Patents Issued in July 11, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190210644
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a main body, a steerable wheel, a steering, a steering actuator, and an electronic controller. The main body includes a saddle. The steerable wheel is coupled to the main body via a suspension. The steering is turnably coupled to the main body to steer the steerable wheel. The steering actuator is configured to apply steering torque to the steerable wheel. The electronic controller is configured to control the steering torque using the steering actuator and configured to generate steering damper torque to the steerable wheel using the steering actuator upon determining a reduced contact of the steerable wheel with a traveling surface with respect to a first prescribed threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Toshifumi UCHIYAMA, Thomas P. LOW, Brian W. FOSTER, Huihua ZHAO, Martin GAUDREAULT
  • Publication number: 20190210645
    Abstract: A centering stabilizer including a first section that produces a pulling force along a longitudinal axis; a second section that produces a pushing force along a longitudinal axis; and connecting means that connects the first and second sections such that the longitudinal axis of the first section is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the second section. The stabilizer also includes first mounting means attached to the first section, wherein the first mounting means securely attaches the centering stabilizer to a first portion of a steering system of a vehicle, and second mounting means attached to the second section, wherein the second mounting means securely attaches the centering stabilizer to a second portion of the vehicle, wherein when the set of steerable wheels are displaced from a straight ahead driving position, a distance between the first portion of the vehicle steering system and the second portion of the vehicle changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: John D. Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20190210646
    Abstract: A centering member including a first section configured and arranged to produce a pulling force along a longitudinal axis thereof and a second section configured and arranged to produce a pushing force along a longitudinal axis thereof, wherein the first section and the second section are configured and arranged such that the longitudinal axis of the first section is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the second section. There is a first mounting means attached to a first distal end of the centering stabilizer and a second mounting means attached to a second distal end of the centering stabilizer Preferably, the first section comprises a gas push-type spring and the second section comprises a gas traction spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: John D Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20190210647
    Abstract: Systems for controlling the speed and direction of vehicles such as tractors, including vehicles that have low to zero turning radius capability. Systems include steering and speed coordination systems that control the direction and speed of rotation of vehicle drive units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Axel Schaedler, Tim Dilgard
  • Publication number: 20190210648
    Abstract: A trailer backup assist system for motor vehicles includes an auxiliary user input feature that can be used by a vehicle operator to provide a steering curvature command corresponding to a desired vehicle path curvature without requiring a user to move a steering wheel of the motor vehicle. The trailer backup assist system is configured to control a vehicle speed while the vehicle is backing up with a trailer attached thereto utilizing an input comprising at least one of a steering curvature command and an angle of a trailer relative to the vehicle. The trailer backup assist system controls at least one of a brake system, an engine torque, and a transmission gear selection to thereby control vehicle speed in a reverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erick Michael Lavoie, Nathaniel A. Rolfes, Bradley G. Hochrein, Darrel Alan Recker, Donald Jacob Mattern, Michael Hafner
  • Publication number: 20190210649
    Abstract: A method (20) and a control unit (10) for adapting a steer-by-wire system for a driver in an automobile is disclosed. Firstly, signals are acquired from a set of sensors comprising at least one of a vehicle speed sensor, a vehicle acceleration sensor, a steering angle sensor, a steering torque sensor and a yaw rate sensor. The signals from the sensors are processed to determine whether the driver is a trained driver or an untrained driver. Secondly, signals are acquired from the set of sensors comprising at least a vehicle acceleration sensor, a steering angle sensor, a steering torque sensor. The signals are then processed using fuzzy logic to determine whether the driver is a low sensitivity driver or a high sensitivity driver. The technical advantage of the above processing is that a steering ratio is applied to the steer-by-wire system to reduce driver fatigue and improve ease of driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Hamilton Victor Sahaya, Nikhil Mohan Mangalasseri
