Abstract: A power system includes an engine, a driveshaft, and an energy storage system having a flywheel. The energy storage system further includes a transmission structured to transfer energy between the flywheel and the driveshaft. The transmission includes a differential geartrain and a variator coupled to the differential geartrain and having a variator input shaft and a variator output shaft rotatable at a range of speed ratios. The variator may be coupled to a sun gear in the differential geartrain and controls a pattern of energy transfer between the flywheel and the driveshaft.

Abstract: A range includes at least two different motor vehicles with a structural body having a central underbody part delimiting a lower part of a cab. The central underbody part of the first vehicle receives two seats. The central underbody part of the second vehicle receives four seats. Each central underbody part includes first interface elements allowing mounting thereon of components associated with the function of an internal combustion drive engine mounted on a rear structural part of the structural body which is firmly attached to the central underbody part. Each central underbody part also includes second interface elements allowing mounting thereon of components associated with the function of an electric drive motor to be mounted on the rear structural part. A rear edge of the central underbody part of each vehicle is equipped with a same interface element for connection to the rear structural part of the structural body.

Abstract: A power transmission system for a vehicle and a vehicle including the same are provided. The power transmission system includes: an engine unit configured to generate a power; an input shaft; an output shaft configured to transfer at least partial of the power from the input shaft; an output unit configured to rotate differentially relative to the output shaft; a synchronizer disposed on the output shaft and configured to selectively engage with the output unit such that the output unit rotates synchronously with the output shaft, and the output unit is configured to output power to drive one or more front and/or rear wheels of the vehicle; a first motor generator configured to directly or indirectly couple with one of the input shaft and the output shaft for power transmission; and a second motor generator configured to drive one or more front or rear wheels of the vehicle.

Abstract: A transmission unit is able to switch between a non-neutral state where power of an engine is transmitted via a path K1 and a neutral state where power of the engine is not transmitted via the path K1. A clutch is able to switch between an engaged state where power is transmitted from the engine to a first MG and a released state where transmission of power from the engine to the first MG is interrupted. When the transmission unit is controlled to the non-neutral state and, at the same time, the clutch is set to the released state, a vehicle is operable in series-parallel mode. When power is transmitted via the path K2 by directly coupling the engine to the first MG by the clutch and the path K1 is interrupted by controlling the transmission unit to the neutral state, the vehicle is operable in series mode.

Abstract: An electric motor construction is provided with a planetary gear system, including an annular thin-rimmed stator (1) as well as a torque takeoff shaft (2) concentric relative thereto. The construction includes inside the stator (1) an annular thin-rimmed rotor (3); a sun gear (4) fixedly coupled to the rotor and concentric with the takeoff shaft (2); an intra-rotor immovably coupled ring gear (5) with a toothed inner surface; planet gears (6) meshing with the ring gear and the sun gear; a planet carrier (7) that the planet gears are supported on; as well as a coupling arrangement (8) for transmitting torque of the rotor optionally directly or by way of the planet carrier to the torque takeoff shaft.

Abstract: A closure or grille airflow shutter system, particularly for a motor vehicle includes a first shutter featuring at least one first adjustable shutter element with a first adjustment travel between a first and a second position. A second shutter features at least one second adjustable shutter element with a second adjustment travel between a first and a second position. A shutter coupling couples the first and the second shutters to one another in such a way that the second shutter element is not adjusted or adjusted over a first section of the second adjustment travel, which is smaller than the first section of the first adjustment travel, during an adjustment of the first shutter element over a first section of the first adjustment travel and adjusted over a second section of the second adjustment travel during an adjustment of the first shutter element over a second section of the first adjustment travel.

Abstract: An air filter housing for is disclosed. The air filter housing is created by a base filter section and a top filter section. The top filter section is a hood of a vehicle. This allows the filter to be changed and inspected by simply lifting up the vehicle hood. Air channels are formed in a bottom portion of a two-layer hood allowing air to be delivered to the air intake of a combustion engine. The hood interfaces with the base filter housing section and seals the filter by pressure created by the hood.

Abstract: A tank ventilation system includes a flushing line, off which a bypass branches and into which the bypass opens out. A sensor is arranged in the flushing line bypass to determine a concentration of hydrocarbons in a fluid in the flushing line. A hydrocarbon tank is coupled via a first connector to a first end of the flushing line and designed for coupling, via a second coupling, to a tank.

