Patents Issued in February 9, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170036483
    Abstract: Adapter for a rolling assembly having an axis of rotation comprising a tire having two beads, a rim with rim well (13) between two rim seats (12) each with an axially outer end, and width W between axially outer ends of these rim seats. The adapter, coupled between each bead and each rim seat, has two axially outer ends (2) each comprising seat (3) and bearing face (4) in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation. Body (5) connects outer axial ends (2) and comprises a main reinforcement, face (16) in contact with each seat (12) and with well (13) and positioned radially on the inside. The adapter has a total axial width L between each seat (3), and 60%?W/L?20%. Body (5) comprises immobilizing element (8) to wedge the adapter in the rim well (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Michel AHOUANTO, Luc BESTGEN, Jacky PINEAU, Arthur TOPIN
  • Publication number: 20170036484
    Abstract: Provided is a bias tire includes a carcass extending between a pair of bead portions, a pair of sidewall portions, a tread, and a reinforcement layer (5), formed by cords (5Cb), disposed so as to cover at least a portion of a tire circumferential edge (BEi) on the inner side, in the tire radial direction, of the innermost ply (2Bi) of the carcass in a tire half portion (HFa) on a side where, as a cord (Cb) of a tire circumferential end on the inner side, in the tire radial direction, of the innermost ply (2Bi) approaches the tire circumferential edge on the inner side, in the tire radial direction, of the innermost ply (2Bi) along the tire circumferential direction, the cord (Cb) is inclined so as to separate from the tire equator (CL).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Keisuke Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20170036485
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a carcass, a tread portion and a belt layer having a first inclined belt ply, circumferential direction belt ply, and second inclined belt ply. Ground contact edge side belt plies extend from tire width direction end portions of the second inclined belt ply toward tire width direction outsides, at a tire radial direction outside of the carcass. With respect to a tire circumferential direction, an angle of cords of the first inclined belt ply is from 45° to 60°, an angle of a cord of the circumferential direction belt ply is 5° or less, an angle of cords of the second inclined belt ply is from 30° to 60°, and an angle of cords of the ground contact edge side belt plies exceeds 5° and is 30° or less. A distance dimension of the ground contact edge side belt plies is 80% or more of a ground contact width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Yosuke MORI
  • Publication number: 20170036486
    Abstract: Airplane tire comprises working reinforcement (2) radially inside of tread (3) and radially outside of carcass reinforcement (4). working reinforcement (2) comprises working biply (21). The radially innermost working biply (21) has the greatest axial width (LT) and comprises two axial ends (E). Carcass reinforcement (4) comprises carcass layer (41). Distance (D) between axial end (E) of the radially innermost working biply (21) and its orthogonal projection (I) onto the radially outermost carcass layer (41) is at least equal to 8 mm. Distance (D?) between point (F) of radially innermost working biply (21), axially inside of axial end (E) at a distance (L) equal to 25 mm, and its orthogonal projection (J) onto the radially outermost carcass layer (41) is at most equal to the distance (D) and is such that angle (A) equal to atan[(D?D?)/L] is at least equal to 12°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Vincent ESTENNE, Emmanuel JOULIN
  • Publication number: 20170036487
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire include a tread portion with a designated installing direction to a vehicle to define an outboard tread edge and an inboard tread edge, the tread portion including an inboard portion defined between the inboard tread edge and a tire equator and an outboard portion defined between the outboard tread edge and the tire equator. The inboard portion is provided with a circumferentially and continuously extending first main groove and a circumferentially and continuously extending second main groove arranged between the first main groove and the inboard tread edge. An axial distance from the tire equator to a centerline of the second main groove is in a range of from 0.35 to 0.75 times of a width of the inboard portion. No circumferentially and continuously extending main grooves are provided with the outboard portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuma KODAKA, Toshiyuki NAKANO, Keita NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20170036488