  • Publication number: 20190210650
    Abstract: A chassis for an electrically powered vehicle including a front wheel suspension and a rear wheel suspension each having longitudinal control arms arranged on both sides and a torsion spring actively connected to the longitudinal control arms. The chassis includes a battery housing receiving a propulsion battery. A front transverse carrier extends between the respective longitudinal control arms of the front wheel suspension and a rear transverse carrier extends between the respective longitudinal control arms of the rear wheel suspension. The respective transverse carriers are rigidly connected to the battery housing and couple the longitudinal control arms and the torsion spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Gerhards, Ralf Hintzen, Daniel Mainz, Friedrich Peter Wolf-Monheim
  • Publication number: 20190210651
    Abstract: A vehicle chassis assembly having first and second frame rails. The vehicle chassis assembly may have an outrigger subassembly that may support a cab of the vehicle and may be disposed on the first and second frame rails. The vehicle chassis assembly may have an axle assembly that may be fixedly mounted to a mounting plate that may be fixedly mounted to a subframe that may be fixedly disposed on the first and second frame rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Svacha, Nimesh Meghpara, Adam P. Sadlik, Edward Brown, Paul Lawrence Barr
  • Publication number: 20190210652
    Abstract: An assembly for an electrified vehicle having a housing containing a transmission, and a vehicle component positioned in a longitudinal direction between the housing and a passenger compartment, includes a deflector configured for mounting to the housing and having a deflection face configured to deflect the vehicle component and/or the housing away from the passenger compartment during a frontal collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Marius SAWATZKI, Daniel MECKENSTOCK, Michael SPURLING, Bradley STAINES, Kriste TOMOVSKI, Mansoor MALIK
  • Publication number: 20190210653
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a bodyshell which forms a passenger cell. The bodyshell has two lateral side frames with in each case one front, lateral bodyshell pillar or A pillar. On a front side of the bodyshell, a front-end structure is formed, wherein the front-end structure has, on both sides, in each case one spring strut dome, one horizontally running support member arranged between the spring strut dome and the respective A pillar, and one support member running diagonally between the spring strut dome and a lower end of the A pillar. The two support members and the A pillar are assembled in monocoque construction from member profiles, wherein the three members form in each case one triangular load-bearing structure. The respective outwardly facing member profile of the A pillar, the respective outwardly facing member profile of the horizontally running support member and the respective outwardly facing member profile of the diagonally running support member are each unipartite profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Jan BOKELOH, Michael FLOER, Ralf KIESMUELLER, Michael STEIN
  • Publication number: 20190210654
    Abstract: A vehicle body may include a front pillar vehicle extending in the height direction of the vehicle and positioned forwardly along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; a rear pillar vehicle extending in the height direction of the vehicle and positioned reward along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; a roof side member extending along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to couple with the front pillar and the rear pillar and disposed on both first and second sides along the width direction of the vehicle; and at least one roof rail extending along the width direction of the vehicle to connect the roof side members on both first and second sides, achieving a stable and robust upper vehicle body with only two pillars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Kyung Hoon SON
  • Publication number: 20190210655
    Abstract: A method of making a shock tower assembly includes forming a bracket from continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic, where the bracket has a load bearing portion and an overmolded portion. The method further includes placing the bracket in an injection tool, injecting a polymer composite material into the injection tool to surround the and overmolded portion of the bracket, and removing a finished component from the injection tool, wherein the finished component comprises the load bearing portion of the bracket extending outwardly from the finished component and the overmolded portion of the bracket that is surrounded by the polymer composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Yang Cao, Pankaj Ghevarchand Bedmutha, Louis Moreau-Gentien
  • Publication number: 20190210656
