Patents Issued in August 15, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190248196
    Abstract: A snow melting tire assembly for melting snow off of a tire includes a vehicle tire that includes an outer wall, an inner wall and a tread wall that extends between the inner and outer walls. The tread wall has an outer surface that has tread thereon. The inner and outer walls each have an inner perimeter edge that engages a rim. A heating system is mounted on the tire and heats the tire to melt snow off of the tire. The heating system includes an inner liner that is positioned on an interior surface of the outer wall, the inner wall and the tread wall. A plurality of heating elements is positioned in the inner liner such that the heating elements are in thermal communication with the outer, inner and tread walls wherein the outer, inner and tread walls are heated when the heating element is turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Rebecca Cramer, Victoria Cramer, Victor Ramirez, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190248197
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates in a first aspect to a trailer hitch guide adaptor for a trailer tongue coupler, comprising: a mounting plate configured for attachment to the trailer tongue coupler, the mounting plate having an mounting plate upper-surface and a mounting plate front-end; a pair of guide plates, each of the guide plates attached below the mounting plate, each of the guide plates having a guide plate front-end and a guide plate back-end, wherein said guide plates are angled relative to each other, whereby each of the guide plate back-ends converge towards each other; and a third guide plate extending outwards from the mounting plate front-end, the third guide plate having a third guide plate upper surface, wherein the third guide plate upper surface defines an obtuse angle relative to the mounting plate upper surface, such that a hitch ball is able to be guided towards the mounting plate front-end via the third guide plate, and/or from below the mounting plate and towards the guide plate back en
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Steen KLINTØ, Thomas FAXE
  • Publication number: 20190248198
    Abstract: At least one underfill part is formed so that a central axis of the arm component coincides with a load line of the arm component. The central axis of the configuration is a line connecting centroids of cross-sectional shapes with one another in an axial direction of the arm component, the cross-sectional shapes being shapes on cross-sectional planes perpendicular to an axis of the arm component. The load line of the arm component is a line on which a load is imposed in the arm component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takaaki NAGATANI, Katsuhiko KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190248199
    Abstract: A suspension arm includes a rod-like arm part, and a cylindrical collar part integrally formed with the arm part at an end of the arm part. A hollow part with a hollow formed inside thereof is formed along an axial direction of the arm part in the arm part. A communicating hole communicating between a space inside the collar part and the hollow part is formed in a connecting part of the collar part, the connecting part of the collar part connecting with the end of the arm part. The communicating hole is formed so as to be centered on a central axis of the arm part, the central axis of the arm part being a line connecting centroids of cross-sectional shapes with one another in the axial direction of the arm part, the cross-sectional shapes being shapes on cross-sectional planes perpendicular to an axis of the arm part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuhiko KOJIMA, Takaaki NAGATANI
  • Publication number: 20190248200
    Abstract: A wheel suspension link including a structure connection location for connecting the link to a vehicle structure and a wheel carrier connection location connecting the link to a wheel carrier. The structure connection location and wheel carrier connection location arranged on a link member extending along a link plane. The link member including a base member formed in a materially integral manner from a discontinuously reinforced plastic material. The link member including a reinforcement, containing continuous fibers, connected to the reinforced plastic material. In one embodiment, the reinforcement limited with respect to the link plane to a first region of the link member while the base member extends into a second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Mainz, Rainer Souschek, Pascal Brandt
  • Publication number: 20190248201
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension arrangement includes a mounting bracket, a trailing arm, an air spring assembly configured to bias a second end of the trailing arm from a vehicle frame member, an axle assembly couple to the trailing arm, and a trailing arm connection assembly that includes a connector having a first portion received within an aperture of the mounting bracket, and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion and including an aperture, a bushing member received within a first end of the trailing arm, a pin member received within the bushing member and including a first aperture, and a first mechanical fastener received within the first aperture of the pin member and within the aperture of the second portion of the first connector, thereby pivotably securing the trailing arm to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Marc Johnson, Jeffrey Galla, Richard Conaway
  • Publication number: 20190248202
