Patents Issued in August 12, 2021
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Publication number: 20210245532Abstract: A printhead adjustment apparatus for adjusting the translation and rotation of a printhead is provided. The apparatus comprises a first portion and a second portion, each arranged for coupling to the printhead. The apparatus also comprises a first actuator coupled to the first portion by a first flexure arrangement and a second actuator coupled to the second portion by a second flexure arrangement. Translation of the first and second actuators in the same direction as each other causes translation of the first and second portions in the same direction as each other to provide translation of the printhead, while translation of the first and second actuators in opposite directions to each other causes translation of the first and second portions in opposite directions to each other to provide rotation of the printhead.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Screen GP IJC LtdInventor: Nicholas John Campbell
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Publication number: 20210245533Abstract: A device for use in organic vapor jet printing (OVJP) and similar arrangements includes a print head moveable in more than one degree of freedom with sufficient thermal insulation that there is little to no movement in the Z direction. One or more sensors may be used to monitor and adjust the distance between the substrate and the print head.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Peter van Putten, Sven Pekelder, Mark Meuwese, Maurits Willenbroek, Piet van Rens
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Publication number: 20210245534Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes an apparatus body, a liquid discharge device configured to discharge a liquid, a carriage in the apparatus body, the carriage configured to movably mount the liquid discharge device, a first storage container detachably attached to the carriage, the first storage container configured to store a first liquid, and a second storage container detachably attached to the apparatus body, the second storage container configured to store a second liquid different from the first liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Tetsu MORINO, Takeyuki KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20210245535Abstract: A single pass inkjet printer that utilizes a modular printing system with one or more self-contained printing modules, where each printing module is easy to remove and replace from a large printing machine, thus resulting in an overall system that is easy to service and maintain. Each module is a self-contained printer including an ink supply, printhead drive electronics, and printhead assembly in order to provide one color or fluid of inkjet printing capability. Each module includes a precise three-point compliant self-aligning mount system to obtain accurate printhead positioning, and a unique integrated printhead tending system that includes a compact movable vacuum knife for cleaning the printheads, and a printhead capping station for sealing and protecting the printheads from the ambient environment when not in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Prototype and Production Systems, Inc.Inventors: Willard Charles Raymond, Charles Carlson Langford, Nathan Albert Bergman, Michael Laurence Beauchene, Anthony David Kaufhold, Richard Charles Raymond, Nicholas Todd Mann
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Publication number: 20210245536Abstract: A printing apparatus including: a thermal head; a capacitor capable of being charged and discharged; a detection unit configured to detect a voltage of the capacitor; a battery accommodation part configured to accommodate a dry-cell battery configured to supply electric power for charging the capacitor; a charging unit configured to charge the capacitor by the electric power of the dry-cell battery; and a controller configured to: execute charging control of controlling the charging unit to charge the capacitor by the electric power of the dry-cell battery, and execute printing control of performing printing on a printing medium by driving the thermal head only with the electric power charged in the capacitor, depending on the voltage detected by the detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Yuki Hiramatsu
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Publication number: 20210245537Abstract: This method of manufacturing an outer case for a hot water unit involves a pressing step for subjecting a flat metal plate (30a) to press processing to form a component part (3) of the outer case (C), and a painting step for painting text, symbols, figures or patterns on the component part (3), wherein the painting step involves an inkjet printing step for forming an inkjet printing layer (4) by performing inkjet printing on the flat metal plate (30a). The pressing step is performed after the inkjet printing step, and after the pressing step, there is further a clear coating step for forming a clear layer (5) on the inkjet printing layer (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATIONInventor: Nobuhiro Fukui
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Publication number: 20210245538Abstract: Described herein is process for heat transfer printing, the process comprising: liquid electrostatically printing a liquid electrostatic ink composition on a polyether-based thermoplastic polyurethane film to form a printed film; and contacting the printed film with a target substrate under conditions such that the printed film adheres to the target substrate. Also described herein is a process for printing a heat transferable printed image and a heat transferable printed image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Inna TZOMIK, Dima LIBSTER, Katty NOORANY