    Abstract: A vehicle shock tower component including a top portion, an upper portion, and a lower portion is provided. The top portion defines a plane. The upper portion may include one or more upper spokes having a thickness based on a stiffness ratio to disperse load paths resulting from a force application to the upper portion. The upper spokes may extend substantially perpendicularly from the plane and an intersection spoke region may extend substantially perpendicularly from the plane. The lower portion may include one or more lower spokes extending at an angle from the one or more upper spokes and the intersection spoke region to a base portion for securing to a vehicle wheel well. Each of the spokes may be aligned with a load path defined by application of a force to the top portion in which the force is applied in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Alessandro C. Guariento
  • Publication number: 20190210657
    Abstract: A morphing fender skirt includes a rigid, open-ended arched base, stretchable exterior skin connected across the base, and a structural, bendable rib array connected over the base subjacent to the skin. The rib array is configured to bend between a flattened shape over the base, whereby the rib array imparts the flattened shape to the skin across the base, and a domed shape over the base, whereby the rib array imparts the domed shape to the skin across the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Umesh N. Gandhi, Marcelo J. Dapino, Venkata Siva C. Chillara, Leon M. Headings
  • Publication number: 20190210658
    Abstract: A vehicle floor structure is provided including: a vehicle interior opening formation section provided inside a vehicle cabin, and demarcating a vehicle interior opening that opens into the vehicle cabin; a vehicle exterior opening formation section provided further toward a vehicle lower side than a floor inside the vehicle cabin, and demarcating a vehicle exterior opening that opens toward a vehicle exterior; a storage section provided at the vehicle lower side of the floor, and demarcating a storage space that connects the vehicle interior opening and the vehicle exterior opening together; and a pull-out receptacle disposed inside the storage section at a position corresponding to the vehicle interior opening, and capable of moving from inside the storage section to the vehicle exterior through the vehicle exterior opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi MIZUTANI, Yuma SAIKI, Momoko AZUMA, Yusaku MORITA, Kanako NARUSE
  • Publication number: 20190210659
    Abstract: A side vehicle body reinforcing structure may include a center floor panel; a side sill respectively combined to both sides of the center floor panel in a width direction of the vehicle body; a seat cross member configured so that a lower end thereof is combined to the center floor panel and both ends thereof in a width direction of the vehicle body are combined to the side sill to cross the center floor panel in a width direction of the vehicle body; a battery case combined to a lower surface of the center floor panel and disposed at an internal to the side sill; and a partition wall panel respectively both side plates of the battery case in a width direction of the vehicle body, wherein a combining bolt sequentially penetrating the seat cross member and the center floor panel is engaged to the partition wall panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Hong Lim CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190210660
    Abstract: A method of managing water entering through a hood vent includes steps of: collecting the water in a water collection tray of the hood vent, delivering the water, through a first water drain of the hood vent, to a water channel of a hood insulator and discharging the water from a second water drain in the hood insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Neil Lawson Overgaard, Bryn Arthur Davies, Keith Brown, Martin Hagen
  • Publication number: 20190210661
    Abstract: A shock tower assembly includes a shock tower body comprised of a polymer composite material, at least one reinforcement member integrated into the shock tower body, and a wheel cover comprised of the polymer composite material and integrated into the shock tower body to form a single-piece component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Yang Cao, Pankaj Ghevarchand Bedmutha, Louis Moreau-Gentien
  • Publication number: 20190210662
    Abstract: A structural part for a body in white of a vehicle includes a frame formed by at least two branches connected to one another in at least one connecting zone and separated from each other by at least one gap in a zone of least stress. The frame is made of a first composite material comprising a plurality of continuous fibers impregnated with a first polymeric material. A body is integral with the frame extending in the gap and connecting the two branches in the zone of least stress. The body is made of a second material that is different from the first composite material and comprises at least a second polymeric material, wherein the body is integral with the branches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Benedikt ECK, Gilles NEDELEC, Yang CAO, Pankaj BEDMUTHA, Louis MOREAU-GENTIEN
