Abstract: Fastening construction for fastening an adjustment instrument to a carrying frame of an exterior vision unit of a motor vehicle, comprising first mounting parts on a fixing part of the adjustment instrument and second mounting parts on the carrying frame, wherein the first and second mounting parts comprise blocking parts on the fixing part and the carrying frame respectively, which in a first position can pass each other upon insertion of the parts into each other in an insert direction, and which by movement in a plane transverse to the insert direction are brought to a second position in which the blocking means cooperate and cannot pass each other upon movement opposite to the insert direction, and wherein furthermore there is provided a spring part which in mounted condition biases the first and second mounting parts against each other.

Abstract: A vehicular rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head having a mirror casing and an electro-optic mirror reflective element. A mirror casing sidewall has a terminal end region that circumscribes an open end of the mirror casing and has a rounded end region surface. A first substrate of the reflective element has a rounded circumferential perimeter region extending at least partially between a front surface and a rear surface of the first substrate and having a first radius of curvature. The rounded surface of the mirror casing has a second radius of curvature. The substrate thickness of the first substrate is less than the first radius of curvature. The rounded surface of the mirror casing and the rounded circumferential perimeter region of the first substrate combine to provide a curved transition between the front surface and the outer surface of the mirror casing.

Abstract: An electro-optic mirror reflective element for a rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a front substrate and a rear substrate. A surface of the front substrate and a surface of the rear substrate oppose one another and are spaced apart by a perimeter seal, with an electro-optic medium disposed between the surfaces and bounded by the perimeter seal. A transparent electrically conductive coating is established at the surface of the front substrate, and a specularly reflective mirror reflector is established at the surface of the rear substrate. The specularly reflective mirror reflector includes a stack of thin film layers having (i) an environmentally stable electrically conductive metallic reflecting thin film layer including chromium, (ii) an environmentally vulnerable electrically conductive metallic reflecting thin film layer and (iii) a transparent electrically conductive thin film layer including aluminum doped zinc oxide.

Abstract: An aerial device system includes an adjustable railing and a coupler. The adjustable railing is positionable around at least a portion of a base platform and is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. A height of the adjustable railing in the deployed position is greater than a height of the adjustable railing in the stowed position. The coupler is communicatively coupled to the adjustable railing and is configured to detect a position of a component of an aerial device of the aerial device system and move the adjustable railing based on the detected position of the component of the aerial device. A method of controlling a cab guard safety system for the aerial device includes detecting the position of the component and moving the adjustable railing to a stowed position or a deployed position based on the detected position of the component.

Abstract: An automated retractable step system has at least one linkage subassembly for attachment to a vehicle frame. A step is attached to the linkage subassembly and is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. An actuator is coupled with the linkage subassembly for moving the step between the stowed and deployed positions. A sensor subassembly includes a sensing electrode and a reference electrode disposed adjacent to the sensing electrode and a driven shield electrode extending generally parallel to and in a spaced relationship with the sensing electrode and the reference electrode. A controller is electrically connected to the sensing electrode and to the reference electrode and to the driven shield electrode. The controller is also electrically connected to the actuator for controlling the actuator to move the step between the stowed position and the deployed position in response to the signal from the sensor subassembly.

Abstract: A configurable storage device includes a body having a base and multiple displaceable panels connected to the base by ratchet hinges. The body is displaceable between a home position and a deployed position. The deployed position includes various different configurations for holding different items or to meet the application needs of the user.

Abstract: A jaw member for a support assembly for securing a bicycle to a load carrier for a vehicle. The jaw member includes a frame work structure formed by at least one support element and at least one rib. The frame work structure is adapted to enable the jaw member to withstand a relative high amount of tensile stress while still being relatively light weight.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for fastening a load carrier (2) to a motor vehicle trailer hitch (3) having a rectangular tube, this device comprising: a first fastening section (A) for fastening the load carrier (2) and a second fastening section (B) extending from it for fastening to the trailer hitch (3); the second fastening section (B) having two first plates (6) running parallel to one another and being solidly connected with the first fastening section (A), between which a second plate (7) is movably held; and the second plate (7) being held floating near a free first end (E1), and a tensioning device (10) being provided at a second end (E2) opposite the first end (E1) for mutual bracing of the first (6) and the second plates (7) in the rectangular tube of the trailer hitch (3).