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Publication number: 20210245539Abstract: A direct thermal and thermal transfer label combination is provided. The label includes a substrate, and the substrate includes a thermal print coating applied to a front side of the substrate. The label also includes a liner attached to a backside of the substrate along a first side of the liner. Further, an aqueous resin-based thermal transfer coating is applied to a second side of the liner. The front side of the label is capable of being imaged through direct thermal printing while the second side of the liner represents an opposite side of the label that is capable of being imaged through thermal transfer printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Roger Francoeur, Timothy Darren Livingston
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Publication number: 20210245540Abstract: A fabric printable medium that comprises a fabric base substrate with an image-side and a back-side. An ink-receiving layer comprising, at least, one crosslinked polymeric network, is applied to the image-side of the fabric base substrate; an opaque layer comprising polymeric binder and filler particles, is applied to the back-side of the fabric base substrate; a black light absorption layer comprising polymeric binders, filler particles and black pigment, is applied over the opaque layer; and a protective layer comprising two or more binders is applied on the top of black light absorption layer. Also described herein are a method for forming the fabric printable medium and a printing method that includes ejecting an ink composition onto the fabric print medium described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Xulong Fu, Xiaoqi Zhou
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Publication number: 20210245541Abstract: A printing apparatus is provided that has: a printing part that performs printing by depositing a recording composition on the surface of a printing medium; a plasma generation part that is constituted by a plasma generation chamber having an introduction port for introducing a gaseous flow of plasma material gas to the interior, wherein the plasma material gas is converted to a plasma in the interior to form a gaseous flow of plasma-modified gas, as well as a plasma release port for releasing the gaseous flow to the exterior; and a plasma irradiation part that brings a gaseous flow released from the plasma release port, which contains the plasma-modified gas and/or plasma-quenched gas formed therefrom, in contact with the surface of the printing medium that has been printed at the printing part. The printing apparatus can fully dry/cure a printed recording composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Takashi ISHIZUKA, Yasutsugu MOCHIZUKI
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Publication number: 20210245542Abstract: A method for producing security elements in an image which are not visible to the human eye and which cannot be copied, in particular for checking the authenticity of images. The image is imaged by means of a halftone, the halftone consisting of individual image dots arranged adjacent to each other. This is characterized in that at least one field having a random geometric shape or freeform is defined in the image/the halftone. By means of manipulation of image dots in the field and/or by means of manipulation of the entire field, an encrypted information that cannot be copied is stored for comparison with at least one database and the serial number is displayed by means of contours formed in the halftone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Jörg Kaufmann, Frank Theeg, Holger Zellmer
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Publication number: 20210245543Abstract: A metallic ball pen tip for a writing instrument comprising a feeding passage extending in an axial direction, the feeding passage reaching in a recess configured to receive a ball, the recess being defined by a cylindrical wall and a ball seat, wherein the ball seat comprises a plurality of feeding grooves and wherein the ball seat is textured, the texture comprising a plurality of blind holes having a depth equal to or smaller than 50 ?m, preferably equal to or smaller than 10 ?m, more preferably equal to or smaller than 5 ?m, more preferably equal to or smaller than 1 ?m, the blind holes having a total surface equal to or greater than 20% of the ball seat, preferably 60% and equal to or smaller than 90% of the ball seat, preferably 85%. A method of manufacturing a metallic ball pen tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Société BICInventor: Julien BOUCHET
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Publication number: 20210245544Abstract: A method for producing reliefs through digital printing and a digital printing machine is disclosed by method providing a substrate having a first digital print on one of the faces; applying a coating on the face of the substrate with the first digital print; partially drying the coating until a gelled state is obtained; depositing drops of ink to produce a second digital print; applying pressure to the gelled coating using an embossing roller to obtain a three-dimensional structure, the embossing roller configured to receive the second digital print and produce the three-dimensional structure; and completely drying the coating on which the three-dimensional structure has been obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Jesus Francisco BARBERAN LATORRE
