Abstract: A clamping device may include two clamping jaws that surround an outer casing of a steering column. The clamping jaws may selectively clamp the outer casing, which receives a steering spindle. A clamp bolt may connect the clamping jaws, and an end portion of the clamp bolt may be connected to an actuating lever. When the actuating lever rotates one way, the two clamping jaws clamp the outer casing. When the actuating lever rotates the other way, the clamping jaws release the outer casing for adjustment of the steering column. The end portion of the clamp bolt may be a disk-shaped bolt head. An end region of the actuating lever connected to the clamp bolt may have a stepped passage opening with an inner portion that receives the clamp bolt and an outer portion that receives the disk-shaped bolt head.

Abstract: A shaft has a central axis and includes first and second members that are identical in shape and that form a shaft portion for providing one end of the shaft in an axial direction that the central axis extends in. Each of the first and second members includes a plate and an arm portion. The plates extend in the axial direction. The arm portions are located closer to the end of the shaft than the plates and are located farther from the central axis than the plates. The plates face each other across the central axis. The arm portions are couplable with a joint spider.

Abstract: An adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle, having a console unit which is vehicle-fixed or articulated to the vehicle, a steering shaft bearing unit which is arranged in the console unit and is axially displaceable relative to the console unit, and a mechanism mounted to the console unit and provided for adjusting and fixing in place the axial length of the steering column. This mechanism, when in an open condition, enables an axial relative displacement between the console unit and the steering shaft bearing unit, and, when in a locked condition, it axially fixes the steering shaft bearing unit in place at the console unit. The steering column further has an energy absorbing unit which, in the locked condition of the mechanism for adjusting the axial length of the steering column, allows an axial displacement of the steering shaft bearing unit relative to the console unit, accompanied by an absorption of energy, the energy absorbing unit being mounted to the console unit.

Abstract: A rack guide is movably housed in a housing hole of a housing. A plug is screwed to an outer opening end portion of the housing hole. An urging member is interposed between the rack guide and the plug. External threads on the outer peripheral surface of the plug are screwed to internal threads at the outer opening end portion of the housing hole. The root portion of the external threads includes an interference portion that interferes with a crest portion of the internal threads.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a rack bar supporting device of a vehicle steering apparatus, which may include: a support yoke configured to be inserted into a cylinder of a gear box and configured to have a support recess famed on a front surface thereof to support a rack bar positioned in the lateral direction therein and a yoke hollow formed on a rear surface thereof so as to receive an elastic member; a yoke plug configured to have a plug hollow famed on a front surface thereof to receive the elastic member for supporting the support yoke toward the rack bar and configured to be connected to the cylinder of the gear box; and damping members configured to protrude from a rear surface of the support yoke so as to be supported by a front surface of the yoke plug when an impact load is reversely transferred from the road surface through the rack bar.

Abstract: Technical features of a steering system include a control module that dynamically determines an operating mode based on a set of input signal values such as lateral acceleration signal values and corresponding handwheel position values. The control module dynamically determines and learns classification boundaries between multiple operating modes based the input signal values. The control module further calibrates the steering system according to operating mode that is determined using the classification boundaries.

Abstract: A steering control system for a vehicle that considers the limitations of at least one of the vehicle and the environment is contemplated. The steering control system can receive a vehicle characteristic, an environmental condition, a desired amount of turning, and a desired velocity of the vehicle. Based on some, or all of these parameters, the steering control system can determine at least one of a wheel torque, a wheel angle, a wheel camber, and a wheel suspension for a desired vehicle path to enhance vehicle performance.

Abstract: A electric power steering device includes: a torque sensor and an automatic steering control unit that controls an electric motor during automatic steering. The automatic steering control unit includes: an angular velocity target value computation unit that computes an angular velocity target value for controlling the electric motor and a vibration compensation unit that computes a twist angle of a torsion bar, and computes a vibration compensation signal for controlling the electric motor. The automatic steering control unit controls the electric motor on the basis of the angular velocity target value and the vibration compensation signal.