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a tread pattern which includes a center land portion between a first outer circumferential groove disposed outward of a tire center line in a tire width direction and a first inner circumferential groove disposed inward of the tire center line in the tire width direction, an outer land portion between the first outer circumferential groove and a second outer circumferential groove disposed outward of the first outer circumferential groove in the tire width direction, and an outer shoulder land portion disposed outward of the second outer circumferential groove in the tire width direction, the center land portion. The outer land portion, and the outer shoulder land portion are continuous land portions which are continuous in an annular manner in a tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170036489
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes: a zigzag circumferential direction groove that is formed in a tread portion by alternating and continuously formed first inclined portions and second inclined portions, the first inclined portions being inclined with respect to a tire circumferential direction and the second inclined portions being inclined in the opposite direction to the first inclined portions with respect to the tire circumferential direction; first lug grooves that are inclined in the same direction as the first inclined portions with respect to the tire circumferential direction and that merge with the first inclined portions; and second lug grooves that are inclined in the opposite direction to the first inclined portions with respect to the tire circumferential direction and that intersect the first inclined portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shungo Fujita
  • Publication number: 20170036490
    Abstract: In a tire 2, a contour of an outer surface of the second apex 38 includes: a circular arc C2 that extends inward from an outer end, in the radial direction, of the contour and is convex outward in the axial direction; and a circular arc C3 that is located inward of the circular arc C2 in the radial direction, is in contact with the circular arc C2, and is convex inward in the axial direction. A difference (Ht?Hw/2) between a height Ht from a bead base line to a contact point between the circular arc C2 and the circular arc C3 and a height that is half of a height Hw from the bead base line to a maximum width position is equal to or greater than ?10 mm and equal to or less than 10 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Goro MUNEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20170036491
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass formed of a carcass ply extending between a pair of bead portions in a toroidal shape, and a bead core disposed in a respective one of the bead portions, the bead core comprising an axially inner core and an axially outer core respectively disposed on an axially inner side and the axially outer side of the carcass ply. The bead portion comprises an inner bead apex rubber extending radially outward from the inner core, and an outer bead apex rubber extending radially outward from the outer core. An outer apex height Ho from a bead base line to a outer end of the outer bead apex rubber is in a range of from 120% to 150% of an inner apex height Hi from the bead base line to the outer end of the inner bead apex rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoyuki KUJIME
  • Publication number: 20170036492
    Abstract: Provided is a side-reinforced run-flat tire including a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions extending on both sides of the tread portion, and reinforcing rubber provided in the sidewall portions, the side-reinforced run-flat tire further including: short fibers bonded, via an adhesive layer, to at least a portion of a region of a tire inner surface that is located in each of side portions, wherein the adhesive layer has a heatproof temperature of from 50 to 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiyuki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20170036493
    Abstract: A run-flat tire has a carcass that spans a region between a pair of bead portions, a side reinforcement layer that is provided at a tire side portion that connects the bead portions and a tread portion, an inclined belt layer that is provided at an outer side of the carcass in a tire radial direction so as to span a tire equatorial plane CL, and that is formed by cords that are inclined relative to the tire circumferential direction, and a reinforcement cord layer that is provided at an outer side of the inclined belt layer in the tire radial direction, and only on a half portion of the tire that is located on an inner side in a tire fitting direction of the tire equatorial plane CL, and that is formed by cords that are inclined relative to the tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Gaku OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170036494
    Abstract: A run-flat radial tire is provided with a side reinforcement rubber layer that extends in the tire radial direction along an inner face of a carcass and an angled belt layer that is provided at the tire radial direction outer side of the carcass. An overlap length L between a maximum width angled belt layer and the side reinforcement rubber layer satisfies the relationship L>0.14× SH with a tire section height SH. A thickness GD of the side reinforcement rubber layer at a position that is 14% of the tire section height to the tire axial direction inner side from a tire axial direction end portion of the maximum width angled belt layer and a thickness GA of the side reinforcement rubber layer at a maximum width position of the carcass satisfy the relationship GD/GA?0.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Gaku OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170036495