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Publication number: 20210245545Abstract: Devices and kits for making crafts are disclosed herein. The crafts disclosed herein are able to be personalized by coloring them with desired colors using a color-transfer wicking art kits. Further, the kits and devices disclosed herein demonstrate physical phenomena, such as capillary action, to spark artistic play and scientific curiosity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Crayola LLCInventors: Robert J. Henry, Regan Johnson, Jennifer Kesilman, Scott Zelachowski
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Publication number: 20210245546Abstract: Assembly of a rim (3) and of a flexible adapter (1), intended to make up, with a tire (2), a rolling assembly, the rim (3) having a mounting well (33) that is extended axially by a boss (34), a substantially frustoconical rim seat (31) and a rim flange (32) that extends the rim seat (31) axially on the outside, with a bearing face of substantially radial orientation, the adapter having an axially inner end (10) intended to rest on the rim seat (31), an axially outer end (11) and a substantially cylindrical body (12) that connects the axially inner end (10) and the axially outer end (11) and is intended to receive, in cooperation with the axially outer end, a tire bead (21), characterized in that the substantially frustoconical rim seat (31) of said rim has an inclination (?) relative to the axis of rotation DD? of between ?2 and +6 degrees, said angle (?) being counted as positive when the virtual vertex S of said substantially frustoconical seat is situated axially on the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: DANIEL WALSER, JOHAN VITS, BERTRAND VEDY
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Publication number: 20210245547Abstract: A vehicle wheel rim is printed with a metal alloy by a three-dimensional printing method. The rim includes a substantially circular rolling strip defined by a front edge and a rear edge. The rolling strip includes a central rim base, a front part including fittings for a front tire support, located between the rim base and the front edge, and a rear part including fittings for a rear tire support, located between the rim base and the rear edge. The rim is designed to be mounted on a vehicle such that the front edge is located on an outer side of the vehicle and the rear edge is located on an inner side of the vehicle. The rolling strip includes a plurality of cavities in the thickness thereof and in a radial section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventors: Simon DIBOUT, Melanie BARRIERE-FORGEAS, Anthony REULLIER
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Publication number: 20210245548Abstract: Pneumatic vehicle tire of radial type of construction, in particular a commercial vehicle tire, having a belt assembly (3) made up of at least three plies (8, 9, 10), namely two working plies (8, 9) and a protective ply (10) arranged radially on the outside with respect to the working plies (8, 9), wherein the protective ply (10) has reinforcing members (11) made up of one or more twisted-together steel filaments (12), wherein the steel of the steel filaments (12) of the reinforcing members (11) of the protective ply (10) can be assigned to the strength class ST or to a higher strength class, wherein the strength class ST has a tensile strength in MPa of 3980-2000 d and the strength class UT has a tensile strength in MPa of 4400-2000 d, wherein d is the diameter of a steel filament in mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Tiago Moura, Thomas Kramer, Michael Schunack
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Publication number: 20210245549Abstract: A tire includes: an annular tire frame member; and a belt layer that is provided at an outer periphery of the tire frame member, wherein the belt layer includes a reinforcing cord spirally wound at intervals in a tire width direction, a resin layer that surrounds the reinforcing cord and integrally covers the reinforcing cord across an entire area of the reinforcing cord in the tire width direction, and a bonding layer that is bonded to one surface of the resin layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Keiichi HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20210245550Abstract: A tyre includes a tread portion being provided with a pair of shoulder circumferential grooves on an outer surface thereof and a tread reinforcing layer disposed in the tread portion. The tread reinforcing layer includes a circumferential belt layer having a plurality of first reinforcing cords oriented along a tyre circumferential direction. The circumferential belt layer includes a pair of axially spaced first circumferential belt plies extending in radially inner regions of the pair of shoulder circumferential grooves. The pair of first circumferential belt plies is arranged apart from one another at a distance L equal to or more than 20 mm in a tyre axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Naofumi KITANI
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Publication number: 20210245551Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire for utility vehicles has a profiled tread having two circumferential ribs that are adjacent and are separated by a circumferential groove of depth H formed from radially inner and outer extension sections of height H1 and H2. The groove in the radially inner extension section is a channel of height H1 and breadth B1, and in the outer extension section is configured, along its circumferential extent, with an alternating sequence of first and second circumferential regions. The two flanks in the first regions are each configured, in the transition to the outer surface of the rib, with a chamfer of height H4 such that H4<H2, and are spaced by a distance B2 along their radial extent in the outer extension section from radially inward to radially outward as far as the chamfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventor: Ronald Daries