Abstract: The cap assembly for a carbon canister fuel tank includes an outer cap and an inner cap. There is a cavity with an opening at the inner cap, and the outer cap is above the inner cap covering the opening. There is a lower vent cap in the cavity which divides the cavity into a filling cavity and a volume cavity. There is a through hole in the center of the lower vent cap with a breathing valve which would open automatically when there is air pressure imbalance in the filling cavity and volume cavity. The first vent hole is at the bottom of the volume cavity, while the second vent hole is at the bottom of the filling cavity. The first vent hole, breathing valve and the second vent hole are arranged in sequence to constitute the exhaust channel for the vaporizing oil gas in the fuel tank.

Abstract: A chamber for removing substances from a fluid and particularly for adsorbing fuel vapor from a fuel tank of a vehicle, includes a housing having two ports and a longitudinal axis, an adsorbent material arranged within the housing, the adsorbent material completely covering a transverse cross-section of the housing, such that the adsorbent material forms at least one barrier between the two ports, and a thickness of the adsorbent material in the direction of the longitudinal axis is less than the length of the housing in the longitudinal direction, thereby creating two voids.

Abstract: A vehicle floor lower structure comprising a fuel tank that is disposed under a floor of a vehicle, and a battery pack that is disposed under the floor of the vehicle and at a vehicle body rear side of the fuel tank, and the battery pack is configured to be a power source to drive a traction motor installed in the vehicle.

Abstract: A drive assembly has a drive housing with a gear set and a wheel mount configured to rotate about a rotation axis on a wheel bearing assembly. A clutch component is mounted to a clutch hub and disposed between an input shaft and the gear set to selectively cause rotation of the wheel mount. A clutch actuation assembly moves the clutch component into energized and de-energized states with respect to the input shaft. The clutch actuation assembly has a spring to position the clutch component in one of the energized and de-energized states and a piston to position the clutch component in the other of the energized and de-energized states. The clutch actuation assembly has a reaction plate that is acted upon in a first axial direction by the spring and is acted upon by the piston in a second axial direction.

Abstract: A dual drive driveline for a vehicle has a power source, a hydrostatic pump drivingly engaged with the power source, a first axle, a second axle, and a first hydrostatic unit in fluid communication with the hydrostatic pump. The first hydrostatic unit is drivingly engaged or selectively drivingly engaged with the first axle, and the first hydrostatic unit is not drivingly engageable with the second axle. A second hydrostatic unit in fluid communication with the hydrostatic pump, the second hydrostatic unit being drivingly engaged or selectively drivingly engaged with the second axle, and the second hydrostatic unit not being drivingly engageable with the first axle. A control unit is adapted to control a hydraulic displacement of at least one of the hydrostatic pump, the first hydrostatic unit and the second hydrostatic unit.

Abstract: A method for the operation of at least one actuator for a force controller of a device, for which a user of the device is provided with a haptic feedback message about at least one operating state of the device by a force, which is predetermined in its strength and acts by way of at least one actuator on the force controller, when the force controller is brought by the user to at least one predetermined point on a track of movement of the force controller. The at least one actuator is controlled in such a way that the strength of the force acting by way of the at least one actuator on the force controller is reduced after another predetermined period of time.

Abstract: An accelerator pedal assembly including an accelerator pedal attached to the driver's compartment of a vehicle is disclosed. The accelerator is reversibly movable between the neutral or idling position when no pressure is applied to the pedal and an acceleration position when pressure is applied. The assembly includes a compression assembly having a compression chamber with a piston, liquid nanofoam in the chamber, and a geared driver assembly connecting the compression assembly and the pedal. When the pedal is depressed, the driver assembly is activated, forcing the piston into the chamber and causing the force level to rise until it reaches the designed load limit or the threshold. When the pressure on the pedal is relieved, the position of the pedal is immediately reset to the neutral position as the piston is pushed out of the chamber by internal pressure generated by liquid escaping the nanoporous material via the nanopores.