Abstract: A unified carrier cargo rack and storage system for a vehicle including a receiver unit installed in the rear of the vehicle and a modular carrier rack, including a transitional carrier bar, a secondary bar and a cargo carrier bar, wherein the cargo carrier bar is further operable to engage and immobilize cargo; are disclosed as are male and female securing mechanisms.

Abstract: An active vibration and noise control device robust against outside disturbances, and an active vibration and noise control circuit are provided. An adaptive control circuit of this active vibration and noise control device has autocorrelation value calculation units which calculate an autocorrelation value of an error signal or of a target signal, which is a reference signal or a standard signal, and a canceling output limiting unit which determines whether or not an autocorrelation value is less than an autocorrelation threshold value, and limits increases in the cancelling output if it is determined that the autocorrelation value is less than the autocorrelation threshold value.

Abstract: A tripod is used for remotely mounting cell phone to vehicle vent register without blocking air flow. One leg has a U hook rotatable for engaging to either a horizontal or vertical louver of vent register. Two other legs are bendable to position their bottom ends in contact with surface area outside of vent register, below U hook and at a sufficient distance apart, for supporting the device and preventing the rotational and swivel movements of the device.

Abstract: An electronic component mounting member, comprising: a flexible substrate, having flexibility, for connecting with another member, comprising: a main unit portion on which electronic components are mounted, and an extending portion, formed extending from the main unit portion, and having a terminal for connecting to another member; and a bending suppressing member disposed in the vicinity of a boundary line between the main unit portion and the extending portion, wherein: the flexible substrate has a cutout formed in the vicinity of the boundary line, and is connected to the other member in a state wherein the boundary line is bent. This enables provision of an electronic component mounting member for vehicle mounting, or the like, for preventing the occurrence of, for example, cracking of solder of electronic components that are mounted, even when using a flexible substrate.

Abstract: A SVM system capable of providing a BVM image is provided. The system operates a SVM mode or a BVM mode depending on the driving state of a vehicle, and thus provides an image optimized for each mode.

Abstract: An attachment structure for a decorative vehicle component includes a base having a recess therein, a skin covering the base, and an ornament coupled to the base over a portion of the skin. The ornament includes a boss structured to engage with the recess so as to be inserted within the recess. A fastener couples the boss to the recess. An upper surface of the ornament is substantially flush with an upper surface of the skin. The recess and the boss are configured to locate the ornament relative to the base.

Abstract: A rail system for a motor vehicle includes a structural member disposed on an exterior surface of the motor vehicle. The structural member has an inner surface connected to an upper surface, the upper surface connected to an outer surface, and the inner surface is spaced apart from the outer surface and the outer surface substantially faces away from the motor vehicle. An appliqué is attached to the structural member. The appliqué covers a bottom edge of the structural member and extends along a lower portion of the outer surface of the structural member obscuring a portion of the outer surface of the structural member.

Abstract: A semi-rigid panel of foam insulation is secured transversely between the front fenders and certain body structures of a motor vehicle at several locations. Specifically, the insulation is located and secured to the fender by a retainer or clip having a channel that receives the insulation panel; the panel includes projections or lugs that are complementary to and seat within with frame or body member openings, ribs or other features; is secured within an integrated bracket or holder in the upper plenum having a slot or channel having a width equal to the thickness of the insulation; and includes a hook or lip that is received within an air inlet of the heating and air conditioning system of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for operating an energy coupling device electrically coupling a high-voltage on-board electrical system designed for d.c. voltage to a low-voltage on-board electrical system designed for d.c. voltage, having a high-voltage energy converter connected to the high-voltage on-board electrical system and a low-voltage energy converter connected to the low-voltage on-board electrical system, which are electrically coupled by means of a d.c. voltage intermediate circuit. The energy converters are controlled by a control unit. The degrees of conversion efficiency of the energy converters are ascertained and an intermediate circuit d.c. voltage of the d.c. voltage intermediate circuit is set as a function of a total degree of efficiency produced by the sum of the degrees of conversion efficiency in order to maximize the total degree of efficiency.

