake cooperation control, may include a first step of generating a regenerative braking force for at least one of a front wheel and a rear wheel up to a reference deceleration while braking, and a second step of distributing the braking force of the front wheel and the rear wheel in accordance with a reference braking distribution ratio having a predetermined value in a braking area of the reference deceleration or more.

Abstract: A system and a method for parallel power supply control for auxiliary converters of a motor train unit in the presence of interconnecting lines. The system comprises multiple three-phase inverter modules. The multiple three-phase inverter modules are in parallel connection with each other. Any two-phase circuit of a three-phase inverter module is separately in parallel connection with a corresponding two-phase circuit of a three-phase inverter module adjacent to the three-phase inverter module by using a connecting line module. The connecting line module is connected to a control system. The three-phase inverter modules are also connected to the control system. The three-phase lines of the three-phase inverter modules are all provided with switches.

Abstract: A pedelec power system and housing thereof, which comprises: a first receiving portion, a plurality of connecting structures, a plurality of second receiving portions and a plurality of thermally conductive elements. The plurality of connecting structures and second receiving portions interlaced arranged surrounding the first receiving portion; at least one thermally conductive element is disposed in each connecting structure. A motor is arranged in the first receiving portion, a reduction device and a power electronic unit is arranged in the housing, and the reduction device and power electronic unit is coupled to the motor. At least one battery is arranged in each the second receiving portion.

Abstract: In a method of charging an energy accumulator of a vehicle in a charging station, the presence of a vehicle is ascertained in a defined region in vicinity of the charging station via a wireless communication between a vehicle-side communication device and a communication device of the charging station. The charging process of the energy accumulator in the charging station is cleared, when the wireless communication between a vehicle-side communication device and a communication device of the charging station is established and a parking brake of the vehicle is activated.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery, a secondary coil, and a controller programmed to, in response to a transmission shift into a torque enabled state during charge current flow from the secondary coil to the battery, interrupt the charge current flow to discontinue charging of the battery prior to drive off of the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting device (101) for mounting a contact apparatus, to a contact apparatus mountable on the mounting device and to a method for mounting a contact apparatus on a mounting device of a rapid-charging system for electrically driven vehicles, in particular electric buses or the like, wherein the contact apparatus serves to form an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station comprising a charging contact unit (100), wherein the contact apparatus can be arranged on a vehicle, wherein the contact apparatus comprises a contact device (114), wherein the contact device can make contact with the charging contact unit, wherein the contact apparatus comprises a positioning device (113), wherein the contact device can be positioned relative to the charging contact unit and to the vehicle in the vertical and horizontal direction and can be brought from a contact position (115) on the charging contact unit into a mounting position (117) on the mounting

Abstract: A device for disconnecting and connecting two on-board electrical subsystems having two series-connected switching elements and a control device, wherein the control device generates control signals for the switching elements depending on measured actual values and previously defined reference values of the on-board electrical subsystems and the switching elements are parallel circuits consisting of a diode and a controllable resistor. The controllable resistor can be controlled between a low-resistance minimum value and a high-resistance maximum value and the switching elements are arranged such that the two anodes or the two cathodes of the two diodes are interconnected.

Abstract: A charging apparatus is mounted on a vehicle having a plurality of batteries and a power generating device. The charging apparatus is provided with a controller (i) configured to obtain power accumulation ratios of the plurality of batteries, (ii) configured to determine whether or not each of obtained power accumulation ratios is in an appropriate range corresponding to each of the plurality of batteries, and (iii) configured to control the power generating device so that generated voltage of the power generating device is in an overlap range, if it is determined that power accumulation ratio of one battery of the plurality of batteries is greater than an upper limit of the appropriate range of the one of battery and if the power generating device performs the power regeneration upon deceleration of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a traction battery that is coupled to an external charger via a charge port. The traction battery has a maximum charge current. At least one conducting element between the charger and the traction battery is configured with a continuous current rating that is less than the maximum charge current. A controller within a vehicle charging system is programmed to control the current flow through the conducting element such that a current greater than the continuous current rating is conducted for less than a predetermined time that is based on an expected temperature rise of the conducting element.

Abstract: The battery charger (1) for electric vehicles comprises a container (2), a first power unit (3) housed inside said container (2), connectable at input to an external power supply line (L) and connectable at output to a battery (B) of an electric vehicle (V), and an electronic control unit (4) housed inside the container (2) and operatively connected to the first power unit (3), and a second power unit (6) housed inside the container (2), operatively connected to the electronic control unit (4), connectable at input to at least an external power supply line (L) and connectable at output to the battery (B) of the electric vehicle (V).