Abstract: The invention relates to a child safety seat (100) comprising at least a first (104), a second (104) and a third locking mechanism (106) each being adapted for releasably locking the seat (100) to a vehicle at a respective anchorage point, wherein the anchorage points of the first locking mechanism (104) and the second locking mechanism (104) are arranged on a line, the anchorage point of the third locking mechanism (106) being spaced apart from the line a seat surface (101) of the seat (100), the seat surface (101) providing a sitting area of the seat (100), the third locking mechanism (106) being adjustable in height relative to the seat surface (101) and a coupling member (202), the third locking mechanism (106) being secured to the seat (100) via the coupling member (202), the coupling member (202) being height adjustable to enable the height adjustability of the third locking mechanism (106).

Abstract: A child restraint includes an infant carrier having a carry handle. The infant carrier may be mounted on a stroller frame or on a vehicle seat or may be carried by a caregiver after separation from the stroller frame or vehicle seat.

Abstract: A vehicle seat mounting system for mounting a vehicle seat to a vehicle chassis includes a first mounting arrangement with a first chassis attachment portion configured to fixedly connect to the vehicle chassis and a first seat attachment portion configured to fixedly connect to the vehicle seat. The first seat attachment portion is movable relative to the first chassis portion in at least one direction. The first mounting arrangement further includes a compressible member interposed between the first chassis attachment portion and the first seat attachment portion. The compressible member is configured to absorb impact forces between the vehicle chassis and the vehicle seat.

Abstract: In the vehicle seat, rear suspension members are provided at two positions spaced away from each other in a lateral direction on an edge of a seat cushion near a seatback, and support the seat cushion while the seat cushion is suspended from a seat cushion support frame so that the seat cushion is movable in the lateral direction. A front suspension member is provided at one position or two positions spaced away from each other in the lateral direction on ahead of the rear suspension members, and supports the seat cushion while the seat cushion is suspended from the seat cushion support frame so that the seat cushion is movable in the lateral direction.

Abstract: An occupant support comprising a vehicle seat that includes a seat back with a seat-back cover arranged to extend around a seat-back cushion and a seat bottom that includes a seat-bottom cover arranged to extend around a seat-bottom cushion. The occupant support further includes a forced air unit configured to provide a pressurized flow of air to at least one of the seat bottom and seat back.

Abstract: A seat cushion S1 of a vehicle seat S includes: a pad member 10 including a base pad 11 and an intermediate pad 12 overlapped on the base pad 11; a fan 31 provided so that air passes through the pad member 10; air passage holes 11h and 12h respectively formed in the base pad 11 and the intermediate pad 12; and a pull-in hole provided at a position different from the air passage hole 12h in the intermediate pad 12 and a position of the intermediate pad 12 with respect to the base pad 11 is held in such a manner that a skin pull-in trim cord enters the pull-in hole while the intermediate pad 12 is overlapped on the base pad 11 so that the air passage holes 11h and 12h communicate with each other.

Abstract: A vehicle comprises: a plurality of seating assemblies, each seating assembly including an exterior surface, an interior beneath the exterior surface, a pressured supply of liquid sanitizer disposed within the interior, and at least one valve in fluid communication with the pressurized supply of liquid sanitizer that opens to allow liquid sanitizer to be dispensed onto the exterior surface. Each of the at least one valve are selectively positionable to and from an open position where the liquid sanitizer flows through the valve to allow liquid sanitizer to be dispensed onto the exterior surface and a closed position where the liquid sanitizer cannot flow through the valve. A controller, configured to receive instructions from a user interface, communicates with each of the at least one valve to cause any particular valve to move to and from the open position and the closed position.

Abstract: A handrail assembly comprising a top bracket and a handrail pivotally connected to the top bracket. The handrail is movable relative to the top bracket between a stowed position and a deployed position. The handrail is able to be locked in position. The handrail can move between the stowed position and the deployed position when the handrail is not locked in position, but held in the stowed position or the deployed position when the handrail is not locked in position. The handrail cannot move between the stowed position and the deployed position when the handrail is locked in position.

