Abstract: A beam clamp (124) for a passenger seat includes a keyhole (126) configured to flex outwardly from an un-flexed position to a flexed position. The diameter of the keyhole in the un-flexed position is less than the diameter of the keyhole in the flexed position. A method of assembling the passenger seat includes assembling a seat base and connecting a seat back to the seat base. Assembling the seat base includes flexing the keyhole of the beam clamp outwards from the un-flexed position to the flexed position and inserting a support beam within the keyhole in the flexed position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a passenger compartment (20) of a vehicle (10) comprising at least one seat (14, 15, 16, 17) and comprising a console (18) that can be placed laterally adjacent the seat. The particularity is that at least one seat (14, 15) is designed to be adjustable such that it can be moved out of a first position in which it faces in the travel direction, and into a second position, and that at least part of the console (18) is mounted so as to be movable out of a primary position in which it is laterally adjacent the seat, into a secondary position in which it is outside the movement path of the seat during movement of the seat between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: Inter alia, the invention relates to a support bracket (12) with two bar regions bracket on a vehicle seat, with a traverse (15) connecting the bar regions pivotally supporting a head contact part (11) of a headrest (10), and with locking means of a latch (17) for blocking pivoting the head contact part (11). The special feature is that the traverse (15) is made of plastic or a composite material and comprises attachment regions for securing to a support rod (13a, 13b) or is integrally connected with bar regions.

Abstract: A reduced-impact-and-recoil headrest that includes a ratchet mechanism, allowing components to incrementally translate with respect to each other. The reduced-impact-and-recoil headrest includes an exterior housing surface that is deformable, providing cushioning for a vehicle occupant's head. The headrest also includes an interior compartment within the housing, with the ratchet mechanism disposed within the interior compartment. The headrest is configured to decrease the force of a collision experienced by the occupant, thereby decreasing the likelihood and severity of traumatic brain injuries resulting from the occupant's head striking a stationary headrest. Instead, the reduced-impact-and-recoil headrest is configured to incrementally move with the occupant's head, providing an incremental cushion for the occupant's head.

Abstract: A reduced-impact-and-recoil headrest that includes a ratchet mechanism, allowing components to incrementally translate with respect to each other. The reduced-impact-and-recoil headrest includes an exterior housing surface that is deformable, providing cushioning for a vehicle occupant's head. The headrest also includes an interior compartment within the housing, with the ratchet mechanism disposed within the interior compartment. The headrest is configured to decrease the force of a collision experienced by the occupant, thereby decreasing the likelihood and severity of traumatic brain injuries resulting from the occupant's head striking a stationary headrest. Instead, the reduced-impact-and-recoil headrest is configured to incrementally move with the occupant's head, providing an incremental cushion for the occupant's head.

Abstract: An insulated tank bag that may fasten to a motorcycle fuel tank to hydrate the rider with ice cold water/fluids while operating their motorcycle. In various examples, the beverage container can be used on street bikes, off road vehicle, ATV's, dirt bikes, etc. The insulated tank bag may include, for example, a three-liter cube-shaped hydration water reservoir/bladder for containing ice and cold fluid for an extended period of time. The hydration water reservoir may be provided with a hydration hose attached to the reservoir/bladder, extending out of the bag to the exterior side of the tank bag. The hydration hose may be secured by a retractable reel to the side of the tank bag. The hydration hose may be accessible to the rider by his non-throttle hand without removing their helmet and inserting it in their mouth under or through the helmet head protection. Once a rider is hydrated they can release the hydration hose, which will retract to its fixed position on the side of the tank bag.

Abstract: A shield assembly for the dump box of a vehicle includes a first plate connected to a front wall of a dump box. A second plate, having a center section and outer sections is pivotally connected to the first plate. A handle is pivotally connected to the top plate and is adapted to move the second plate to a raised and a lowered position and lock in a raised and a lowered position.