  • Publication number: 20190210663
    Abstract: A rack system has: a first anchor to connect to a first side wall of a bed of a vehicle below a top of the first side wall and above a floor of the bed; a second anchor to connect to a second side wall of the bed below a top of the second side wall and above the floor; a first angle adjuster rotatably connected to the first anchor and having a first locking mechanism to lock at a first angle and a second angle; a second angle adjuster rotatably connected to the second anchor and having a second locking mechanism to lock at the first angle and the second angle; a first support member connected to the first angle adjuster; a second support member connected to the second angle adjuster; and a cross-member connected between the first support member and the second support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Trent Binley
  • Publication number: 20190210664
    Abstract: A truck bed height extension assembly for a pickup truck includes a truck bed and a pair of side panels. The truck bed includes a floor and a pair of spaced apart sidewalls. Each of the pair of spaced apart sidewalls includes an exterior wall, an opposite interior wall, and an elongated cavity positioned between the exterior wall and the interior wall of each of the pair of sidewalls. The pair of side panels are linearly displaceable in a vehicle vertical direction between a retracted position and an extended position. In the retracted position, each of the pair of side panels are positioned within the elongated cavity defined in each of the pair of sidewalls. In the extended position, each of the pair of side panels are positioned to extended at least partially outside of the elongated cavity of each of the pair of sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Clinton J. Williams
  • Publication number: 20190210665
    Abstract: An assembly for enabling rotational motion in a vehicle or mobile working machine is disclosed which includes at least two sections arranged in an overlying position relative to the vehicle's or working machine's working surface. A top section can be led to motion relative to a bottom section and a longitudinal rotation axis, the top section and the bottom section being movably coupled to each other by at least one trajectory element which generates a curvilinear trajectory. The relative motion of the top section and the bottom section proceeds along a curvilinear trajectory in a section plane which is perpendicular relative to the lengthwise rotation axis. The trajectory can be at least partly in the shape of a circular arc, the midpoint of this curvilinear trajectory being disposed below the bottom section. An actuator mounted on the vehicle or working machine affects the top section and/or the bottom section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Ponsse Oyj
    Inventor: Pentti HUKKANEN
  • Publication number: 20190210666
    Abstract: An air-directing device for a motor-vehicle body includes an air-directing element having a longitudinal axis and being accommodated in a guide element of the air-directing device. The air directing device additionally includes a flow channel formed in between the guide element and the air-directing element, wherein flow can take place through the flow channel starting from an entry opening, which faces toward a front of the motor-vehicle body, and extending through an exit opening, which faces away from the entry opening. The air-directing device is designed so that the air flowing through the flow channel is guided thereby such that it can flow out of the exit opening transversely to an outer contour of the air-directing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas Wolf
  • Publication number: 20190210667
    Abstract: A vehicle underbody (1) has an underbody paneling (6) with at least one opening (3) for the at least temporary extension of a rear axle link (5) therethrough. The opening (3) is covered by a shiftable flap (4) and at least one a force accumulator (9) that biases the flap (4) toward a position for covering the opening (3). The flap (4) can be shifted counter to a restoring force of the force accumulator (9) to at least temporarily open the opening (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Eberhard Palmer
  • Publication number: 20190210668
    Abstract: A vehicle shown herein is a side by side powersports vehicle having a utility bed recessed in the rear body portion below an upper surface, the utility bed forming a stepped portion relative to the rear body portion and having a maximum lateral width greater than a diameter of at least one of the wheels, and a minimum width less than a diameter of at least one of the wheels, whereby a spare wheel may be stored on the stepped portion of the utility bed. As shown herein, the utility bed is defined as a removable tub, which can be removed from the rear body portion. The utility bed has defined troughs in a floor thereof angled rearwardly wherein the utility bed has drains which drain away from any heat source of the vehicle. The seats of the vehicle allow longitudinal movement and tilt capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: James J. Endrizzi, Tristan M. Hipps, Garth H. Bracy, Anthony J. Kinsman, Jerome J. Rubatt, Blake A. Anderson, Nick S. Levin, Aaron D. Deckard, Shawn D. Peterson, Anthony J. Ripley, Travis J. Saari, Bruce E. Herrala, Jacob R. Jain, Jeffrey A. Ingham, Donovan Frederickson, Ryan A. Tholen, Will M. Fickenscher