    Abstract: An air spring system for a vehicle axle includes a link element which can be pivotably arranged on a vehicle frame for mounting the vehicle axle, an air spring which can be arranged on the link element and has a piston, and an additional reservoir, the link element having an upper side which faces the vehicle frame and a lower side which faces away from the vehicle frame, the additional reservoir being configured to be mounted on the lower side of the link element, and the air spring being configured to be mounted on the upper side of the link element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan Fäth, Stefan Wallmeier, Stephan Dehlwes
  • Publication number: 20190248203
    Abstract: An electromechanical chassis actuator includes a single electric motor and two screw drives. The two screw drives use a common threaded spindle. A spindle nut of the first screw drive is rotationally fixed to the electric motor's rotor and engages the threaded spindle in a back-driveable manner. A spindle nut of the second screw drive is selectively coupled to the electric motor's rotor by a coupler and engages the threaded spindle in a self-locking (not back-driveable) manner. When the coupler is in an engaged position, the actuator operates in a level-adjustment mode. When the coupler is in a released position, the actuator operates in a damping mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Krehmer, Benjamin Wübbolt-Gorbatenko
  • Publication number: 20190248204
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a shock absorber for a vehicle having a gas spring with first and second gas chambers, wherein the first chamber is utilized during a first travel portion of the shock absorber and the first and second chambers are both utilized during a second portion of travel. In one embodiment, a travel adjustment assembly is configured to selectively communicate a first gas chamber with a negative gas chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew LAIRD, Sante M. PELOT, William M. BECKER, Dennis K. WOOTTEN
  • Publication number: 20190248205
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for transporting products with an airplane by controlling temperature in a payload bay using cryogenic coolant and a heat exchanger to cool the payload bay and heat from a heater; recycling exhaust from the heat exchanger to power a Stirling engine; charging a storage device with power from the Stirling engine; housing the payload bay as part of a modular, stackable module in an aircraft bay for transportation; and venting exhaust gas to an exterior of the airplane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: William G Moon, John J Hammerman
  • Publication number: 20190248206
    Abstract: An air flow circulation structure for a vehicle includes a front shutter that opens or closes an outside air intake port, a fan and a duct member. The fan is configured to cause air to flow in a direction oriented from the outside air intake port through a heat exchanger toward an engine compartment when the front shutter is in an open state, and to cause the air to flow in a direction oriented from the engine compartment through the heat exchanger toward the outside air intake port when the front shutter is in a closed state. The duct member is configured to guide the air that is changed in direction by blowing from the fan and colliding with the front shutter to a heat source of the vehicle, when the front shutter is in the closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Go SATO, Wei CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190248207
    Abstract: An air flap for an air conditioning system of a motor vehicle may include a bearing section defining a pivot axis for mounting the air flap on a housing and at least one flap wing integrally formed on the bearing section. The at least one flap wing may extend from the pivot axis at least one of radially towards an outside and in a circumferential direction relative to the pivot axis at least in regions. At least one of the at least one flap wing and the bearing section may include an outer skin and at least one inner region delimited from the outer skin towards a respective inside. At least one of the at least one flap wing and the bearing section may be composed of a plastic. The plastic may be exclusively a foamed plastic in the at least one inner region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Marta Lucka-Gabor, Fritz Mundigl, Michael Paul
  • Publication number: 20190248208
    Abstract: A temperature adjusting apparatus is provided in a vehicle capable of performing an automatic driving. The temperature adjusting apparatus includes: an automatic driving determination unit that determines whether or not an automatic driving control is operating in the vehicle; a cabin temperature acquiring unit that acquires a cabin temperature in a vehicle cabin of the vehicle; and a cabin temperature adjusting unit that adjusts the cabin temperature. The cabin temperature adjusting unit is configured to control, when the automatic driving determination unit determines that the automatic driving control is operating in the vehicle and the cabin temperature acquired by the cabin temperature acquiring unit exceeds a predetermined range, temperature adjusting means provided in the vehicle, thereby executing a temperature adjusting control to adjust the cabin temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuharu HIGASHITANI, Noriaki IKEMOTO, Tomomi HASE
  • Publication number: 20190248209