Abstract: When the state where steering torque detected by a torque detection unit is normal and the value of the steering torque is the same as or larger than a threshold value continues, an assist command generation unit that generates an assist command corresponding to steering torque produced by a driver limits the assist command; a failure determination unit includes a first failure determination unit that performs determination on a failure regardless of the limitation of the assist command and a second failure determination unit that performs determination on a failure while the assist command is limited, and stops driving of a motor when the second failure determination unit determines that there exists a failure.

Abstract: A steering control system for an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle includes a steering input device accessible to a driver for providing steering control of the vehicle in a manual steering mode. Also included is at least one autonomous steering assembly for providing steering control of the vehicle in an autonomous steering mode. Further included is a plurality of road wheels controlled by a blended output of the steering input device and the at least one autonomous steering assembly during a transition steering mode.

Abstract: The invention relates to a steer-by-wire system comprising a first control device that controls at least one steering actuator, and at least one second control device that controls at least one actuator on a steering handle in order to generate a haptic torque, wherein a sensor system for detecting a steering wheel angle is assigned to the second control device, wherein the first control device is connected with a first bus system and the second control device is connected with a second bus system, wherein the two bus systems are connected with each other via a gateway control device, and the first control device and the second control device are connected with each other directly via a third bus system, as well as a method for data exchange in such a steer-by-wire system.

Abstract: A vehicle steering angle detecting apparatus that connects a motor, which assist-controls a steering system of a vehicle, to the steering shaft via a reduction mechanism, and includes the first angle sensor which detects the steering shaft angle of the steering shaft and the second angle sensor which detects the motor shaft angle of the motor, including: a function that updates a static characteristic map and a dynamic characteristic map by iteratively learning a static characteristic and a dynamic characteristic of the nonlinear elements including the reduction mechanism, and mutually estimates the steering shaft angle and the motor shaft angle by using the static characteristic map and the dynamic characteristic map. The present invention is also the electric power steering apparatus equipped with the vehicle steering angle detecting apparatus.

Abstract: A joint system for controlling maneuvering of the front wheels of a road vehicle. The joint system has a hollow joint body suitable for connecting to the chassis of a road vehicle and a body opening on a side surface thereof. A rod arm is connected to the joint body such that it is rotationally moved on a first rotation axis and has a rod arm body in the form of a ring, an arm and a rod arm gear in the form of a ring gear. An eccentric bearing member bears the rod arm body in the joint body. An axle is connected to at least one wheel shaft extending outward from the body opening and has an axle body located in the joint body and rotates on a second rotation axis parallel to the said first rotation axis.

Abstract: A leaning vehicle includes a vehicle body; a rear wheel; a left arm mechanism; a left steerable front wheel; a right arm mechanism; a right steerable front wheel; a leaning mechanism; a leaning drive mechanism; and a steering mechanism. The leaning drive mechanism is disposed between any one of a left-right arm connection mechanism, the left arm mechanism and the right arm mechanism and the vehicle body. A rear end of the leaning drive mechanism is disposed at a rear side of a lower end of a steering shaft in the front-back direction of the vehicle body. A front end of the leaning drive mechanism is disposed at a front side of an upper end of the steering shaft. At least a portion of the leaning drive mechanism is disposed at a down side of the steering shaft in the up-down direction of the vehicle body.

Abstract: A lane-maintaining control device detects a lane width (H1) of a traveling lane (21) through a camera (4) and performs lane-maintaining control without a deviation from the lane width (H1). When detecting, through the camera (4), that the traveling lane (21) gradually increases (H2>H1 where the increasing lane width is (H2)), the lane-maintaining control device continues the lane-maintaining control on a condition that a turn signal is not operated.

Abstract: A drive assist apparatus, including a lane-keeping assist apparatus configured to apply an auxiliary steering torque to a steering mechanism mounted on a vehicle so that the vehicle runs at a predetermined position between lane lines, an operating member configured to be operated by an operator of the vehicle to output an activation signal for activating the lane-keeping assist apparatus, a determining unit configured to determine whether operation of the lane-keeping assist apparatus is necessary, and an outputting unit configured to output at least one of a notify signal for prompting the operator to operate the operating member and the activation signal, when the operating member is inoperative and it is determined that operation of the lane-keeping assist apparatus is necessary by the determining unit.

Abstract: The aspects of the present disclosure include an improved frame-to-bed assembly, which allows the pickup bed to be attached directly to the pickup truck frame without or with the reduced use of cross-sills. Instead, the pickup bed is directly attached to the frame cross-members via an attachment assembly to retain the pickup bed in place.

