Abstract: According to the present embodiments, it is possible to reduce components, e.g., pinion and support yoke, save costs by simplifying the shape and assembly process, reduce operation and reverse steering noise due to inter-gear friction, and driving friction, and enhance durability.

Abstract: A steering gear for a steer-by-wire steering system of a motor vehicle may include a coupling rod which is supported in a steering gear housing and on which a threaded spindle is formed, with the threaded spindle being surrounded by a spindle nut. The threaded spindle and the spindle nut may be part of a helical gearing, and the coupling rod is movable along a longitudinal axis by way of the helical gearing. The coupling rod is movably mounted in the steering gear housing along the longitudinal axis by way of a pressure piece having two bearing elements arranged on opposite sides of the coupling rod in a circumferential direction of the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A system includes a steering-system motor, a first ECU and a second ECU each electrically connected to the steering-system motor, a communication line directly communicatively connecting the first ECU and the second ECU, and a gateway module communicatively connecting the first ECU to a CAN bus and communicatively connecting the second ECU to the CAN bus. The first ECU is programmed to, upon detecting a fault, transmit a fault code to the second ECU via the communication line and via the gateway module. The second ECU is programmed to, upon detecting a fault, transmit a fault code to the first ECU via the communication line and via the gateway module.

Abstract: A control device for vehicle-mounted equipment according to the present invention includes a first sensor, a second sensor, a first microprocessor, and a second microprocessor. The second microprocessor generates a second sensor data request signal for requesting the second sensor to transmit second sensor data. The first microprocessor determines whether an abnormality has occurred in the second microprocessor based on the second sensor data or the second sensor data request signal, and based on a signal relating to information on the second microprocessor which is transmitted from a second inter-microcomputer communication unit of the second microprocessor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a steering assist system of a vehicle. Based on a signal indicative of a road characteristics of a road segment, a flow of fluid supplied by a fluid pump is controlled to generate a steering assist force to a wheel of the vehicle.

Abstract: By an offset amount being calculated based on a lateral position deviation from a target travel path at a forward point-of-gaze of a host vehicle at a time of a driver steering state, a series of vehicle control operations until switching back from the driver steering state to an automatic steering control, and traveling along an offset travel path, becomes smoother, whereby comfort when riding in a vehicle is increased.

Abstract: A motor vehicle is controlled via a method, particularly for steering during a malfunction. Two wheels are arranged on a steerable axle of the motor vehicle and each can be driven by a single-wheel drive. At least one wheel is arranged on a non-steerable axle of the motor vehicle and can be driven by a wheel drive. In the event of a malfunction of one of the single-wheel drives being identified, a drive torque or a braking torque is generated with the functioning single-wheel drive of the wheel arranged on the steerable axle of the motor vehicle to steer the wheels arranged on the steerable axle in a specified direction. A drive torque or a braking torque is generated with the wheel drive of the wheel arranged on the non-steerable axle of the motor vehicle to at least partially bring about a specified longitudinal movement of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A steering control unit and to a method of controlling the steering of a multi-unit vehicle is provided, the vehicle having a plurality of vehicle parts movably connected to one another and a plurality of steerable axle units. A first axle control unit is in conjunction with a first steerable axle unit and at least one second axle control unit is in conjunction with at least one second steerable axle unit. The steering control system has a central control module that is connected to the axle control units via a common data line for exchange of steering angle data. The axle control units have data interfaces for communication via the data line. The data interfaces transfer mutually identical data formats, whereby the steering control system is set up in a modular manner with a variable number of axle control units that can be integrated.

Abstract: A ground maintenance vehicle that includes: front steering wheels; rear drive wheels; a frame with a first and second pivot point; a single lever steering assembly with a single lever steering control, where the single lever steering assembly is coupled to the first pivot point; multi-axis articulating joint coupled to the second pivot point; a front caster steering assembly coupled to the multi-axis articulating joint; and where the front caster steering assembly and the multi-axis articulating joint simultaneously provide articulating and caster steering proportional to lateral movement from the single lever steering control.