Abstract: A Trailer Loading/Unloading System may comprise a tilting flatbed trailer having one or more push bars configured to move along the surface of the trailer bed push palletized cargo off the trailer, move palletized cargo back and forth on the trailer, and prevent rapid descent or undesirable slipping of palletized cargo. Each of the push bars may be secured between a chain on the left side of the trailer bed and a chain on the right side of the trailer bed. These two chains may loop around a rear guide shaft at the rear of the trail and a front guide bar shaft at the front of the trailer. The guide shafts may be secured beneath the surface of the trailer, and may include sprockets around which the chains loop. A motor, e.g., a winch, may be secured to the trailer and may drive, using a sprocket and chain running around a shaft protruding from the motor, one of the guide shafts, e.g., the front shaft, by turning a sprocket mechanically secured to the front guide shaft.

Abstract: The invention is an apparatus and method for lifting objects onto the bed of a pick-up truck. The device includes (1) a rack assembly, (2) a swing arm assembly, and (3) at least one hydraulic arm. The invention can be optimized and adapted to fit on a standard pick up truck or a flat bed truck.

Abstract: A hopper door opening and closing apparatus operates a door on a hopper discharge opening. A pair of motorized linear actuators, each having an extendable rod, are mounted to support rails on opposite sides of the door. A bracket connects the rods to the door. A controller selectively activates the linear actuators to extend the rods and thereby move the door to an open position that permits material to flow through the lower opening and selectively activates the linear actuators to retract rods and thereby move the door to a closed position covering the lower opening.

Abstract: System and method for loading cargo onto an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). One embodiment is a cargo pod for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The cargo pod includes a hollow body that forms a section of a fuselage of the UAV, and further includes a latching mechanism that releasably secures the hollow body with the fuselage of the UAV.

Abstract: A tie down strap system is provided. The system includes a first flexible strap, a first hook disposed on the first flexible strap, a pair of adjusters disposed on the first flexible strap on each side of the first hook, a first connector attached to a first end of the first flexible strap, and a second connector attached to a second end of the first flexible strap. The system may be used to secure an item, such as a two-wheeled vehicle, to an object, such as a bed of a tow vehicle.

Abstract: A transport trailer includes an elongated body having spaced vertical supports for vertical actuators, a lower deck extending along and supported by the elongated body, and an upper deck supported by the vertical actuators. The upper deck is movable along the vertical supports via the vertical actuators. The upper deck can be lowered to a position to be substantially superimposed on top of the lower deck by the vertical actuators.

Abstract: A shelter system configured to removably couple with a vehicle. The shelter system includes a top portion and a bottom portion that are slidably coupled such that the top and bottom portions are operable to assume a collapsed configuration with the top and bottom portions nested together with a shelter cabin having a first volume. The shelter system is also configured to assume an extended configuration having the top portion extending upward with the shelter cabin having a second volume that is greater than the first volume.

Abstract: A tent stowable around edges of a flatbed trailer to leave the floor of the flatbed trailer open for cargo and motor toys. The edge-stowable tent is supported internally by three rotationally deployable squared-off U-shaped supports. To be stowed, the tent and tent supports rotate to align with the front top edge and front portions of side top edges of the flatbed trailer. To be deployed, the tent and tent supports rotate to bring the rear edge of the tent to the rear edge of the flatbed trailer. Opposite legs of U-shaped tent supports are coupled to respective mounting supports on each side of the trailer, and rotate about aligned right-angled flanges to erect the tent. Support bars, attached to the top surfaces of front and side trailer walls or frame, support fasteners for bottom edges of the tent. The tent is stowed and erected by various means.

Abstract: A self-propelled module for oversize loads includes two ground movement assemblies with oil-pressure controlled actuation; a transverse rocker arranged between the movement assemblies, which are coupled thereto independently; oil-pressure controlled suspension elements, arranged on corresponding oscillating supports coupled to the transverse rocker; and a load-bearing frame, supported by the oil-pressure controlled suspension elements. The load-bearing frame includes an oil-pressure controlled circuit adapted to serve the ground movement assemblies and the suspension elements. The module further includes a rotary distribution unit, having a vertical axis, mounted on the load-bearing frame for supplying the ground movement assemblies and the oil-pressure controlled suspension elements, a first part of the rotary distribution unit being fixed to the load-bearing frame, and a second part being free to rotate about the vertical of the resting surface with respect to the load-bearing frame.