Abstract: To reinforce a front sub-frame in such a manner that the front sub-frame having a trapezoidal shape formed by a cross member and left and right side members extending to one side is not deformed to a rhombus shape at the one side, a front sub-frame structure includes: a rear cross member (74) coupling arm supporting parts (71, 71) supported on left and right side members (6, 6); tilt members (75) coupling left and right intermediate portions of the rear cross member (74) to rear vehicle attachment parts (M3) of the side members (6); a brace (80) coupling the left and right arm supporting parts (71, 71) to the rear vehicle attachment parts (M3); and intermediate coupling parts (91) coupling the brace (80) to intermediate portions of the tilt members (75).

Abstract: A safety device for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes an axle support, a load path expansion element which is connected to the axle support, and a vehicle component which differs from the load path expansion element and which is connected to the load path expansion element. The load path expansion element has a protruding portion which when used as intended is designed to absorb an impact force resulting from a frontal impact of the vehicle against an obstacle with a lateral overlap between the vehicle and the obstacle within a specified region with respect to a vehicle width. The protruding portion protrudes with respect to the axle support transversely to a vehicle longitudinal direction in the direction of a lateral vehicle outer edge situated in the proximity of the obstacle. The safety device is designed such that a portion of the absorbed impact force is transmitted into the axle support, and another portion of the absorbed impact force is transmitted into the component of the vehicle.

Abstract: A protection assembly for a front end module of a motor vehicle includes a bumper beam, a subframe and a protection device bridging between the bumper beam and the subframe. A method of protecting a front end module of a motor vehicle is also provided.

Abstract: An inflatable tunnel reinforcement for reinforcing a vehicle tunnel structure includes a first wall, a second wall, and at least one fold connecting the first and second walls. The inflatable tunnel reinforcement further includes an inflator adapted to increase a gas pressure between the first and second walls. In an inflated configuration, the inflatable tunnel reinforcement forms a continuous load path between interior walls of the tunnel structure generally orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the tunnel structure.

Abstract: A vehicle auxiliary storage compartment comprising a floor, a back wall that extends upward from the floor, and a front wall that extends upward from floor opposite the back wall, and a pair of opposing sidewalls disposed at opposing ends of the front wall and the back wall. The front wall is defined by a back side of a seating structure of a vehicle in which the auxiliary storage compartment is disposed.

Abstract: A vehicle front body structure includes: a dash panel; an apron reinforcement extending forward on an outside in the vehicle width direction of an engine room; a suspension housing coupled to the apron reinforcement in front of the dash panel; a cowl side panel extending in a front-rear direction between a rear portion of the suspension housing and the dash panel in side view of the vehicle, the cowl side panel 11 constituting a wall portion on the outside in the vehicle width direction of the engine room; and a first reinforcing member dividing a space surrounded by the apron reinforcement and the cowl side panel back and forth.

Abstract: An optically and aerodynamically improved body for a motor vehicle has a wheel well cover with at least one wheel well for receiving a wheel. The wheel well cover is designed in such a way as to be adjustable by an adjusting mechanism in accordance with the wheel angle, and includes at least two ring portions which surround part of the wheel and which are arranged in such a way as to be movable at least partially into each other and at least partially relative to one another.

Abstract: A structural component for a motor vehicle is provided. The structural component includes a closed hollow profile including fiber composite material, with a profile outer casing surrounding a profile volume. The structural component also includes at least one reinforcing bulkhead which is arranged in the profile volume on at least one section of an inner casing surface of the profile outer casing. The height of the at least one reinforcing bulkhead, perpendicularly from the inner casing surface, in at least one position in which the at least one reinforcing bulkhead is arranged on the inner casing surface, is lower than a passage height of the profile volume in this position.

Abstract: A vehicle upper section structure includes a roof side-rail, a roof panel, and a side outer panel. The roof side-rail is provided at a vehicle width direction end of a vehicle upper section. The roof panel is formed from a material having a higher linear expansion coefficient than that of a material of the roof side-rail, and is provided at a vehicle width direction central portion of the vehicle upper section. The side outer panel is formed from a material having a higher linear expansion coefficient than that of the material of the roof side-rail, is provided at an outer side of a vehicle further than the roof side-rail, and includes a first join joined to the roof side-rail and a second join joined to the roof panel. The first join and the second join are separated from each other.

Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a front window glass, a washer nozzle, a cowl, and plate members. The front window glass includes angle-of-view areas at its upper portions. The angle-of-view areas cover angles of view of left and right imagers disposed on an interior of a vehicle. The washer nozzle ejects a washer fluid to an outer surface of the front window glass. The cowl is recessed and extends in a vehicle width direction between the front window glass and a front hood. The plate members stand erect in the cowl and extend in a vehicle front-rear direction. The plate members are disposed at least one at each outer side, in the vehicle width direction, of a widthwise center of the vehicle. The plate members extend toward an area interposed between outer edges of the angle-of-view areas in the vehicle width direction in a plan view of the vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for controlling a vehicle, including a vehicle body including a wheel, a gyro pack fixed to the vehicle body to be movable by a movement unit, a gyroscope installed in the gyro pack, and a flywheel installed in the gyroscope, rotated by a power unit, and tilted by a tilting unit. The wheel consists of a pair of left and right wheels in a direction perpendicular to a direction of progress of the vehicle body, and the wheels are driven by driving devices independently driven, and are provided with steering units independently controlling steering angles of the wheels. The gyro pack is moved relative to the vehicle body by at least one link arm connected to the gyro pack and the vehicle, body, and one gyroscope is provided with at least two flywheels, axes of rotation and rotation directions of which coincide with each other.

Abstract: A foldable utility trailer has a frame, a trailer bed, at least one axle, a coupler and a locking mechanism. The frame has a front end, a back end, a first segment adjacent the front end and a second segment adjacent the back end. The first segment of the frame is pivotally attached to the second segment of the frame such that the frame is foldable between a storage orientation and a hauling orientation. The trailer bed is supported by the frame. The trailer bed has a first portion corresponding to the first segment of the frame and a second portion corresponding to the second segment of the frame. The at least one axle is attached to the frame and has at least one wheel. The coupler is connected to the front end of the frame and is used to hook up to a hitch on a towing vehicle. The locking mechanism locks the frame into the storage orientation or the hauling orientation.

Abstract: The suspension assembly mounting method includes: a step of mounting the suspension assembly on a pallet having a support body and a movable member relatively movable with respect to the support body, so as to fix the base body to the support body and engage the arm member with the movable member; a step of causing the movable member to press the arm member upward so that the suspension assembly becomes a position where its own weight load equivalent to the vehicle body weight is applied; a step of lifting the pallet from under the vehicle body and contacting the suspension assembly to the vehicle body; a step of raising the pallet while stopping the movable member from pressing after the contacting; and a vehicle mount step of mounting the suspension assembly on the vehicle body while causing the movable member to press the arm member upward.

Abstract: A bicycle support device that includes a stabilization platform, the platform interfacing with bicycle training wheels. When the training wheels are engaged within the cavities of the stabilization platform, the rear wheel of the bicycle is elevated. The elevation, in combination with a slot within the platform, allows the rear wheel of the bicycle to rotate freely.

Abstract: Electric bicycle batteries anti-theft device for electric bicycles comprising a bicycle frame with a hollow profile. Said hollow profile has an opening, which houses a casing in which the battery is found, and comprises a first borehole and a second borehole facing each other. It has a lock with a bolt, movable between two positions, which crosses the first borehole or both boreholes. It comprises a cover that covers the opening of the hollow profile, joined to the casing in a removable manner with joining elements, such that when the casing is inside the hollow profile, said joining elements are also inside the hollow profile.

Abstract: A rack for a bicycle or a bicycle with a rack comprises a rack body configured to be supported above a rear wheel of the bicycle. The rack body can be supported by side portions that extend along and straddle the rear wheel and are coupled to the bicycle. The rack can comprise a deck portion that extends in a longitudinal direction of the bicycle above the rear wheel. One or more carrier arms can be coupled to the rack at forward and/or rearward ends. In some configurations, a carrier arm can be provided on each side of the front and rear of the rack. The carrier arms can be rotatable or otherwise adjustable with respect to the rack body.