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner is provided which is capable of detecting a refrigerant lack accompanying a refrigerant leakage and the like over time at the earliest possible stage and protecting a compressor. The vehicle air conditioner is provided with a compressor 2, a radiator 4, an outdoor expansion valve 6, and a heat absorber 9. The vehicle air conditioner holds normal time data indicating a relation between the number of revolutions NC of the compressor and a discharge refrigerant temperature Td thereof when a sufficient amount of refrigerant is filled in a refrigerant circuit R. The present invention calculates a discharge refrigerant temperature estimated value Tdst in normal time from the normal time data on the basis of a current number of revolutions NC and compares the discharge refrigerant temperature estimated value Tdst with a current discharge refrigerant temperature Td to determine a refrigerant lack of the refrigerant circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Tetsuya ISHIZEKI, Yuma YAMAZAKI, Akira HORIKOSHI, Ryo MIYAKOSHI, Kohei YAMASHITA, Megumi SHIGETA
  • Publication number: 20190248210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric auxiliary heating device (1) for heating a flow of air passing through in particular a conduit of a ventilation, heating and/or air conditioning installation of a motor vehicle, the auxiliary heating device comprising a casing that houses at least one heating module, said casing comprising: ?a heating compartment of which a first end (61) comprises an opening (600) and ?a connection interface (8) comprising: ?a first plate (86) that is essentially planar and extends essentially parallel to the opening so as to cover said opening, and ?a sheath (88) that extends in projection from the first plate (86) opposite the heating compartment, ?slots (80) passing through the first plate (86) and opening inside the sheath (88), the connection interface (8) comprising, on its internal face (89) that is oriented toward the heating compartment, at least one insertion stub (85) of which at least one of the edges facing the slots (80) is chamfered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Frederic Pierron, Jose Leborgne, Serif Karaaslan
  • Publication number: 20190248211
    Abstract: A radiant heater device for generating a radiant heat, includes a substrate portion having a plate shape and made of an electrically insulating material, a surface member having a sheet shape and disposed on one surface side of the substrate portion, and a heat generation portion formed on the other surface side of the substrate portion. The surface member is formed of a fiber fabric that is provided with a space portion recessed toward the substrate portion in a thickness direction of the surface member and that restricts a heat transfer in a surface direction of the surface member by the space portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Hideki SEKI, Kimitake ISHIKAWA, Hiroyasu OIDE, Yusuke TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190248212
    Abstract: An air handling system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system of a motor vehicle includes a conduit configured to convey air from the air handling system to a vent of the air handling system. A control door is rotatably disposed in the conduit. The control door selectively rotates between a first position and a second position. The first position blocks passage of the air flowing through the conduit. The second position blocks passage of the air flowing through a first portion of the conduit and allows the air to flow through a second portion of the conduit. A control feature is disposed in the second portion of the conduit to control at least one of a volumetric flow rate and a pressure of the air flowing through the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Haupt, Jayanthi R. Iyer
  • Publication number: 20190248213
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a compressor includes: an operation information detector which detects operation information from various sensors according to an operation of a vehicle; a compressor which compresses a refrigerant for operating an air conditioner; and a controller which performs starting acceleration control of momentarily decreasing an operation rate of the compressor, which uses engine power in an acceleration situation of the vehicle, in which the controller stores a first map, in which a starting acceleration entry condition according to a driving pattern and a heat load of the vehicle is defined in a plurality of levels, sets a starting acceleration entry condition having a final level corresponding to the driving pattern according to a starting acceleration entry frequency of a driver for a predetermined unit time within a limited level range of the first map, and adjusts a starting acceleration control frequency of the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Tae Hun Jung, Jeong Sik Seo, Jaeyeon Moon
  • Publication number: 20190248214
    Abstract: A multi-directional smooth damper includes a base including an inner cavity, two ends of the inner cavity defining openings, a first rotating portion, and a second rotating portion. A first end of the first rotating portion is rotated and disposed in the inner cavity of the base and a shape of the first end of the first rotating portion corresponds to a shape of the inner cavity. A second end of the first rotating portion passes through an opening of one end of the base. The first rotating portion is disposed at one end of the base having the opening and the inner cavity. A first end of the second rotating portion is rotated and disposed in an inner cavity of the first rotating portion. A grease layer is coated between a surface of the first rotating portion and the surface of the inner cavity of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Wenke Wu, Xialin Tan
  • Publication number: 20190248215
