Abstract: A method of reusing a notebook provides a notebook having a synthetic-paper page. The method also provides a thermochromic ink pen which, when used to write on the synthetic paper page, leaves thermochromic ink markings. The method further provides a moisture carrier configured to have a liquid diffused therein. The moisture carrier is configured to erase the thermochromic ink markings from the synthetic-paper page by contacting the thermochromic ink markings when the moisture carrier is moist. The method then writes with thermochromic ink on at least a portion of the synthetic-paper page. Liquid is diffused in the moisture carrier, and the portion of the synthetic-paper page having the thermochromic ink is wiped with the moist moisture carrier, such that the thermochromic ink is erased from the synthetic-paper page.

Abstract: An arrowhead shaped skull mount is configured to support and display an attached animal trophy skull in a horizontal configuration and a vertical configuration. In the horizontal configuration, the trophy skull is attached to the skull mount and the skull mount is supported by a horizontal surface, such as a table or a mantle. In the vertical configuration, the trophy skull is attached to the skull mount and the skull mount is attached to a vertical surface, such as a wall or a post. The skull mount is configured to convert or switch between the horizontal configuration and the vertical configuration without altering the attachment method of the trophy skull to the skull mount.

Abstract: A production line for producing an abrasion-resistant wood-composite panel that has a decorative layer, the production line including a first application device for applying a resin layer to an upper and/or lower side of a core board, a scattering device for scattering abrasion-resistant particles controlled by a light barrier and arranged downstream of the first application device in a direction of processing, a first resin drying device arranged downstream of the first application device and scattering device, a second resin application device for applying a second resin layer to an upper and/or lower side of the core board arranged downstream of the first resin drying device, a second resin drying device arranged downstream of the second application device, and at least one short-cycle press.

Abstract: A nesting paint bucket and tray system includes a paint bucket and a paint tray. The paint bucket has a spout extending outwardly from the perimeter of the paint bucket. The paint tray has a spout extending outwardly from the perimeter of the paint tray. The paint tray includes feet that extend along the length of the paint tray, with the feet positioned adjacent the side walls of the paint bucket. The paint bucket includes first and second roll off surfaces while the paint tray includes one paint roll off surface.

Abstract: Bend members making up a variable shape structure each have a central coupling point, a one-end coupling point, and an other-end coupling point that are arranged so as to form a V shape with a fixed bend angle. A central coupling point of the first bend member and a central coupling point of the second bend member are pivotally coupled together. A central coupling point of the third bend member and a central coupling point of the fourth bend member are pivotally coupled together. A one-end coupling point of the first bend member and a one-end coupling point of the third bend member are pivotally coupled together. A one-end coupling point of the second bend member and a one-end coupling point of the fourth bend member are pivotally coupled together. The first, the second, the third, and the fourth bend members are of the same shape and the same size.

Abstract: A method and system for creating a hybrid tensile member combining a synthetic fiber cable and a rigid rod. An anchor is attached to one or more ends of the synthetic cable. The anchor is used to connect an end of the fiber cable to a length of conventional rod, preferably through the use of a swaging operation. Each rod segment includes a standard end feature on its free end—such as a threaded shaft or J-bend. The hybrid assembly can preferably be retrofitted to applications that now use a conventional rod.

Abstract: An omni-wheel may include a shaft, a plurality of rollers, and a braking device. The plurality of rollers may be circumferentially arranged about the shaft and arranged radially outward from the shaft. The braking device may include a fluid-filled bladder and a plurality of braking pads. The fluid-filled bladder may be circumferentially arranged about the shaft. The plurality of braking pads may be arranged between the fluid-filled bladder and the plurality of rollers. The fluid-filled bladder may expand radially outward when pressurized, displacing the plurality of braking pads radially outward to contact the plurality of rollers, preventing rotation of the rollers.

Abstract: An expandable wheel (100) assembly attached to a vehicle includes a circular rim disc (200) operable to receive a plurality of drive members (300) about its circumference. The drive members (300) are pivotally connected to the rim disc (200) and expand outward from the rim disc (200) via sliding levers (500) when a rotational force is applied to the rim disc (200). As a result, the drive members (300) increase the ground clearance and enhance the ability for the vehicle to negotiate variable terrain while also increasing the top velocity of the vehicle. The expandable wheel (100) assembly contracts to a circumferential closed position when the rotational force is removed.

Abstract: The present document provides a spring support device and a vehicle having the same. The spring support device includes a first support unit for supporting a damper spring. The first support unit includes a first support body configured for being connected to a vehicle body, and a spring support which is detachably fixed to the first support body. Due to the separation arrangement between the spring support and the first support body, suitable first support body and spring support can be selected as required, which can satisfy requirements of different vehicles in the vehicle modification process. Since the spring support is separated from the first support body, an area between the spring support and the first support body can be sprayed before assembly when spraying protective paint. Therefore, it is convenient to spray protective paint efficiently.

Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire is provided that has a hub with a central axis. A supporting structure is located outward from the hub in a radial direction, and a shear band is located outward from the supporting structure in the radial direction. Tread is located outward from the shear band in the radial direction. A static discharge element extends from a first radial end of the supporting structure to a second radial end of the supporting structure. The first radial end is located closer to the central axis than the second radial end in the radial direction. The static discharge element is electrically conductive to conduct electricity through the supporting structure.

Abstract: Proposed is a rubber composition for a tire tread, which includes: a solution-polymerized elastomer having a conjugated diene-based monomer unit, a solution-polymerized elastomer having an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and a conjugated diene-based monomer unit, or a combination thereof, at 100 parts by weight; and a plasticizer containing an aromatic petroleum resin and an aliphatic olefin polymer, at 10 to 50 parts by weight. Further, a manufacturing method of the rubber composition for a tire tread is proposed.

Abstract: Tire (1) for an off-road vehicle, comprising a crown and a tread (22) having a width W and a thickness E of wearable material, this tread (22) having a superposition of at least two layers of materials, a first layer (221) radially on the inside and a second layer (222) radially on the outside of the first layer (221) to contact the ground when the tire is new, this second layer (222) having a thickness E2 relative to the thickness E of wearable material, the tread (22) being provided with at least two narrow grooves (4, 5) running all around the tire which have a zigzagging shape of wavelength L and amplitude A, the wavelength L being between 10% and 120% of the axial width W of the tread (22), and the amplitude A being between 10% and 75% of axial width W. The material of the first layer (221) is chosen with low hysteresis; with a measured tan(?) value at most equal to 0.30.

Abstract: The tire includes a tread portion having circumferential grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction and land regions demarcated by the circumferential grooves. The circumferential grooves include a first circumferential groove and a second circumferential groove adjacent to the first circumferential groove and having a width larger than the first circumferential groove. The land regions include a first land region demarcated between the first circumferential groove and the second circumferential groove. The first land region has lateral grooves extending in a tire axial direction and lateral sipes extending in the tire axial direction and each having a width smaller than that of each of the lateral grooves. A total value of the widths of the lateral grooves and the lateral sipes connected to the second circumferential grooves is smaller than a total value of the widths of the lateral grooves and the lateral sipes connected to the first circumferential grooves.

Abstract: A tire that includes a tread portion having a designated mounting direction to a vehicle can comprise: an outer shoulder land portion having a greatest width, in the tire axial direction, of a ground contact surface among five land portions. The outer shoulder land portion can include a plurality of outer shoulder sipes connected to an outer shoulder circumferential groove. An outer middle land portion can include a plurality of outer middle sipes extending completely across the outer middle land portion in the tire axial direction. The outer shoulder sipes and the outer middle sipes each can include a pair of sipe walls. The outer shoulder sipes and the outer middle sipes can each include a body portion in which the pair of sipe walls are disposed substantially parallel to each other. A width of a body portion of each outer shoulder sipe can be greater than a width of a body portion of each outer middle sipe.

Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a pair of first center blocks and two or more second center blocks are alternately arranged in the tire circumferential direction to form a block row of a center land portion. Additionally, the block row of the center land portion is obtained by coupling in a row in the tire circumferential direction and in a zigzag shape via coupling grooves each including a groove bottom portion shallower than first and second inclined lug grooves.

Abstract: A tire includes a surface geometry arrangement on a surface of a sidewall portion. The surface geometry arrangement includes a ridge pair in which two ridges bend so as to intersect each other a multiple number of times.

Abstract: A tire insert for vehicle wheel which has an annular element made in one piece of polymer material is provided. The annular element has a base portion suitable for being accommodated in a rim seat of a rim and an enlarged portion having a section larger than the base portion. The enlarged portion is shaped to have shape and size to always be spaced apart from an inner tire side when the tire is inflated to a predetermined standard working pressure. When the tire is deflated, the enlarged portion comes into contact with the tire to support the tire while the vehicle wheel is running. A vehicle wheel having a tire, a rim onto which the tire is mounted, and the tire insert is also provided.

Abstract: A tire failure prediction system includes first and second temperature sensors to detect temperatures of first and second tires mounted on a traveling vehicle, a temperature acquisition unit to acquire the temperatures detected by the first and second temperature sensors, and a determination unit to determine, based on the temperatures acquired, a possibility of failure for the first and second tires. The vehicle includes axles on which the tires are mounted. The first and second tires are mounted on an identical axle of the vehicle. Mounting positions of the first and second tires are symmetrical on the identical axle. The determination unit determines that the first tire has a possibility of failure where the temperature of the first tire is greater than a predetermined threshold, and a difference between the temperatures of the first and second tires is greater than a predetermined first temperature threshold.

Abstract: A bracket that is pressed against and fixed to an outer peripheral surface of a rim of a tire wheel by a belt wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rim, and detachably holds an electric circuit unit includes: a pair of rim contact portions that are provided at both ends in a circumferential direction of the rim in a rim facing surface facing the outer peripheral surface of the rim, and come into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rim in such a way as to cause a portion between the both ends to be spaced apart from the outer peripheral surface of the rim.