Abstract: A two-wheeled vehicle includes a frame assembly having a front end and a rear end extending along a longitudinally-extending centerline, a front ground-engaging member operably coupled to the front end of the frame assembly at a front rotational axis, and a rear ground-engaging member operably coupled to the rear end of the frame assembly at a rear rotational axis. A wheel base is defined between the front and rear rotational axes and a vertically-extending centerline of the vehicle extends vertically at the midpoint of the wheel base and is perpendicular to the longitudinally-extending centerline. The vehicle also includes a fuel tank, an airbox assembly, and a battery all positioned relative to the vertically-extending centerline of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present application discloses a foldable three-wheeled scooter, including a front fork and a frame. A handle bar is provided at the upper end of the front fork, a front wheel is connected to lower end of the front fork by front wheel bracket, and a saddle is provided on the frame. A vertical first groove is provided at the front end of the frame, a horizontal second groove is provided at two sides of the frame, the front fork is embedded into the first groove and is movably connected to the frame by first pin shaft. The front fork is embedded into a first groove and is movably connected to the frame by a first pin shaft. A first folding mechanism is provided in the middle of the front fork.

Abstract: A leaning vehicle includes an actuator, a left steerable front wheel, a right steerable front wheel, a steering mechanism and a leaning mechanism. The steering mechanism includes a first center steering shaft, a second center steering shaft disposed at the front side of the first center steering shaft, and a center steering shaft rotation interlocking mechanism that interlocks rotation of the first center steering shaft with rotation of the second center steering shaft. The actuator is provided between a left end and a right end of a link member of the leaning mechanism in the left-right direction. At least one part of the actuator is provided at a position that overlaps with a movable range of the center steering shaft rotation interlocking mechanism as viewed from the up direction or the down direction.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a body frame including a connecting bracket including a unitary connector that connects a front end of a right frame and a front end of a left frame, and an extension that extends to the front of the vehicle from the connector to be welded to a link support at a front end thereof. When the vehicle is seen from the front thereof, a weld between the extension and the link support is located on an imaginary central straight line that passes a middle upper axis and a middle lower axis above or below a turning support in an up-and-down direction of the body frame.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a body frame including a main frame, a link support, and a connecting bracket that connects a front portion of the main frame and the link support. The connecting bracket includes a turning support that supports a lower cross member, a connector that connects a front portion of the main frame and the link support and a right reinforcement wall and a left reinforcement wall that extend in an up-and-down direction to connect the turning support and the connector. The connecting bracket including the turning support, the connector, the right reinforcement wall, and the left reinforcement wall is monolithic and unitary.

Abstract: A leaning vehicle includes a vehicle body, a left wheel, a right wheel, a leaning mechanism, a leaning drive mechanism and a leaning brake mechanism. The leaning drive mechanism includes a drive source. The leaning drive mechanism includes a gear, rotary shafts, and a gear casing member. The leaning brake mechanism includes a brake member and a resistance applying member. The gear and the rotary shaft of the leaning drive mechanism and the brake member of the leaning brake mechanism are supported by the vehicle body in a rotatable manner by way of the gear casing member of the leaning drive mechanism.

Abstract: A foot-controlled personal transportation device having a drive wheel and a foot platform, with the drive wheel preferably located below the platform. Device driving may be controlled by a position sensor and a control circuit that drives the device toward auto-balancing. Various components and embodiments are disclosed including, but not limited to, a single wheel structure having various configurations, one-foot and two-feet platform embodiments, various sensor and drive arrangements, and coaxial wheel driving using a hub motor or the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a foldable kick board in which a footboard can be folded in two stages and the length of a handle shaft can be freely adjusted such that the size of the full-folded kick board can be reduced to be same as the length of the footboard.

Abstract: A bicycle frame assembly that includes an upper frame member and a lower frame member that each extend between a head tube and a dropout. A seat tube extends between the upper frame member and the lower frame member. The seat tube is preferably connected to a bottom bracket of the lower frame member and is connected by a pivot to the upper frame member so that the seat tube can deflect from a rest position without altering an orientation of a top tube to a bottom tube of the upper and lower frame members, respectively.