Abstract: A corrugated tube of the present invention has a rigid portion, a bellows portion, and a gradually varying portion. The rigid portion is formed in an end portion of the tube, and has a first half-circumference portion having a recess/projection-repetitive structure in which grooves and projection strips are arranged alternately in the tube longitudinal direction and a second half-circumference portion having a straight structure with no grooves or projection strips. The bellows portion is formed in a center portion of the tube and has the first and the second half-circumference portions both of which have a recess/projection-repetitive structure.

Abstract: A fixing structure for an exterior member includes: a housing member including a tubular holding portion having an opening end on one end of the tubular holding portion and configured to hold an end portion of a flexible exterior member through which an electric wire is inserted. The holding portion includes: a holding region including a locking rib configured to lock an outer peripheral portion of the exterior member; and a sliding region provided in a portion closer to the opening end than the holding region and configured to slidably hold the exterior member along a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A cable harness that has water-sealing properties includes a sheath that accommodates a signal line and a power-source line. The signal line may be an ABS sensor cable and the power-source line may be a parking brake cable. The ABS sensor cable and the parking brake cable branch apart at an end portion of the sheath. An integrally molded member includes, in an integrated manner, a water-sealing portion that seals the end portion of the sheath from water, and a bracket attachment portion that is attached to the bracket.

Abstract: The invention relates to a busbar (1) arranged so as to electrically connect at least one power electronic module (13) from at least one electrical conductor (6) to which the busbar (1) can be connected. The busbar (1) comprises a plurality of coaxial sleeves (2). Each of the sleeves (2) comprises a plurality of arms (4) that are distributed peripherally and radially around an axis (A) of the sleeves (2). The arms (4) extend longitudinally in parallel to the axis (A) and each include at least one conductive track (5) forming one of the buses of the busbar (1). The invention also relates to a power electronic module incorporating a busbar in accordance with the invention, and to a vehicle fitted with said module.

Abstract: A power source device that includes a first battery; a second battery; a power supply line that supplies power to a plurality of loads; a power source line that connects the first battery and the power supply line; a first fuse that is connected between the power source line and the power supply line; a fuse portion whose current capacity is made smaller or larger than a current capacity of the first fuse depending on whether a potential of the power source line is higher or lower than a reference potential; and a first switch that is connected between the second battery and the fuse portion, and is connected to the power supply line via the fuse portion.

Abstract: Provided is a technology for supplying power to an external load while bypassing an overcurrent, even when a failure on a main battery side or a failure on a sub-battery side has occurred. One relay is connected to the main battery via another relay, and the sub-battery is connected to the main battery via both relays. A main power supply path connects the main battery to a backup load, bypassing both relays. A sub-power supply path connects the sub-battery and the backup load via one relay. The other relay transitions from a closed to an open state when an overcurrent flows thereto, and when the overcurrent flows in a charging direction, the one relay also transitions from a closed state to an open state. If the overcurrent flows in a direction opposite of the charging direction, the one relay does not transition from the closed to the open state.

Abstract: A bumper assembly for a motor vehicle includes an energy absorber providing a variable stiffness for different displacements. The energy absorber includes a skin portion attached to a bumper beam, a rib pivotally attached to an end of the skin portion and a reinforced element attached to an end of the rib. The rib is movable from a first position that provides a first stiffness for a first displacement to a second position providing a second stiffness greater than the first stiffness over a second displacement.

Abstract: A retrofitting bumper that is intended to be used in motorsports and in the vehicular industry consists of a main structural bar, a first pair of support bars, and a second pair of support bars. Preferably, the main structural bar is manufactured from ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) so that the memory shape behavior allows the main structural bar to retain the original shape even after impact. The first pair of support bars and the second pair of support bars are terminally and angularly mounted along a structural body of the main structural bar. A fastening mechanism, a first pair of attachment brackets, and a second pair of attachment brackets are used to mount the main structural bar, the first pair of support bars, and the second pair of support bars onto the frame of the ATV.

