Abstract: An electric vehicle, EV, connector configured for charging an electric vehicle, EV, charging receptacle, said plug connector comprising: a body having a first plug end configured to be coupled to an EV charging receptacle on an electric vehicle for charging or recharging; a second power cable end configured to be coupled to a power cable, wherein the first end includes a terminal interface having one or more terminal receptacles for receiving one or more terminals positioned within the EV charging receptacle, and wherein the first end also includes a latching member positioned generally above the terminal interface, and is hingedly coupled to a part of the body to allow the latching member to move along a vertical access for coupling or decoupling the EV connector to the EV charging receptacle, and wherein the latching member is controlled by an electro mechanical manipulator provided inside the body, and arranged to control and allow the latching member to move along the vertical access.

Abstract: A charging device is provided for charging an electric or hybrid vehicle from an AC power supply system. The charging device includes a supply system plug, in which charging device the supply system plug has a contact pin which is composed substantially of a first material. The charging device includes a temperature monitor. The temperature monitor has two sensor sections which are each composed substantially of a second material and which are each connected to the contact pin so that a temperature gradient within the contact pin can be detected by the temperature monitor in accordance with the principle of thermoelectric potential difference between the first material and the second material.

Abstract: All unmanned aerial vehicle dock includes a base plate, a battery replacement device for replacing a battery of an unmanned aerial vehicle, and a battery compartment mounted on the base plate and configured to receive and charge the battery. The battery replacement device includes a first linear motion mechanism mounted on the base plate, a second linear motion mechanism mounted on the first linear motion mechanism, a third linear motion mechanism mounted on the second linear motion mechanism, and a clamp mechanism mounted on the third linear motion mechanism.

Abstract: A mining machine and a charging station have batteries that may be cooled down by different refrigerant circuits and include a battery for storing electrical energy, a refrigerant circuit for circulating a refrigerant via the battery, and a connection for connecting the refrigerant circuit to a refrigerant circuit of a charging station via a fluid-fluid heat exchanger.

Abstract: A method and a corresponding device are provided for positioning a vehicle over the base unit of an inductive charging system. In particular, a charging station for wirelessly transmitting electric energy to a vehicle includes a base unit which is designed to generate an electromagnetic charging field for transmitting electric energy to the vehicle. The charging station has a receiving unit which is designed to receive a request signal from a transmitting unit of a vehicle. The request signal lies in any of a plurality of different frequency ranges. The receiving unit is further designed to determine a signal strength of the received request signal.

Abstract: An energy management system includes an energy management controller and a power conditioning system that charges and discharges a storage battery installed in an electric vehicle. The energy management controller includes: a charge/discharge controller that is configured to, in accordance with an operation mode having an operation right among a plurality of operation modes, control charging and discharging of the storage battery through the power conditioning system; and an operation right granter that is configured to determine an operation mode to which the operation right is to be granted next based on a predetermined transition condition, and to grant the operation right to the operation mode determined thereby.

Abstract: A system for a vehicle includes an interpack switch configured to connect portions of a traction battery when closed to transfer electric charge therebetween, and a controller configured to, responsive to a request, operate the switch to disconnect the portions and to initiate transfer of electric charge to each of the portions in parallel and at a same time.

Abstract: An adaptive multi-string battery for an electric vehicle is disclosed herein. The battery strings can adaptively be connected to the power bus bars based on the output voltage to be discharged with load. During operation of the vehicle, the voltage, current, and estimate charge can be constantly monitored to change the connected status of the battery strings to the power buses to allow connecting or disconnecting of the battery strings adaptively.

Abstract: A method is provided for optimizing the operating lifetime of an energy storage system including a battery pack with a plurality of battery cells. The method includes: measuring the temperature of the battery pack by means of a sensor unit; and measuring at least one further parameter representing an indication of the operating lifetime of the battery pack. Furthermore, the method includes the steps of: detecting whether the parameter reaches a predetermined threshold value indicating that the battery pack is in a condition close to an end of its expected operating lifetime; and, in the event that the threshold value is reached, initiating heating of the battery pack, thereby increasing the temperature of the battery pack to a predetermined value so as to prolong the operating lifetime of the battery pack. A system for optimizing the operating lifetime of an energy storage system is also provided.