Abstract: A disposable adaptor for built-in automobile cup holders to securely support condiment containers comprises a circular body sized for receipt within a conventional automobile cup holder and having a opening therein configured for receipt of a condiment container. The adapter is preferably a planar one piece cardboard construction. The opening is generally centered on the circular adapter. The circular body may further include a plurality of ears projecting outward from the circular body in equidistant positions and configured to engage the sides of the cup holder.

Abstract: A beverage container holding device includes a first rotating member supported by a holder main body such that the first rotating member can swing horizontally. The first rotating member includes a first shaft member supported by the holder main body and extending in an up-and-down direction, and a first main body supported by the first shaft member such that the first main body can be present in a receiving portion and retract from the receiving portion. The first main body includes a front contact surface portion having a contact portion, which the beverage container received in the receiving portion can contact. The front contact surface portion makes, at least at the contact portion, an obtuse angle with an imaginary line extending from a center of the first shaft member to the contact portion.

Abstract: A multi-configurable load ramp for a vehicle includes an outer ramp member, an inner ramp member pivotably coupled to the outer ramp member and movable between a deployed position extending from the outer ramp member, and a folded position where the inner ramp member is disposed nestingly within outer ramp member, and a vehicle attachment device coupled to one of the inner and outer ramp members. The vehicle attachment device includes a plate member and a hook member extending therefrom, the hook member having an upper jaw and a lower jaw at least partially defining a receiving slot to receive a portion of a tailgate, In the deployed position, one of the inner and outer ramp members is configured to couple to the tailgate via the vehicle attachment device to provide a ramp surface to load and/or unload objects from a cargo area of the vehicle.

Abstract: A semiautonomous apparatus (1) for preparation and distribution of edible products, e.g. beverages, having a subsystem of preparation of edible products based upon portions (2) of edible substances, for example capsule of ground coffee beans for preparing expresso coffee, and comprising at least one brewing device (4), and a subsystem of propulsion and locomotion comprising propulsion and locomotion means (5). The apparatus (1) comprises a casing (3) with a generally parallelepiped, cylindrical shape, or other, that configures a top area that develops at all width and all length at the highest level of said casing (3). The top area comprises a plurality of service regions (31, 32) distributed in coherent manner in the top area of said casing (3). The first service region (31) presents first and second openings (11, 12) for introduction of portions (2) and for discharging beverage in a direction opposite to the gravity force.

Abstract: A wall component and other components for a building structure wherein the wall component has a spanning beam spanning the length of the wall component, one or more structural column assemblies positioned between the spanning beam and a floor plate which are structured to carry structural weights and loads received from the spanning beam. The structural column assemblies are separated by a longitudinal distance so as to define an intercolumnar region which is greater than a width of a member selected from the group consisting of a door assembly and a window assembly, and there is an exterior panel fastened between the first and second structural column assemblies that defines a generally continuous and uninterrupted planar surface over the intercolumnar region.

Abstract: This vehicle lamp system, which is used together with a vehicle control unit that controls the travel state of a vehicle, comprises an ID lamp which is mounted on the vehicle and which lights up when the vehicle control unit controls the travel state of the vehicle, and a lamp control unit which controls the ID lamp. The vehicle control unit is configured to output to the lamp control unit an advance warning signal that indicates a travel state change prior to making said change, and the lamp control unit is configured to control the ID lamp to switch between a first mode carried out when the vehicle control unit maintains a prescribed travel state without changing the travel state, and a second mode carried out when an advance warning signal has been inputted from the vehicle control unit.

Abstract: A method for operating adjustable headlights of a vehicle, the method may include sensing, by a vehicle night-vision sensor, an environment of the vehicle to provide sensed information; searching, in the sensed information, for a headlight adjustment event identifier, the headlight adjustment event identifier identifies a future occurrence of a headlight adjustment event, the headlight adjustment event requires an adjustment of a lighting pattern formed by at least one of the adjustable highlights of the vehicle; and when finding the headlight adjustment event identifier then adjusting the lighting pattern according to the headlight adjustment event, wherein the adjusting begins before the future occurrence of the headlight adjustment event or immediately at a beginning of the headlight adjustment event.