Abstract: A number of variations may include a method including using at least one of brakes or propulsion energy to steer an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle if a primary, secondary or other redundant steering system for an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle has failed or is insufficiently unhealthy to perform a desired function, the method including determining if a primary, secondary or other redundant steering system of an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle has failed or is not sufficiently healthy to perform a desired function, and if so, converting a steer request into a desired yaw rate, curvature, curvature over time, radius, radius or time or yaw rate acceleration, calculating a brake pressure sufficient to produce the desired yaw rate, curvature, curvature over time, radius, radius or time or yaw rate acceleration, delivering brake pressures signals via a lateral control module to an actuator for at least one brake connected to a wheel of the vehicle so that the brake pressure causes the vehicle ya

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rail assembly that includes an outer rail and an inner rail opposite to the outer rail. The rail assembly also includes a cavity formed between the outer rail and the inner rail. The rail assembly further includes a first corner reinforcement coupled to the outer rail and the inner rail in such a way that at least a portion of the first corner reinforcement is located in the cavity. The rail assembly also includes a second corner reinforcement coupled to the outer rail and the inner rail in such a way that at least a portion of the first corner reinforcement is located in the cavity.

Abstract: A modular cross car beam assembly for use with a vehicle includes an intermediate beam section, a driver side beam section, and a passenger side beam section. Furthermore, the driver side beam section and the passenger side beam section are attachable on either side of the intermediate beam section depending on whether the vehicle is a left-hand-drive vehicle or a right-hand-drive vehicle.

Abstract: A cross car beam assembly for use with a vehicle includes first and second beam sections that are connected together by a tapered joint. The tapered joint includes an engagement structure formed on the first beam section, and a socket formed on the second beam section that receives the engagement structure. Furthermore, the engagement structure is tapered in a first direction and a second direction different than the first direction, and the socket is also tapered in the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: A spring hanger assembly may be formed pieces shaped to increase the stiffness and strength. The spring hanger assembly may comprise separate pieces, such as an inner section and an outer section. The spring hanger assembly may be attached to a frame using fasteners or hucks.

Abstract: A frame for a vehicle includes a bumper support frame member, and a longitudinal frame member coupled to the bumper support frame member. The longitudinal frame member includes a rail member having an asymmetric crash response.

Abstract: A cross car beam assembly for use with a vehicle may include a beam having first and second portions that are spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction when the cross car beam assembly is mounted in the vehicle. The cross car beam assembly further includes a safety unit connected to the first and second portions so that the safety unit extends between the first and second portions. The safety unit includes a rigid member configured to cooperate with the first and second portions to provide continuous rigid structure from the first portion to the second portion. Furthermore, the rigid member is connected to at least one of the first and second portions with at least one integral connection feature that braces the rigid member in a longitudinal direction or a lateral direction of the vehicle when the cross car beam assembly is mounted to the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure for safely protecting a high-voltage, the vehicle body structure including: a battery mounted on bottom portions of a center floor and a rear floor; and a protective structure having a bottom portion on which a peripheral portion of the battery is mounted and including panels fitted to each other into a shape covering a peripheral portion of the center floor.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle body side structure capable of improving electrodeposition coating of a center pillar, ensuring sealability of door seal members, and further ensuring strength and rigidity. The vehicle body side structure includes front flange bulging portions and rear flange bulging portions on a center pillar inner panel. Further, a center pillar stiffener has front through holes and rear through holes communicating with a first closed cross section. A center pillar outer panel includes front and rear step passages and that communicate the front and rear through holes with a second closed cross section. The center pillar stiffeners is overlapped with the front bulging portions and the rear flange bulging portions so as to form front gap passages and rear gap passages that communicate the first closed cross section with the outside.