    Abstract: A run-flat radial tire has a tire section height SH equal to or greater than 115 mm and is equipped with a side-reinforcing rubber layer extending along an inner surface of a carcass from one tire side portion to another tire side portion wherein a tire equatorial plane CL is sandwiched in between the one tire side portion and the another tire side portion, wherein a thickness GE of the side-reinforcing rubber layer at the position of the tire equatorial plane and a thickness GA of the side-reinforcing rubber layer at positions where the carcass reaches its maximum width satisfy the relational expression GE?0.6×GA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Gaku OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170036496
    Abstract: A method of selectively controlling the self-sealing ability of a tyre obtained by application of a sealing assembly on a drum and subsequent formation thereon of a precursor of a green tyre inclusive of liner and carcass, followed by shaping, curing and molding. The sealing assembly includes: a self-supporting thermoplastic film of polyamide or polyester and a layer of sealing material possessing viscoelasticity and stickiness features, which is associated with and supported by the self-supporting thermoplastic film. The sealing assembly is easily puncturable by a sharp-pointed element while it maintains such a deformability and stickiness that it helps in the transfer of the sealing material during ejection of the sharp-pointed element and limits the transferred material amount to such an extent that holes bigger than a predetermined value are not sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco D'Oria, Gianni Mancini, Cristiano Puppi, Enrico Sabbatani, Giovanni Simonato
  • Publication number: 20170036497
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire assembly includes a tire having a pneumatic cavity and a filter disposed between the pneumatic cavity and atmosphere. The filter is constructed of a hydrophobic material for avoiding all liquid adhesion. First and second sidewalls extend respectively from first and second tire bead regions to a tire tread region. The first sidewall has at least one bending region operatively bending when radially within a rolling tire footprint. A sidewall groove is defined by groove walls positioned within the bending region of the first tire sidewall. The sidewall groove deforms segment by segment between a non-deformed state and a deformed, constricted state in response to bending of the bending region of the first sidewall while radially within the rolling tire footprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: William Alain Talbot, Jason Mark Middelberg, Paul Welbes, Annette Lechtenboehmer
  • Publication number: 20170036498
    Abstract: An antenna driving device includes an antenna driving circuit arranged to generate driving current of a transmission antenna, a power supply circuit arranged to generate an output voltage from an input voltage so as to supply the output voltage to the antenna driving circuit, and a logic circuit arranged to control the antenna driving circuit and the power supply circuit. The power supply circuit has a function of temporarily disabling current feedback control so as to perform voltage feedback control using a reference value just before halting the drive of the transmission antenna when the power supply circuit restarts to drive the transmission antenna, or has a function of performing variable control of a reference value for current feedback control in accordance with a rising edge of the driving current when the power supply circuit restarts to drive the transmission antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Naoki Takahashi, Masaki Omi, Muga Imamura, Yohei Okuno
  • Publication number: 20170036499
    Abstract: In a vehicle tire pressure sensor, a wireless, low frequency (LF) receiver identifies a particular type of signal protocol that was used to form a first message that is sent to the sensor by the vehicle. Using the identification of the protocol used to form the first message, the sensor determines a type of signal protocol to be used to transmit information to the vehicle, such as an identifier for the tire pressure sensor in a second message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew D. McIntyre, Jean-Christophe Deniau, Brian Farrell, Yasser Gad, Dhivya Vijayan
  • Publication number: 20170036500
    Abstract: A tyre pressure detection system for abnormal vibration has an abnormal vibration detector disposed in a detection module in a tyre pressure detection system to detect any unusual acceleration of tyres. Upon detecting unusual acceleration and deciding a cause to be loosening tyre or unusual damage, a warning notice is sent to a driver. Thereby the present invention is able to provide a tyre pressure detection system with abnormal vibrations detection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: WEN-CHAO LIAO