  • Publication number: 20190210669
    Abstract: A snowmobile comprises a chassis with a front portion and a tunnel, and a power train unit supported by the chassis. The snowmobile further includes a plurality of ground-engaging members cooperating with the power train unit to operate the snowmobile. The plurality of ground-engaging members includes a pair of front skis and an endless track assembly. The snowmobile also includes a front suspension operably coupled to the pair of front skis. The snowmobile also includes a rear suspension operably coupled to the track. The rear suspension includes slide rails and track sliders for engaging the track. The track sliders are comprised of a first and second retention members for coupling with the slide rail. The retention members are comprised of a plurality of recesses where material is removed for light weighting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Michael A Hedlund, Lyle J Dahlgren, Jesse J Laugen, Keith W Peppel, Blair M Johnson, Cody S Kofstad
  • Publication number: 20190210670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a suspension arrangement for a tracked vehicle. The suspension arrangement includes a road wheel arm having a wheel axle portion for supporting a wheel of the vehicle and a pivot axle portion. The road wheel arm is pivotably journalled at the pivot axle portion to a housing that is fixable to the vehicle body. A torsion bar is connected to the pivot axle portion and a torsion tube is arranged to be connected to the vehicle body, with the torsion bar running through the torsion tube and arranged to be connected to the torsion tube. The modulus of elasticity of the torsion tube material is lower than the modulus of elasticity of the torsion bar material such that the maximum suspension travel is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: BAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
    Inventor: Anders BODIN
  • Publication number: 20190210671
    Abstract: Provided are an elastic crawler and a crawler-type travel device in which wheel detachment and edge cut are unlikely to occur even when performing operations inside a large cylindrical structure or on a ground surface that is highly curved. An elastic crawler (1) has a crawler body (2) comprising an endless elastic body depressed by roller wheels having left and right tread surfaces, a plurality of lugs (4) being disposed on the ground-contact surface (7) of the crawler body (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: TATSUYA NORITO, NAO FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20190210672
    Abstract: A transverse bar for tracks of snow groomers is defined by a section bar, which extends in a direction, and is provided with an inner cavity, which extends through the section bar in the direction, is laterally open in the direction, and is at least partially filled with a water-repellent polymer filling material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Kirchmair, Gregor Maurer
  • Publication number: 20190210673
    Abstract: A legged robot may seek to operate according to a target gait. The legged robot may include leg members and leg joints. Possibly based on the target gait and state of the legged robot, an ordered list of gait controllers may be obtained. The gait controllers in the ordered list may define respective gaits of the legged robot, and may include respective validity checks and output parameters for the respective gaits. The ordered list may begin with a target gait controller that defines the target gait. The ordered list may be traversed in order from the target gait controller until a validity check associated with a particular gait controller passes. The legged robot may be instructed to actuate the leg members and/or leg joints according to output parameters of the particular gait controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Boston Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Swilling, Eric Whitman, Stephen Berard, Alfred Anthony Rizzi, Alex Yu Khripin, Gina Christine Fay
  • Publication number: 20190210674
    Abstract: A mobile distribution platform apparatus and method utilizing an over the road tractor platform constructed to be freely movable upon the road system. A plurality of ramps are each pivotally joined to the platform and each pivotable between a raised travel configuration and lowered to an extending loading configuration. Each ramp further includes a plurality of adjustable removable support jacks which may be installed on the underside of a ramp and extend downwardly therefrom to provide support for the ramp in its loading configuration. The mobile distribution platform provides a transportation and distribution hub which may be located as required without the need of stationary support facilities. In addition to providing a road transport hub, the present invention mobile distribution platform also provides the capability to locate adjacent a section of railroad track without the need of supporting stationary facilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Troy L. Deal