Abstract: A display control device includes: a turn signal installed in a vehicle; indicators for displaying a lighting state of the turn signal to an occupant of the vehicle; and a controller for controlling the lighting state of the turn signal and a lighting state of the indicators. The controller makes timing of starting to turn on the turn signal and timing of starting to turn on the indicators different from each other.

Abstract: A vehicle control device mounted in a vehicle includes: a first recognizer configured to recognize a person near the vehicle; a first determiner configured to determine whether the person recognized by the first recognizer is a pre-registered user; and a controller configured to control a lighting device to project a projection image to a position for which a stop position of the vehicle is a criterion in a case where the first determiner determines that the person recognized by the first recognizer is the pre-registered user.

Abstract: A vehicle control device is a vehicle control device mounted on a first vehicle, and the vehicle control device includes a light source configured to project light outside of a vehicle; and a light source controller configured to control the light source to project a projection image which is positioned outside the first vehicle viewed from above and is along at least part of a periphery of the first vehicle in a case where the first vehicle is stopped.

Abstract: An indication device for a vehicle of a service provider associated with a transport service includes an output device and a communication interface for establishing a communication link with a provider device of the service provider. The communication interface can receive, via the communication link, a set of output configuration data associated with a request for the transport service to cause the output device to transition from outputting a default configuration to outputting the output configuration based on a determined state of the service provider or the transport service.

Abstract: To provide a low-cost, small-sized illumination module that reduces an anxiety of a vehicle user when an automatic entrance door is opened and closed. An illumination module (1) includes a foot illumination lamp (4) that illuminates a lower side of an automatic entrance door (51) of a vehicle (50) and a door open/close aspect notification lamp (5) that notifies a user of the vehicle (50) of an open/close aspect of the automatic entrance door (51).

Abstract: A lighting apparatus of an autonomous vehicle may include: a roof formed at the top of a vehicle; a lighting unit installed on the roof, and configured to display an autonomous driving status of the vehicle to the outside; and a control unit configured to vary a lighting status of the lighting unit according to the autonomous driving status of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle hazard alert assembly for increasing safety during an automobile accident includes a plug is electrically coupled to an OBD-II port in a vehicle. A motion sensing unit is electrically coupled to the plug and the motions sensing unit includes an accelerometer. Thus, the motion sensing unit can sense acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle. Moreover, the motion sensing unit communicates an alert signal to the plug when the motion sensing unit senses motion of the vehicle that is consistent with collision avoidance maneuvers. The plug communicates the alert signal to the computer module thereby facilitating the computer module to turn on the hazard lights of the vehicle. In this way the motion sensing unit alerts oncoming motorists of a potential collision hazard.

Abstract: A track assembly includes a track, a transmitter unit, a support member, and a receiver unit. The transmitter unit may be connected to the track, and/or the support member may be configured for connection with the track. The receiver unit may be connected to the support member and/or may be configured to receive light from the transmitter unit. The track assembly may include a first electronic control unit that may be connected to the transmitter unit. The first electronic control unit may be configured to control the transmitter unit. The transmitter unit may include a light source, and/or the transmitter unit may be configured to transmit light from the light source into the track. The transmitter unit may be configured to transmit visible light and/or non-visible light. The track assembly may include a second electronic control unit.

Abstract: A method is provided for assisting a driver of a vehicle with left-right driving alignment. One embodiment of the method includes projecting a vertical line across a windshield of the vehicle, the vertical line is configured to operate as a visible indication of whether the vehicle is headed on a course that will cause the vehicle to pass substantially evenly between two points that the vehicle has not yet encountered.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding environment of a vehicle; a driving controller configured to perform speed control and steering control of the vehicle based on a recognition result of the recognizer; a communication unit configured to communicate with a terminal device of a user boarding the vehicle; a vehicle exterior notification unit configured to notify information regarding vehicle identification to the vehicle exterior; and a notification controller configured to cause the communication unit to transmit information for notifying the information regarding the vehicle identification to the terminal device and to cause the vehicle exterior notification unit to notify the information regarding the vehicle identification when the driving controller causes the vehicle to travel toward a position at which the user is located.