  • Publication number: 20170036501
    Abstract: An air maintenance tire assembly having an elongate air pumping sidewall air passageway includes an inlet air passage screw assembly inserted through a tire sidewall profiled bore to conduct air from outside the tire into a regulator positioned within a tire cavity. The screw assembly includes a screw body having at an outer end a large-diameter filter housing, a smaller-diameter midsection shank portion, and an inner large-diameter valve housing connecting to the regulator within the tire cavity. A valve mechanism seats within the valve housing and moves between an open position conducting air from the screw body into the regulator assembly and a closed position preventing a backflow of air from the regulator assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ralf Reinardt, Jean-Claude Patrice Philippe Griffoin, Jason Mark Middelberg, Frank Pierre Severens, Yannick Raymond Georges Haegel
  • Publication number: 20170036502
    Abstract: An air maintenance tire assembly includes an air pumping passageway located within a tire sidewall to generate compressed air. An outlet screw assembly includes an elongate screw body residing within a profiled sidewall bore. The screw body extends through an axial span of the first sidewall to the tire cavity to conduct air from the sidewall air passageway to the tire cavity. The screw body has enlarged sectional end components to deter radial dislodging of the screw body from the sidewall bore during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ralf Reinardt, Jean-Claude Patrice Philippe Griffoin, Frank Pierre Severens, Wolfram Guenther Schuhmann
  • Publication number: 20170036503
    Abstract: In a vehicle height adjustment device, an operation amount of an actuator increases in accordance with supplied current, a detector detects a vehicle height, and a changer changes the vehicle height in accordance with the operation amount of the actuator. The changer shifts to a vehicle height increasing state or to a vehicle height decreasing state based on whether the operation amount is not higher than a predetermined amount. A controller controls the current supplied to the actuator to make the relative position have a target value. The controller determines a target current supplied to the actuator based on a control map that correlates a deviation between the target value of the relative position and a detection value to the target current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Showa Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke MURAKAMI, Fumiaki ISHIKAWA, Hiroyuki MIYATA
  • Publication number: 20170036504
    Abstract: A method for controlling an active suspension system which includes at least on spring and at least one damper as actuators and electromechanical controllers which are assigned to the actuators and can be either operated as a generator or as a motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Andreas SCHINDLER
  • Publication number: 20170036505
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated air-supply unit, in particular for air-suspension systems for motor vehicles, said unit comprising an air compressor having an electric motor and an air dryer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Joachim Bohn, Christian Courth, Uwe Folchert, Christoph Voss, Michael Zydek, Dierk Hein, Hinz Axel, Christian Witala
  • Publication number: 20170036506
    Abstract: Sway bars are described that include at least an inner sway bar, a first outer sway bar, and a second outer sway bar. The sway bar includes a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion that can engage and disengage under control from a remote location. The sway bar includes a larger diameter, outer sway bar assembly that can be disengaged and a smaller diameter inner sway bar. The sway bar can include a housing to retain fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jason M. Miyamoto, Sean J. Angues, Jason L. Bennett
  • Publication number: 20170036507
    Abstract: A heat exchanger has (i) a first passage in which a first fluid flows, (ii) a heat storage body that is thermally connected to the first passage and stores a warm heat or a cold heat, and (iii) a second passage that is thermally connected to both of the first passage and the heat storage body, the second passage in which a second fluid flows. The heat storage body changes to a first phase in a solid state when a temperature of the heat storage body is lower than or equal to a phase transition temperature, and changes to a second phase in a solid state when the temperature of the heat storage body exceeds the phase transition temperature. The heat storage body stores or dissipates heat depending on a phase transition between the first phase and the second phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Takuya FUSE, Yasushi KONO, Shinya KASAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20170036508
