Patents Issued in August 27, 2020
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Publication number: 20200269682Abstract: An fuel inlet port structure includes an inlet box having a box shape and having a box opening at its bottom, an inner panel disposed further inward of a vehicle with respect to the inlet box, and an inlet shield inserted through the box opening of the inlet box from outward of the vehicle and disposed between the inlet box and the inner panel. The inlet shield includes a barrel portion having a groove extending circumferentially along part of an entire circumference of an outer surface of the barrel portion at an outer edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshinori DOMON
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Publication number: 20200269683Abstract: An actuating device for opening and closing a cover in or on a vehicle includes a housing, a rotatable plunger, a spring that preloads the plunger into a discharge position, and an actuating sleeve into which the plunger can be introduced. At least one actuating groove extends helically around the longitudinal axis of the actuating sleeve and is formed on the inside of the sleeve. At least one actuating projection of the plunger engages into the actuating groove when the plunger is introduced into the actuating sleeve causing the plunger to rotate about its longitudinal axis during an axial relative movement between the actuating sleeve and the plunger. A blocking device blocks plunger movement into the discharge position to hold the plunger in a locked position. A spring element preloads the blocking device into a blocking position, and an actuator disengages the blocking device from the blocking position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventor: Jan DVORAK
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Publication number: 20200269684Abstract: An actuating apparatus for opening and closing a cover in or on a vehicle has a blocking device for blocking the cover in a locked position. The blocking device has a transmission mechanism with a rotation part (64.1; 50) mounted rotatably and driveable by an actuator (34), and a blocking bar (62) which is operatively connected to the rotation part. The transmission mechanism converts a rotation movement of the rotation part into an axial movement of the blocking bar. The blocking bar is transferable with the aid of the rotation part from a release position into a blocking position. The transmission mechanism is self-locking so that, at least whenever the blocking bar is in the blocking position, the rotation part is not driveable via an axial movement of the blocking bar, and the rotation part prevents an axial movement of the blocking bar out of the blocking position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Matthias HEGWEIN, Jan DVORAK
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Publication number: 20200269685Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, a front frame, a rear frame, an intermediate frame, a front propeller shaft, a rear propeller shaft, and a wet oiling brake. A pair of right and left front lower arms are swingably mounted to the front frame. A pair of right and left rear lower arms are swingably mounted to the rear frame. The intermediate frame is located between the front frame and the rear frame. The front propeller shaft extends forward from the engine and the rear propeller shaft extends rearward from the engine. The wet oiling brake is located within a region defined by the intermediate frame in the front-rear direction and brakes a rotation of the front propeller shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Hiroyuki FUJIMOTO, Masanao MIYAZAKI, Shigeaki OBA
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Publication number: 20200269686Abstract: A vehicle is provided according to the disclosure. This vehicle comprises a gearbox, a longitudinal differential, a central tube module, at least one axle with an axle differential, wherein the axles are mounted on the central module and the longitudinal differential transmits the driving torque provided by the gearbox to the at least one axle, and a primary axle differential integrated into the powertrain between the longitudinal differential and the axle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventor: Stefan Putz
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Publication number: 20200269687Abstract: According to the invention, PTO connecting apparatus is provided. According to the invention, this comprises a vehicle PTO connecting device from which an accessory equipment PTO connecting device according to the invention is releasable and nonpositively connectable and couplable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventor: Stefan Putz
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Publication number: 20200269688Abstract: A sensor device may detect that a vehicle is running in an enclosed environment monitored by the sensor device based on one or more artificial intelligence algorithms and detect that the vehicle is emitting exhaust into the enclosed environment based on the artificial intelligence algorithms. To ventilate the exhaust, the sensor device generates a first command that causes a door in the enclosed environment to open based on detecting that the vehicle is emitting the exhaust into the enclosed environment. Furthermore, to stop the vehicle from running and/or emitting the exhaust into the enclosed environment, the sensor device may generate a second command that causes an ignition switch on the vehicle to disengage. The sensor device transmits the first command and the second command to one or more devices for execution such that the exhaust is ventilated from the enclosed environment and the ignition switch on the vehicle is disengaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Geoffrey DAGLEY, Qiaochu TANG, Jason HOOVER, Micah PRICE, Stephen WYLIE