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Publication number: 20210245552Abstract: A method for making a blind hole in a prefabricated tire and a method for inserting an insert to such a blind hole are disclosed. The former comprises arranging available a prefabricated tire comprising tread blocks forming the tread of the tire, and thereafter machining such a blind hole to a tread block of the tire that the blind hole has a first cross section at a first depth and a second cross section at a second depth, wherein the second cross section is greater than the first cross section and the second depth is greater than the first depth.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Nokian Renkaat OyjInventors: Esko KUKKONEN, Jari OJALA, Teemu SOINI, Atte ANTIKAINEN, Jani RÄISÄNEN
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Publication number: 20210245553Abstract: A tire (1) for a vehicle comprises two sidewalls (3) and a crown (2) that is connected to the two sidewalls (3). The tire (1) comprises at least one insert (11, 12) which includes force detection means and which extends in a limited manner along one of the sidewalls (3) or the crown (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: FRANCOIS LAFORT, XAVIER LEBRUN, GUILLAUME PIBRE
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Publication number: 20210245554Abstract: The invention concerns a tread wear monitoring method comprising a tread wear model calibration step (1) and a tread wear monitoring step (2), wherein the tread wear model calibration step (1) includes determining (13) a calibrated tread wear model based on tread-wear-related quantities and first frictional-energy-related quantities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Vincenzo Ciaravola, Alessandro Boldrini, Lorenzo Alleva, Alfredo Corollaro, Marco Andrea Maggi, Marco Pascucci
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Publication number: 20210245555Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a planar-shaped receiver coil in a cavity region, and configured to receive a magnetic field through a carcass ply layer and generate a signal, and an element to receive power converted from the signal. A receiving region of the receiver coil is interposed between an outermost side of a bead core in the radial direction and an innermost side of a belt layer in the radial direction, and the receiving region faces in the width direction. When a maximum dimension of the receiving region along the radial direction of the receiver coil is a length D1, a distance from the receiving region to a nearest portion of the bead core to the receiving region is L1, and a distance from the receiving region to a nearest portion of the belt layer to the receiving region is L2, relationships L1>(D1/4) and L2>(D2/4) are satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Atsushi Tanno
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Publication number: 20210245556Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion, two bead portions, two sidewalls extending between the tread portion and the respective bead portions, an inner surface defining a tire cavity, a sealant material layer covering the inner surface radially below the tread portion within the tire cavity, and at least one noise dampening strip which is partially covering and attached to the sealant material on a radially inner side and along a circumferential direction of the sealant material layer. The sealant material layer has at least one plateau region supporting the noise dampening element and one or more bottom regions provided laterally beside the plateau region, and wherein the plateau region extends out of the bottom regions in a radially inner direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Jean-Claude Patrice Philippe Griffoin, Bodo Ahrens, Adrian Florin Nicula, Andreas Frantzen
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Publication number: 20210245557Abstract: A tire communication apparatus of an embodiment includes a pressure sensor, a first wireless control unit and a second wireless control unit. The pressure sensor detects an air pressure of a tire. When receiving a wireless carrier sent out from a monitoring terminal by a first communication method, the first wireless control unit generates a trigger signal. The second wireless control unit is activated by the trigger signal being inputted when the second wireless control unit is stopped, acquires a detection result of the air pressure of the tire from the pressure sensor and transmits the detection result to the monitoring terminal by a second communication method different from the first communication method.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Koji Ito
