Patents Issued in May 6, 2021
  • Publication number: 20210129690
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for controlling a variable capacitor. One aspect features a variable capacitance device that includes a capacitor, a first transistor, a second transistor, and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to adjust an effective capacitance of the capacitor by performing operations including detecting a zero-crossing of an input current at a first time. Switching off the first transistor. Estimating a first delay period for switching the first transistor on when a voltage across the capacitor is zero. Switching on the first transistor after the first delay period from the first time. Detecting a zero-crossing of the input current at a second time. Switching off the second transistor. Estimating a second delay period for switching the second transistor on when a voltage across the capacitor is zero. Switching on the second transistor after the second delay period from the second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Andre B. Kurs, Milisav Danilovic
  • Publication number: 20210129691
    Abstract: A connector unit for a plug-in electrical vehicle includes a first set of terminals for connection with a high-voltage energy storage, a second set of terminals for connection with an electrical propulsion motor, a connector interface having electrical connectors and being configured for temporarily receiving a corresponding connector interface of a charging connector during charging of the high-voltage energy storage of the plug-in electrical vehicle, and a permanent or temporary electrical connection between the first set of terminals and the second set of terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Sri Vishnu GORANTLA NARAYANA MURTHY
  • Publication number: 20210129692
    Abstract: The application relates to a charging station for electric vehicles, comprising a cable holding device with a cable guided over a first deflection unit and a second deflection unit having two ends for holding two charging cables. The first end of the rope is connected to a first charging cable of the charging station and the further end of the rope is connected to a further charging cable of the charging station. At least one weight element is operatively connected to the rope in such a way that the charging cables in an unused condition of the charging cables are held so that there is a distance between a ground surface and each part of the charging cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: innogy SE
    Inventors: Thorbjörn Siaenen, Christian Müller-Winterberg, Jürgen Waffner
  • Publication number: 20210129693
    Abstract: A fluid vessel assembly is provided with a first vessel body with a first mating surface with a first plurality of generally planar nonparallel regions. The first vessel body forms a first portion of a fluid cavity. A second vessel body is provided with a second mating surface with a second plurality of generally planar nonparallel regions sized to engage the first mating surface. The second vessel body forms a second portion of the fluid cavity. The first mating surface and the second mating surface are friction stir welded together. The fluid vessel assembly does not include any threaded fasteners attaching the first vessel body to the second vessel body and does not include an additional gasket associated with the first mating surface or associated with the second mating surface between the first vessel body and the second vessel body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Xavier CARBONELL MATÉ, Jordi CLARAMUNT BLANCO, Jose Antonio CUBERO PITEL
  • Publication number: 20210129694
    Abstract: An induction charging device for a vehicle charging system may include a housing, a cooling device, a magnetic field conductor unit, at least one induction coil, and at least one heat conductance device. The magnetic field conductor unit may be configured to direct a magnetic field. The at least one induction coil may be configured to wirelessly transfer energy with a predetermined transmission power. The at least one heat conductance device may be arranged, with respect to an axial axis, between at least two components. The at least one heat conductance device may have an axial thermal conductivity with respect to the axial axis. The axial thermal conductivity of the at least one heat conductance device may vary at least partially with respect to at least one lateral axis that is aligned at least one of substantially perpendicularly and substantially transversely to the axial axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Laemmle, Timo Laemmle, Holger Schroth
  • Publication number: 20210129695
    Abstract: This invention relates to a mobile charging unit (1), particularly for one or more electric vehicles (4), of the type including rechargeable batteries (41), comprising a mobile charging vehicle (2), and a charging apparatus (3), installed on said charging vehicle (2), having, in turn: an energy accumulation group (5), equipped with accumulators (51) for containing energy for charging said electric vehicles (4); an inverter (6), connected to said accumulators (51), comprising a DC-AC-DC converter (62) to convert the direct current coming from said accumulators (51) into alternating current, wherein said inverter (6) is connectable to an alternating current network (9) and is adapted to transform the alternating current of said alternating current network (9) into direct current for charging said accumulators (51); and an internal control system (7), connected to said inverter (6), adapted to control the operation of said inverter (6); said charging apparatus (3) is characterised in that said inverter (6) furth
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Eugenio DE BLASIO
  • Publication number: 20210129696