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Publication number: 20200269689Abstract: A method includes receiving a set speed, a maximum allowed speed, and a minimum allowed speed, wherein the maximum allowed speed and the minimum allowed speed define an allowed speed range; commanding a propulsion system to produce a commanded axle torque to maintain the set speed; monitoring a current vehicle speed of the vehicle; determining whether the current vehicle speed is between a first speed value and a second speed value, wherein the first speed value is the minimum allowed speed plus a first predetermined value, and the second speed value is the maximum allowed speed minus a second predetermined value; and in response to determining that the current vehicle speed is not between the first speed value and the second speed value, commanding the propulsion system to adjust the commanded axle torque in order to maintain the current vehicle speed within the allowed speed range.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Matthew S. Zebiak, Amanpal S. Grewal
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Publication number: 20200269690Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a display control apparatus and a method of display control capable of improving the visibility of information. According to the present invention, a display control apparatus includes a camera image acquisition unit configured to acquire a camera image that is an image captured by a camera, a composition unit configured to generate a composite image by composing one area among a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the camera image acquired by the camera image acquisition unit with a predetermined icon image, an index calculation unit configured to calculate an index representing ease of recognition of the icon image in the composite image generated by the composition unit, and a display position determination unit configured to determine a display position of the icon image based on the index calculated by the index calculation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Norihiro NAITO
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Publication number: 20200269691Abstract: A control method for a vehicle-carried display device including a plurality of displays is disclosed. The control method including: acquiring a sequence of visual field images comprising gaze points in real time through gaze tracking; determining whether at least one display of the plurality of displays is focused based on the acquired sequence of visual field images; and controlling the plurality of displays according to a result of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Jing YU, Xingxing ZHAO
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Publication number: 20200269692Abstract: The present invention enables recognition of traffic light lamp color in place of or in addition to simply displaying the traffic light lamp color in a color image. A projection unit projects, towards a part subject to projection, display light L that can display an image at a variable display distance. A lamp color information acquisition unit acquires a lamp color of a traffic light which a vehicle will be driving through. A display distance adjustment unit changes the display distance of the image based on the lamp color acquired by an information acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventor: Maiko SAITO
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Publication number: 20200269693Abstract: An electrical device for a conveyance is provided. The electrical device includes a flexible display panel having a first edge and a partition device having a second edge. The partition device is disposed between the flexible display panel and the conveyance. A relative position between the first edge and the second edge is changeable.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Yen-Chung CHEN, Jiun-Yan LAI
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Publication number: 20200269694Abstract: A head-up display device includes a casing provided inside an instrument panel and provided with a concave mirror configured to project image information emitted from a light source onto a front windshield glass. In the head-up display device, a retraction portion is provided on a lower side of the concave mirror in a vehicle up-down direction and configured to allow the concave mirror to move downward in the vehicle up-down direction when an impact load is input to the concave mirror from an upper side in the vehicle up-down direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Taichi Minei, Shigeto Muramatsu, Yasunobu Nagata, Norihisa Nomura, Takashi Tsuboi
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Publication number: 20200269695Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include power machines having doors with a display that allows the display of information, such as gauges, user inputs, mapped obstacles, boundaries, etc., allowing the operator of the machine to see the displayed information closer to the line of sight with the work area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: John Pfaff, Dennis Agnew, Matthew Sagaser
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Publication number: 20200269696Abstract: A virtual image display device that displays a virtual image by projecting a display light image to a projection area of a vehicle, includes: a low-frequency information acquisition portion that acquires attitude change information of the vehicle at a low-frequency band; a high-frequency information acquisition portion that acquires attitude change information of the vehicle at a high-frequency band; an image renderer that renders image data of the display light image corrected to reduce misalignment attributed to the attitude change at the low-frequency band; a projection optical unit that includes a display surface to display an original image based on the image data, and projects light of the original image as the display light image; and a display controller that displaces the original image to reduce the misalignment of the virtual image attributed to the attitude change at the high-frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Hiroto BANNO, Takeshi HATO, Yuichiro HAYAKAWA