  • Publication number: 20190210675
    Abstract: A bike hanger system includes a bike hanger assembly having a track-frame, at least one roller, and a bike-hook coupled to the at least one roller. The bike-hook is useful for receiving a wheel of a bicycle such that the bicycle is able to be vertically held for storage. Further, the bike hanger assembly includes a way to prevent theft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Deryk Clark
  • Publication number: 20190210676
    Abstract: A telescoping carer's handle for a child's kick scooter comprising a padded handle on one end of a telescoping pole mechanism. The telescoping pole mechanism is arranged parallel to and attaches to the vertical portion of the child kick scooter's T-bar handlebar by means of one or more clamps and brackets. The telescoping carer's handle is reversibly extendable and retractable from the scooter in a direction substantially upwards and downwards, respectively, relative to the handlebar portion of the scooter. There can be a locking mechanism between adjacent telescoping tubes that allows the user to raise or lower the top of the pole and then lock it into position so that, in use, a carer located adjacent to the scooter can grasp the handle at a comfortable height and safely steer, stop and or propel the scooter and child, and alternatively retract the carer's handle when not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Jon Paul Tkach
  • Publication number: 20190210677
    Abstract: A balance bike conversion system may include first and second protective inserts, each having an interface adapted to engage opposite ends of a bicycle bottom bracket. A connector may be adapted to connect the first and second protective inserts, and may be adapted to adjust the distance between the inserts, thereby accommodating variability in the width of the bottom bracket. The system may further include adapters to enable the system to be used with bicycles having bottom brackets with different diameters, and may use an elastomeric gasket to accommodate larger bottom brackets. The protective inserts and/or adapters may provide mechanical support to the bottom bracket, thereby protecting it from damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: O'Reilly Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Phillip O'Reilly
  • Publication number: 20190210678
    Abstract: A bicycle saddle can be customized to a rider's body to achieve desired support and comfort. The bicycle saddle includes an inner support shell and a moldable panel. The moldable panel is configured to be molded to the subject's anatomy. The support shell is configured to support a rider's body and can include at least one internal thermal element operable to heat the bicycle saddle such that the panel is molded to the rider's anatomy while the rider is sitting on the bicycle saddle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Perreten, Aaron Brown, Dylan Schuetze, Thomas Edstrand
  • Publication number: 20190210679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting pedal for a bicycle, wherein the light emitting pedal has been developed so that, when riding a bicycle, the rotating motion of a pedal body relative to a pedal shaft coupled to a crank arm is used to light up LEDs installed on the front and rear surfaces of the pedal body, thereby allowing easy discrimination from the surroundings. In the light emitting pedal for the bicycle, an electricity generating unit is provided in a pedal, which includes the pedal shaft mounted to a bicycle crank arm and the pedal body rotatably coupled to the pedal shaft, and causes an illumination part mounted on the pedal body to emit light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Cheol Min HYEON
  • Publication number: 20190210680
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a blank for a collapsible, folded pannier configured to be mounted on a bicycle rack. The blank includes a bottom section that forms an item supporting surface when the blank is folded into the folded pannier configuration. The blank includes a lateral face section hingedly connected with the bottom section at a first fold line. The blank includes a medial face section hingedly connected with the bottom section at a second fold line. The blank is adapted to be folded from an unfolded blank configuration into a folded pannier configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Abraham Samuel Dubb
  • Publication number: 20190210681
    Abstract: A safety system for bicycle riding is capable of preventing collision of a bicycle by generating vibrations to alert a rider to a dangerous situation when a front object is detected within a collision risk distance and is capable of reducing accidents by emitting a light beam to alert a driver of a rear object to a dangerous situation when the rear object is closely approaching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Ju Hyun SHIN, Jun Seok CHA, Seung Min HAN, Seung Hyeon BAK