    Abstract: A vehicle charging station includes a shroud configured to guide a vehicle charge plug that is lowered from a vehicle toward a charge connector as the vehicle moves toward the charging station. The vehicle charge plug and the charge connector have contacts arranged on a connector face that is generally perpendicular to a surface on which the vehicle charging station rests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Westfall, Hannah Bailey, Jacob Mathews
  • Publication number: 20210129697
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile charging service provision method in which a system and apparatus providing the mobile charging service are operated by executing artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and/or machine learning algorithms in a 5G environment connected for Internet-of-Things. The mobile charging service provision method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes transmitting driving information for platooning to a charge request vehicle, establishing, based on a selected charging mode, a connection with the charge request vehicle for wireless power supply or wired power supply, and based on the connection, performing charging of the charge request vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Chang Woo CHO
  • Publication number: 20210129698
    Abstract: A charging vehicle (1) for charging an electric vehicle (2) has a charging system (3), a charging regulator (4), a control device (5) and a contact system (6). The charging system (3) is connected to the charging regulator (4) and the contact system (6). The contact system (6) serves to supply the charging vehicle (1) with electric energy. The charging system (3) is a contactless charging system (3). The charging vehicle (1) can be controlled by the control device (5) in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and can be positioned, by the control device (5), into a charging position (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Marc SCHIEß, Andreas KNOLL, Jens HEIMANN, Nils MÜHL
  • Publication number: 20210129699
    Abstract: A self-powered recharge system and method for battery operated vehicles. The self-powered recharge system includes a vehicle driven by a motor that utilizes a plurality of assemblies for recovering energy to a power source of the vehicle. The system includes a wind capturing assembly having a turbine disposed within pass through areas of the vehicle and is operably connected to the power source. The system also includes a kinetic recapture assembly having a gear operably connected to a component of the vehicle, wherein the component is selected from at least one of: an axle and a driveshaft. The kinetic recapture assembly is able to recover energy from a braking operation and is used to re-charge the power source. In one embodiment, the recharge system further provides a solar panel and thermal recapture assembly including a Rankine cycle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Ruth Luoma
  • Publication number: 20210129700
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle having a battery control device comprising: a power generating device for generating power by receiving energy from an energy source; a main battery for charging the power generated from the power generating device; first and second secondary battery sets for charging auxiliary power remaining from the main battery, including at least two secondary batteries; a power consumption device for receiving power charged from any one of the first or second secondary battery sets, wherein a secondary battery set with a higher battery charge amount between the first and second secondary battery sets is connected to the power consumption device and the other secondary battery set is connected to the power generating device, by comparing the battery charge amount of the first and second secondary battery sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Jong Won SONG
  • Publication number: 20210129701
    Abstract: A charging station for charging a plurality of electric vehicles, in particular electric automobiles, comprising: a supply device, in particular for connection to an electricity supply grid for supplying the charging station with electric power, a plurality of charging terminals for charging in each case at least one electric vehicle, and each charging terminal comprises a supply input for drawing electric power from the supply device, a charging output with one or more charging connections for outputting a respective charging current for charging a respective connected electric vehicle, and at least one DC chopper arranged between the supply input and the charging output in order to generate a respective chopper current from the electric power of the supply device, or as an alternative at least one chopper terminal arranged between the supply input and the charging output in order to provide a chopper current generated outside the charging terminal by a DC chopper, in particular chopper current generated in
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes BROMBACH, Christian STRAFIEL, Stefan GERTJEGERDES
  • Publication number: 20210129702
    Abstract: A transportation refrigeration system including: a transportation refrigeration unit including a compressor, one or more valves, and a controller; an energy storage device configured to provide electrical power to the transportation refrigeration unit; and an intelligent charging connector in electrical communication with the energy storage device and/or the transportation refrigeration unit, the intelligent charging connector being connectable to a power grid and being configured to selectively control a provision of electrical power to the transportation refrigeration unit from the energy storage device and/or the power grid by transitioning the provision of electrical power to the transportation refrigeration unit from being supplied by the energy storage device or the power grid in response to the intelligent charging connector being connected to the power grid or in conjunction with the intelligent charging connector being disconnected from the power grid, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Xu She, Ismail Agirman