Abstract: A scrum type side sill includes: a side sill inner located on a side surface of a center floor, wherein the center floor forms a bottom of a vehicle body; a side sill outer coupled to the side sill inner and configured to form a side sill inner space; and a plurality of scrum members provided in the side sill inner space in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle body side structure includes a side panel assembly and a floor assembly. The side panel assembly has a side sill outer panel part fixed to a side sill reinforcement member and a fastening nut provided on a rear end portion of the side sill reinforcement member. The floor assembly has a wheel arch reinforcement member fixed to an inner panel front portion and a collar interposed between the wheel arch reinforcement member and the inner panel front portion. The side panel assembly is assembled to the floor assembly by fastening a fastening bolt to the fastening nut.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reinforcing a vehicle pillar. The vehicle pillar includes a corner member and a reinforcement member. The reinforcement member is additively manufactured and may utilize functionally graded materials. The reinforcement member may be directly deposited on the corner member or may be manufactured separately and coupled thereafter to the corner member. The reinforcement member includes a first component, and a second component. Additionally, the reinforcement member may include a third component that extend angularly from the first and second component to form a Y-shaped structure. The reinforcement member can include multiple attachment joints that facilitate consolidating and coupling the reinforcement member with various vehicle components.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a vehicle body rear part structure. The vehicle body rear part structure includes a load support part on a quarter pillar. The load support part includes a side sill stiffener, a quarter pillar stiffener and a damper stiffener. The side sill stiffener reinforces a side sill and forms a part of the quarter pillar. The quarter pillar stiffener is provided continuously with the side sill stiffener and reinforces the quarter pillar. The damper stiffener is provided above a rear wheel house and joined to the quarter pillar stiffener and a roof side rail.

Abstract: A motor vehicle has a body with a front section, a floor structure which adjoins the front section, and a floor panel, on the two longitudinal sides of which a sill is in each case arranged. The sills run from an A pillar, adjoining the front section, of the body as far as a C pillar of the body. An inner longitudinal member is on each longitudinal side of the floor panel. A bulkhead is arranged between the front section and the floor structure. Each sill is constructed from an inner C profile and an outer C profile. The first and second profile flanges of the C profiles, arranged in an overlapping manner, are connected, in particular welded, to the inner longitudinal member.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a floor subassembly and a storage cell subassembly. The floor subassembly is an integral part of a body of the motor vehicle. In other words, the floor subassembly is part of the body shell. The storage cells of the storage cell subassembly are disposed in the floor subassembly. The storage cells are accommodated in hollow-cylinder chambers of a multi-chamber hollow cylinder structure extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle has a vehicle body provided with a pair of rockers, the rockers each being provided on one side of a floor panel in a right-left direction and on another side of the floor panel in the right-left direction. The vehicle has a battery pack that is disposed below the floor panel, and that stores electric power to be supplied to a traveling motor. The vehicle has a pair of fixing members, the fixing members each being disposed on one side of the battery pack in the right-left direction and another side of the battery pack in the right-left direction, that is configured to fix the battery pack to the rockers. The vehicle has an elastic member disposed between the battery pack and the fixing members. The elastic member is disposed in a state compressed by the battery pack and the fixing members.

Abstract: A chassis component (1, 18, 21, 22) with at least one connecting feature (8, 9) for connecting to a mounting section (2) of a chassis element (3) and including at least one positioning and force introduction device (10, 11) for automatic positioning of the mounting section (2) for the mounting of the chassis element (3) on the chassis component (1, 18, 21, 22). To reduce the complexity and/or the costs for producing the chassis component (1, 18, 21, 22), the positioning and force introduction device (10, 11) of the component is formed as an integral part of the chassis component (1, 18, 21, 22).

Abstract: An assembly for utility truck bodies having metal and/or composite reinforcement(s) and/or foam reinforcements and/or honeycomb reinforcement/and/or wood reinforcements encapsulated within a thermoformed thermoplastic, or thermoset or fiber-reinforced thermoset walking surface floor structure of the truck bed assembly or other composite floor structure with attachable components and junctions, e.g., sidepack(s), and methods of making the same are provided.