    Abstract: An air conditioning round register includes a cylindrical retainer, an annular outlet ring supported so as to be able to be rotated in any direction, an opening and closing fin body supported so as to be able to be tilted, a control rotated with fingers, and a mechanism that converts rotation of the control into tilt of the fin body. The control includes a branch connection part placed on a central axis of the outlet ring, and three branches radially extending from the branch connection part and disposed at regular angular intervals around the central axis. At the branch connection part, a front end of each crotch surface portion between adjacent branches has a radius of 10 to 30 mm in front view. The front end of each crotch surface portion protrudes farther forward than a front end of the retainer by 8 to 15 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kengo TERASAWA, Nobuhiro TERAI
  • Publication number: 20170036509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger that is disposed in an automotive air conditioner and provides cold air or hot air through heat exchange with air supplied by a fan and, more particularly, to an integrated module of an evaporator core and a heater core for an automotive air conditioner whereby the integrated module can simplify an automotive air conditioner by integrating an evaporator for cooling and a heater core for heating in the automotive air conditioner. According to the present invention, evaporator headers and heater headers are stacked and fixed in an integrated unit, so it is possible to simplify a facility. Accordingly, installation is easy and a volume can be reduced, as compared with the related art, whereby it is possible to reduce the weight of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Dong Hwan Ko
  • Publication number: 20170036510
    Abstract: A waste-heat collection system for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes an internal combustion engine and an exhaust manifold via which exhaust manifold hot exhaust gas coming from the internal combustion engine is introduced into an engine-side segment of an exhaust system. The exhaust manifold and/or the engine-side segment of the exhaust system, an exhaust gas turbocharger and/or a catalytic converter are at least partially surrounded by a waste-heat collecting housing. Air contained in the waste-heat collecting housing is heated by waste heat of these components and the heated air is used to charge a latent heat accumulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Franziska NIEDERDRAENK, Juergen VON WILD, Carsten SPENGLER, Ivo WEESE
  • Publication number: 20170036511
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle cabin climate is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving and aggregating data relating to one or more inputs, wherein at least some of the data is acquired at the vehicle and some of the data is acquired from sources located remotely from the vehicle. The method further includes using a climate control module to determine an optimal cabin climate based on the aggregated data, and controlling one or more climate features according to the optimal cabin climate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Seungeun LEE, Michael KOCHEISEN, Calvin C. CHOU, Danny P. JIANG
  • Publication number: 20170036512
    Abstract: A system is presented to prevent harm to occupants of unattended vehicles in warm weather due to the greenhouse effect by circulating ambient air through the vehicle using the blower from the vehicle's air conditioning system powered by a solar cell array and rechargeable batteries, with a thermometer controller to engage and shut off the system at preset high and low temperatures, situated in a recessed area on the roof to minimize drag when the vehicle is moving and avoid detracting from the appearance of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Harold James (Jim) Willard, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170036513
    Abstract: An air conditioning device for vehicle includes a first water-refrigerant heat exchanger, a second water-refrigerant heat exchanger, a first bypass passage and a second bypass passage. The first bypass passage branches at a point of a coolant passage from a cooling portion of a heating component the vehicle to the second water-refrigerant heat exchanger, and the first bypass passage is capable of being communicated with the coolant passage at an upstream side of the first water-refrigerant heat exchanger. The second bypass passage bran at a point of the coolant passage from a heater core to the first water-refrigerant heat exchanger, and the second bypass passage is capable of being communicated with the coolant passage at a downstream side of the first water-refrigerant heat exchanger. A part of the first bypass passage which includes a downstream end and a part of the second bypass passage which includes an upstream end are shared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: YUJI KODERA, KENTARO KURODA, KATSUJI TANIGUCHI, YOSHITOSHI NODA
  • Publication number: 20170036514