    Abstract: An air vent achieves selective horizontal aiming of air flowing through the air vent by rotating a shaft that extends across the air vent and to which a plurality of vanes are fixedly attached. The vanes are mounted to the shaft at an angle, such that rotation of the shaft changes the angle of the vanes relative to the air flowing through the air vent. Each vane is a cylindrical section and has a circular perimeter when viewed along the axis of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Ren Ren, Padmanabhan Kumar, Ming Fung Wong, Matthew S. Filipkowski
  • Publication number: 20190248216
    Abstract: An automotive glazing unit includes a glazing and a system for allowing the glazing to be moved translationally with respect to a door of the vehicle. The glazing is curved and laminated and includes an exterior and an interior glass sheet and a plastic sheet located between the exterior and interior glass sheets. Each sheet has a peripheral edge face. The interior glass sheet is a glass sheet that has undergone a chemical tempering operation and has a thickness included between 0.40 and 2.10 mm and the edge face of the interior glass sheet is located beyond the edge face of the plastic sheet and beyond the edge face of the exterior glass sheet over at least one portion of the length of the edge face of the interior glass sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Vincent SAUVINET, Vincent JAMET
  • Publication number: 20190248217
    Abstract: The present invention is a sunshade for a vehicle having the ability to cover the entire windshield and side passenger windows with one piece of material. The sunshade is made from a thin material and is structured with two metal hoops to allow for easy collapsibility of the invention. When fully opened and in place, the sunshade extends beyond the dimensions of the vehicle's windshield and side windows in order to completely block out any space for the sun to pass through. In this opened position, the sunshade attaches to the area above the vehicle's windshield and side windows with Velcro adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: Paul Julian Newton
  • Publication number: 20190248218
    Abstract: An accessory door panel for a utility vehicle provides a fabric door panel which can be quickly deployed and installed within a utility vehicle for emergency weather use where the utility vehicle has had the factory doors removed at the discretion of the driver. The fabric door panel is fitted to the contours of the door opening and may be stored from an overhead horizontal support member over the door or alternatively stored within a container mounted to the floor at the bottom of the door opening, the door being made of a flexible material that can be stretched across the door opening and anchored at several points along the door frame by independent anchors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: James Bell, Jakob Andrew Bell
  • Publication number: 20190248219
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a removable roof panel and an integrated handle and roof rack assembly mounted to the removable roof panel. The integrated handle and roof rack assembly is adapted to function both as a handle for installing or removing the roof panel and as a roof rack for achieving vehicle rooftop cargo storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth DELLOCK, Stuart C. SALTER, James J. SURMAN, Harry LOBO, Travis S. GARLAND
  • Publication number: 20190248220
    Abstract: An engine mount for a vehicle is provided which attenuates vibration generated when an engine of the vehicle operates. The engine mount includes a main rubber body which supports a core and an inner casing which fixes the main rubber body to a housing. A nozzle plate is mounted in the inner casing and an upper membrane and a lower membrane are attached thereto. The nozzle plate includes a lower plate and an upper plate that is inserted and coupled into the lower plate. The upper membrane is attached to a top plate of the upper plate and the lower membrane is attached to a bottom plate of the lower plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Jeong-Hun Choi, Ki-Seok Han
  • Publication number: 20190248221
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for mitigating vehicle vibration through the control of a variable spring absorber that is part of a powertrain that includes the engine. In some such embodiments, an absorption frequency of the variable spring absorber is tuned in a feed forward manner based at least in part on the current engine speed and a factor indicative of the minimum repeating firing sequence cycle length associated with the current effective firing fraction (which in many implementations may be the denominator of the firing fraction).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Louis J. SERRANO, Matthew A. YOUNKINS, Vijay SRINIVASAN
  • Publication number: 20190248222
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine unit includes a rotary electric machine, a case accommodating the rotary electric machine, a power control unit configured to control the rotary electric machine and mounted on the case by directly connecting a unit-side connector provided on a bottom surface of the power control unit to a case-side connector provided on an upper surface of the case; and a sound absorbing member provided between the upper surface of the case and the bottom surface of the power control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi HONJO, Hirofumi SUZUMORI
  • Publication number: 20190248223