  • Publication number: 20190210682
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure, an electric motorcycle and helmet system is disclosed. The electric motorcycle and helmet system includes a microcontroller module configured to control a plurality of functions of the electric motorcycle and helmet. The system also includes a sensor module wherein the sensor module further comprises a plurality of sensors operatively coupled to the microcontroller module configured to sense a plurality of parameters. The system includes an operator module communicatively coupled to the microcontroller module configured to store a plurality of data based on the electric motorcycle and helmet. The system also includes a communication module configured to transmit information between the microcontroller module, the sensor module and the operator module via a communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Arkoalo Palchaudhuri
  • Publication number: 20190210683
    Abstract: A meter integration system, applied to a motorcycle/scooter, has a processing unit, a memory unit, a vehicular data receiving unit, a wireless communication unit and a digital dashboard. An instrument display area of the digital dashboard can display a general mode user interface and a navigation mode user interface which are mutually switchable. An indicator area is beside the instrument display area, wherein the vehicular data receiving unit can obtain the vehicular information of the motorcycle/scooter and the vehicular information of the motorcycle/scooter shown in the general mode user interface and the indicator area. The wireless communication unit can obtain navigation data and satellite positioning coordinates provided by wireless communication devices such as smart phones, or the satellite positioning coordinates can be obtained through a satellite positioning unit in the meter integration system to provide navigation functions under the navigation mode user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: AEON MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tong-Min Lin
  • Publication number: 20190210684
    Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes a pair of left and right front forks (2L, 2R) configured to support a front wheel (Wf), a front fender (3) supported by the pair of left and right front forks (2L, 2R) and configured to cover the front wheel (Wf) from above, and an object information acquisition device (13) configured to image an outer side of the vehicle. An upper wall of the front fender (3) has an opening section (12) facing outside of the vehicle, and the object information acquisition device (13) is disposed in the opening section (12) such that an information acquisition part (13a) faces outside of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Katagiri, Masahiro Miki, Taishi Inoue, Takeshi Konno, Atsushi Hatayama
  • Publication number: 20190210685
    Abstract: A personal mobility vehicle or scooter includes a least one swivel caster wheel supported at the rear of the scooter. The scooter has a body that includes a deck and a handlebar assembly. The scooter includes at least one front wheel with the deck extending between the at least one front wheel and the at least one swivel wheel. The scooter can also include an angled rear portion supporting a rear swivel caster wheel such that the pivot axis of the swivel wheel is inclined with respect to the top surface of the deck. Embodiments of the scooter also include a swivel braking assembly configured to apply a braking force to the at least one swivel wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Chen
  • Publication number: 20190210686
    Abstract: A folding tricycle, having a first rear frame rotatably connected on a first end thereof with a first end of a first bottom frame; a second rear frame rotatably connected on a first end thereof with a first end of a second bottom frame; the first rear frame rotatably connected on a second end thereof with a first rear wheel; the second rear frame rotatably connected on a second end thereof with a second rear wheel; the first and second bottom frames rotatably connected on second ends thereof with a first end of a front frame; a seat frame rotatably connected on a front end thereof with one of a second end of the front frame and a front bearing member; a front wheel connected with a handlebar through one of the front frame and the front bearing member; first and second support frames connected respectively on first end thereof with the first and second rear frames and configured to stabilize the tricycle in an unfolded position; and a locking mechanism configured to lock the tricycle in an unfolded position; t
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Shay COHEN, Amit NIR, Shlomi AVITAL
  • Publication number: 20190210687
    Abstract: A mounting bar, bracket, and kit have been developed such that they can couple to a head tube of the bicycle when in a first configuration and then couple to a top tube of a bicycle when in a second configuration. The bracket may be integral with the mounting bar or may be a separate component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Provost, Ronald Peter Barbagallo