Abstract: Man-machine interface for motor vehicle comprising a display screen (6) and a control means on which the user of the vehicle can act in order to alter a parameter of the vehicle, characterized in that it also comprises displaying means (16) and a laser projector (14), the displaying means being designed to receive an image from the laser projector and to display it on the display screen.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus which is mounted in a vehicle includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire external information, a notification request generation unit configured to generate a notification request based on the external information, a switching unit configured to switch between an on state and an off state of a notification function according to an input from a vehicle occupant, a first information notification unit configured to display a first display for giving notification of the external information in a predetermined display area of a display device based on the notification request when the notification function is in the on state and the notification request is generated, and a second information notification unit configured to display a second display for giving notification of predetermined information different from the external information in the predetermined display area when the notification function is in the off state.

Abstract: An ECU includes: a control section for controlling an engine such that the engine is operated in an intermediate load state during electric power feed to the outside of a vehicle; a learning section for learning a control parameter based on a detected state quantity; and a determination section for determining whether a learning condition that the learning section learns the control parameter is established. When the learning condition is established during the electric power feed from the electric power feed section to the outside of the vehicle, the engine is controlled such that a state thereof is changed from the intermediate load state to either an idle state or a low load state, and the control parameter regarding the engine in the idle state or the low load state is learned.

Abstract: A DC voltage power source, comprising: first electrochemical cells electrically connected in series; a DC/DC converter, the output of the converter being connected in series with said first electrochemical cells, a secondary DC voltage source applying its potential difference to the input of the converter.

Abstract: A cooler for a semiconductor-module includes: a heat sink which has an appearance of a cuboid structure to one side of which a flow rate control plate is fixed; a thermal radiation plate on an outer surface of which semiconductor devices are bonded; and a tray-shaped cooling jacket having: a coolant introduction channel; a coolant extraction channel extending in parallel to the coolant introduction channel; and a cooling channel provided between the coolant introduction and extraction channels. The heat sink is provided in the cooling channel of the cooling jacket so that the flow rate control plate extends in a boundary between the coolant extraction channel and the cooling channel, and channels provided for the heat sink extend orthogonally to the coolant introduction and extraction channels. The thermal radiation plate is fixed so as to close an opening the cooling jacket.

Abstract: Power supply device includes a power supply circuit with a low voltage load circuit and a high voltage load circuit connected to a plurality of batteries connected in series. A power supply circuit includes an equalizer that can prevent uneven consumption of each battery; a disconnect switch that enables the battery on the low voltage side to be electrically cut off; and a disconnect relay that enables the battery on the high voltage side to be electrically cut off. A machine controller starts an engine controller by turning on an engine key relay after turning on the disconnect relay.

Abstract: An electrified vehicle high voltage battery pack has series-connected battery units or cells combining to provide the high voltage. To power a low voltage bus (e.g., for low voltage accessories or charging a low voltage battery) in a balanced manner, a plurality of DC/DC converters each has an input coupled to a respective battery unit and the converters have respective outputs coupled in parallel to the low voltage bus. A first loop controller receives an actual bus voltage. The first controller generates a target current in response to the bus voltage adapted to regulate the actual bus voltage to a target voltage less than the high voltage. A second controller distributes the target current into a plurality of allocated current commands for respective converters according to respective states of charge of the battery units connected to the converters.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are provided for establishing communications between a vehicle and charging system. The communications may include charge request messages sent by or received from the vehicle defining charge particulars, such as, a charge type, charging locations, charging orientation, and/or other information corresponding to charging requirements for the requesting vehicle. The charging system can respond to the charge request messages accepting or denying the vehicle charging request. In response to accepting the request message, the charging system provides charge to the vehicle in accordance with the charge particulars.

Abstract: A fully-automatic dust proof system for quick change connector of electric vehicle is provided. The fully-automatic dust proof system of the application comprises: a base provided at the quick change connector of the battery pack; a dust proof covering plate slidably installed onto the base; an electric motor fixed on the base; a power supply electrically connected with the electric motor; a control system for controlling the motor to drive the dust proof covering plate to slide; a distance sensor for monitoring relative distance between the battery pack and the electric vehicle; and a pressure sensor for monitoring whether the dust proof covering plate is in place or not.