    Abstract: A variator and a powersplit hybrid are connected in series. The variator is preferably a Milner epicyclic variator which has a ratio range well suited to this application. The variator permits the powersplit to operate at an optimized speed ratio. The variator further permits improved energy capture during regenerative braking. In some embodiments, clutches alternately connect the variator in series with powersplit and bypass the variator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: David Allen Janson
  • Publication number: 20190248224
    Abstract: An in-wheel motor drive device includes an electric motor section, a speed reducer section, a wheel bearing section, and a casing. The speed reducer section includes a speed-reduction structure using a parallel shaft gear. The parallel shaft gear includes an input shaft, which is coupled to the electric motor section, an input gear, at least one intermediate shaft including input-side and output-side intermediate gears, an output shaft, which is coupled to the wheel bearing section, and a final output gear. The input, intermediate, and output shafts are supported by rolling bearings to be rotatable. At least two rolling bearings configured to support the intermediate and output shafts on an out-board side and two rolling bearings configured to support the intermediate and output shafts on an in-board side are arranged at positions at which respective bearing widths are prevented from being superimposed with each other in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Shiro TAMURA, Minoru SUZUKI, Shinya TAIKOU
  • Publication number: 20190248225
    Abstract: An auxiliary power unit equipped wheel support bearing assembly is provided which includes a wheel support bearing assembly and an auxiliary power unit. The auxiliary power unit is of a direct drive design that includes a stator mounted to a stationary ring of the wheel support bearing assembly and a motor rotor mounted to a rotational ring of the wheel support bearing assembly. An entirety of the auxiliary power unit is sized to extend less than an outer peripheral segment of a brake rotor, with the outer peripheral segment defining an area against which a brake caliper is intended to be pushed. The auxiliary power unit is, with respect to an axial direction, sized to be situated between a hub flange of the wheel support bearing assembly and a mounting face of the wheel support bearing assembly for mounting to a vehicle body of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Kawamura, Kentaro Nishikawa, Tomomi Ishikawa, Takushi Matsuto
  • Publication number: 20190248226
    Abstract: A grille inner attachment structure includes a grille inner disposed ahead of a radiator in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a vehicle body to which the grille inner is attached. The grille inner includes an arm portion attached and fixed to the vehicle body, a breaking start portion provided in the arm portion and configured to be broken to release the arm portion from the vehicle body when the grille inner receives a collision load from a vehicle front side, and an inclined surface inclined toward a vehicle rear side and an upper side. The vehicle body includes an inclined surface facing portion provided behind the inclined surface and ahead of the radiator in the vehicle front-rear direction, the inclined surface facing portion being provided at a position at which the inclined surface facing portion overlaps with the inclined surface when seen from the vehicle front side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: Masaomi SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20190248227
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame supported by the ground-engaging members, and a powertrain assembly. The powertrain assembly includes an engine, a shiftable transmission, a continuously variable transmission, and a charger. Additionally, the utility vehicle may include a cooling assembly fluidly coupled to at least the engine and the charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Nugteren, Urs Wenger, Hans-Rudolf Jenni, Andrew C. Schleif, Adam J. Schlangen
  • Publication number: 20190248228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, system, vehicle, and computer program product for determining time data relating to a non-combustion outlet process of a fuel gas from a gas tank associated with a vehicle. The method comprises providing a model for the state of fuel gas in the gas tank. The method further comprises determining time data relating to the outlet process of the fuel gas based on the model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Scania CV AB
    Inventors: Mårten WALLENGREN, Erik KLINGBORG, Svante LÖTHGREN, Christian WESSEL
  • Publication number: 20190248229
    Abstract: A pressure vessel stores fuel. The pressure vessel includes a liner, a fiber-reinforced layer, at least one end piece, and at least one outlet. The fiber-reinforced layer surrounds the liner, at least in some regions. The end piece is covered by the fiber-reinforced layer, at least in some regions. The at least one outlet is used to carry fuel that has collected in a boundary layer between the liner and the fiber-reinforced layer and is to be drained. The outlet surrounds the end piece, at least in some sections. The outlet is arranged and formed in such a way that the fuel to be drained escapes from the boundary layer into the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas PELGER, Hans-Ulrich STAHL, Klaus SZOUCSEK
  • Publication number: 20190248230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an all in one fuel tank assembly, and a process of manufacturing the same, for use in commercial vehicles, and more particularly, to an all in one fuel tank assembly that allows multiple components to be manufactured as a single integral structure, such as a single extruded device including a draw tube, a return tube, a fuel sender device, and a vent, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel Ray Enyeart