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Publication number: 20200269697Abstract: A pair of outside view displays that are provided on an instrument panel, are located outside a steering in a vehicle width direction, and display captured outside view images and displays that are provided inside the outside view displays in the vehicle width direction and have display regions from a driver seat to a front passenger seat are provided, and the outside view displays are provided so as to face the inside in the vehicle width direction and are disposed such that inner ends of the outside view displays are located on a front side of the vehicle relative to closer left and right ends of the displays.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Yoshimasa Hayashida, Akinori Myoi, Susumu Seki, Yasuyuki Shigefuji
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Publication number: 20200269698Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle instrument panel, including: a plurality of displays; a cover glass covering the plurality of displays; and a first frame of a metal material that supports the plurality of displays by being press-fitted to the cover glass with the plurality of displays interposed therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Kyungpil KANG, Yongjoon SOHN
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Publication number: 20200269699Abstract: A vehicle-mounted power supply system according to the present invention is provided with: a main battery; a sub-battery; a voltage regulating unit which regulates the voltage of power supplied from the main battery and the sub-battery; and a state detecting unit which detects the state of the sub-battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2017Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Yuki Nakanishi, Kazuhiro Sugie, Takeshi Chiba
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Publication number: 20200269700Abstract: This electric switching device (2) comprises a first module (4), including a first support (42) on which a circuit breaker (44) is mounted, and at least one second module (6), including a second support (62) on which an electric component (64) is mounted that is able to be associated with the circuit breaker. In particular in order to facilitate the maintenance of this switching device, the latter includes guiding means (81 and 82) that are able to guide the first and second supports relative to one another between a disassembled configuration, in which at least one of the first and second modules is disengageable from the guiding means independently of the other, and an assembled configuration, in which the circuit breaker and the electric component are in a relative connection position and are able to be electrically connected to or disconnected from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Nicolas QUENTIN, Laurent DUFFAU, Aurel GAVID
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Publication number: 20200269701Abstract: A method and a device test whether there is contact between a current collector and a contact wire of an overhead line. The current collector is located on a motor vehicle driven by an electric motor, and the contact wire extends in a direction of travel. The current collector has two contact regions oriented transversely to the direction of travel which are arranged one behind the other in the direction of travel and on each of which an end contact element is located. A pair of end contact elements located on the same side is connected to a measuring device and an electrical state variable is detected by the measuring device. Subsequently, it is determined in accordance with the detected state variable whether the pair of end contact elements is in contact with the overhead line.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: FLORIAN BUEHS, THOMAS STARK, GOERAN SAENGER, ANDRE TOLKSDORF
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Publication number: 20200269702Abstract: A vehicle propulsion system configured to generate wheel torque includes an engine arranged to output a first propulsion torque to a transmission and an electric motor arranged to output a second propulsion torque downstream of the transmission. The vehicle propulsion system also includes a controller programmed to, in response to detecting a lash crossing associated with one of the electric motor and the transmission, set a torque slew rate of the other one of the electric motor and transmission such that each of the electric motor and transmission undergoes lash crossings at different points in time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Jason MEYER, Jeffrey Allen DOERING, Maruthi Thiruninravur RAVICHANDRAN
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Publication number: 20200269703Abstract: A control system for an electric vehicle configured to allow a driver to grasp the situation of the electric vehicle when launching the electric vehicle by operating a brake pedal, and to reduce electric consumption of a motor. A controller controls the motor to generate a signal torque when a brake pedal depressed to generate brake force is returned so as to allow the driver to sense a change in a behavior of the vehicle, and terminate generation of the signal torque by the motor before the brake force is reduced to zero.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideaki OTSUBO, Daijiro KAWASAKI
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Publication number: 20200269704Abstract: A vehicle includes a traction battery comprising a plurality of cells. The vehicle also includes a plurality of power converters each electrically coupled between a corresponding group of cells and an electrical bus. A controller is programmed to allocate current demand to the power converters and operate the power converters to minimize energy consumption and losses.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Xiaohong Nina DUAN, Richard Dyche ANDERSON
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Publication number: 20200269705Abstract: A vehicle information calculation apparatus includes a motor torque acquisition unit, an angular acceleration acquisition unit, a contact force acquisition unit, and an inertia moment calculator. The motor torque acquisition unit acquires a torque of a motor that drives a vehicle. The angular acceleration acquisition unit acquires an angular acceleration of the motor. The contact force acquisition unit acquires a contact force of a wheel of the vehicle. The inertia moment calculator calculates an inertia moment of a rotating system of the vehicle including the wheel on the basis of the torque acquired by the motor torque acquisition unit, the angular acceleration acquired by the angular acceleration acquisition unit, the contact force acquired by the contact force acquisition unit, and a coefficient of friction between the wheel of the vehicle and a contact surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki OKADA, Tsubasa ONO, Satoshi YOSHIZAWA