Abstract: A retractable step and side bar assembly that can be used for raised vehicles, such as trucks. The retractable step can be configured to provide for significant reach in a deployed position to allow for a user to enter the raised vehicle. Further, in the stowed position the retractable step can be located within the side bar, thereby providing a low profile as well as an enhanced aesthetic appearance.

Abstract: A crash notification arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a plurality of sensors detecting a plurality of conditions associated with operation of the motor vehicle. The sensors produce sensor signals indicative of the detected conditions. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the sensors and receives the sensor signals. The electronic processor determines, based upon the sensor signals, that the motor vehicle will be involved in a collision in the near future. In response to the determining of the near future collision, sensor data based on the sensor signals is stored in memory. The electronic processor ascertains, based upon the sensor signals, that the motor vehicle has been involved in a collision. In response to the ascertaining that a collision has occurred, the stored sensor data is transmitted to an entity that is disposed at a location that is remote from the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A seatbelt control device includes: a first driving circuit that is configured to drive a motor of a motorized seat belt at a driver seat of a vehicle; a second driving circuit that is configured to drive a motor of a motorized seatbelt at a front passenger seat of the vehicle and a motor of a motorized seatbelt at a rear seat of the vehicle; and a control section that is configured to control the first driving circuit and the second driving circuit in accordance with input signals.

Abstract: It is provided a gas generator support for attaching a gas generator of a vehicle occupant restraint system to a vehicle structure, comprising a receiving region for the gas generator as well as a first and a second fastening region, via which the gas generator support can be attached to the vehicle structure. The gas generator support is twisted about a longitudinal axis such that after attaching the first fastening region to the vehicle structure the second fastening region is pretensioned against the vehicle structure and with at least one abutment portion clampingly rests against the vehicle structure.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seatback including a left lateral panel and a right lateral panel opposite the left lateral panel, a left airbag inflatable from the left lateral panel to an inflated position, a right airbag inflatable from the right lateral panel to an inflated position, and a tether extending from the left lateral panel to the right lateral panel. The tether is connected to the airbags.

Abstract: A safety airbag, comprising: an airbag (2) having a side air curtain (21) and a front air bag (22); an gas-guiding bag (3), which guides gas generated from a gas generator (4) into the airbag (2); and a backflow prevention assembly (7), which is connected to the gas-guiding bag (3) and which may prevent the gas in the front air bag (22) from flowing back to the side air curtain (21) when the front air bag (22) is extruded. The safety airbag may protect a occupant's head and effectively lessen the impact on the head or neck of the occupant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated fabric for airbags for use in automobiles, and provides a coated fabric that has eliminated or reduced coating agent dots, which are not solved in traditional techniques, and that has a smaller difference in physical properties in tear strength in the width direction of the fabric. The coated fabric for airbags that exhibit excellent fabric properties and appearance such that there is little variation in physical properties in the width direction of the fabric, and such that there are fewer coating agent dots can be provided by a production method characterized by the use of a knife-on-air technique as a resin coating method, the use of a knife whose front and rear part are differently shaped, and the running angle of the fabric when the knife is pressed on the fabric being 3 to 15?.

Abstract: A collapsible fluid reservoir capable of being displaced from its operational position during normal vehicle use to a position that is pushed out of the Pedestrian Protection Zone in an impact event is provided. The reservoir is attached to the body structure by a hinge assembly and a breakaway connector. The hinge assembly may be one of various structures that allow the reservoir to pivot away from the operational position in an impact event without allowing the reservoir to become completely detached from the body structure. The reservoir may include upper and lower portions or may be of one piece construction. Support arms are attached to the reservoir. The arms may be integrally formed with the portion. The hinge assembly may be one of a living hinge, a C-clip assembly and a ball-and-socket assembly. The breakaway connector may be a pin or a flange having a relatively thin breakaway area.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an A-pillar. The vehicle includes a windshield including an external surface and supported by the A-pillar. The vehicle includes an airbag inflatable from an uninflated position to an inflated position, the airbag in the uninflated position supported by the A-pillar, and the airbag in the inflated position including a first portion that extends along the A-pillar and abuts the external surface of the windshield and a second portion that extends transversely from the first portion.