Abstract: There is described a mobile drive system comprising at least one mobile drive unit capable of automated or autonomous navigation, wherein the mobile drive unit comprises: a platform comprising U or V type shape, the platform comprising two legs and a bent or front interconnector interconnecting both legs at one end; a first wheelset comprising two wheels, each arranged at a corresponding distal end of the legs of the platform; and a second wheelset comprising two or only one wheel at the interconnector of the platform.

Abstract: A snow vehicle comprises a steering assembly, an endless track system, an engine system to power the endless track system and a platform adapted to be stood on by a rider or riders. The platform has a surface made of an anti-slip material, and the snow vehicle has a generally lower center of gravity thanks to its special structure, which facilitate safe operation for the rider.

Abstract: An articulated lorry that includes a tractor which has a fifth-wheel coupling and a trailer which has a connecting element which is reversibly detachably connected at a connection point to the fifth-wheel coupling. A tensioning device relieves a load on a wheel axle of the trailer, loads a drive axle of the trailer, and applies a force that counteracts a relative pivoting movement between the tractor and the trailer around a pivot axis which is oriented parallel to a transverse vehicle direction of the tractor and/or of the trailer. The tensioning device tensions the tractor to the trailer.

Abstract: A motorized supplemental trailer axle includes an axle securable to a trailer and having a wheel affixed to opposing ends thereof. A motor for powering the axle wheels is operably connected to a battery power supply. A transfer case having a clutch mechanism is operably connected to the motor and the axle, wherein the clutch mechanism is configured to selectively engage the motor with the axle to rotate the pair of wheels. A control module includes a sensor configured to monitor rotational speed of the pair of axle wheels, a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium operatively connected to the processor, and a logic that, when executed by the processor, causes the system to calculate a wheel speed of a vehicle currently towing the trailer and activate the motor to rotate the wheels of the trailer axle at a speed that matches the towing vehicle's wheel speed.

Abstract: A modular vehicle body includes a pair of outer frames. An inner board space with a fixed width is defined between the outer frames. Each outer frame includes a front side board and a door sill. The front side board includes a main board provided with a vertical board having a predetermined width. A first flange is provided on a side of the vertical board. The door sill includes an inner board provided with a horizontal board having a predetermined width. A second flange is provided on a side of the horizontal board. The inner board is fixedly coupled to the main board. The first flange and the second flange form an outer edge. A width between the outer edges of the pair of outer frames is set to correspond to a width of a vehicle body.

Abstract: A device designed for the removal, storage, and installation of removable hardtops from convertible sport utility vehicles, either from the rear or side, comprising a wheeled base unit, a vertical support structure and a top clamping assembly, wherein the base unit is aligned below the top frame and the vertical support structure connects them together, wherein the device can be disassembled for simple shipping, is adjustable for height and depth to accommodate different SUV models, and includes markers for easy assembly.

Abstract: A dropper post assembly for supporting a bicycle seat may include an outer tube extending along a post axis and an inner tube configured to be axially slidable within the outer tube by a travel distance that is at least 200 mm between a retracted and an extended position. The inner tube may have an outer diameter that is between 25.5 mm and 30 mm, and when the inner tube is in the extended position a moment of inertia (lx) taken adjacent the seat collar is at least 11,000 mm4. A spring cartridge may have an unlocked configuration in which the spring cartridge exerts an extension force (FE) on the inner tube that biases the inner tube toward the extended position, and a locked configuration in which the spring cartridge is operable to generate a degassing force (FD) of between about 90 lbs and about 140 lbs to resist movement of the inner tube toward the retracted configuration. An actuator may be operable to change the spring cartridge between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration.

Abstract: An adjustable seat includes a seat frame and an adjustable assembly. The seat frame includes a first seat body and a second seat body spaced apart each other to define an adjustment channel between the first and second seat bodies. The adjustable assembly is supported underneath the seat frame for selectively adjusting a distance between the first and second seat bodies, wherein the adjustable assembly includes two adjustable members coupled at the first and second seat bodies respectively, and an adjustor rotatably coupled between the adjustable shafts. The adjustor is driven to rotate at a rotatable direction along a centerline of the adjustment channel to selectively adjust a width of the adjustment channel so as to selectively adjust the distance between the first and second seat bodies.