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Publication number: 20200269706Abstract: A traction control system and a method of controlling at least one traction motor of a trailer coupled to a work vehicle are provided. The method includes determining a work vehicle traction force, determining an output force command for at least one traction motor based at least partially on the work vehicle traction force, and controlling at least one traction motor according to the output force command.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: WILLIAM J. VANDE HAAR, STEVEN A. DUPPONG, ZACHARY KAIL, CHASE A. FREIDIG
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Publication number: 20200269707Abstract: The power supply device includes a plurality of boost converters connected in parallel to boost and supply power from the power storage device, and a control device for controlling each of the boost converters. When the electronic control unit 50 cannot operate the plurality of boost converters by the feedback control, the control device operates only one of the plurality of boost converters by the feed forward control.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shohei OI, Mamoru TOCHITANI
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Publication number: 20200269708Abstract: Structurally integrated energy supply systems for aircraft and methods of forming the structurally integrated energy supply systems. The structurally integrated energy supply systems include an aircraft structural component, a cell array, and a plurality of energy-producing inserts. The aircraft structural component at least partially defines an interior region. The cell array includes a plurality of cell walls that defies a plurality of elongate cell volumes and is positioned within the interior region. Each energy-producing insert in the plurality of energy-producing inserts is positioned within a corresponding elongate cell volume in the plurality of elongate cell volumes and is configured to produce a corresponding insert electric current. The cell array provides structural load distribution to the aircraft structural component via the plurality of cell walls and contributes to a structural stiffness of the aircraft structural component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Roger D. Bernhardt, Donald V. Drouin, JR.
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Publication number: 20200269709Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for arranging a plurality of cells in a vehicle battery pack are disclosed. A method includes receiving, by a processing device, data pertaining to cells within a battery pack installed in each vehicle of a fleet of vehicles, the data received from at least one of each vehicle in the fleet and one or more battery testing devices, providing, by the processing device, the data to a machine learning server, directing, by the processing device, the machine learning server to generate a predictive model, the predictive model based on machine learning of the data, estimating, by the processing device, one or more electrical characteristics of each cell to be included in the vehicle battery pack based on the predictive model, and directing, by the processing device, an arrangement of the cells within the battery pack based on the electrical characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventors: Patrick K. Herring, Muratahan Aykol, Abraham Anapolsky
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Publication number: 20200269710Abstract: A vehicle includes a traction battery; a bus; a main contactor between the traction battery and bus; a precharge contactor between the traction battery and bus in parallel with the main contactor; and a controller configured to, responsive to a first precharge mode signal, command a charging station to increase a voltage on the bus and subsequently close the precharge contactor before closing the main contactor, and responsive to a second precharge mode signal, close the precharge contactor without first commanding the charging station to increase the voltage on the bus before closing the main contactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Wai Hwa Fong, Yuan Zhang, Navid Rahbari Asr
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Publication number: 20200269711Abstract: A method and apparatus of powering vehicles includes delivering a voltage across two road-based conductors and receiving one pole of the voltage by a first conductive surface of a first tire of the vehicle. The first conductive surface is in electrical contact with a first road-based conductor of the two road-based conductors. A second pole of the voltage is received by a second conductive surface of a second tire of the vehicle. The second conductive surface is in electrical contact with a second road-based conductor of the two road-based conductors. The voltage conducts from the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface into a charge circuit of the vehicle, thereby providing power to the vehicle for charging and/or for motivating the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventor: Edward A. VanDuyne
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Publication number: 20200269712Abstract: An inductive wireless charging system for a plurality of automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) includes an AGV control system and wireless energy transmitters that are configured to emit electromagnetic power to the AGV. The AGVs can be multi-wheeled controlled robot vehicles which are battery operated and each have a receiver coil on a lower portion. The AGVs can be controlled to move throughout a facility such as a factory. When the AGVs move over the wireless energy transmitters, electromagnetic power is transmitted to the receiver coils which is converted into electrical energy by the AGVs to charge the AGV batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Vitaly Kozlovsky, Aleksandr Kozlenok, Igor Petranevsky