    Abstract: An air-conditioner for a vehicle includes: a first circuit in which a cooling medium circulates; a heater heating the cooling medium; a first pump disposed in the first circuit; a second circuit cooling a heat emitting portion; a second pump disposed in the second circuit; an adjustment portion controlling a circulation amount of the cooling medium flowing in the first circuit and a circulation amount of the cooling medium flowing in the second circuit; and a control portion. The vehicle includes a regenerative device, and a storage device is charged with electric energy recovered by the regenerative device. When the regenerative device is recovering the electric energy and when it is determined that power in the storage device needs to be consumed, the control portion drives the heater to heat the cooling medium such that the power in the storage device is converted into heat energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira UMEHARA, Shinsaku ISOMURA, Keita HONDA
  • Publication number: 20170036515
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drain pan structure having a drain pan storing and draining condensate water generated from an evaporator installed in a casing of the bus air conditioner, the drain pan including: a bottom plate provided at a position below the evaporator, the bottom plate including: an inclined portion having at least one surface having at least one downward inclination; and a drain channel formed by extending to distal ends of a side direction of the bottom plate such that height of the drain channel is lowest at the distal ends of the side direction of the bottom plate so as to move the condensate water drained from the bottom plate, in a drain direction of the condensate water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Dong Hwan Ko
  • Publication number: 20170036516
    Abstract: Disclosed therein is an air conditioner for a vehicle with a photocatalytic module, which can purify air introduced into the inside of an air-conditioning case, sterilize and deodorize an evaporator and provide an optimized installation position of a photocatalytic module so that the photocatalytic module can be easily attached and detached and conveniently maintained and repaired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Jae Ho KIM, Sung Je LEE, Hyung Joo KIM
  • Publication number: 20170036517
    Abstract: A humidification device is used in a vehicle air conditioner having a cooler disposed in an air conditioning case. The air conditioning case has a ventilation path leading air into a vehicle compartment. The humidification device has an adsorber that absorbs and desorbs moisture, a blower, a door that opens or closes an air flow path, and a controller. The controller switches the air flow path by controlling the door to set (i) a dehumidification mode in which air cooled by the cooler is led to the adsorber, and moisture in the air is adsorbed by the adsorber or (ii) a humidification mode in which air is led to the adsorber, the moisture is moved from the adsorber to the air to humidify the air, and the humidified air is blown toward an occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji ITO, Yasuhiko NIIMI, Jun YAMAOKA
  • Publication number: 20170036518
    Abstract: A structure for attaching a blocking member displaces the blocking member from an insertion position where clamping pawl parts are arranged in a notch part to a fixation position where an opening edge portion is clamped in clearances between the clamping pawl parts and a main body part of the blocking member, thereby to attach the blocking member to an attachment object member. A projecting part that projects toward the blocking member is formed around an opening. At least a part of the projecting part is a side surface projecting part that projects along an outer peripheral side of a side surface of the blocking member when the blocking member is displaced to the fixation position. At least one of the clamping pawl parts is a low-load clamping pawl part. A clearance size between the low-load clamping pawl part and a main body part of the blocking member is provided to be larger than a clearance size between another clamping pawl part and the main body part of the blocking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Seiichirou KITAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20170036519
    Abstract: The vehicle window member with the window frame includes: the vehicle-window-use transparent plate-shaped body; the window frame made of a thermoplastic resin arranged at a region including a peripheral edge part of at least one principle surface; a functional sol-gel layer arranged at one of principle surfaces of the plate-shaped body where the window frame is arranged and between the window frame and the plate-shaped body to be partially overlapped with an arrangement region of the window frame; a primer layer arranged at substantially the same region as the arrangement region of the window frame at the plate-shaped body side of the window frame to be adjacent to the window frame; and an overcoat layer arranged between the functional sol-gel layer and the primer layer to include a region where both are overlapped, and mainly constituted of an oxide of at least one selected from Si, Ti, Zr and Zn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro YAMAZAKI, Daisuke YAMADA, Hisao INOKUMA
  • Publication number: 20170036520