Abstract: A battery charging assembly includes a load management system, a charging cord with a battery connector, and circuitry for detecting cord removal or damage. The load management system monitors the heat buildup in a coiled portion of the charging cord and issues a corresponding signal to control the current flowing through the cord.

Abstract: A multiple EVSE installation employs a power sharing system for EVSE pairs which share a common circuit breaker. When only one EVSE is connected to an electric vehicle for charging, the connected EVSE is allowed to charge at full capacity. When a second EV connects to the second EVSE of the pair, while the first EVSE is charging, a controller senses the latter event and issues commands to both EVSE units to limit their current so that the rated circuit breaker capacity is not exceeded. The controller continuously monitors the charging of each of the EVSE units and sends commands to adjust the supply of current to each EVSE accordingly.

Abstract: A control device (1), in particular for car seats (7), with at least one touch-sensitive surface (2). This is designed to generate a control signal for controlling a function, in particular a car seat function, when touched by the hand of an operator. The control device (1) has at least one recess (3) within which the touch-sensitive surface (2) is positioned.

Abstract: A conveyance seat is provided. The conveyance seat comprises a first side frame portion disposed in a first side of a seat width direction extending substantially in an up-down direction, a second side frame portion disposed in a second side of the seat width direction extending substantially in the up-down direction, a drive mechanism configured to generate driving force so as to pivot the first side frame portion and the second side frame portion in the front-rear direction of the seat, a walk-in mechanism disposed in an opposite side of the drive mechanism in the seat width direction across the first side frame portion, a motor fixing portion disposed on the first side frame portion and provided with a fixing surface on which the drive mechanism is secured and a bracket configured to secure the drive mechanism to the fixing surface.

Abstract: Systems, Methods and Apparatuses are provided for a seat adjustment system for a vehicle which includes: a plurality of sensors configured to produce sensor data associated with an occupancy by an internal or external user of a particular seat of the vehicle and a processor, configured to receive the sensor data to: determine a state of one or more settings of the seat adjustment system for the particular seat of the vehicle based on stored data or the received sensor data; determine in a near future whether a particular seat will be occupied by the external user based on the received sensor data; determine currently whether a particular seat is occupied by the internal user based on the received sensor data; and adjust settings of the particular seat in accordance with determinations of the state of settings and occupancy of the particular seat.

Abstract: A track adjuster may include a cross member, an end stop bracket, an adjustable end stop lever, and/or a connection member that may be configured to actuate the adjustable end stop lever. The adjustable end stop lever may be configured to rotate between a first position in which the adjustable end stop lever engages the end stop bracket and prevents movement of a seat from a comfort range into an easy entry range, and a second position in which the adjustable end stop does not prevent movement of the seat from the comfort range into the easy entry range. The cross member may be configured for rotating independently of the adjustable end stop lever.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly is provided and includes a base assembly, a seat frame assembly attached to the base assembly, and a seat tilt control mechanism attached to the base assembly and the seat frame assembly. Actuation of the tilt drive assembly adjusts a tilt position of the seat frame assembly with respect to the base assembly.

Abstract: A method is provided for assembling a child restraint. The method includes the steps of coupling a seat-pivot-and-lock unit to a tiltable juvenile vehicle seat and coupling a seat support to the tiltable juvenile vehicle seat.

Abstract: A vehicle seat suitable as a straddle-type seat for a two or three-wheeled vehicle is provided, the straddle-type seat being configured to be shifted between a tip-up state and a seated state by a rotation mechanism, wherein there is no interference between the rotation mechanism and the seat. The vehicle seat of the present disclosure has a bottom plate, a seating portion, and a side portion. The seating portion and the side portion are covered by a surface material. In this vehicle seat configured to be shifted between the seated state and the tip-up state by the rotation mechanism, a recessed portion for the rotation mechanism is provided at the side portion facing the rotation mechanism.

Abstract: A method of assembling a vehicle seat is provided, comprising: providing a seat back frame; forwardly movably connecting a headrest for supporting a head of a seat occupant to the seat back frame; mounting a rear-end collision detector to the seat back frame at a position behind the seat occupant, operatively connecting the rear-end collision detector to the headrest; disposing a link member at a position lateral to the rear-end collision detector; forming a front extending portion that inwardly extends in a right-to-left direction at a front end of a lateral face of the side frame; and forming a rear extending portion that inwardly extends in the right-to-left direction; wherein a protruding portion is formed from a portion of the lateral face of the side frame that faces at least the part of the bracket, the link support shaft being disposed at a same height as the protruding portion.