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Publication number: 20200269713Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a charging plug for transmitting a charging current to an electrically operable vehicle, having multiple contact elements for electrically contacting the charging plug with contact elements of a charging socket. According to the present disclosure, the charging plug has a conical or cylindrical plug body, on the outer face of which multiple contact paths that run concentrically about the plug body are formed in a distributed manner in the axial direction. The present disclosure additionally relates to a charging plug/charging socket system comprising such a charging plug and a charging socket with a hollow socket body into which the plug body of the charging plug can be inserted, wherein contact surfaces which run concentrically in the socket body are formed on the inner face of the socket body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: PAXOS CONSULTING & ENGINEERING GMBH & CO, KG.Inventor: Peter HAKENBERG
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Publication number: 20200269714Abstract: A vehicle connection device of a vehicle battery charging system has a vehicle contact unit including a base with a contacting area in which at least one first contact electrode, at least one second contact electrode and at least one third contact electrode are provided. The vehicle connection device is moveable towards the ground contact unit in a contact direction (RK) and an aligning actuator of the vehicle connection device is connected to the base in such a way that it can rotate the base about an axis of rotation that runs substantially in the contact direction (RK). Moreover, a ground contact unit, an automatic vehicle coupling system as well as a method for automatically, conductively connecting a vehicle contact unit to a ground contact unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Manuel LEIBETSEDER, Hermann STOCKINGER, Manuel LAUBLAETTNER
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Publication number: 20200269715Abstract: A method for managing a plurality of rechargeable electrical energy storage modules of an electrical power supply installation, which modules are arranged in parallel with one another, the method including: separating the modules into at least two groups; and supplying power from one group at a time; the method including a regulating phase within at least one group, referred to as the passive group, including supplying power to at least one module, referred to as the passive module, of the passive group by at least one other module, referred to as the functional module, of the passive group. Also provided is a system implementing such a method and an electrical power supply installation implementing such a method or system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Christian SELLIN, Jean-Jacques JESTIN, Yvan AGNUS, Dominique HINGANT, Tony TAN, Gilles BRUNET, Michel THOMAS
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Publication number: 20200269716Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electric vehicle, a vehicle-mounted charger and a method for controlling the same. The method includes: obtaining a first predetermined discharging-period Tm for controlling the H bridge in a first manner and a second predetermined discharging-period Tn for controlling the H bridge in a second manner when the vehicle-mounted charger starts to charge a power battery of the electric vehicle; and performing an alternate control on the H bridge in the first manner or the second manner according to the first predetermined discharging-period Tm and the second predetermined discharging-period Tn, so as to perform a temperature balanced control over the first switch transistor, the second switch transistor, the third switch transistor and the fourth switch transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: BYD Company LimitedInventor: Xinghui WANG
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Publication number: 20200269717Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program for controlling electric vehicle charging infrastructure that is used by a plurality of electric vehicles, wherein the infrastructure comprises a plurality of charging points. The method comprises receiving schedule information for the electric vehicles, the schedule information including, for each of the electric vehicles, at least one vehicle power characteristic. The method further comprises determining at least one power constraint for each of the electric vehicles based on the vehicle power characteristic. The method further comprises receiving an arrival indication for a respective one of the electric vehicles. The method further comprises assigning the respective electric vehicle to charge at one of the charging points for at least one time interval according to the respective power constraint.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Nadine Gaertner, Oliver Frendo, Markus Winkler
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Publication number: 20200269718Abstract: A contactor control system includes a switching member, a high voltage load, a high voltage energy storage, a bi-directional DC/DC-converter operatively connected to the switching member, a high-voltage capacitor operatively connected to the high-voltage load, and a low voltage energy storage operatively connected to the bi-directional DC/DC-converter, wherein the switching member is adapted to connect and disconnect the high voltage energy storage to and from the high voltage load, where the bi-directional DC/DC-converter is adapted to pre-charge the high-voltage capacitor to a predefined voltage value from the low voltage energy storage before the switching member is closed and adapted to discharge the high-voltage capacitor to the low voltage energy storage when the switching member has been opened. The advantage of the invention is that a DC-link capacitor can be charged from and discharged to a low voltage battery by using a bi-directional DC/DC-converter. Energy losses can thus be minimized.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventor: Björn ISAKSSON