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Publication number: 20210245558Abstract: This disclosure is directed to systems and methods that determine theft of a wheel on a vehicle using a capacitive proximity sensor system. The systems and methods determine that a vehicle is parked, and then receives information indicative of a capacitance at a first sensor positioned proximate a wheel well of the vehicle. The systems and methods further determine, based on the information, that the capacitance exceeds a first threshold. The systems and methods further determine, based on the information, that the capacitance exceeds the first threshold for a period of time that exceeds a second threshold. The systems and methods further send a message to a mobile device in response to capacitance exceeding the first threshold for the period of time that exceeds the second threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Anthony Dwayne Cooprider, Annette Huebner
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Publication number: 20210245559Abstract: A method for controlling an electronic valve for a tire of a motor vehicle including an electronic assembly of sensors and a bidirectional radiofrequency communication assembly, connected to the electronic assembly of sensors. This method is noteworthy in that: in a parked situation and in the effective absence of a user, the electronic assembly of sensors is kept dormant and the communication assembly is kept on standby, and on the arrival of a user, the electronic assembly of sensors is activated by the communication assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Jean-Philippe Boisset, Aurélien Malard
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Publication number: 20210245560Abstract: A device for adjustment of pressure in tires includes a chamber with shape memory and a valve. The valve is a three-way valve with inputs interconnected with the external environment and the tire internal space, where one input is fitted with a valve, the next input is connected to one end of the chamber with shape memory, and the last input is interconnected with the closure element. The device for adjustment of pressure in tires includes the chamber with shape memory interconnected with the external environment through an input and with the tire chamber through an output and fitted with at least one valve. The length of the chamber in the direction of tire rotation equals 0.001 to 0.5 of the tire perimeter, where the volume of the chamber before deformation to volume of the chamber during deformation ratio is the same or higher then the desired tire pressure to pressure of the external environment ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: CODA INNOVATIONS S.R.O.Inventor: Frantisek HRABAL
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Publication number: 20210245561Abstract: A suspension system for a wheel of a vehicle including: a wheel interface having a wheel interface axis which is an axis about which a wheel rotates when connected to the wheel interface; a first arm connected to the wheel interface and rotatable with respect to the wheel interface about a first axis that is substantially parallel to the wheel interface axis; and a second arm connected to the wheel interface and rotatable with respect to the wheel interface about a second axis that is substantially parallel to the wheel interface axis; and a damping and springing means disposed within a gap formed between the first arm and the second arm, the damping and springing means are connected at one of its ends to at least one of the first arm, the second arm and the wheel interface; wherein at least a portion of the suspension system is to be disposed within a rim of a wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: REE AUTOMOTIVE LTD.Inventors: Ahishay SARDES, Ran DEKEL, Tomer SEGEV, Eran STARIK, Amit AKNIN, Eylon AVIGUR
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Publication number: 20210245562Abstract: A suspension for a leaning vehicle having a central frame, the central frame having a first longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Mark WAGNER
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Publication number: 20210245563Abstract: A bush assembly for use with jointed members in a motor vehicle, the bush assembly comprising: an outer housing; an inner member including a semi-spherical portion; and a bushing comprising a plurality of segments of resilient material disposed between the outer housing and the inner member, and defining a semi-spherical cavity for receiving the semi-spherical portion; the outer housing comprising a first housing section having a first engagement formation, and a second housing section having a second engagement formation, wherein said first and second engagement formations are adapted to be inter-engaged to secure said housing sections and retain the bushing and at least the semi-spherical portion of the inner member within the outer housing. A method for producing the bush assembly involving the pre-loading of the bushing, desirably composed of polyurethane, is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Peter Henderson, Murray Sydney Curti
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Publication number: 20210245564Abstract: Axle mounting unit (1), in particular for commercial vehicles, comprising a surrounding element (10), an end element (20), at least one fastening element (30) and a securing device (40), wherein the axle mounting unit (1) is configured for mounting a first chassis part (A), in particular an axle, with a second chassis part (L), in particular a control arm, wherein the surrounding element (10) is configured to be arranged on the first chassis part (A), wherein the end element (20) is configured to be arranged on the second chassis part (L), wherein the surrounding element (10) has at least two legs (12) which each extend in a leg direction (S), wherein the end element (20) extends between the two legs (12) or is configured to extend between the two legs (12), wherein the fastening element (30) braces the end element (20) with the surrounding element (10) or is configured to brace the end element (20) with the surrounding element (10), wherein the securing device (40) is a form-fit securing device and/or is a mType: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Bernd Brunsch