  • Publication number: 20190210688
    Abstract: A bicycle handlebar includes a central part for connection with a handlebar stem or formed integrally with the same. Two outer parts are detachably connected with the central part such that they are variable in their position. The width of the handlebar can be adjusted individually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Lars Wagner, Wolfgang Kohl, Lukas Schuchnigg
  • Publication number: 20190210689
    Abstract: A bicycle according to the present invention includes: a body configured such that a saddle and handlebars are disposed on a frame; a front wheel and a rear wheel disposed on the front and rear sides of the body, respectively; a pair of first driven units disposed on one side and remaining side of the rear wheel, respectively, and mounted around a rotating shaft; a pair of power generation units disposed on the one side and remaining side of the rear wheel, respectively, and mounted around the rotating shaft to be rotatable in upward and downward directions; and power transfer units disposed on the one side and remaining side of the rear wheel, respectively, connected to the first driven units and the power generation units, and configured to, when the power generation units are rotated, be rotated and transfer rotating power to the first driven units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Seok Su HONG
  • Publication number: 20190210690
    Abstract: A tube-type electric driving device is provided. The tube-type electric driving device includes a support shaft tube, a motor, a reducer, a one-way clutch bearing, an input gear shaft, a shaft frame, a pedal shaft, a fixing assembly, a power steering component, and a Hall sensor. The motor is fixed in the support shaft tube. The reducer is disposed on the driving shaft of the motor. An inner ring of the one-way clutch bearing is mounted on the output shaft of the reducer, and an outer ring of the one-way clutch bearing is fixed in a fixing hole of an input gear shaft. The shaft frame is connected to the support shaft tube. The pedal shaft is rotatably inserted in the shaft frame. The fixing assembly and the power steering component can be disposed on the pedal shaft, and a Hall sensor is connected to the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: YUNG-SUNG HUANG
  • Publication number: 20190210691
    Abstract: A control device for a bicycle has a housing configured to be mountable to the bicycle and sized and shaped to be grasped by a user's hand and a battery receptacle positioned on the housing. The housing has a base portion and an extension portion. The base portion includes first and second ends, a downward facing side, an upward facing side, an inward facing side, an outward facing side, and a handlebar clamp disposed at the first end. A battery receptacle is positioned on a first side, which can be the downward facing side, of the base portion of the housing. An accessory port can be positioned on a second side of the base portion of the housing, different from the first side, and which can be the inward or outward facing side of the base portion of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: RACHEL CAHAN, DOUG MAHONEY
  • Publication number: 20190210692
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vessel (1) comprising a hull (2) for non-planing operation, during operation displaying a waterline (3) and having a forward direction in a horizontal plane (4) with a forward portion, an aft portion (5), and a central portion, the aft portion having a smaller water displacement relative to a water displacement of the central portion; and an aft, primary foil (6) affixed to the aft hull portion with a connecting member (7), configured to be below the waterline during operation, spaced from the hull, the aft foil having a span, a chord, a profile, a leading edge (8) and a trailing edge (9) relative to the forward direction, characterized by adjustment means (10) connected to the aft foil and configured for adjusting an angle of incidence (?c, af) of the chord of the aft foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Pieter Van Oossanen
  • Publication number: 20190210693
    Abstract: Wakesurf systems for improving and enlarging the wake behind a boat for wakesurfing. A wakesurf system can include a bracket configured to be attached to the hull of a boat. The bracket can be adhered to the hull. The wakesurf system can further include a magnetic connection between the bracket and a base of a wake forming assembly. The wake forming assembly may be collapsible and expandable. The wake forming assembly can including a base structure with a connector for attaching the base structure to the bracket when attached to the hull of the boat. The wake forming assembly can further include a water diverter pivotably attached to a second surface of the base structure and supports disposing the water diverter at an angle to the hull of the boat when the base structure is attached to the bracket and the wake forming assembly is in an expanded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Jared Spendlove