Abstract: Mounting tabs, kits and methods of using the mounting tabs where none previously existed or for replacing/repairing broken mounting tabs are disclosed. For example, the mounting tabs, kits and methods disclosed herein are well suited for the repair of high value components, including automotive components.

Abstract: A switching device for a vehicle headlight of a vehicle having an Adaptive LED Headlight (ALH) mode. The switching device may include a steering column lever switch supported on a steering column of the vehicle so as to be movable between an initial position and a predetermined moved position by a moving operation input, an ALH switch configured to receive a switching operation input that sets the ALH mode, and a controller configured to change the irradiation mode of the headlight according to a position of the lever switch and the switching operation input received by the ALH switch.

Abstract: Embodiments disclose systems and methods associated with flexible lights.

Abstract: A bracket is rotatable between a neutral position and a direction indication position in response to an operation by a user. A ratchet is slidable between an entry position where the ratchet enters a rotating trajectory of a cancel cam mounted on a steering shaft of a vehicle and a retract position where the ratchet retracts from the rotating trajectory interlocking with rotation of the bracket. A cam surface forming protrusion is provided on the bracket, and includes a cam surface including a neutral holding portion that holds the ratchet at the retract position when the bracket is at the neutral position. A cam surface forming wall is fixed so as not to be interlocked with rotation of the bracket, and includes a cam surface including a portion that allows the ratchet to enter to the rotating trajectory when the bracket is rotated to the direction indication position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a driverless vehicle warning device. The device is mounted on vehicles which are capable of driverless operation. The device emits a light signal indicating whether the vehicle has a live driver.

Abstract: In embodiments, an illumination system includes a plurality of light sources and a plurality of fixed communicators disposed within the passenger cabin. The plurality of fixed communicators can be configured to send signals to or receive signals from a mobile communicator coupled to or carried by an object. The illumination system further includes a controller in communication with the plurality of light sources and the plurality of fixed communicators and/or the mobile communicator. The controller is configured to determine a location of the object within the passenger cabin based on signals communicated between the plurality of fixed communicators and the mobile communicator. The controller is further configured to selectively activate one or more of the light sources based on the determined location of the object to illuminate a portion of the passenger cabin in proximity to the object.

Abstract: Reflective, self-supporting road signaling device comprised of a support piece (A) and a signaling plate (B). The support piece (A) is made of a rigid triangular element with a clamp fastening onto the upper part of a vehicle window to support the signaling plate (B). As for the signaling plate (B), it is comprised of a long rectangular piece with a large positioning area for the reflective element (8). To ensure the signposted vehicle is easily seen by traffic on its same side, a reflective arrow changing color between red and white, with the arrow vertex as far as possible from the vehicle that carries it, is used.

Abstract: The invention relates to an evaluation device (10) for a vehicle (1) for assisting a hearing impaired vehicle driver (2), comprising an input interface (11) for receiving at least one ambient noise, wherein the evaluation device (10) is configured to determine at least one position of the sound source in relation to the vehicle (1) based on the ambient noise, to anticipate a dangerous situation based on the movement of the vehicle (1) in relation to the sound source, and to generate a signal for the dangerous situation, and a first output interface (12) configured to output the signal such that the hearing impaired vehicle driver (2) can perceive it, in order to assist the vehicle driver (2) in reacting to the dangerous situation. The invention also relates to an assistance system (20), a method, and a computer program (30) for assisting a hearing impaired vehicle driver (2).

Abstract: Provided is a sheet for drawing user's eyes and guiding the line of sight. A visual line guidance sheet is arranged to cover at least a part of a window for a user to look out therethrough, and configured to guide the user's line of sight, by illuminating a partial region on the visual line guidance sheet. The visual line guidance sheet includes an optically transparent substrate layer, a plurality of LED dies, and a wiring pattern. The controller receives from an imager, an image obtained by imaging a region visible by the user through the window, detects an object targeted for visual line guidance, included in the image, and illuminates the LED dies on the visual line guidance sheet, corresponding to a position of the object.