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Publication number: 20200269719Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for determining a target charging level of a battery pack for a drive route are disclosed. A method includes receiving data pertaining to cells within a battery pack installed in each vehicle of a fleet of vehicles, the data received from at least one of each vehicle in the fleet of vehicles, providing the data to a machine learning server, directing the machine learning server to generate a predictive model, the predictive model based on machine learning of the data, receiving a vehicle route request from the vehicle, the vehicle route request corresponding to the drive route, estimating travel conditions of the vehicle based on the route request, determining a temperature of the battery pack in the vehicle, determining a target battery charging level based on the predictive model, the travel conditions, and the temperature, and providing the target battery charging level to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventors: Muratahan Aykol, Patrick K. Herring, Abraham Anapolsky
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Publication number: 20200269720Abstract: An electrified vehicle state of charge communication method includes, among other things, communicating a charge state notification when an actual state of charge of a traction battery is depleted such that the actual state of charge falls within a first reserve range. The method further includes adjusting the first reserve range to provide a second reserve range different than the first reserve range, and, after the adjusting, communicating the charge state notification when the actual state of charge is depleted such that the actual state of charge falls within the second reserve range.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Heinrich Enslin, Jeffery R. Grimes
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Publication number: 20200269721Abstract: A non-transitory machine readable medium having machine executable instructions can include a charge control application. The charge control application can determine, in response to detecting that an electric vehicle (EV) is electrically coupled to a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) interface, a degradation threshold state of charge (SoC) for a battery of the EV. The charge control application can also command the V2G interface to discharge the battery of the EV to a lower threshold SoC that is below the degradation threshold SoC. The charge control application can further command the V2G interface to charge the battery of the EV to an upper threshold SoC that is above the degradation threshold SoC at a return threshold time, wherein the return threshold time is a calculated amount of time prior to an expected return time of an operator of the EV.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Rachana Vidhi, Daniel M. Brake, Prasanna Shrivastava, Christopher S. Collins
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Publication number: 20200269722Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for optimizing performance of a vehicle battery pack are disclosed. A method includes receiving data pertaining to cells within a battery pack installed in each vehicle of a fleet of vehicles, the data received from at least one of each vehicle, providing the data to a machine learning server, and directing the machine learning server to generate a predictive model. The predictive model is based on machine learning of the data. The method further includes providing the predictive model to each vehicle, the predictive model providing instructions for adjusting configuration parameters for each of the cells in the battery pack such that the battery pack is optimized for a particular use, and directing each vehicle to optimize performance of the vehicle battery pack based on the predictive model.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventors: Muratahan Aykol, Patrick K. Herring, Abraham Anapolsky
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Publication number: 20200269723Abstract: A cooling system of an electric vehicle is provided. The system includes an integral valve having at least one or more coolant inlets and at least two or more coolant outlets, and selectively discharges a coolant through one of the at least two or more coolant outlets. A plurality of coolant paths connected such that the coolant discharged through one of the at least two or more coolant outlets is introduced back into the integral valve through the at least one or more coolant inlets after being supplied to a portion where coolant circulation is required. A heat pump device is disposed in at least one or more of the plurality of coolant paths to selectively increase or decrease a temperature of the coolant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Danghee Park, Hyun Il Kim, Kyeongho Kim, Soo Young Kwak, Seungyeon Han, Minsu Woo, Seonki Hwang
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Publication number: 20200269724Abstract: The disclosure is a battery temperature raising device for hybrid vehicle that raises the temperature of a battery. In an engine travelling mode, when an engine water temperature is higher than a specified cooling water temperature, a first battery circuit is connected to a main circuit and the temperature of the battery is raised by cooling water in the main circuit (first temperature raising control). In a motor travelling mode, when a motor generator temperature is higher than a battery temperature, the first battery circuit and a heat exchanger flow path are connected to the main circuit, and thereby a closed circuit through which cooling water circulates without passing through an engine is formed, and the temperature of the battery is raised by the cooling water that is raised in temperature by heat exchange with a refrigerant in a heat exchanger (second temperature raising control).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.Inventors: Masanobu TAKAZAWA, Naoaki TAKEDA, Masayuki TOYOKAWA, Hajime UTO