  • Publication number: 20210129703
    Abstract: Electric vehicle charging stations are in high demand, as the number of electric vehicles on the road is rising. A novel method and apparatus invention effectively manages the charging station parking space by detecting and taking action on ineligible vehicles that are parked for a long time without charging so that others can use the spot. The invention employs multiple ultrasonic sensors to see if the parking space is occupied or not, and a current sensor to see if the parked vehicle is drawing current through the charging cable or not. Depending on those two outcomes, the invention adopts a monitoring process using audio-visual alarm devices and a communication device to notify parking authorities to take action if the parked vehicle is deemed ineligible. The invention also explains the calibration process of ultrasonic sensors for detecting the presence or absence of a vehicle in the parking space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: AKSHAYA ANNAMPEDU
  • Publication number: 20210129704
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Koebler, Jason H. Harper, Stephen J. Brown, Nicole G. Goldstein
  • Publication number: 20210129705
    Abstract: An apparatus and method that detects and remedies a battery health condition are provided. The method includes receiving data including one or more of vehicle sensor information, dealer information and vehicle characteristic information, analyzing the received data to determine whether one or more battery health alerts are required, and outputting or transmitting the one or more determined battery health alerts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Chans C. Head, Carl J. Hering, Joshua D. Smith, Robert Wittmann
  • Publication number: 20210129706
    Abstract: Management system for a rechargeable energy storage device in an electric vehicle and corresponding method is disclosed. The rechargeable energy storage device has one or more battery packs each having a plurality of modules with one or more respective cells. A respective module management unit is embedded in each of the plurality of modules through respective microcircuits and configured to determine one or more local parameters. A supervisory controller is configured for two-way communication with the respective module management unit. The supervisory controller is configured to receive the local parameters, determine one or more global pack parameters based in part on the local parameters and transmit the global pack parameters back to the respective management unit. The supervisory controller is configured to control operation of the rechargeable energy storage device based in part on the global pack parameters and the local parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Yue-Yun Wang, Lei Hao, Brian J. Koch, Jeffrey S. Piasecki, Garrett M. Seeman
  • Publication number: 20210129707
    Abstract: The present invention provides a three-phase power supply and collection device for a maglev train. A cross beam is arranged at the middle part of the bogie of the maglev train, and the lower surface of the cross beam is provided with three sets of longitudinal bearing seats, and three insulating bushes, three collector shoes and three power supply rails corresponding to the longitudinal bearing seats; the two ends of the horizontal part of each insulating bush is a rotating shaft structure, and the vertical part of the insulating bush is a hollow tubular structure; the upper part of each collector shoe is the shoe handle, the lower part is the shoe body, and the bottom of the shoe body is in a concave semicircular shape; the top surface of each power supply rail is in a convex semicircular shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Qunzhan LI, Jiqin WU
  • Publication number: 20210129708
    Abstract: A measurement device for a vehicle seat includes a memory; a processor coupled to the memory; a headrest body of a headrest; a first side section of the headrest that is swingable toward a seat front side so as to support the neck of the vehicle occupant; a second side section of the headrest that is swingable toward the seat front side so as to support the neck of the vehicle occupant; a first electrode provided at the first side section and contacting the neck in a state in which the first side section is supporting the neck; and a second electrode provided at the second side section and contacting the neck in a state in which the second side section is supporting the neck. The processor is configured to acquire a waveform of a potential difference based on the potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Donghyoun KIM
  • Publication number: 20210129709
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hollow-type BLDC motor of a power sliding device of a vehicle seat, and a nut coupled to a lead screw is injection-molded with a plastic and installed only on a longitudinal partial section of the inner diameter of a rotor, a magnet of the rotor is produced in an integrated cylindrical shape having no gap between magnetic poles, and a skew angle is given on a boundary line between the magnetic poles, thereby reducing noise and vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Kwang Sin Lee, In Ho Jo
  • Publication number: 20210129710
    Abstract: A slide rail for a vehicle seat comprises first and second slide members lockable by a lock which comprises several locking members suitable for entering holes that are part of the first slide member. The lock is mounted on the second slide member so as to provide translational clearance between the lock and the second slide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Fabrice PETIT, Vincent NARDIN, Olivier KIRCHER
  • Publication number: 20210129711