Abstract: A light source control device for a vehicle is provided with a low beam and a high beam that are connected in series, an LED driving circuit that supplies electricity to the low beam and the high beam, and a first switch of which one end is connected to between the low beam and the high beam and the other end is connected to ground.

Abstract: A driver assistance apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first camera configured to capture a first video of the vicinity of a vehicle; a second camera configured to capture a second video of the vicinity of the vehicle; a processor configured to extract a first edge of an object included in a first stitching region in which the first video and the second video of the vicinity of the vehicle are connected; and a display unit configured to overlap and display the first edge and a synthetic video of the first and second videos of the vicinity of the vehicle except for the first stitching region, wherein the first stitching region is a fixed region included in the first video and the second video of the vicinity of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a plurality of cameras mounted at the vehicle and having respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle. The cameras include a serial data interface for transmitting captured image data to a control via a serial data bus linking the respective camera to the control. The control sends instructions to the cameras via the respective serial data bus linking the camera to the control. The control activates at least one of the cameras responsive to (i) a gear position of the vehicle, (ii) (ii) a driving condition, (iii) a steering angle of the vehicle, (iv) situational analysis information and/or (v) other vehicular sensing systems. Video images derived at least in part from image data captured by the activated camera are displayed at a video display screen of the vehicle for viewing by a driver of the vehicle.

Abstract: A towing mirror including: a mount adapted to be mounted to a vehicle cabin; an extension component including a first member or portion extending from said mount and a second member operatively connected to said first member or portion for movement relative thereto from a retracted position to an extended position; and a mirror component operatively connected to said second member for pivoting movement relative thereto about a generally horizontal axis extending substantially in the intended direction of travel of the vehicle cabin to which the mirror is to be mounted.

Abstract: A vehicle rear-view mirror and a method for control the same and a control system thereof are provided. The method for control the vehicle rear-view mirror includes: detecting a turning state of the vehicle; in the case that the vehicle is turning, controlling the driving mechanism to drive the deformable region of the rear-view panel to deform towards the driving mechanism.

Abstract: A vehicular blind spot detection system for alerting a driver of a motor vehicle to an object in a blind spot zone of the vehicle includes a sensor configured to detect the presence of an object proximate to the vehicle in the blind spot zone. A first indicator is disposed on an outside rearview assembly and is configured to indicate that an object is in the blind spot zone of the vehicle. A controller is operably coupled with at least one of the sensor and the first indicator, wherein the controller may be activated and deactivated by a user. A second indicator is disposed proximate the first indicator and is configured to indicate that the controller has been deactivated.

Abstract: A mirror assembly can include a housing, a mirror, and a light source. In certain embodiments, the mirror is rotatable within a support portion of the mirror assembly. In some embodiments, the mirror assembly is configured to use an audio sensor or an audio signal derived from an audio sensor, such as an audio sensor or audio signal configured to sense or to correspond to or to represent one or more voice commands or other sounds (e.g., clapping, snapping, or otherwise) received from a user, in order to actuate or adjust any of one or more features or settings of the mirror assembly.

Abstract: A portable ladder system pivotally mounted to a ladder support member that is configured to be removably secured to the edge of the bed of a truck trailer. The portable ladder system can be mounted to multiple locations along the edge of a bed and does not need to be mounted to a traditionally constructed stake pocket. The portable ladder system can be quickly and easily attached in a locked fashion and detached from the bed without the use of tools.

Abstract: A foldable holding device provided in a floorboard of a luggage compartment includes: a housing member that is provided at the floorboard; a raisable pair of top panels that nests within the housing member in a housed state, the top panels stand when the top panels are outwardly opened; and a pair of side panels foldably connected to the side edges of each of the top panels, the side panels being configured to outwardly move as the top panels are raised and to form, together with the top panels, a cross section of an open state of the foldable holding device being an inverted trapezoid. Part of a lower edge of one of the side panels is located at an outer side of a line connecting ends of the lower edges of the top panels with respect to the housing member in the plan view in the open state.