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Publication number: 20210245565Abstract: Techniques regarding a vehicle suspension assembly are provided herein. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can regard an apparatus that can comprise a locking plate that can be located between a first spring and a second spring in a first direction. Also, the locking plate can comprise a locking pin. Moreover, the apparatus can comprise a locking sleeve that can surround the first spring and the locking plate. The locking sleeve can comprise a first channel that traverses the locking sleeve in the first direction. The locking sleeve can further comprise a second channel that is connected to the first channel and traverses the locking sleeve in a second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Eric Harrison
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Publication number: 20210245566Abstract: A method includes detecting whether a negative load has been placed on a hitch with a load detection assembly, determining if a rear axle height has changed from a predetermined value, determining if rear axle has been raised if the rear axle height increased from the predetermined value and whether a negative tongue load is present, and informing driver of the increase in rear axle height due to the negative load on the hitch.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventors: Bryan Coullard, Vesa V. Luomaranta, Matthew Eric Letizio
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Publication number: 20210245567Abstract: An air suspension control system (ECAS, electronic controlled air suspension) (10) for a utility vehicle, such as a truck or the like, or for a passenger car, includes a main control unit (12) for operating the air suspension control system (10)and at least two auxiliary control units (14) connected to the main control unit (12) via a data link (16). The auxiliary control units (14) each have at least one output (18) for actuating at least one actuator (20) which can be connected to the output (18), in particular an adjustment drive (28) for a valve (30). Furthermore, at least one function for generating control signals at the output (18) can be stored in the auxiliary control units (14), and the main control unit (12) is adapted to call up and/or to parameterize at least the stored functions by transmitting commands via the data link (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Przemyslaw Zak, Stefan Filter, Ingo Jovers, Johann Lucas, Nosrat Moradi Dehdezi, Andreas Thimm
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Publication number: 20210245568Abstract: A vehicle height adjusting device includes a vehicle height adjusting unit, a prediction unit, and a vehicle height control unit. The vehicle height adjusting unit adjusts a vehicle height to one of a first state and a second state. In the first state, the vehicle height is set to a predetermined height, and in the second state, the vehicle height is set lower than the first state. The prediction unit predicts whether a drive battery (lower portion) of a vehicle interferes with a road surface in the second state. The vehicle height control unit controls the vehicle height adjusting unit to set the vehicle height to one of the first state and the second state. When the prediction unit predicts an interference between the drive battery of the vehicle and the road surface, the vehicle height adjusting unit restricts a transition from the first state to the second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Takumi KAWATA
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Publication number: 20210245569Abstract: A control device controls a damping force of a damping device, which damps a force generated between a vehicle body of a two-wheeled vehicle and at least one of a front wheel and a rear wheel, by using an angular velocity of rotational movement in a front-rear direction of an unsprung part of the two-wheeled vehicle, which is generated due to a difference between a velocity in an up-down direction of the front wheel and a velocity in the up-down direction of the rear wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.Inventors: Kota SUZUKI, Masato TOKUHARA, Yosuke MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20210245570Abstract: A gas detection and cleaning system for a vehicle is disclosed and includes an external modular base, a gas detection module and a cleaning device. The gas detection module is connected to a first external connection port of the external modular base to detect a gas in the vehicle and output the information datum. The information datum is transmitted through the first external connection port to a driving and controlling module of the external modular base, processed and converted into an actuation information datum for being externally outputted through a second external connection port of the external modular base. The cleaning device is connected with the second external connection port through an external port to receive the actuation information datum outputted from the second external connection port to actuate or close the cleaning device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Microjet Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hao-Jan Mou, Yung-Lung Han, Chi-Feng Huang, Chin-Wen Hsieh, Tsung-I Lin, Yang Ku, Yi-Ting Lu