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control method for controlling the movement of a seat, called the selected seat, for a motor vehicle equipped with a plurality of seats, comprising: a step of modeling a seat volume associated with each seat of the plurality of seats of the vehicle; an overlap determination step for determining the overlap, called the interference, during which it is determined whether there is at least partial overlap between the seat volume associated with the selected seat, called the selected volume, and the seat volume associated with each of the other seats of the plurality of seats of the vehicle, if the movement is performed; and a decision step, during which the movement is at least partially prohibited or allowed on the basis of the determination step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Thierry MATHA, Farouk BOUZID
  • Publication number: 20210129712
    Abstract: A seat apparatus for a vehicle is provided, wherein a base bracket and a moving bracket are mounted to a body floor to lift and lower a seat, and a seat track is mounted to the moving bracket to move the seat in forward and rearward directions, so that the seat is moved and lifted and lowered. Accordingly, since the lifting/lowering structure of the seat is mounted to the body floor, space is secured below the seat, so indoor atmosphere is improved due to the increase of the space efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Daechang Seat Co., LTD-Dongtan
    Inventors: Hyung Jin PARK, Guk Mu PARK, Byeong Kwang KIM, Sang Uk YU, So Young YOO, Seon Chae NA, Byung Yong CHOI, Myung Soo LEE, Chan Ki CHO, Gyeong Jae LEE
  • Publication number: 20210129713
    Abstract: Pawls in a lifter device, having: outer teeth that are rotatably supported by shafts for in lock plates and are meshed with inner teeth of a base; and pins that are provided in an intermediate section in the radial direction, between the shaft center of the shafts and the teeth tips of the inner teeth, and are pressed in the rotation direction by a rotation transmittance plate during a release operation. The pins have a protruding shape that protrudes from the pawls in the thrust direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke KAJINO, Yasuaki SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210129714
    Abstract: A car seat configured to be fastened to a vehicle, includes a seat shell and a belt guide disposed at the seat shell to redirect a belt set of the vehicle for rerouting the belt set along a deviation path from an original path. When the belt set is not engaged with the belt guide, the belt set is routed along the original path. When the belt set is engaged with the belt guide, the belt set is routed along the deviation path from the original path. The rerouted belt set improves the symmetry of forces encountered by the vehicle and also improves the kinetics of the car seat during a crash. A break-away feature in the belt guide advantageously absorbs forces at different times during a crash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Gregory Sellers, Curtis M. Hartenstine
  • Publication number: 20210129715
    Abstract: A child restraint carrier includes a seat body, a headrest and a locking mechanism. The headrest is movably installed on the seat body. The locking mechanism is for allowing or restraining a movement of the headrest relative to the seat body. A position of the headrest relative to the seat body can be adjusted easily by the locking mechanism to fit a child. Therefore, the present invention has an advantage of easy adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: CLYDE S. HARMES V, James M.F. Hutchinson
  • Publication number: 20210129716
    Abstract: A soft, fabric-based car seat insert which is also an infant carrier is disclosed herein. The car seat insert includes slits that allow for the car seat harness to secure an infant when unfastened. The insert may also function as an infant carrier when removed from the car seat. When the insert is removed from the car seat, the infant's arms slide out of the unfastened car seat harness, which may preferably remain in the car seat, and the infant is safely lifted in the insert while remaining secured in the insert as the insert is lifted out of the car seat. The infant may be secured in the insert with an infant securing system. The insert may also include bag straps, which may also act as handles. The slits of the insert may then be fastened such that the insert forms an infant carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Lena Shahbandar
  • Publication number: 20210129717
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat in which entry of foreign matter from an opening part formed in a cover member is suppressed when stored. The vehicle seat of the present invention includes a seat cushion 11 on which an occupant sits, a leg member 20 that supports the seat cushion 11 and includes a locking device 22 at a lower end, a cover member 30 that covers a front side of the leg member 20, wherein an opening part is formed at a position of the cover member that overlaps with the locking device 22, and an elastically deformable lip part 40 that is attached to the cover member 30 and that covers the opening part. Since the opening part is covered by the lip part, the entry of foreign matter is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Souheil HAGE-HASSAN, Dinesh Hadadare, Teppei Ito, Derek Shane Lindsay, Kenneth Kirby Pilcher
  • Publication number: 20210129718