Abstract: A seat lock apparatus includes: a hook member configured to be rotationally biased elastically in a positive direction; an interlocking unit configured to restrict rotation of the hook member in a negative direction; and a cover member configured to cover an operation range of the hook member at one side of the hook member, the cover member including a striker entrance groove that a striker enters. The hook member includes an engagement groove. The engagement groove has both end portions at a side of an opening of the engagement groove, each end portion being beyond the striker entrance groove to overlap the cover member as viewed along a shaft direction of the hook member when the hook member is at a position of being restricted from operating by the interlocking unit.

Abstract: An air-circulation promotion apparatus for a vehicle includes a driver's seat and a front passenger seat provided in the vehicle, and a face outlet port of a vehicle air conditioner disposed in front of those seats. A seat outlet port that blows a sucked air from a side surface of a seat back of the seat toward a rear area of the vehicle is disposed in the seat. An air present between the face outlet port and the seat flows rearward of the seat by aid of wind blown out of the seat outlet port. This makes it possible to circulate a comfortable air rearward of the seat to create a vehicle interior environment having no air retention. A circulation fan is provided in the seat and can be integrated with a seat ventilation system or a seat air conditioner.

Abstract: An overmolded seat back structure having a connecting surface for supporting a support panel and a process for forming a seat back structure via an overmolding process.

Abstract: Described are passenger seat assemblies including spreaders with a transitional region having a forward surface with a radius of curvature of about 3.5 to 3.7 inches and an aft surface with an angular profile configured so that the aft surface is located forward of a plane formed by a surface of the at least one seat back in a fully upright position. The passenger seat assemblies also include leg assemblies with a forward leg portion having a forward surface that is substantially aligned with a forward base frame tube, and an aft surface with an angular profile having a shape of an “r.

Abstract: A seat cushion of a vehicle seat includes a cushion made of foam and at least one motor assembly located in the cushion. The at least one motor assembly includes a housing having a first portion and a second portion, and one of the first portion and the second portion includes a meltable feature located near a location of contact of the first portion and the second portion. The meltable feature melts to secure the first portion of the housing to the second portion of the housing to retain a motor within the housing.

Abstract: A seat includes a seat portion with an air bladder having an outer casing. Multiple fluidly interconnected cells are disposed within a cavity of the outer casing and are configured to inflate the outer casing from a deflated condition to an inflated condition. The cells may be arranged within the air bladder so as to provide a directional inflation of the air bladder from a first portion of the air bladder towards a second portion. First and second support substrates may be disposed within the seat portion, wherein the air bladder is positioned between the first and second substrates. The air bladder may be configured to inflate and displace the first and second substrates relative to one another from an at-rest position to an actuated position. A biasing mechanism may be coupled to at least one of the first and second substrates for biasing the substrates towards the at-rest position.

Abstract: A Collapsible Organizer for in-Vehicle Storage. The organizer provides the driver with a large, stable container for food, drinks and other items. The organizer is attachable to a seat in a vehicle either by hanging from the seat back, or alternatively, by engaging the existing seat belts. The organizer is comprised of a set of movable panels and elements that allow the organizer to be collapsed into a very compact package. The organizer is also easily expandable when desired for use, without the need for tools. The organizer has built-in handles to allow the user to easily remove the organizer from a vehicle and then carry the organizer while the drinks or other items are being held in the organizer. In addition to its ability to safely hold food and drinks, the organizer provides a generous storage area that can be used to store childrens' toys, personal carry items, and portable electronic devices. Finally, the organizer is lightweight, durable, and preferably be made primarily from plastic.

Abstract: A containment arrangement is provided having a container with vehicle connection structure which allows an opening in the container to move through a variety of different planes without limiting accessibility to the opening. In addition, the present invention includes means for attaching a container to the vehicle at a corner of the vehicle, and allowing a vertical opening in the container to be fully accessible as the container is moved from a location adjacent one side of the vehicle to a location adjacent another side of the vehicle. Preferred embodiments of the invention include a double pivot structure connecting a container, such as an exterior kitchen, to a RV, where the front of the container serves as a kitchen counter when opened, and provides access to a stove and refrigerator.