Abstract: There is provided a support structure for an in-vehicle component that supports an in-vehicle component at a front side of a vehicle body frame. The support structure for an in-vehicle component includes a first brace that is attached to a front portion of the vehicle body frame, and a second brace that is attached to a front portion of the first brace. The in-vehicle component is attached to the second brace, and the second brace is made of a material lighter in weight and higher in vibration damping rate than the first brace.

Abstract: There is provided a support structure for an in-vehicle component that supports an in-vehicle component at a front side of a vehicle body frame. The support structure for an in-vehicle component includes a first brace attached to a front portion of the vehicle body frame, and a second brace attached to a front portion of the first brace. The first brace has a frame structure that is opened toward a front side, the second brace has a box shape that is open at least on a rear surface side, and an installation space for the in-vehicle component is formed by the first brace and the second brace.

Abstract: A suspension device includes an outer tube formed of a cylindrical body an inner tube disposed coaxially with the outer tube and provided to be movable relative to the outer tube, a tip end of the inner tube being disposed inside the outer tube, a cable harness extending from an outer side of the outer tube or the inner tube to an inner side and configured to be energized, a stroke sensor configured to detect a movement amount of the inner tube relative to the outer tube, two connection members disposed between the stroke sensor and the cable harness and connecting the stroke sensor and the cable harness, and a correction unit disposed inside the outer tube or the inner tube and configured to correct the movement amount detected by the stroke sensor based on a temperature inside the outer tube or the inner tube.

Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a frame, a wheel coupled to the frame, and a battery assembly including a housing supported by the frame. The housing includes a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side. A drive assembly of the electric vehicle is at least partially enclosed within a drive housing unit. The drive assembly includes a motor configured to receive power from the battery assembly and a gear assembly configured to transmit torque from the motor to the wheel. The drive housing unit is positioned below the bottom side of the housing.

Abstract: A bicycle braking and parking device includes a casing, two brake pads, a locking pin, and an electromagnetic driver. The casing has an accommodation space and two pistons located at two opposite sides of the accommodation space. The accommodation space can accommodate part of a brake disk. The brake pads are located at the accommodation space and located between the pistons. The pistons can push the brake pads, and the brake pads can clamp the brake disk. The locking pin is movably disposed on the casing. The electromagnetic driver can force the locking pin to move between a released position and a locked position. when the locking pin is in the released position, the locking pin is separated from the brake disk. When the locking pin is in the locked position, the locking pin is inserted into the brake disk to limit a motion of the brake disk.

Abstract: A bicycle component comprising a stress/strain sensor aligned according to a stress/strain to be detected, and a temperature sensor associated with said stress/strain sensor, wherein said stress/strain sensor and said temperature sensor lie in planes that do not coincide with one another and are not parallel to each another.

Abstract: A control device of a gear transmission-equipped vehicle includes a power controller that starts power reduction control when it is determined that a start condition is satisfied, the power reduction control being control of reducing power transmitted from a driving source to a gear transmission. The start condition includes: a condition that a detection value of a gear position sensor that detects a current gear position of the gear transmission falls within a transition region between engagement regions corresponding to respective gear positions; and a condition that a speed difference obtained by subtracting a rotational speed of an output shaft of the gear transmission from a rotational speed of an input shaft of the gear transmission is a threshold or more.

Abstract: A drive train for muscle-driven single-track or multi-track vehicles with a crank-driven bottom bracket gearbox which is connected on the output side to a chain or belt drive from which a chain or belt leads directly or shiftably to a pinion to a rear wheel hub. belt leads directly or switchably in each case to a pinion to a rear wheel hub, wherein in addition to the bottom bracket gearbox, which is designed as a primary gearbox with n speeds or with variable transmission ratio, a rear-mounted gearbox is also arranged in the drive train as a switchable rear wheel hub gearbox with m=two or m=three speeds, wherein n and m are natural numbers. In addition to the bottom bracket gearbox, which is designed as a primary gearbox with n speeds, the drive train also includes a rear-mounted gearbox as a shiftable rear wheel hub gearbox with m=two or m=three speeds.