Abstract: A structure of mounting a power control device in a vehicle includes a housing that houses an electric motor for running, a power control device fixed above the housing with a gap between the power control device and the housing, and a cable connection portion provided on an upper surface of the housing at a position facing the power control device. A head of a bolt may be exposed on a lower portion of a casing of the power control device at a position facing the cable connection portion and a rib may be provided on the lower portion of the casing next to the head of the bolt, the rib protruding lower than the head of the bolt.

Abstract: A system for a vehicle including an inverter electrically between a motor and traction battery, and a controller configured to operate the inverter at one of a predefined set of discrete frequencies selected according to rotor-torque-based probability weights corresponding to each of the discrete frequencies such that a probability that the inverter operates at the one changes as rotor torque changes.

Abstract: A road load module is configured to determine a road load torque to maintain zero vehicle acceleration. A closed loop (CL) module is configured to determine a CL torque based on a difference between a target vehicle speed and a vehicle speed. A motor torque module is configured to: produce a limited CL torque by limiting the CL torque to a predetermined torque limit when a magnitude of the CL torque is greater than a magnitude of the predetermined torque limit; when the vehicle speed is within a predetermined low speed range and a magnitude of the road load torque is greater than or less than a magnitude of a predetermined maximum torque, adjust the predetermined torque limit; and determine a motor torque command based on the limited CL torque and a motor torque request determined based on a position of an accelerator pedal.

Abstract: An overall loss L during non-execution of intermittent boosting (in ordinary boosting) is calculated from losses L1 and L2 of motors and a loss LC of a boost converter during non-execution of intermittent boosting. The overall loss L during execution of intermittent boosting is calculated from the losses L1 and L2 of the motors and the loss LC of the boost converter during execution of intermittent boosting. A minimum loss-time boosting voltage Vtmp at which the overall loss L provides a minimum loss Ltmp is set to a target voltage VH*. The boost converter is then controlled in a control state corresponding to the minimum loss-time boosting voltage Vtmp.

Abstract: A method and device are provided for adjusting at least a first movable seat element of a vehicle seat, in which a graphic element of the vehicle seat to be adjusted is displayed with at least one graphic element of the first seat element on a display surface, in order to adjust the first seat element a first switching element and a second switching element are displayed on the display surface, wherein the first switching element comprises a first graphic arrow element and the second switching element comprises a second graphic arrow element, which graphic arrow elements distinguish opposite directions for moving the first seat element, and on actuating the first switching element a control signal is generated, by means of which the first seat element is moved in a first direction and, at the same time, the graphic element of the first seat element is moved.

Abstract: A folding seat actuator may include a wire configured to be coupled to a seat back or a seat cushion, a coiling gear connected to the wire configured to fold a seat by winding the wire around the coiling gear when the coiling gear is rotated, a reduction gear interlocked with the coiling gear to rotate the coiling gear, a power source for providing rotational force to the reduction gear, and an elastic body for providing rotational force to the reduction gear such that the reduction gear is restored to a set position after rotating by the power source.

Abstract: An integrated safety seat permanently built into a vehicle. The safety seat may be united with other seats or separated from other seats, or other integrated safety seats. The integrated safety seat is configured to accommodate an occupant from newborn to adulthood in a seat bottom, as well as in a back, whereby the seat bottom, back and a cradle in between may incline upward and downward by an internal mechanism, to a plurality of angles, ranging from rear facing to forward facing. The integrated safety seat includes a headrest and footrests support in the forward facing position, which serve as a footrest and headrest support, respectively in the rear facing position. The integrated safety seat includes harnesses and lap-belts with hasps, armrests, and headrests, footrests, inserts, within that elevate. The safety seat further includes integrated safety controls that operate regardless of whether the vehicle is in operation.