Abstract: A console box includes a box body with an opening, a pair of lid members, and a seal bar. Each lid member is pivotally coupled to the box body via a hinge for opening and closing a corresponding portion of the opening. The pair of lid members are configured to pivot in a same direction for opening or closing the corresponding portions of the opening. The seal bar is configured to close a gap between the pair of lid members. In addition, the seal bar is configured to pivot relative to the box body.

Abstract: A rear door shelf assembly having a mounting base portion and a shelf rotatably connected to the mounting base portion for moving between an open position and a closed position. A spring-loaded prop rod is rotatably connected to the assembly. Storage features are connectable to the prop rod to provide multi-functionality of the assembly as a utility table and a storage unit. A one-touch latching mechanism holds the shelf in the closed position.

Abstract: The present invention provides, in at least one embodiment, a vehicle roof rack for a sports utility vehicle or another tall vehicle. The rack attaches to the vehicle's roof by way of a base. The rack uses one or more carriers attached to the rack's base, along with removably attachable racks, to hold one or more rooftop objects such as sporting goods, boxes, surfboards, etc., on the roof of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle. The base controllably and safely delivers, and returns, the carriers and objects from the roof to a user working height, such as the chest level of the driver, to the driver or passenger sides of the car and nearby the sides of the car, such that the user can load and unload safely without climbing on the vehicle or going into traffic.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (10) for attaching to bars (20) including: a C-shaped rail (105) with an overall rectangular section having a plane of symmetry (110); a screw (115) defining a first axis (120) parallel to the axis of the rail; and at least two jaws (125a, 125b), each jaw including: a guiding body (130a, 130b) running in the rail with a certain play and including a through-opening (135a, 135b) and a clamp (140a, 140b) outside the rail. In this device: the head of the screw (145) is inserted into the opening (135a) of one jaw (125a); another jaw (125b) includes a nut (150) in the opening thereof (135b), rotatably locked; the clamps are off-center relative to the axis, each on one side of the plane, clamping the bar by shearing; the screwing of the screw translates the jaws towards one another in the rail, and the engagement of the clamps of the jaws with the bar rotates the jaw, thus causing same to stick by self-locking.

Abstract: A mesh pocket for a vehicle includes a net member, a plurality of hook clips provided on a front face of an interior material, and a fixing member fixing part of the net member to the interior material. In a state in which corner parts of the net member are latched on the plurality of hook clips, part of a lower side of the net member is fixed to the interior material by the fixing member. Accordingly, even when the net member is detached from the hook clip when not in use, due to part of the net member being fixed to the interior material there is no possibility that it will be lost and, moreover, since a shopping bag, etc. can be hung on the hook clip, from which the net member is detached, the convenience can be improved.

Abstract: A carrier element is configured to securely store a foldable wheelchair that is mountable in an ambulette or other vehicle without interfering with passenger space in the vehicle.

Abstract: An installing bracket is configured to be assembled to head support rods of a vehicle seat for installing an electronic device. The installing bracket includes a first locking plate and a second locking plate. The first locking plate includes a first locking portion and a first joint portion having first concaves disposed on a first side of the first joint portion. The second locking plate includes a second locking portion and a second joint portion having second concaves disposed on a second side of the second joint portion. The first locking portion is stacked on the second locking portion and locked to each other. The electronic device is locked to the first locking portion and the second locking portion. The first concaves joint with the respective second concaves to define a plurality of assembly holes for the head support rods to penetrate through.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted display screen device includes a display screen, a motor and a transmission system. The motor drives the display screen to rotate via the transmission system. The transmission system includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a first semi-clutch, a second semi-clutch and an elastic component, the first shaft is coaxial with the second shaft, the first semi-clutch is slidably sleeved on the first shaft axially, the second semi-clutch is connected to the second shaft, a first tooth is formed on an end surface of the first semi-clutch facing the second semi-clutch, a second tooth is formed on an end surface of the second semi-clutch facing the first semi-clutch, and the elastic component applies axial elastic force to the first semi-clutch to enable the first tooth and the second tooth to be engaged.