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Publication number: 20200269725Abstract: A detachable vehicle seat includes: a seat cushion including a seat latch for selectively securing the seat cushion to a vehicle body, and a seat control device for selectively unlatching the seat latch; a seatback pivotally attached to the seat cushion via a recliner device, the recliner device including a recliner control device configured to selectively cause the recliner device to be in a first state for locking the seatback in an upright position and a second state for locking the seatback in a stowage position; a first connecting element connecting the recliner device to the seat control device so that the seat latch can be unlatched only when the recliner device is in the second state; and a second connecting element connecting the seat latch to the recliner control device so that the recliner device can take the first state only when the seat latch is fully latched.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Carl WILLIAMS, Jacob WILLIAMS, Adam GREENING, Vipul KHINVASARA, James DENLINGER
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Publication number: 20200269726Abstract: A control apparatus of a vehicle seat includes: at least one actuator configured to adjust at least one of a reclining angle or a position of the vehicle seat in a seat front-rear direction; and a control unit configured to determine whether a road divider is provided on a road where the vehicle is traveling and perform, when determining that no road divider is provided, at least any one of controlling the actuator not to incline the seat back rearward at an angle more than a predetermined angle, controlling the actuator not to position the vehicle seat at a position more rearward than a predetermined position, outputting a warning signal when the seat hack is inclined rearward at an angle more than the predetermined angle, and outputting a warning signal when the vehicle seat is positioned at a position more rearward than the predetermined position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsuyoshi Ohno, Hiromu Sakaue
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Publication number: 20200269727Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a track for an automotive vehicle seat comprising: a first, upper, rail and a second, lower, rail mounted sliding relative to each other along a sliding axis, that define a cavity between them; a bolt comprising at least one locking member movable from a locked position in which the at least one locking member immobilizes the first rail and the second rail relative to each other, and an unlocked position and a guiding system for the at least one locking member between the first locked position and the second unlocked position, secured to the first, upper, rail, where the guiding system comprises an inner guide secured to the first rail at two anchoring points extending respectively the guide forming body above and below a guiding orifice.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Patrick FEUILLET, Olivier KIRCHER
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Publication number: 20200269728Abstract: The invention relates to a guide device for guiding an adjustment movement of a vehicle seat, comprising a guide rail device and a slide rail device arranged to be displaceable in a longitudinal adjustment direction of the guide device, the slide rail device having a first stop element and a second stop element, an integral component being arranged between the slide rail device and the guide rail device which is divided into a first and a second section in the longitudinal direction of the guide device, the component being fixedly connected to the guide rail device by means of at least one connection element arranged in the first section, the second section of the component having at a first end a first stop element for one of the stop elements of the slide rail device and at a second end a second stop element for the other of the stop elements of the slide rail device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: GRAMMER AGInventor: Joachim PELKA
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Publication number: 20200269729Abstract: A track for a vehicle seat comprising: a lower rail; an upper rail, mounted sliding relative to the lower rail in a longitudinal direction; where a bolt has means of pivoting between a manual lever and an attachment part comprising a first part and a second part belonging respectively to the manual lever and of the attachment part, or vice versa, hinged one relative to the other around said axis of rotation. According to the present disclosure, the first part and the second part comprise means for clipping, mutually engaging, allowing an assembly of the manual lever and the attachment part by elastic deformation of the one at least of the clipping means belonging to the first part and/or to the second part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Olivier KIRCHER, Patrick FEUILLET
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Publication number: 20200269730Abstract: It is provided an adjusting device for the longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat, comprising at least one rail for defining a longitudinal seat axis along which a seat base of the vehicle seat is adjustable, and for supporting at least one adjusting unit of the adjusting device, and at least two shiftably guided adjusting units arranged one behind the other along the longitudinal seat axis, to which the seat base is to be fixed in order to be adjustable along the longitudinal seat axis. The at least two adjusting units are adjustable relative to each other along the longitudinal seat axis, and each adjusting unit is assigned a separate drive for the power-operated adjustment along the longitudinal seat axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Joerg GROPP, Marcel AMSTEIN, Jochen HOFMANN, Gregor KROENER, Sandra KIESER, Fabian REHMET
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Publication number: 20200269731Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat frame having an opening in a plate-shaped part, and an actuator mounted on the plate-shaped part. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a vehicle seat that further contributes to quietness in the interior of a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Yasuo INOSE, Kensuke MIZOI