    Abstract: A seat having a seating region including a seat portion and a backing region including a back portion utilizes pairs of wing portions which are hingedly connected to the seat portion and to the back portion adjacent the sides thereof. In addition, each of the wing portions includes a distensible envelope which can be altered in shape between a deflated condition at which the wing portion contributes to the overall width of the seating region or of the backing region and an inflated condition at which the wing portion provides a partition adjacent the corresponding side of the seat portion or of the back portion so that when the distensible envelopes of all of the wing portions are in the inflated condition, the partitions provided by the wing portions reduce the size of the seating and backing regions of the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Teddy Hunsaker
  • Publication number: 20210129719
    Abstract: A method for cancelling seat vibration includes receiving a first accelerometer measurement. The method also includes receiving a second accelerometer measurement. The method also includes determining a counter torque value based on the first accelerometer measurement and the second accelerometer measurement. The method also includes selectively controlling a motor using the counter torque value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin H. Helmreich, Brian G. Maust, Christopher R. Douglas
  • Publication number: 20210129720
    Abstract: A method for cancelling seat vibration includes receiving, from an accelerometer, a plurality of accelerometer measurements and applying a first filter to the plurality of accelerometer measurements to remove accelerometer measurements of the plurality of accelerometer measurements having a frequency above a first threshold frequency. The method also includes applying a second filter to an output of the first filter to remove accelerometer measurements of the output of the first filter having a frequency above a second threshold frequency and applying a third filter to an output of the second filter to generate an accelerometer measurement output having a center frequency corresponding to a resonant frequency of the vibration of the at least one component of the seat. The method also includes determining an absolute magnitude value of the accelerometer measurement output and selectively controlling a motor based on the absolute magnitude value of the accelerometer measurement output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Brian G. Maust, Benjamin H. Helmreich, Christopher R. Douglas
  • Publication number: 20210129721
    Abstract: A humidity-responsive seat control device for a vehicle employs a self-transforming film including a kind of biomaterial configured to operate to be opened through gradual shrinkage thereof when humidity of a seat cover or humidity inside of the seat cover increases while operating to be closed through gradual expansion thereof when the humidity of the seat cover or the humidity inside of the seat cover decreases, thereby being capable of not only achieving smooth air ventilation in an area where a body portion of a seat occupant contacts the seat cover, but also automatically adjusting an amount of air discharged outwards through the self-transforming film in accordance with humidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Baek Hee Lee, Min Hyuk Kwak, Jong Hun Lee, Hyun Kyu Park, Yo Seob Lee
  • Publication number: 20210129722
    Abstract: A seating system for a vehicle, comprises first and second seat portions, each providing upper load-bearing surfaces; the first seat portion including a mounting structure for connection to a vehicle body; and the second seat portion including a mounting structure allowing movement with respect to the first seat portion between first and second positions; wherein in the first position, the second seat portion overlies at least part of the upper load-bearing surface of the first set portion; and in the second position, the first and second seat portions are in a substantially side-by-side arrangement such that the respective upper load-bearing surfaces define a seat support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: AEROMOBIL R&D, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Kenneth Douglas Alexander MACANDREW, Stanislav KOCIS
  • Publication number: 20210129723
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a frame, a front closeout panel supported on the frame and an articulating flexmat assembly operably coupled with at least one of the front closeout panel and the frame. The articulating flexmat assembly includes an upper flexmat extending from a first side of the frame to a second side of the frame. The upper flexmat includes an upper cable coupled with the upper flexmat and an upper cable regulating motor operably coupled with the upper cable. The articulating flexmat assembly also includes a lower flexmat extending from the first side of the frame to the second side of the frame. The lower flexmat includes a lower cable coupled with the lower flexmat and a lower cable regulating motor operably coupled with the lower cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Carol Casey, Robert Damerow, Andrew Bernard Matusko, Spencer Robert Hoernke, S.M. Akbar Berry, Daniel Ferretti, Steven Carnago
  • Publication number: 20210129724
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises a frame member, a plate-shaped support member, and a blower. The frame member includes a pair of opposed frames disposed opposite to and separately from each other, and a first connecting frame by which the pair of opposed frames are connected. The plate-shaped support member is disposed between the pair of opposed frames and configured to receive a load from an occupant. The blower is attached to the support member, and part of the blower is disposed on a side of the first connecting frame that is opposite to an occupant side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Koji ONUMA, Kazuki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210129725