Abstract: A suspension assembly for a bicycle comprises a lower tubular support configured to be received within a steerer tube of a bicycle fork assembly; an upper tubular support configured to be connected to a stem of a steering assembly above an upper end of the steerer tube; and a spring configured to exert a force that biases the upper and lower tubular supports toward an extended position, wherein the upper and lower tubular supports are configured such that the upper tubular support slides longitudinally relative to the lower tubular support adjacent the stem and above a fork crown of the bicycle fork assembly.

Abstract: A bicycle electric device comprises an electric actuator, a controller, and a switch. The electric actuator is configured to be operated in response to an operation of a bicycle electric operating device. The controller has a pairing mode in which the controller receives identification information of at least one electric telescopic apparatus. The switch is electrically connected to the controller to set the controller to the pairing mode based on a user input received by the switch.

Abstract: A bicycle electric telescopic apparatus comprises a first tube, a second tube, a positioning structure, an electric positioning actuator, and a power supply. The first tube has a center axis. The second tube is telescopically received in the first tube. The positioning structure is configured to relatively position the first tube and the second tube in a telescopic direction extending along the center axis of the first tube. The electric positioning actuator is configured to actuate the positioning structure. The power supply is to supply electricity to the electric positioning actuator. The power supply is configured to be detachably connected to an electric bicycle component other than the bicycle electric telescopic apparatus.

Abstract: A bicycle pedal system (10) comprising a pedal (12) and a cleat (14) which is attachable to a sole (16) of a shoe (18) worn by a cyclist. The pedal comprises a pedal block (19) having three sides (20.1, 20.2 and 20.3) and a pedal spindle (22). The pedal block has a generally triangular configuration when viewed in end view. Each side of the pedal block defines a flat abutment face (24) and a pair of spaced elongate rectilinear tongue formations (26) which project outwardly from the abutment face. The cleat defines a pair of groove formations (50) configured for receiving a pair of the tongue formations therein for releasably engaging the pedal block (19).

Abstract: A speed control system for electric bicycles includes a bicycle having pedals, a motor and a battery which provides electric power to the motor. The bicycle includes a speed detector to detect speed of the bicycle to create a current speed value. A controller is electrically connected to the motor, the battery and the speed detector. The controller has a preset constant-speed setting value. The controller receives the current speed value from the speed detector, and compares the current speed value with the preset constant-speed setting value to adjust output or the motor and the battery. The controller changes the output of the motor and the battery according to the current speed so that the motor assists the rider to operate the bicycle instantly.

Abstract: A power assist device may include a motor, a motor driving circuit, sensors to output signals in accordance with a rotational speed of the wheel, a memory, and a signal processor. The memory stores information of a parameter defining a transfer function that interrelates a total torque to be input to the vehicle and a rotational speed of the wheel, and an inverse transfer function thereof. Based on the inverse transfer function, the signal processor determines an estimated value of total torque from a detected value of rotational speed of the wheel. Moreover, based on the transfer function, the signal processor updates at least a portion of the information of the parameter so that, for example, an error between a detected value of rotational speed of the wheel and an estimated value of rotational speed of the wheel as determined from the estimated value of total torque is reduced.

Abstract: An electrically assisted vehicle includes an electric motor, a device including a microcontroller and a transmission circuit that sends motor control-related data used to control rotation of the electric motor, and a control circuit that controls the electric motor based on the data. The control circuit and the device both retain the same data generation rule. When the control circuit sends first data to the device, the microcontroller generates second data which at least includes a portion of first reception data having been received, generates third data from the second data by using the rule, and sends, via the transmission circuit, the third data to the control circuit. The control circuit generates fourth data at least from the first data by using the rule, and compares a portion of second reception data received from the device against the fourth data. If the result of comparison indicates a match, the control circuit permits control of the electric motor.

Abstract: A sprocket assembly of a bicycle includes a plurality of sprockets with different sizes and a support device. Each of the sprockets has a rim portion and a plurality of teeth projected from the rim portion. The support device has a plurality of connecting members to be connected to the sprockets. Each of the connecting members has a plurality of stepped portions in a series connection, and each of the stepped portions has a first stepped face and a second stepped face. A distance between the first stepped face and a front face of the tooth is greater or equal to a thickness of the tooth, and a distance between the first stepped faces of the neighboring stepped portions is greater than the thickness of the tooth.