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Publication number: 20210245571Abstract: A thermal management system includes a refrigerant circulating line including a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a second expansion valve, and a third heat exchanger and having a refrigerant circulating therethrough to cool the indoor; a heating line for circulating cooling water, which exchanges heat with the refrigerant through the first heat exchanger, to heat the indoor and exchange heat with a battery; and a cooling line for circulating cooling water, which exchanges heat with air or the refrigerant, to cool an electric component. The thermal management system requires reduced power consumption to increase the time for which a battery can be used; has a reduced number of components and a simple structure, which can reduce the maintenance cost and manufacturing cost; can elevate the temperature of a battery and has improved efficiency during operation as a heat pump due to the action of temperature elevation of the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: In-Guk HWANG, Sung Je LEE
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Publication number: 20210245572Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal management system including: a refrigerant circulation line including a refrigerant circulator, a first heat exchanger, a first expander and a third heat exchanger, wherein refrigerant circulates in the refrigerant circulation line; a heating line for heating the interior by circulating cooling water exchanging heat with the refrigerant through the first heat exchanger; and a cooling line for cooling heating sources by exchanging heat between the cooling water and air or exchanging heat between the cooling water and the refrigerant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: In Guk HWANG, Sung Je LEE, Hae Jun LEE
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Publication number: 20210245573Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle thermal management system (1) comprising at least a refrigerant circuit (2), a loop (3) for heat-transfer liquid, and a first heat exchanger (5) which thermally couples the loop (3) for heat-transfer liquid with the refrigerant circuit (2), the loop (3) for heat-transfer liquid comprising at least one heat exchanger (12,35) configured to dissipate heat energy into a flow (18,19) of air, the refrigerant circuit (2) comprising at least a compression device (4), the first heat exchanger (5), a refrigerant accumulation device (6), a first expansion device (16) and a second heat exchanger (17) designed to have passing through it a flow (18) of interior air sent into the interior of the vehicle, characterized in that the refrigerant circuit (2) comprises a leg (20) arranged in parallel with the first expansion device (16) and with the second heat exchanger (17), said leg (20) comprising a second expansion device (21) and a third heat exchanger (22) able to be thermally coupled toType: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventor: Jugurtha Benouali
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Publication number: 20210245574Abstract: A method and apparatus to control an air conditioning system in a passenger compartment of a road vehicle comprising the steps of detecting a body temperature of at least a part of the body of one or more occupants of the passenger compartment and transmitting the detected body temperature to the air conditioning system, which controls a plurality of ventilation devices arranged inside the passenger compartment. The method comprises the further steps of identifying the number and the position of the one or more occupants seated in the passenger compartment; determining an optimized tuning at least based on the body temperature detected by the sensor member and controlling the ventilation devices as a function of the optimized tuning.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventor: Enrico D'ANGELO
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Publication number: 20210245575Abstract: An airflow generating device includes an airflow generating portion, a duct, and a controller. The airflow generating portion is configured to generate an airflow. The duct is configured to guide the airflow to a blowing outlet through which the airflow is blown out toward a passenger in a vehicle cabin. The controller is configured to cause the airflow to be intermittently blown out through the blowing outlet by controlling a frequency of a pulse voltage applied to the air flow generating portion and a duty ratio of a pulse width to a pulse period of the pulse voltage. The controller is configured to control the duty ratio and the frequency of the voltage such that the airflow is blown out through the blowing outlet at a speed between a predetermined lower limit, inclusive, and a maximum lower limit, non-inclusive, which is greater than the lower limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Etsuro YOSHINO, Yasuhiro TAKEUCHI, Yuuji OKAMURA, Jun YAMAOKA, Masaharu SAKAI, Yusuke KOMATSUBARA, Kazushi SHIKATA, Yasuhiko NIIMI
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Publication number: 20210245576Abstract: A system for controlling fluid temperature in a thermal system includes a heat source, a heat sink coupled to the heat source, a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger, a first expansion valve configured to regulate the flow of coolant between the heat source and the first heat exchanger, a second expansion valve configured to regulate the flow of coolant between the heat source and the second heat exchanger, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine an operating condition of the thermal system and generate a first control signal to control the first and second expansion valves to direct the flow of coolant to the first and second heat exchangers. The first and second expansion valves are arranged in parallel to recover heat rejected from the coolant and distribute the recovered heat to the first and second heat exchangers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Michael A. Smith, Eugene V. Gonze, Richard J. Lopez