Abstract: Provided is a seat sliding device. The seat sliding device comprises a fixed-side rail, a movable-side rail, a plurality of first sliding bodies, and a plurality of second sliding bodies. The plurality of second sliding bodies are provided at least at an end on a first side of a sliding direction in at least one of the fixed-side rail and the movable-side rail, and are configured to be interposed between the fixed-side rail and the movable-side rail, so as to be able to make the movable-side rail slide in the sliding direction with respect to the fixed-side rail.

Abstract: A vehicle seat device comprises: a seat disposed at a vehicle width direction inner side of a side door of a vehicle; a rotating mechanism that rotates the seat about a vertical axis relative to a vehicle body; a sideways movement mechanism that moves the seat in a vehicle width direction relative to the vehicle body between a normal region and an inner region; and a control device which, when causing the rotating mechanism to rotate the seat, causes the sideways movement mechanism to move the seat from the normal region to the inner region before the rotation.

Abstract: Various examples for controlling sway of a furniture that is suspended in a vehicle are disclosed herein. In addition to the suspended furniture, the vehicle can include sway control devices operatively connected to the suspended furniture. The sway control devices can be connected to the suspended furniture via sway lines. The sway control devices can be controlled to adjust the rates that the sway lines are let out or retracted. As a result, the vehicle can control how much the suspended furniture sways.

Abstract: An accessory assembly operatively connected to vehicle seat includes a housing having a front surface and an opposing rear surface. A screen is disposed on the rear surface of the housing. A hanger cooperates with and is removably connected to the housing. The hanger includes a central portion having a cavity at least partially formed therein and first and second shoulder portions extending from opposing ends of the central portion. An insert is removably connected to the cavity in the central portion of the hanger and defines a channel configured to receive and releasably engage an object therein.

Abstract: A lock release mechanism comprising: an operation lever provided at a shoulder of a seatback of a vehicle seat, the operation lever being supported to be tiltable in a seat front-and-rear direction about an axis along a seat width direction; a rod, wherein the rod comprises a coupled portion, a main body portion, and a projecting portion; and a width direction limiting portion that limits movement of the rod in the seat width direction relative to the operation lever.

Abstract: A seat recliner for a vehicle is provided and includes: a first plate; a second plate coupled with the first plate to define an inner space; a locking gear provided in the inner space, and provided with external teeth engaged with the first plate or the second plate; a locking cam configured to move the locking gear; an input member configured such that a first end thereof passes through the first plate and is coupled with a center of a locking cam to transmit torque thereto, and a second end thereof is exposed outside the first plate; and an elastic member wound around an outer circumferential surface of the second end of the input member, and configured such that a first end thereof is stopped by the input member, and a second end is stopped by an outer side of the first plate, thereby providing a restoring force.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a reclining device for a vehicle seat, which includes a plate holder, a sector tooth rotatably inserted into the plate holder, a pawl tooth engaged with the sector tooth, an operating cam to move the pawl tooth by rotation thereof to fix the sector tooth, a guide bush press-coupled to the operating cam and having a sealing protrusion to support a cam spring, a hollow operation shaft to rotate the operating cam, and the cam spring to restore the operating cam rotated by the operation shaft. Thus, it is possible to prevent a solution for an electrodeposition from infiltrating into the reclining device, to secure a space in which the cam spring is smoothly operated, and to contribute to a reduction in weight by use of the hollow shaft.

Abstract: A bus seat for use in a bus comprises a base having a generally rectangular shape when viewed from a bottom. The bus seat further comprises a cushioning material arranged over a top and front portion of the base. The bus seat further comprises a cover material having a fastener with a first end and a second end attached thereto. The first end of the fastener is attached to the cover material while the second end of the fastener is connected to a predetermined portion of the base on a bottom surface thereof.

Abstract: The embodiments described and claimed herein are improved vehicle access systems. In particular, one embodiment includes three compact, motorized mechanisms for pivoting a passenger seat toward a door opening, extending the passenger seat outside the door opening, lowering the passenger seat, and tilting the passenger seat to help the passenger stand. The first mechanism concurrently pivots the passenger seat and moves it sideways during the pivoting operation so that it is aligned with the door opening. The second mechanism extends the passenger seat outside the door opening. The third mechanism lowers the seat.