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a winding device that includes a screen, a shaft portion to which one end of the screen is fastened, a rotary shaft member that fits to an end portion of the shaft portion so that the rotary shaft member is rotated around a rotation axis along an axial direction of the shaft portion, and a biasing portion that biases the rotary shaft member in a rotation direction for winding the screen. A relative rotation restriction structure and a movement restriction structure are formed on a fitting portion between the shaft portion and the rotary shaft member. The relative rotation restriction structure restricts a relative rotation of the shaft portion with respect to the rotary shaft member. The movement restriction structure restricts a movement of the shaft portion in the axial direction with respect to the rotary shaft member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Keisuke WATANABE, Toshiya NISHIURA, Yoshihiro TSUCHIMOTO, Naofumi YAGAME
  • Publication number: 20170036521
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure includes: a metal door outer panel that includes an outermost design surface of a vehicle door; a metal annular reinforcement that (i) is provided at a door inner side of the door outer panel, (ii) has an annular shape so as to extend along an outer peripheral portion of the door outer panel, and (iii) is joined to the outer peripheral portion of the door outer panel; at least one reinforcing member that extends in a door longitudinal direction and that is joined to the annular reinforcement; and a fiber-reinforced door inner panel that is provided at a door inner side of the annular reinforcement, and is fastened to the annular reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170036522
    Abstract: A wire harness winding device includes a fixing member and a tubular winding member. The surrounding wall of the winding member is provided with wire harness insertion portions at an interval in a circumferential direction. The wire harnesses are individually inserted with excess lengths in the wire harness insertion portions, and other ends are led out to an outside of the winding member. When the wire harnesses are at a first position of a winding position at which the wire harnesses are wound by the winding member and a leading position at which the wire harnesses are led from the winding member, a portion of the excess length is wound by the fixing member. When the wire harnesses are at a second position of the winding position and the leading position, the portion of the excess length is slacked between the fixing member and the winding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Naoto Kogure, Masataka Nishijima
  • Publication number: 20170036523
    Abstract: A method of forming a unitary perimeter seal for attachment at a fixed window panel of a slider window assembly of a vehicle includes forming upper, lower and side sealing portions each having elongated body portions and sealing lips extending substantially therealong. The upper and lower sealing portion are arranged with first ends adjacent a respective end of a first side sealing portion and second ends adjacent a respective end of a second side sealing portion. The sealing portions are arranged so as to result in a perimeter frame that circumscribes an opening for the slider window assembly. Corner regions are molded at and partially over adjacent ends of the elongated body portions of the sealing portions, such that the corner regions include a curved sealing lip that provides a transition between the sealing lips of the adjacent ends of the sealing portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Troy F. Tooker, David K. Johnson, Michael J. Hulst
  • Publication number: 20170036524
    Abstract: A vehicle panel structure that includes a first panel that is provided to a vehicle, the first panel being made from a fiber reinforced resin and including a plurality of first beads extending along one direction, and a second panel that is disposed so as to face the first panel and that includes a plurality of second beads extending along another direction intersecting with the first beads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koki IKEDA, Kiyoshi HOKAZONO, Tomohiro SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20170036525
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for reducing NVH resultant from collisions between internal components of a hydraulic engine mount. In one example, a hydraulic engine mount may include a de-coupler with a number cavities encased therein and extending along a common circumference of the de-coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jim Chern, Mary Theresa Breida, Thomas Mathai, Margaret Brouwer
  • Publication number: 20170036526
    Abstract: A powertrain mount assembly configured to connect a powertrain to a side rail of a vehicle frame structure, wherein the powertrain mount assembly comprises: a mounting bracket comprising a first side wall and a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall, the mounting bracket being configured to receive a resilient member and a bracket arm between the first and second side walls, the bracket arm being connectable to the powertrain; and a first support bracket connectable to a surface of the side rail, wherein the first side wall of the mounting bracket is fastenable to the first support bracket and wherein the first support bracket is configured to be connected to the side rail at a location between the first and second side walls of the mounting bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jon Horseman, Matthew David George Shynn, Peter Brook, Alan Thorpe, Michael Ross, Matt Sykes