Abstract: An assembly includes a seat, a lap retractor fixed relative to the seat, a shoulder retractor fixed relative to the seat, and a first buckle fixed relative to the seat. A lap belt is retractably extendable from the lap retractor. A first tongue is fixed to the lap belt and is releasably engageable with the first buckle. A second buckle is fixed to the lap belt. A shoulder belt is retractably extendable from the shoulder retractor. A second tongue is fixed to the shoulder belt and is releasably engageable with the second buckle.

Abstract: A connection device for connecting a child car seat to an automobile seat wherein the connection device includes a ratchet assembly for manual tightening of a web attached thereto.

Abstract: A three-point seatbelt device includes: a webbing configured to function as a shoulder belt and a lap belt; a shoulder-side reeler that includes a pre-tensioner mechanism and a shoulder-side force limiter mechanism, and is configured to reel up an end portion of the webbing on a shoulder belt side so as to allow the webbing to be pulled out; a tongue mounted on the webbing; and an inner belt including a buckle to which the tongue is coupled, the inner belt including, of a pre-tensioner mechanism and a buckle-side force limiter mechanism, only the buckle-side force limiter mechanism. An initial load of the buckle-side force limiter mechanism is set to be larger than an initial load of the shoulder-side force limiter mechanism.

Abstract: There is provided a vehicle seat belt system including: webbing that has one end anchored to one seat width direction side surface of a vehicle seat or to a vehicle body, and that restrains an occupant seated in the vehicle seat; a retractor to which another end of the webbing is engaged and that is configured to take up the webbing, the retractor being provided with a pretensioner which, when activated, pulls in the webbing; a buckle, with which a tongue plate attached to the webbing can be engaged; a force limiter that allows the buckle to move to thereby reduce a tensile load acting on the webbing due to activation of the pretensioner; and a warning section that is configured to utilize movement of the buckle resulting from the force limiter to notify the occupant of an abnormality that the force limiter has been activated.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for user recognition and express for an automobile. For one example, a data processing system for an automobile includes a database, a user capture device, and a computer. The database stores at least an image of a user of the automobile. The user capture device captures at least an image of the user. The computer is coupled to the database and the user capture device. The computer allows the user access to the automobile if the user is authenticated as a valid user by determining if stored image of the user match the captured image of the user. The facial features can include two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) images including facial features. The computer allows the user access to the automobile and controls of the automobile if the user is authenticated as a valid user. The computer can also deny the user access to the automobile and controls of the automobile if the user is not authenticated as a valid user.

Abstract: A vehicle may include a detector detecting a state of the vehicle; and a controller determining whether a vehicle intrusion is detected based on the detected state of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for producing a window wash nozzle for cleaning a vehicle window, includes the following steps: (i) a nozzle body with a supply duct and a first outlet opening, which is connected to the supply duct, is produced in an injection molding process, wherein, for the operation of the window wash nozzle, the supply duct is connectable to a liquid supply, and wherein, during the operation of the window wash nozzle, a fan-shaped liquid jet or a liquid jet oscillating in a fan-shaped manner is discharged through the first outlet opening, (ii) following the injection molding process, at least one second outlet opening is introduced into the nozzle body by drilling, said second outlet opening being connected to the supply duct, and through which a non-oscillating liquid spot jet is discharged during the operation of the window wash nozzle. A resulting window wash nozzle configuration is also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical detection system (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising: a protective housing (3), and an optical sensor (5) housed in the housing (3), characterized in that it comprises firstly a grating (8) positioned on the optical axis (A) of the optical sensor (5) in the field of view thereof and perpendicular to this optical axis (A), and secondly a generator (19) for generating an airflow in the direction of the grating (8).

Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle brake installation. An electrically controllable pressure modulation device having a pump-valve arrangement is hydraulically arranged between the primary brake system and the front axle brakes. The pump-valve arrangement includes, for each front brake, a first valve, arranged between the inlet valve of the primary brake system and the brake, and an electrically activatable pump, with a suction and pressures ports. The pressure port is connected to the brake. In the presence of a predetermined condition of the primary brake system and of an actuation of the master brake cylinder by the driver, a build-up of brake pressure at the front axle brakes is performed by the pump-valve arrangement. The pressure set by the pump-valve arrangement is higher than the brake pressure in the master brake cylinder, whereas the brake pressure of the master brake cylinder prevails at the brakes of the rear axle.