Abstract: The vehicle seat (100) comprises a cover part (29) including a cover member (24) having a folded portion (24b) in the X direction at a position where it is overlapped with a hole part (21a) formed in a seat back (2), and a cover member (25) having a folded portion (25b) folded in the X direction at a position where it is overlapped with the hole part (21a). The cover part (29) includes two sewn parts (26, 27) for fixing the overlapped portion of the cover members (24, 25) in two locations in the Y direction, while no sewn part exists in such section of the overlapped portion as intervenes between the sewn parts (26, 27).

Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat body, an armrest, and an actuating mechanism. The seat body includes a seat base. The armrest has a first engaging portion. The actuating mechanism is disposed on the seat body. The actuating mechanism has an actuating portion and a second engaging portion. The actuating portion is exposed from the seat body. The second engaging portion is engaged with the first engaging portion when the armrest is disposed on the seat base. The second engaging portion is disengaged from the first engaging portion when the actuating portion is actuated to move the actuating mechanism, such that the armrest is able to be detached from the seat base.

Abstract: A passenger seat is described for use with a vehicle seat and includes, a base, an attachment assembly, a restraint assembly, and a non-rigid back. The base includes a central front opening. The attachment assembly includes a plurality of straps, which are configured to adjustably secure the base to the vehicle seat. The restraint assembly includes a shoulder strap assembly, a crotch strap assembly, and an adjustment strap. The adjustment strap is in communication with the shoulder strap assembly, extending from the shoulder strap assembly through the base and out of the central front opening of the base. The adjustment strap assembly is configured to adjust the shoulder strap assembly in response to translation of the adjustment strap through the central front opening of the base. The back encompasses at least a portion of the restraint assembly and the attachment assembly.

Abstract: A back frame attachment structure, wherein a hack frame includes a pair of side frames, wherein a lower end portion side of the side frame is attached to an upper portion of a lower arm member whose lower portion is fixed to a vehicle body side member, wherein the lower arm member includes two plate-like members superimposed with each other in a seat width direction, the upper portion and the lower portion being connected to each other by a front connection portion and a rear connection portion which are separated by a through-hole, and wherein, when a large load is applied to the back frame, the two plate-like members are configured to absorb energy by being deformed to be separated from each other in the seat width direction by a compressive load in an upper and lower direction generated in the front connection portion or the rear connection portion.

Abstract: A device for ventilating a vehicle seat, said device comprising: a cushion (12) which is elastic with respect to a user contact and which is designed to form a seating surface and/or a contact surface (24) for the back, said cushion having an air flow channel (16, 17) which forms an air outlet (15) in the direction of the seating surface and/or contact surface for the back; a cover unit (18) designed to at least partially cover the air outlet, the unit being air-permeable, rigid and preferably having a lattice-type construction; and a fan unit (14) which is associated with the air flow channel and which has an electric motor-driven fan rotor (30) and a fan housing (32), some sections of which housing radially surround the fan rotor. The cover unit and the fan unit are mutually spaced (d) along the air flow channel and preferably are secured to or in the cushion without a direct connection to sections of said cover unit and fan unit.

Abstract: A car seat includes a first heater, a second heater, and a control unit which controls an output to the first heater and an output to the second heater. The control unit executes a temperature-difference adjustment control, in which the output of the second heater is controlled such that the temperature of the bulging portion heated by the second heater with respect to the temperature of the seating surface portion heated by the first heater is made lower when an ambient temperature is a first temperature than when the ambient temperature is a second temperature which is higher than the first temperature.

Abstract: A method of forming a stitch in a motor vehicle seat cover piece, including a foam layer and a lining material defining the apparent surface of the cover, wherein a groove formed on molding of the cover piece defines the pattern of the stitch and is used as a guide.