Abstract: A driving notification method and a driving notification system are provided. The driving notification system is disposed on a mobile vehicle, and the driving notification method includes following steps. A surrounding image is captured through an image capturing device. A target object detection is performed to the surrounding image to obtain a target position of an image detection object. A gaze position of a driver is detected through an eye tracking device. Whether the gaze position matches the target position is determined. An alarm device is controlled to activate an alarming operation if the gaze position does not match the target position.

Abstract: A warning system for detecting approaching vehicle and method thereof are provided. The system includes a detection unit detecting a relative distance with respect to the approaching vehicle and a driving path of the approaching vehicle; a storage unit storing a warning information; and a processing unit receiving the detection signal to acquire the current time to collision and the current driving path. When the time to collision is equal to or shorter than the predetermined time to collision, and the driving path falls in the warning area, and the driving path fulfills the confirmation condition, the processing unit sends a warning signal. Therefore, a potentially dangerous approaching vehicle is accurately judged, and the warning is correctly sent.

Abstract: Superimposed-image display devices and programs display a guide image providing a guidance of information to a driver of a vehicle such that the guide image is superimposed on a view ahead of the vehicle and is visually recognized. The systems and programs obtain three-dimensional map information that specifies a three-dimensional shape of a road and a structure nearby the road and arrange the guide image in the three-dimensional map information, based on the three-dimensional shape of the road and the structure nearby the road. The systems and programs obtain a shape of the guide image that is visually recognized from a position of the driver in the three-dimensional map information and display the guide image having the obtained shape.

Abstract: A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mounting portion, a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element. The reflective element includes a glass substrate having a planar front surface, a planar rear surface and a circumferential perimeter edge around a periphery of the glass substrate that extends across a thickness dimension separating the planar front surface from the planar rear surface. A front perimeter edge portion of the circumferential perimeter edge includes a rounded glass surface circumferentially around the periphery of the glass substrate, with the rounded glass surface at least partially spanning the thickness dimension of the glass substrate. The rounded glass surface has a radius of curvature of at least 2.5 mm. The planar rear surface of the glass substrate is coated with a coating. No portion of the mirror casing overlaps onto the rounded glass surface of the glass substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a side view mirror assembly (10) comprising a first mirror (12) and a second mirror (12), a lower arm (24, 240) and an upper arm (18, 180) for mounting said assembly to a vehicle, wherein said lower and upper arms (24, 240, 18, 180) are linked by a structural element (30), wherein first and second mirrors (12, 14) are coupled to respective lower and upper arms (24, 240, 18, 180) and in that said structural element (30) integrates the first and second mirrors (12, 14) and is transparent.

Abstract: An emergency exit door assembly for a vehicle. The door assembly can include a door panel that is movably coupled to the wall of the vehicle. The door panel can have an inner surface and an outer surface. The door panel can be configured for selective movement between a closed position and an open position in which an opening within the wall is exposed. A headboard component can be incorporated into the door panel, and a bed pedestal within the vehicle can be positioned in proximity to the headboard component when the door panel is in a closed position.

Abstract: A vehicle step apparatus comprises a first extending and retracting device comprising a first mounting bracket, a first step bracket, and a first arm assembly configured to drive the first step bracket to move between a first extended position and a first retracted position; a second extending and retracting device comprising a second mounting bracket, a second step bracket, and a second arm assembly configured to drive the second step bracket to move between a second extended position and a second retracted position; a step mounted on the first and second step bracket; a first permanent magnet direct current motor mounted on the first mounting bracket and coupled with the first arm assembly to drive the first arm assembly; and a second permanent magnet direct current motor mounted on the second mounting bracket and coupled with the second arm assembly to drive the second arm assembly.

Abstract: A roof console device for a vehicle is formed by fixing a console housing to a lower face of a front portion of a vehicle roof, inserting from below a roof module into a housing portion formed in the console housing, and joining them by concavo-convex engagement. A backward facing wall face of the roof module and a forward facing wall face of the console housing oppose each other across a gap. A recess portion is formed in one of the backward facing and forward facing wall faces, and a projecting portion is formed on the other. Therefore, even if the concavo-convex engagement is disengaged due to an impact of a secondary collision, the console housing moves and the recess and projecting portions are fitted together to thus allow the roof module to be retained by the console housing, thereby preventing the roof module from falling from the console housing.