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance seat capable of appropriately controlling the behavior of the pelvis (lumbar) of a seated occupant when an impact occurs, and thereby suppressing the generation of a compressive load on the spine of the seated occupant. This conveyance seat is provided with a seat cushion. The seat cushion has: a seat cushion frame; a cushion pad placed on the seat cushion frame; and a high-hardness portion provided below the cushion pad and higher in hardness than the material of the cushion pad. The high-hardness portion is disposed such that at least a part of the high-hardness portion overlaps a sinking suppression member in the vertical direction of the conveyance seat. The sinking suppression member is provided in the seat cushion frame or a vehicle body so that sinking of a seated occupant is suppressed. The sinking suppression member is disposed below the high-hardness portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Takashi ISHIZUKA, Atsushi YAMABE
  • Publication number: 20210129726
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vibration device configured to be integrated into a vehicle seat and comprising a vibrator capable of generating vibrations. This device further comprises an attachment mechanism capable of attaching the vibrator to the back or underside of a support layer integrated into a member of the seat, and a damper which is in contact with this support layer and with the vibrator, and which is capable of reducing, in the support layer, the vibrations generated by the vibrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Sophia BENNIS, Lionel LETEVE, Jérôme PLANSON
  • Publication number: 20210129727
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for integration into a seat release system includes a pivot stud having a shaft section and a first head section and an outer hinge component attached to the first head section of the pivot stud. The shaft section is adapted to be connected to a spring element of the pivot stud. The first head section has a rounded star-shaped cross-section with three or more protrusions converging in a direction outward from a center of the rounded star-shaped cross-section with at least one flat-ended protrusion. The outer hinge component defines a top wall and a sidewall. The top wall is adapted to be attached to a vehicle body structural component. Characteristically, the sidewall defines an opening into which the first head section of the pivot stud is positioned. A vehicle seat release system incorporating the hinge assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory PISTILLI, Florian GERBL, Alexej NIEDERHAUS, Mathias BUSCH, Tino SCHNEIDER, Rajdeep RAJPUT, Michael SCHUHBAUER, Arunkumar BODA
  • Publication number: 20210129728
    Abstract: A working machine includes a first side, a second side arranged opposite to the first side. a dump body, a working machine frame, and at least one tilting actuator. The at least one tilting actuator may arrange the working machine in a load dumping state. The working machine further includes a first propulsion axle arranged in the first side, a second propulsion axle arranged in the second side, a first propulsion axle suspension arrangement arranged between the first propulsion axle and the working machine frame; and a second propulsion axle suspension arrangement arranged between the second propulsion axle and the working machine frame. In the load dumping state the second propulsion axle suspension arrangement is stiff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Lena SOLLENLID, Peter JOHANSSON
  • Publication number: 20210129729
    Abstract: A vehicle that may include an upper surface, a housing configured to store a drone, the housing having an opening that is formed outside the upper surface; a base that is configured to provide a landing spot to the drone when the base is positioned at least in part outside the housing, and to support the drone when the drone is positioned within the housing; and a base movement unit for moving the base through the opening and between an inside position and an outside position, wherein when the base is positioned in the inside position an area of the base allocated for supporting the drone is located within the housing, wherein when the base is positioned in the outside position the area of the base allocated for supporting the drone is located outside the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: SKY Sapience
    Inventors: Shy COHEN, Zvika Yaniv
  • Publication number: 20210129730
    Abstract: Disclosed is a breather valve for controlling a pressure of a transfer channel of a valve assembly. The valve assembly controls charging and discharging of hydrogen in a hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicle. The breather valve includes a vent ring movably received in a distal portion of the transfer channel and having a ventilation hole communicating with a main portion of the transfer channel; and a vent valve received in the distal portion of the transfer channel and screw-coupled to the transfer channel to open or close the ventilation hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Chang-Hoon Lee, Eui-Dong Roh, Jung-Tae Kim, Ji-Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20210129731
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a repositionable deck system for a camper, RV, mobile home, trailer or the like, that is comprised of a frame, decking fixedly attached to said frame, legs for supporting the frame above a ground surface, one or more shock absorbers for positioning between the decking and the side of the camper to prevent damage to either surface during travel, a plurality of spring assisted hinges for attaching the deck component to the side of the camper, wherein the plurality of spring assisted hinges permit the decking component to be repositioned between a deployed position and a stowed position with minimal effort, and a locking mechanism for locking the deck component to the side of the camper when the repositionable deck system is in the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Jonathan Bourdon
  • Publication number: 20210129732