Abstract: A brake device and an automatic driving vehicle using the same are provided. The brake device includes an electrically controlled brake assembly, a mechanically controlled brake assembly and a shaft. The electrically controlled brake assembly has a main body and a brake control link. The shaft is connected between the electrically controlled brake assembly and the mechanically controlled brake assembly. The mechanically controlled brake assembly includes a pedal, an elbow, a brake link group and a brake pump. The first end is connected to the pedal, and the fulcrum is between the first end and the second end and is located close to the second end. The brake link group is connected between the elbow and the brake control link. The brake pump has an adjustable rod, and one link of the brake link group is connected to the adjustable rod.

Abstract: A braking force control system includes a braking mechanism configured to generate a braking force for the vehicle, a first unit configured to supply a braking oil pressure to the braking mechanism, a second unit configured to supply a braking oil pressure to the braking mechanism by using a path other than a path used by the first unit, and an electronic control unit configured to execute braking control by alternatively operating the first unit or the second unit. The electronic control unit is configured to execute first braking control by operating the first unit in a case where the second unit is not operated when an execution request for the first braking control is received and execute the first braking control by continuously operating the second unit in a case where the second unit is operated when an execution request for the first braking control is received.

Abstract: A system for determining thickness of a brake pad includes a controller configured to provide a total braking energy of a vehicle with a regenerative energy braking system, and a rotor braking system that includes a plurality of brake pads. The system controller determines the work done by the brake pads as a combination of front brake pad work and rear brake pad work, then accumulates the brake pad wear to provide an estimation of the brake pad thickness using the front brake pad work and the rear brake pad work.

Abstract: A BCU for determining a health status of a LRU having a coil includes a non-transitory memory configured to store instructions and a controller coupled to the non-transitory memory. The controller is designed to receive a temperature from a temperature sensor, to receive a direct current (DC) voltage that is applied to the coil of the LRU, and to receive a detected current corresponding to an amount of current flowing through the coil. The controller is further designed to determine a calculated resistance of the coil based on the detected current and the DC voltage and to determine a compensated resistance of the coil based on the temperature and the calculated resistance of the coil. The controller is further designed to determine the health status of the LRU by comparing the compensated resistance of the coil to a nominal resistance of the coil.

Abstract: A method for levitation includes flowing a source gas through an orifice to produce a Venturi effect as the source gas exits an outlet, entraining a secondary gas comprising ambient air, creating a pressure decrease at a secondary inlet of the secondary gas, mixing the source gas and the secondary gas to form a tertiary gas mixture, with the tertiary gas mixture including the source gas and the secondary gas, and with the source gas and the secondary gas mixed in a flow conduit having a constricted section of decreasing diameter and increasing diameter, flowing the tertiary gas mixture through an outlet, creating a pressure increase at the outlet, and inducing levitation through creation of a pressure decrease at the secondary inlet of the secondary gas and a pressure increase at the outlet of the tertiary gas mixture.

Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle accessory includes determining a transmission of a vehicle is in a non-park setting; in response to determining the transmission of the vehicle is in the non-park setting, receiving speed data indicative of a speed of the vehicle; determining a speed to operate the vehicle accessory based on the vehicle speed; comparing the determined speed to operate the vehicle accessory to a speed threshold; and in response to determining that the determined speed is below the speed threshold, providing a command to the vehicle accessory to one of deactivate the vehicle accessory or operate the vehicle accessory at a reduced operating state relative to a current operating state of the vehicle accessory.

Abstract: A drive force control system for hybrid vehicles configured to reduce a change in a drive force simultaneous execution of a starting operation of an engine and a shifting operation of a transmission. The drive force control is applied to a hybrid vehicle comprising: an engine connected to front wheels; a first motor connected to rear wheels; and a transmission that changes a speed ratio between the first motor and the rear wheels. A controller restricts execution of any one of an engine staring operation and a shifting operation of the transmission during execution of other one of the engine staring operation and shifting operation of the transmission.