Abstract: An electronic device having a unitary housing is disclosed. The device can include a first housing component having an open cavity, an internal electronic part disposed within the cavity, a second housing component disposed across the cavity, and a support feature disposed within the cavity and arranged to support the second housing component. The first housing component can be formed from metal, while the second housing component can be formed from a plurality of laminated foil metal layers. The second housing component can be attached to the first housing component via one or more ultrasonic welds, such that a fully enclosed housing is created. The fully enclosed housing can be hermetically sealed, and the outside surfaces thereof can be machined or otherwise finished after the ultrasonic welding.

Abstract: A glove box retainer assembly for retaining a glove box in a closed position during a frontal impact event of a vehicle includes an instrument panel of the vehicle and a bin is coupled to the instrument panel. The bin includes a base coupled to a rearward wall, a forward wall, and a side wall positioned between the rearward wall and the forward wall. A plurality of ribs is coupled to the forward wall. A collapsible feature is coupled to the side wall. An arm feature is coupled to the side wall and is defined by a slot feature in the side wall that feature extends from an upper rim of the side wall toward the forward wall. The collapsible feature is configured to collapse and the arm feature is configured to protrude outward from the side wall and engage the instrument panel in response to the application of a sufficient force.

Abstract: A pickup truck that includes a bed having a side wall with an electric panel; and a lockbox having walls secured to, extending laterally from the side wall and surrounding the electric panel, and a security panel pivotally mounted on the walls to enclose the electric panel within the lockbox. The lockbox may also include a divider pivotally mounted to the walls inboard of the security panel and movable between a closed position extending longitudinally adjacent to the security panel and an open position extending laterally into the bed. A lock may secure the divider to the walls.

Abstract: A vehicle carrier system for a bicycle having a single suction vacuum cup that mounts to a smooth surface on a vehicle by means of a single suction vacuum cup configured to secure the front forks of a bicycle to the device and a back carrier system having a single suction vacuum cup that mounts to a smooth surface on a vehicle configured to secure the back wheel of the bicycle. And a tether that is tightened around the frame of the bicycle and secured inside the vehicle for security from theft and for safety purposes in case the suction vacuum cup loses vacuum or suction.

Abstract: This application provides a prompt method, applied to a portable device adsorbed on a magnetic holder. The method includes: a display of the portable device being off; and detecting, by the portable device, that a parameter related to a magnetic induction intensity deviates from a preset threshold range, lightening the display of the portable device when, before, or after outputting a voice prompt, and displaying, on the display, prompt information about moving the portable device.

Abstract: A movable carrier auxiliary system includes an environment detecting device including an image capturing module, a storage module, and an operation module. The image capturing module is disposed on a movable carrier for capturing an environment image around the movable carrier. The storage module stores a plurality of image models. A control method thereof includes that the operation module is electrically connected to the image capturing module and the storage module to detect whether the environment image has an image that matches at least one of the image models or not, and to generate a corresponding detection signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle camera. A vehicle camera according to one aspect comprises: a front case; a rear case having a space portion formed therein and coupled to the front case; a substrate module disposed in the space portion; and a terminal electrically connected to the substrate module and extending backward from the substrate module, wherein the rear case comprises a connector coupling portion and a bracket coupling portion which are formed on a rear surface thereof, wherein the connector coupling portion comprises a terminal hole for exposing the terminal to the outside, and the bracket coupling portion is disposed adjacent to the connector coupling portion and protrudes from the rear surface of the rear case so as to cover at least a portion of the outer circumferential surface of the connector coupling portion.

Abstract: A motor vehicle adjustment device includes a drive element, a first functional element, an intermediate element, and a second functional element. The drive element passes through an intermediate position during its movement from a starting position into an end drive position. The drive element is in mechanical connection with the first functional element that is designed to move out of a starting position as the drive element moves from the starting position into the intermediate position. The drive element is movably coupled to the intermediate element and when the drive element moves from the intermediate position to the end drive position, the intermediate element moves from a basic position to an end drive position. The intermediate element is in mechanical operative connection with the second functional element which is designed to move from a starting position into an end position.