Abstract: A seat trim assembly includes first and second seat trim members sized to be received upon a cross member of a seat back frame, and to each support a portion of a back of an occupant. The first seat trim member includes a first fastener arrangement. The second seat trim member includes a second fastener arrangement sized to engage the first fastener arrangement. The first fastener arrangement is oriented so that the first seat trim member can only be assembled to the cross member at an angle relative to the second seat trim member that is radially offset about the cross member from a fully assembled orientation.

Abstract: A body support system for supporting the body of a seated wearer is provided. The body support system may include an main body unit comprising a main panel and a hood portion and a suspension unit. The hood portion may be configured to cover a wearer's head and may include at least one hood stay for supporting the wearer's head by securing to a seat back of the wearer. The main panel may further include an upper body portion and a lower body portion configured to wrap around the wearer. The lower body portion may include lower stays configured to elevate the legs of the wearer through connection to suspension stays of the suspension unit. The suspension unit may be configured to be secured to a seat back in front of the wearer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat protection film (1). The vehicle seat protection film (1) is produced from a tube-like plastic film, which has a thickness of less than 80 ?m. Over the entire longitudinal extension between an open lower edge (29) and an at least partially closed upper edge (30) the cross-section of the tube-like plastic film is not closed in circumferential direction. The vehicle seat protection film (1) according to the invention is employed for protecting a vehicle seat during mounting of the vehicle at a car manufacturer, during a transport or in repair shops.

Abstract: An articulating locking mechanism includes a support bracket with an upwardly opening receiving slot having an open top portion and closed bottom portion. A spring member is coupled to the support bracket at a mounting portion and includes a ramp portion disposed adjacent to the receiving slot. A pivot member includes a pivot bushing and a rotating mounting shaft extending outwardly from the pivot bushing. The pivot bushing is received in the receiving slot of the support bracket, and is retained by the ramp portion of the spring member when the pivot bushing is fully seated in the receiving slot of the support bracket.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seat frame; a seat pad; and a planar body configured to support, from a backside, the seat pad, and including a high-elongation part more easily extensible than other planar-body part. The planar body includes a low-density region, a high-density region, and a medium-density region in which constituent yarns are placed more thickly than the low-density region, but more thinly than the high-density region, the medium-density region being provided between the low-density region and the high-density region adjacent to each other. The low-density region is placed in the high-elongation part so that the high-elongation part is easily extensible. The high-density region and the medium-density region are placed in the other planar-body part so that the other planar-body part is less easily extensible. The medium-density region in the other planar-body part is adjacent to the high-elongation part.

Abstract: A door armrest assembly for a vehicle, may include a trim panel covering an internal side of a vehicle door and having a pushing member; and a door armrest mounted on the trim panel and having a protrusion disposed adjacent to the pushing member, wherein at least a portion of the door armrest is separable from the trim panel in a side impact as the pushing member of the trim panel pushes the protrusion.

Abstract: An articulating armrest includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion that protrude from a member a predetermined spacing apart. Each protrusion aligns within a separate track within a housing configured for stowing the armrest within a seat back. The two tracks include straight and curved portions configured to articulate the armrest. Specifically, the armrest moves along a curvilinear path between stowed and deployed positions by translating along the tracks and pivoting about the second protrusion. The armrest may stow in a seat back and beneath the seat bottom to provide a full length armrest when deployed, and the armrest may stow flush with the seat back for sitting against. Mechanical tension may be provided to automatically deploy the armrest, and a rotational damper and a gas spring may be used to control the speed at which the armrest deploys.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, the present invention provide a versatile travel pillow that provides support to the user's head, neck, and shoulders, prevents the user from sliding sideways with respect to the seat, can be quickly and easily secured to the headrest or armrest of a seat or chair, and can be quickly and easily moved from one vehicle seat to another.

Abstract: An item holder includes a receiving well with a sidewall and an upper opening. One or more air bladders are disposed within the receiving well and are operable between inflated and deflated conditions within the receiving well. The air bladders substantially fill the upper opening when the air bladders are in the inflated condition to provide a filled receiving well appearance. A sensor is configured to sense an item being received in or removed from the receiving well. The air bladders deflate from the inflated condition to the deflated condition as an item is received in the receiving well. The air bladders may include a filler material that is predisposed to an expanded condition which correlates to the air bladders being in the inflated condition to substantially fill the upper opening of the receiving well.