  • Publication number: 20170036527
    Abstract: A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include an input shaft, an output shaft, a first planetary gear set having three rotation elements, a second planetary gear set having three rotation elements, a third planetary gear set, a first rotational shaft, a second rotational shaft, a third rotational shaft, a fourth rotational shaft, a fifth rotational shaft, a sixth rotational shaft, and a seventh rotational shaft such that the power transmission system can suppress conversion to an ENG mode by providing sufficient power performance at the time of wide open throttle (WOT) launching and maximally use power of an engine at the time of conversion to a first HEV mode and a third HEV mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Donghwan HWANG, Changwook Lee, Jongsool Park, Horim Yang, Wonmin Cho
  • Publication number: 20170036528
    Abstract: Electric machine assemblies and methods of manufacturing and operating electric machine assemblies for internal combustion engines are provided. The electric machine assembly includes an electric machine configured to generate electric current by induction via a prime mover causing rotation of one of a rotor and a stator with respect to the other one of the rotor and the stator. The electric machine assembly also includes a torque transmitter including a rotating output driver coupled to the prime mover of the electric machine. The torque transmitter includes a rotating input driver configured to receive a rotary input transmitted from a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The rotating input driver is coupled to the rotating output driver to actuate the rotating output driver at a plurality of gear ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: John P. O'BRIEN, Michael J. MARTHALER
  • Publication number: 20170036529
    Abstract: A hybrid module for a powertrain includes a drive, a first coupling section that couples the hybrid module to a transmission, and a second coupling section that couples the hybrid module to an internal combustion engine. The second coupling section includes a shifting arrangement having at least two shift elements which can take an initial and a shift position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ulrich OHNEMUS, Edmund BAUCHROWITZ, Markus NUSSBAUMER, Alexander MARTIN
  • Publication number: 20170036530
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle may include a first input shaft selectively connected to an engine through a first clutch, a second hollow input shaft disposed in a front side portion of the first input shaft and selectively connected to the engine through a second clutch, a continuously variable transmission mechanism (CV) that continuously shifts and outputs rotation power transferred from the first input shaft, a shift output mechanism that receives rotation power transferred from driving gears on the second input shaft and the CV through driven gears connected to an external gear and selectively shifts and outputs the rotation power, a reverse idle mechanism that transfers the rotation power of the first input shaft to the shift output mechanism in a reverse direction, and a final reduction mechanism that reduces the rotation power output from the shift output mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seongwook Hwang, Won-jun Sung, Jaechang Kook, Wonmin Cho, Myeonghoon Noh, Ildae Cho, Seongwook Ji, Kangsoo Seo
  • Publication number: 20170036531
    Abstract: A fuel tank system constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes a fuel tank, a purge canister, a valve assembly and a bypass means. The valve assembly can be fluidly coupled between the fuel tank and the purge canister and that selectively controls fuel vapor flow between the fuel tank and the purge canister. The bypass means can selectively bypass fuel vapor around at least a portion of the valve assembly from the fuel tank to the purge canister. The bypass means can include a bypass valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Bruce McLauchlan, Steven Lee Ambrose, Jeffrey Bernard Smith, Mustafa Huseyin
  • Publication number: 20170036532
    Abstract: A tank sealing valve arranged in a passage network through which a fluid flows between a fuel tank and a canister includes a first valve unit and a second valve unit. A first port and a second port of three ports included in an outer case body of the first valve unit are open toward a first chamber of two chambers divided by a diaphragm or a bellows of the first valve unit, and a third port of the three ports is open toward a second chamber of the two chambers. A valve body of the first valve unit includes a through passage penetrating a valve portion and a column portion of the valve body. The valve portion communicates with the first port and the second chamber through the through passage in a case where the first port is closed. The second valve unit opens and closes the third port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Yuichiro MIURA