Abstract: A decorative arrangement for an interior lining of a motor vehicle has a carrier layer (20), a decorative layer (6) on the carrier layer (20), and a protective layer provided on the decorative layer (6). The decorative layer (6) is composed of a wood or wood veneer material. A metal structure (8) is provided on the decorative layer (6). The metal structure (8) is inlaid into the decorative layer (6).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle body part of a motor vehicle having at least one frame component and at least one trim part which is arranged thereon, wherein the trim part has at least one cutout which is closed off in an essentially airtight and watertight fashion and has at least one solar cell which is arranged therein and has the purpose of generating electrical energy, and wherein the outer side of the trim part has, at least in a region adjacent to the at least one solar cell, an outer shape which is curved three-dimensionally and which is provided for forming a part of the external contour of the motor vehicle in the installed position on said motor vehicle. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method for producing a vehicle body part.

Abstract: A sound insulation composition and a sound insulation sheet for a vehicle are provided. The sound insulation composition includes 50 to 300 parts by weight of EVA, 10 to 300 parts by weight of mica powers, 10 to 300 parts by weight of dolomite, 10 to 50 parts by weight of thermoplastic resin, 10 to 100 parts by weight of a toughening agent, 3 to 60 parts by weight of a compatilizer, 30 to 300 parts by weight of a fire retardant, 10 to 80 parts by weight of a plasticizer, and 100 to 500 parts by weight of barium sulfate. The sound insulation sheet for the vehicle is made of the sound insulation composition mentioned above.

Abstract: A digital license plate supporting both access and analysis of vehicle relevant information is disclosed. The digital license plate includes sensors that provide status data to a processor in the digital license plate. A power path control module can initiate power state changes and adjust power depending on system state as determined by at least one the multiple sensors. In some embodiments a temperature control module is connected to a temperature sensor and configured to modify heat relevant display parameters as critical temperatures are approached.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic module with which electrical connection with an electronic component attached to the electronic module can be stabilized. A vehicle electronic module including a casing that includes a ceiling plate to which an electronic components is to be attached and a bottom plate that is located opposite to the ceiling plate includes a bus bar configured to be electrically connected to a relay terminal of the electronic component inserted into the casing, and the bus bar is movable together with the electronic component in the opposing direction of the ceiling plate and the bottom plate.

Abstract: A holding structure for a cable includes a cable in which electrical wires extend out from an end portion of a sheath, a first holder provided with a first clamping portion, a second holder provided with a second clamping portion configured to clamp the cable between the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion, a rubber plug that has a plurality of through-holes through which the electrical wires respectively are passed, and that is held by the first holder and the second holder, in a state in which the rubber plug is fitted around the end portion of the sheath, and a binding member that is wrapped around the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion.

Abstract: A wire harness includes a vehicle mounted component mounted to a vehicle and electrical wires, at least part of which extending along a longitudinal direction is bonded along the vehicle mounted component.

Abstract: Provided is an integrated circuit (41) that operates in normal mode or sleep mode corresponding to the on/off state of a vehicle engine. On the basis of information of setting data information stored in an internal register (42) and information of the on/off state of the vehicle engine from an MPU (50), the integrated circuit (41) generates monitoring signals (INZ0 to INZ7), monitoring signals (INA0 to INA7), and monitoring signals (INB0 to INB5). These monitoring signals enables to monitor states of a head light switch (11), a door switch (12), and a window switch (13). As the switch state monitoring method, intermittent operation or constant monitoring operation is performed.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a digital control unit as well as a control system for a combination of a vehicle and at least one attachment coupled from a vehicle. The vehicle includes a digital vehicle control unit and the attachment a digital attachment control unit. The control units each have a control program unit with a local allocation module, which controls components in line with activation notifications of an operating element. A central allocation module generates an allocation notification upon a new allocation of an operating element to a component, which is sent at least to the local allocation module connected with this component.