    Abstract: A shelter and storage pod system is provided comprising a pod comprising a top wall, a bottom wall and four sidewalls, where the pod is structurally divided into a top portion and a bottom portion. A first hinge couples the top portion to the bottom portion. One or more ventilation ports are structurally integrated into the top wall, bottom wall, four sidewalls or any combination thereof. A reinforcing frame member is coupled to the bottom wall and comprises a yoke arm and a plurality of wheels coupled thereto. A bedding substrate is disposed adjacent and orthogonal to the four sidewalls, where the bedding substrate is coupled to one sidewall via a second hinge. One or more vertical frame walls define a plurality of storage compartments disposed under the bedding substrate, where the one or more vertical frame walls structurally support the bedding substrate. An adjustable coupling sleeve operatively couples to the reinforcing frame member via the yoke arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Steven William Wroge
  • Publication number: 20210129733
    Abstract: A system for securing, stabilizing, and immobilizing a stack of intermodal chassis has a plurality of elongated, vertical supports, each support having a series of vertically aligned holes. The vertical supports are designed to be aligned adjacent to a stack of intermodal chassis and positioned in spaced relation to each other. A plurality of connector members are secured to the vertical supports and to the horizontally extending frames of the intermodal chassis in order to secure, stabilize, and immobilize the stack of chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: John A. Ivan
  • Publication number: 20210129734
    Abstract: A truck bed rack includes a first side panel and a second side panel coupleable to a truck bed. A first upper bar, a second upper bar, and a third upper bar may be coupled to a top, inside surface of the first side panel and the second side panel. A first lower bar and a second lower bar may be coupled to a lower, inside surface of the first side panel and the second panel. The upper and lower bars may be adjusted to expose the entire truck bed to receive any type of cargo. The first and second side panels may couple to the truck bed and be self-supporting. The first and second side panels may include support brackets and support members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Jon A. Petty
  • Publication number: 20210129735
    Abstract: A device for securing items comprising an attachment member including a rectangular shoulder supporting a hook, a cord extending through the shoulder and a cord securing member an opening to an interior cavity therein for engaging the hook therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Edward S. Kokoksy
  • Publication number: 20210129736
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cargo management devices and, particularly to cargo management devices that can transition between a collapsed state, a deployed state and, in some instances, a reinforced state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Robert MAMO, Gabriel B. BECK, JR., Alan Harrison, Ben Millett, Michael Culleton
  • Publication number: 20210129737
    Abstract: A headlight control apparatus for controlling an irradiation angle of a headlight of a vehicle based on a pitch angle includes a height sensor and a camera. The height sensor detects a displacement amount of a spring upper member with respect to a rotation axis of the vehicle as a contraction length. The apparatus obtains an infinity point correlation value based on an infinity point position in the image obtained by the camera in a vertical direction. When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the apparatus obtains a standard pitch angle based on the contraction length and obtains the infinity point correlation value at the present time as a standard infinity point correlation value. When the condition is not satisfied, the apparatus obtains the pitch angle based on the standard pitch angle, the standard infinity point correlation value, and the infinity point correlation value at the present time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji SAKAGUCHI, Kazuhiko NAKASHIMA, Shinsuke MORIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210129738
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a damping system for a vehicle headlamp having a housing and an optical module provided with a light source. The damping system includes a damping module, a first linking module configured to link the optical module to the damping module and a second linking module configured to link the housing to the damping module. The damping module is configured such that, when a force with a value less than a predetermined value is exerted on the optical module, the optical module remains fixed relative to the housing, and when a force with a value greater than the predetermined value is exerted on the optical module, the optical module moves resiliently relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: AML SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Hassan Koulouh, Cyril Rivier
  • Publication number: 20210129739
    Abstract: A headlight system for a banking vehicle is provided. The headlight system includes a plurality of optical assemblies being arranged about an optical horizon and an optical vertical axis. Each of the plurality of optical assemblies includes an illumination source and an optical element. Each of the illumination sources is configured to direct light toward a corresponding one of the optical elements to produce an illumination region. The illumination regions combine to form an illumination pattern that includes at least one illumination region that is radial and is positioned relative an optical origin. The intersection between the optical horizon and the optical vertical axis defines the optical origin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Bradley William Kay, Dragan Popovic