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Publication number: 20210245577Abstract: There is provided a vehicle air conditioning apparatus capable of removing frost formed on an outdoor heat exchanger at the same time as cooling of a battery. The vehicle air conditioning apparatus performs the operation in a first battery cooling mode, a second battery cooling mode, or a solo battery cooling mode, when it is determined that the battery needs to be cooled and also determined that the frost formed on the outdoor heat exchanger needs to be removed. By this means, it is possible to cool the battery and melt the frost formed on the outdoor heat exchanger at the same time by the battery cooling operation, and therefore it is possible to reduce the power consumption compared to the case where the battery cooling operation and the defrosting operation are performed individually.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: SANDEN AUTOMOTIVE CLIMATE SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Ryo MIYAKOSHI
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Publication number: 20210245578Abstract: A system for analyzing a transport refrigeration system including: a storage device to store transport parameters associated with a transport refrigeration system and customer licenses; a diagnostics engine in electronic communication with the storage device, the diagnostics engine including: a license module to determine whether a user device has a customer license for at least one of descriptive data, diagnostic data, predictive data, and prescriptive data; a descriptive module to determine descriptive data in response to at least the transport parameters; a diagnostic module to determine diagnostic data of the transport refrigeration unit in response to at least the transport parameters; a predictive module to determine predictive data; and a prescriptive module to determine prescriptive data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Ananthakrishnan N, Lewis Gordon CURTIS
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Publication number: 20210245579Abstract: A transportation refrigeration system including: a transportation refrigeration unit; an energy storage device configured to provide electrical power to the transportation refrigeration unit; an electric generation device operably connected to at least one of a wheel and a wheel axle of the transport refrigeration system, the electric generation device being configured to generate electrical power from at least one of the wheel and the wheel axle to charge the energy storage device when the electric generation device is activated; a rotational velocity sensor configured to detect a rotational velocity of the electric generation device; and a power management module in electrical communication with the energy storage device, the electric generation device, and the rotational velocity sensor, wherein the power management module is configured to decrease a torque limit of the electric generation device when the rotational velocity of the electric generation device decelerates greater than a selected decelerationType: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Rudolf Johannes Van Wijk, Peter van der Plas
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Publication number: 20210245580Abstract: The disclosure concerns an air vent for a vehicle, comprising a housing, configured to guide an air flow from an air inlet opening to an air outlet opening substantially along an axial direction, an air guiding element arranged at least partly within the housing such that a first air guiding surface of the air guiding element and the housing define a first air channel for guiding a first partial air flow, a second air guiding surface of the air guiding element and the housing define a second air channel for guiding a second partial air flow. The air guiding element also comprises a manipulator which is configured to pivot the first air guiding surface and the second air guiding surface independently of each other for regulating a ratio between the first partial air flow and the second partial airflow.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Bruno Dinant, Erwan Sagot-Dutertre
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Publication number: 20210245581Abstract: A support for a vehicle window includes a body first, second and third portions that define a channel between them adapted to receive the window therein. The first portion has a first surface that defines one side of the channel, the second portion has a second surface that defines an opposite side of the channel and the third portion has a third surface that defines a base of the channel. The first portion includes a breakable area that is located at a junction between the first surface and third surface, or the breakable area is located between the third surface and a free end of the first portion and is adapted to break under a lower force than are other portions of the body so that the second portion and third portion of the body are separated from the first portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Gloria J. Sheppard, Nick F. Bursic, JR., Harry J. Glikis, Keith P. Windmill