  • Publication number: 20190248231
    Abstract: A filling device includes a filling pipe to extend into a liquid container for fluidic connection to the liquid container, a filling head operatively connected to the filling pipe, a venting pipe to vent the liquid container, the venting pipe having an open venting pipe section at an end thereof, and an indicator member configured to visually indicate a filling condition of the liquid container. During a filling sequence of the liquid container in a condition in which the liquid container is not full of liquid, the indicator member is to be impinged upon by outflowing air in the venting pipe at a force such that the indicator member assumes a first recognizable condition. During a filling sequence of the liquid container in a condition in which the liquid container is full of liquid, the indicator member is not impinged on by outflowing air in the venting pipe at a force such that the indicator member assumes a second recognizable condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Joerg GROSS, Andreas REHERMANN, Kai MAREK, Bernd KAHLER
  • Publication number: 20190248232
    Abstract: An assembly according to the present disclosure includes a bezel having a first aperture therethrough. The bezel has a first face and a second face. The second face is provided with a plurality of retention loops. The assembly includes an elongate member disposed at least partially within the first aperture. The elongate member is generally fixedly positioned relative to the bezel. The assembly further includes a movable closeout feature having a second aperture therethrough. The elongate member is disposed at least partially within the second aperture. The movable closeout feature is provided with a plurality of tabs. Respective tabs of the plurality of tabs are disposed in corresponding respective loops of the plurality of retention loops. The movable closeout feature is repositionable relative to the bezel by contact with the elongate member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew M. Stack, Gordan N. Noll, Brian R. Rusch
  • Publication number: 20190248233
    Abstract: This invention relates to a drive module. The drive module includes a base and a steering assembly rotatably mounted to the base. The steering assembly is selectively rotatable about a predetermined steering axis and carries a drive train. The drive train is configured to provide a multi-stage drive reduction of the drive train and the drive train is adapted to support a wheel such that a centre of a contact patch of the wheel is laterally offset from the steering axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Calleija, Salah Sukkarieh
  • Publication number: 20190248234
    Abstract: An axle assembly that may include a housing assembly, a case, an interaxle differential unit, drive pinion, and an output shaft. The axle assembly may further include a clutch collar that is moveable between a first position and a second position to engage and disengage a rotatably drivable member and the drive pinion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Derek FUNDERBURG, Pedro GARCIA
  • Publication number: 20190248235
    Abstract: An operation device includes a support for pivotally supporting a shift lever, a first movable member configured to be pivotally operated from home position in a direction in conjunction with the shift lever, a pair of permanent magnets supported, at an operation reference position, by the support so as to be opposite the first magnetic body, and first plate springs for biasing the first movable member in a direction in which the first magnetic body moves toward the permanent magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Yu IGARASHI, Takashi UENOMACHI, Toshio OGAWA, Yoshitsugu WAKITA
  • Publication number: 20190248236
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a plurality of seats. Each seat receives a respective human occupant of the motor vehicle. A movable driver control interface enables a human occupant to drive the motor vehicle. A positioning mechanism is coupled to the driver control interface and enables a human occupant to move the driver control interface to a position in front of any one of the seats such that any one of the human occupants may use the driver control interface to drive the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: BENJAMIN DAVID SWEET, PADMANABAN KANAGARAJ
  • Publication number: 20190248237
    Abstract: A blood alcohol level sensing system for a vehicle is steering wheel with infrared sensors that are able to detect variations in body chemistry from contact with the palms of the hands to determine if a driver is either alcohol impaired or impaired from certain medical conditions that might affect driving. The system has a digital readout that may be located on the dashboard of the vehicle, and the readout may also be transmitted to a cell phone. In the event of an exceedance of a predetermined set point, an interlock will interrupt the start circuit of the vehicle to prevent it from starting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: Sadeq Albakri
  • Publication number: 20190248238
    Abstract: A sound output and text display device for a vehicle, including: an output unit that, in a case in which sound to be output inside the vehicle has been decided, outputs the sound inside the vehicle; and a display unit that displays text corresponding to the sound on a windshield in accordance with a state of use of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