Abstract: A kit for securing cargo within an interior of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has an occupant restraint system including a coupling member. The kit includes a harness having at least one connecting ring. The harness is configured to hold the cargo. The kit includes a first strap having a first connector at a first end releasably coupled to the coupling member and a second connector at a second end coupled to the at least one connecting ring. The kit includes an energy absorbing element defined on the strap between the first end and the second end. The energy absorbing element is deformable to absorb a force acting on the cargo.

Abstract: A removable chock for securing coolers, storage bins, and tool boxes on boats, and cargo areas of vehicles and trailers and the like. The low-profile base mounts to any flat surface, and allows the chock to be installed and uninstalled from the base without the use of any tools. The chock can be removed from the base when not being used and the base remains installed. The low-profile design of the base greatly reduces the potential trip hazard, as well as offers an aesthetically pleasing appearance than a permanently installed chock.

Abstract: An illumination device for a vehicle, includes: a detection unit that detects a person; an illumination unit that illuminates light in a direction toward a road surface, an illumination region of the light being alterable; and a control unit that, in a case in which a person is detected by the detection unit and there is a possibility of collision between the detected person and the vehicle, controls the illumination unit so as to illuminate light at a region in a range of view of the detected person that is separated from the person by a pre-specified distance, and so as to move the light in a direction of movement of the detected person while maintaining the separation at the pre-specified distance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a motor vehicle light device that includes an optical deflector, at least one bearing element, and a pinning element. The pinning element has a bracing element bearing a contact portion, the bracing element at least partially surrounding the optical deflector, the contact portion bearing against the optical deflector. The optical deflector, the bearing element and the pinning element are arranged so that the optical deflector is at least partially gripped between the bearing piece and the contact portion, so that, in a direction running from the bearing piece to the contact portion, the contact portion is rigid and the bracing element is elastically deformable.

Abstract: Embodiments describing an approach to receiving visual feedback. Generating a recommended visual pattern based on the visual feedback. Tracking a driver's real-time visual pattern. Extracting the driver's real-time visual patterns from the eye-tracking data. Determining the differences between the recommended visual pattern and the driver's real-time visual pattern. Generating enhanced headlamp control configurations based on the determined differences between the recommended visual pattern and the driver's real-time visual pattern; and adjusting the headlamp calibration controls based on the enhanced headlamp control configuration.

Abstract: A dual color temperature vehicle lamp able to judge a driving environment based on invisible light includes a vehicle lamp body in the form of an LED. The vehicle lamp body includes a light emitting unit capable of performing a conversion of at least two kinds of color temperature light. A front end face of the vehicle lamp body is provided with at least one invisible light emitting source, at least one reflected light receiver, and a partition plate between the invisible light emitting source and the reflected light receiver. The invisible light emitting source is embedded in a recess at a front end of the vehicle lamp body. The vehicle lamp body includes a preamplifier circuit connected with the reflected light receiver, an MCU connected with the preamplifier circuit, and a wireless transceiver module connected with the MCU therein.

Abstract: A lighting device to be mounted on a vehicle has a light source, a projection lens having an optical axis, and disposed so as to allow at least some of light emitted from the light source to pass therethrough, a holder that holds the projection lens, a pivot shaft provided at one of the projection lens and the holder and extending in a direction intersecting with the optical axis of the projection lens, a bearing provided at the other of the projection lens and the holder and that holds the pivot shaft, and an aiming mechanism configured to pivot the projection lens relative to the holder about the pivot shaft.

Abstract: Described herein are a rotatable reverse light, and a taillight. The rotatable reverse light includes a reverse light, a shaft connected to the reverse light and configured to rotate the reverse light, a motor connected to the shaft to rotate the reverse light about a longitudinal axis of the shaft to orient the reverse light to a desired position, and a reverse light controller. The controller is configured to receive a driving mode of a vehicle, in response to a parking mode of the vehicle, receive a rotation input related to the desired position, generate a rotation signal based on the rotation input, and transmit the rotation signal to the motor to orient the reverse light to the desired position.