Abstract: An electric snowmobile that performs heat exchange with a simple structure is provided. The electric snowmobile includes a body frame, a driver's seat, an electric motor, a ski, a track mechanism, a battery, a cooling unit that cools fluid at least in accordance with outside air, a first heat exchange unit that performs heat exchange between the battery and the fluid, a second heat exchange unit that performs heat exchange between the electric motor and the fluid, a first flow path for delivering the fluid cooled in the cooling unit to the first heat exchange unit, a second flow path for delivering the fluid cooled in the cooling unit to the second heat exchange unit, and a third flow path for delivering the fluid heat-exchanged in the first heat exchange unit and the fluid heat-exchanged in the second heat exchange unit to the cooling unit.

Abstract: A skid frame for a snowmobile is disclosed including a generally planar skid surface extending between front and rear idler wheels. The front and rear idler wheel are offset from one another and define a longitudinal direction. A track encircles the skid frame having the skid surface positioned over a center of the track such that a major longitudinally extending portion of the track that is coextensive with the skid surface has first and second unsupported lateral portions on either side of the skid surface. The first and second unsupported lateral portions extend in the horizontal direction at least 25 percent of a width of the track. A suspension arm member may mount the skid rail and include mount portions for mounting to a tunnel and spanning a distance at least twice the width of the longitudinal beam.

Abstract: A multihull stepped planing boat with multiple independent elastic planing surfaces includes: a main hull, X front planing sub-hulls arranged side by side under a front portion of the main hull, and Y rear planing sub-hull arranged side by side under a rear portion of the main hull; wherein X and Y are positive integers, and 3?X+Y?8; the X front planing sub-hulls are equally spaced, and the Y rear planing sub-hulls are also equally spaced; there is a gap between the X front planing sub-hulls and the Y rear planing sub-hulls. The planing surface of the main hull is formed by a plurality of independent and spaced sub-planing surfaces. There is a certain elastic buffer space between each sub-planing surface and the main hull, and the shock absorption structures can absorb most of the shocks, thereby reducing the impact of water surface waves during high-speed navigation.

Abstract: A bimini for a boat includes a cover mountable to the boat and an inflation system arranged in fluid communication with the bimini. The bimini is transformable between a stowed position, a retracted position, and an extended position. The bimini is transformable between the retracted position and the extended position via operation of the inflation system.

Abstract: An article of manufacture for providing a space-saving cooler mount for use on recreational vehicles is disclosed. The cooler mount includes a back support member, having a front side and a back side, coupled to a base support surface along a bottom edge of the back support member. A sliding attachment support is attached to the back of the back support member to retain a sliding support arm. A protruding member coupled to the sliding support arm that extends outward to couple to a second c-clamp used to secure the cooler mount to a vehicle or boat. An attachment tab is located on one side of a first c-clamp that engages the pair of extended members of the pivoting support arm. The first c-clamp also attaches to a vehicle and boat.

Abstract: A surfboard having a body including a top panel and a slip-resistant pad affixed to or integrated into the top panel construction. The slip-resistant pad or top panel includes a textured rubber-plastic layer covering a woven mesh layer. The exterior surface of the slip-resistant mat or top panel is textured, rough and uneven.

Abstract: The present invention is used in water board sports but maybe of benefit to other water vessels; the present invention assists in the planing of water sport boards; the present invention was initially designed for windsurfing it can be used in surfing, kite-boarding and with other water crafts; the present invention uses one or more hybrid-fins, referred to as Squid-Fins™, along with a new base and fin-box that allows for more adjustments and easier swapping of fins; this system helps the board get up on a plane earlier and stay on that plane longer along with making it possible to add new characteristics to the performance of the board including hydro-foiling.