Abstract: A device for pulling a boat onto a trailer from the water includes a curved magnet with rubber side grips attached to a proximal end of an elongated, retractable, rigid pole. The magnet grabs a metal hook on the end of a boat trailer. The pole allows attachment of the trailer hook to the boat U-bolt without the need for an individual to get into the water to attach the boat. The pole can be stored when not in use, using straps.

Abstract: A mobile-type maintenance square-shaped bin including a bin body, a travelling mechanism provided under the bin body, a car head connected with one end of the bin body, an inlet and an outlet provided at the other end of the bin body, a sealed door provided on the inlet and the outlet, an allocation and transportation device mutually connected with a microcomputer signal provided at a front end of the bin body as well as provided over an internal portion of the bind body, an maintenance platform provided at a bottom of the internal portion of the bin body, a tool platform provided adjacently to the maintenance platform, an ash-removal mechanism provided at an upper portion of the maintenance platform, an air-conditioning device provided at an outer portion of the bin body, and a scanning mechanism provided at a front portion of the maintenance platform.

Abstract: A modular recreational vehicle, including an automotive vehicle including a cabin, the cabin including a floor and a wall surrounding at least part of a cabin interior, the wall including a preformed anchor hole, and one or more modular amenities attached to an anchor, wherein the anchor is temporarily attached to the wall at the preformed anchor hole.

Abstract: A drive assembly utilized in combination with slide out includes a beam attached to a beam guide in an arcuate support rail that is attached to the slide out. The beam may have a first row of teeth and a second row of teeth thereon, where the first row of teeth and the second row of teeth extend parallel to each other on opposite sides of the beam. In addition, the teeth in the first row of teeth are offset relative to the teeth in the second row of teeth. The drive assembly further includes a drive gear having a first gear wheel that engages the first row of teeth and a second gear wheel that engages the second row of teeth, as well as an actuator coupled to the beam to selectively extend and retract the beam. The beam may deflect with respect to the arcuate support rail based on its location and the location of the beam guide to aid in leveling of the slide out.

Abstract: A cargo restraining apparatus includes a T-shaped buckle assembly configured to couple to a T-shaped strap assembly. The T-shaped strap assembly is configured to extend around and over the cargo and be secured to the cargo with the T-shaped buckle assembly. A plurality of tie-down clips is coupled to the T-shaped strap assembly at various locations along the sections of straps extending around the cargo. Each tie-down clip is configured to be coupled to a corresponding tie-down strap that extends from the clip to an anchor point of the vehicle or trailer.

Abstract: A vehicle exterior lighting system includes, among other things, a lens assembly, a light diffusing fiber enclosed within the lens assembly, a light source connected to a first portion of the light diffusing fiber, and a prismatic device connected to a second portion of the light diffusing fiber.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a frame having a straight central portion and first and second curved end portions, a plurality of spot light sources mounted on the straight central portion and aligned parallel to each other, and a plurality of diffuse light sources may be mounted on each of the curved end portions.

Abstract: A light arrangement includes two vehicle rear lamps and an illuminated decorative strip, which are aligned to each other both functionally and creatively. The decorative strip has a light outlet provided with a covering glass, under which an is optical fiber. The covering glass is provided on the outside with a translucent chromium foil and the base body of the decorative strip is chromium-plated on its surface. The optical fiber, the lighting source, the controller of the lighting light source, and the connections for the power supply are integrated into the base body of the decorative strip. Color selection can be adjusted by the controller of the lighting source so that the light and intensity of the color selection supplied to the optical fiber can be aligned with that of the rear lamps.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a first light source, a second light source, a first reflector configured to reflect light from the first light source toward the front of the lamp, a second reflector configured to reflect light from the second light source toward the front of the lamp, and a first shade configured to shield at least a part of direct light directed from the first light source to the outside of the lamp. The first shade includes a reflecting surface configured to reflect the light from the second light source toward the front of the lamp.