  • Publication number: 20190248239
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a genetically modified host cell capable of producing isopentenol and/or 3-methyl-3-butenol, comprising (a) an increased expression of phosphomevalonate decarboxylase (PMD) (b) an increased expression of a phosphatase capable of converting isopentenol into 3-methyl-3-butenol, (c) optionally the genetically modified host cell does not express, or has a decreased expression of one or more of NudB, phosphomevalonate kinase (PMK), and/or PMD, and (d) optionally one or more further enzymes capable of converting isopentenol and/or 3-methyl-3-butenol into a third compound, such as isoprene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Taek Soon Lee, Aram Kang
  • Publication number: 20190248240
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a dial plate having an indicator portion corresponding to vehicle information on a viewing side; an image display panel disposed on a back side of the dial plate opposite to the viewing side to luminescently display an image; and a light transmissive display plate that includes a reflective portion disposed on the viewing side of the dial plate to reflect a light from a light source to the viewing side. A region of the dial plate, which faces the image display panel, is set to have a light transmission property to transmit the image of the image display panel through the region of the dial plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Katsumi FUJITA, Kouzou ONO, Shota NOJIRI, Takuo YAMAMOTO, Shizuo NAGATA, Yuuki UEKUBO, Masashi NAKAMURA, Kouta FUKUTOMI, Tadaaki ISHIMARU
  • Publication number: 20190248241
    Abstract: An exemplary preconditioning method includes, among other things, preconditioning an electrified vehicle using power from an external source without charging a traction battery from the external source. An exemplary vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a conditioning system that preconditions an electrified vehicle using power from an external source, and a traction battery having a state of charge that does not increase as the conditioning system preconditions the electrified vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Charles Everett Badger, II, Angel Fernando Porras, Jordan Mazaira
  • Publication number: 20190248242
    Abstract: A fault diagnosis system of a power converter for an electric vehicle includes a power supply supplied with power and converting the supplied power to provide the power to a motor, a battery, and an electronic device of a vehicle, a power supply supplied with power and converting the supplied power to provide the power to a motor, a battery, and an electronic device of a vehicle, a controller connected to the power supply by a connector and controlling charging and discharging of the battery, and operations of the motor and the electronic device of the vehicle by using the power provided from the power supply, and a fault diagnosis circuit connected between the power supply and the controller and diagnosing whether the connector which connects the power supply with the controller malfunctions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Han Shin YOUN, Ho Joong LEE, Jee Heon KIM, Dong Jun LEE, Hye Seung KIM
  • Publication number: 20190248243
    Abstract: Systems and methods of autonomously driving a vehicle to one or more locations, or repositioning the vehicle, to achieve optimal solar exposure are provided. Operating conditions of the vehicle, environmental conditions, as well as road conditions may be considered when determining whether or not to move, relocate, or reposition the vehicle to achieve optimal solar exposure. The optimal solar exposure is that which allows a power storage device of the vehicle to be charged to a desired state of charge. Additional considerations, such as the time needed to travel to a new location(s) and return from the location(s) in time for a next use of the vehicle, may be taken into account. Any energy expenditures that may result from traveling to/from the new location(s) may also be considered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: Geoffrey D. Gaither
  • Publication number: 20190248244
    Abstract: A vehicle propulsion system includes an electric motor having a hollow rotor shaft, an input drive sprocket connected to the hollow rotor shaft, a first chain mounted on the input drive sprocket, a transfer driven sprocket mounted on a transfer shaft, the first chain is also mounted on the transfer driven sprocket, a transfer drive sprocket mounted on the transfer shaft, a second chain mounted on the transfer drive sprocket, a final drive driven sprocket connected to a differential, the second chain is also mounted on the final drive driven sprocket, a first axle connected to an output of the differential, and a second axle connected to another output of the differential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Jack M. Gayney, Boris Burgman
  • Publication number: 20190248245
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for preventing damage to an object within a charging field of a wireless vehicle battery charger. An example vehicle includes a wireless vehicle battery charger having a charging field, a plurality of Bluetooth antennas, and a processor. The processor is configured to identify a location of an object using one or more of the plurality of Bluetooth antennas, and, responsive to determining that the object is within the charging field, disable the wireless vehicle battery charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Hamid M. Golgiri, Anthony Melatti, Danielle Rosenblatt, Patrick Lawrence Jackson Van Hoecke