Abstract: A vehicular camera module includes a camera having an image sensor and a lens. The image sensor is disposed at a first printed circuit board, and a second printed circuit board is in board-to-board electrical connection with the first printed circuit board. Board-to-board electrical connection between the first and second printed circuit boards is via a multi-wire ribbon connection. A housing houses the first and second printed circuit boards. The housing is configured for mounting at a windshield of a vehicle and, with the vehicular camera module mounted at the windshield of the vehicle, the camera has a field of view external of the vehicle. With the vehicular camera module mounted at the windshield of the vehicle and responsive at least in part to processing by an image processor of image data captured by the image sensor, an object in the field of view of the camera is detected.

Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional motor vehicle interior element through which light can shine and which has an observer-side surface is produced in two steps. In a first step a three-dimensional transparent substrate is produced from a cross-linked polymer. In a second step the substrate is provided on an observer-side surface of the substrate with a coloring through which light can shine, at least in a subregion.

Abstract: An exterior trim part comprising at least a fibrous layer forming the carrier, characterized in that at least one surface consists of a splat polymer coating deposited at least along a portion of the surface forming a splat polymer coating layer.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing insulation where carbon nanotubes are added to a polyurethane foam sheet widely used as an insulation substrate, where the cell structure of the foamed polyurethane foam is changed. Accordingly, the NVH performance in a middle and high frequency band of 1,000 Hz or more may be improved while minimizing an increase in weight (lighter than resin felt or glass wool). In particular, since at least one air layer is molded between two polyurethane foam sheets, noise passes through the at least one air layer in the middle of the polyurethane foam sheets when passing through the polyurethane foam sheets, where noise reduction performance may be further improved. In addition, since a mesh made of jute, along with the at least one air layer, is additionally provided between the two polyurethane foam sheets, the sound absorption performance of an insulation may be further improved.

Abstract: A hardware hider cap assembly is provided for covering a fastener, and more specifically, covering a fastener head. The hider cap assembly can include a base member with an opening for receiving the fastener and a cap member releasably coupled to the base member via a threaded engagement. The cap member can include a tab or protrusion configured to engage with a notch in the base member, thereby preventing overtightening of the cap member onto the base member.

Abstract: An interface for providing a secure interface to a motor vehicle, in particular, for communication with control electronics of the motor vehicle, includes: a first interface having multiple terminals, which is configured for communication with control electronics of the motor vehicle; a second interface, which is for communication with an external diagnostic device; a first processing unit, which is to transmit data between the first and the second interface; a second processing unit, which is to monitor the data transmission between the first interface and the second interface, to recognize an unsafe state and to interrupt the data transmission if an unsafe state has been recognized; and a circuit, which enables terminals of the first interface to be selectively connected to inputs and/or outputs of the first processing unit and/or the second processing unit.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide apparatus for reducing charge for vehicle that is capable to decrease the charge taken by a vehicle regardless of the type of the drive source, which is more reasonable without relying on external energy supplied from, for example, a battery carried in a vehicle and which enables its small size. The apparatus for reducing charge for vehicle 1 of the present invention includes a body 10 and a conductive wire 20 that extends from this body 10. The body 10 includes a radiation generating layer 11 containing a natural ore containing a radioactive substance, a first metal layer 12 containing a metal with a redox potential of 0 V or less or an alloy of this metal, and a second metal layer 13 containing a metal with a volume electric resistance rate of 4.7 ??·cm or less at 0° C. or an alloy of this metal.

Abstract: Methods are provided for optimizing generation of water on-board a vehicle with reduced impact on fuel economy. Regenerative braking energy, and/or solar energy, in excess of what is required for charging a system battery, is used to operate a water extractor and save the captured energy as stored water. A proportion of the braking energy used to charge the battery versus operate the water extractor is adjusted as a function of operating conditions including a water level in a water reservoir on-board the vehicle.