Abstract: A method for determining the loading of a tire (1) mounted on a vehicle (9) and running along the ground, said tire (1) being equipped with a sensor (10), comprises: acquisition, by the sensor (10), of a measurement signal representative of the change in curvature of the tire (1) during running, determination, from the measurement signal, of measurement data comprising a first parameter representative of a length of a contact patch (6) in contact with the ground (7) during a revolution of the wheel bearing the tire, and determination of the loading of the tire (1) as a function of the first parameter, of the internal pressure of the tire, and of a firmness factor representative of a condition of firmness of the ground, which is derived from measurements taken while the tire is rolling over said ground.

Abstract: The reinforcing structure for a tire is in the form of a stratified assembly formed of two layers of reinforcing strips of completely connected cross section, and flattened in shape. According to the method, the strips of each layer are laid side by side in a main direction of laying. The strips of the first layer are spaced apart by a distance that is less than the width of the strips of the second layer and in such a way that the edges of the strips of the first layer overlap the edges of the strips of the second layer. The two layers of strips are separated by a layer of uncoupling rubber.

Abstract: A weight distribution hitch system comprising a vehicle attachment member comprising a forward end configured to rigidly attach to a vehicle, and a rearward end extending rearwardly toward a trailer, the rearward end comprising an upper portion comprising a trailer attachment member configured to pivotally attach to a coupler of the trailer, and a lower portion configured to receive a moment bar, a moment bar forward end attached to the lower portion of the rearward end of the vehicle attachment member so as to prevent rotation about a horizontal axis, and a moment bar rearward end; a tension member comprising a top end configured to be supported by a frame member of the trailer, and a bottom end configured to support the rearward end of the moment bar, and wherein, when the tension member is in tension, it imposes an upward force on the moment bar rearward end, which, in turn, imposes a forward moment on the vehicle; and wherein the length of the moment bar is less than 28 inches is disclosed.

Abstract: A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame are disclosed. The vehicle including at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic.

Abstract: A damping control apparatus has a control unit that controls an active actuator that generates a control force for damping a sprung, and the control unit determines a predicted wheel passage position where a wheel is predicted to pass, performs a high-pass filtering on a first road surface displacement-related value, performs a low-pass filtering on a second road surface displacement-related value, calculates a target control force for damping the sprung when the wheel passes through the predicted wheel passage position based on a sum of the first road surface displacement-related value after high-pass filtering and the second road surface displacement-related value after low-pass filtering, and the second road surface displacement-related value has a higher possibility that a position where a control force corresponding to the target control force is generated misaligns with the predicted wheel passage position as compared with the first road surface displacement-related value.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle behavior device including: a variable damper, which is provided between a vehicle body side and a wheel side of a vehicle, and is configured to adjust a force to be generated; a camera device configured to measure a road surface state forward of the vehicle; a future vehicle state estimation unit configured to predict a sprung behavior of the vehicle from a road surface displacement acquired by the camera device and a vehicle speed; and a command value calculation unit configured to obtain a force to be generated by the variable damper based on a predicted value obtained by the future vehicle state estimation unit, and output a command signal.

Abstract: A vibration damping control apparatus of a vehicle executes preview vibration damping control for controlling a control force generating apparatus on the basis of a final target control force including a first target control force computed by using preview information. When the vibration damping control apparatus determines that the probability that a road surface condition has changed after a past point in time is high, the vibration damping control apparatus executes particular control for setting the magnitude of the first target control force to become smaller.

Abstract: An ECU includes: a road surface height measurer which measures road surface heights at three or more points along a vehicle-width direction in front of a tire mounted on a wheel; a position detector which detects a position at which a difference of the road surface height from an adjacent road surface height is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold among the road surface heights at three or more points measured by the road surface height measurer; and a road surface condition determiner which excludes a value of the road surface height at the position at which the difference detected by the position detector is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold, and determines a condition of the road surface based on the road surface heights at positions at each of which the difference from an adjacent road surface height is smaller than the predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A mechanical bypass for a shock assembly is disclosed herein. The assembly has a damper chamber having a compression portion and a rebound portion. There is further an external reservoir in fluid communication with the rebound portion of the damper chamber via a flow path. A valve is coupled with the flow path, the valve to meter a flow of the working fluid through the flow path. A bypass port to the external reservoir is provided in the flow path and bypasses the valve. A mechanical relief valve is provided in the bypass port to block a fluid flow though the bypass port until a blow-off pressure that is higher than a normal operating pressure and less than a burst pressure of the damping chamber is provided thereon.

Abstract: A vehicle integrated control method includes determining a road surface status, determining a vehicle status, determining an integrated control mode by determining a control status of an electronic control suspension and a motion of a sprung mass and an unsprung mass based on the determination results of the road surface status and the vehicle status, and controlling the electronic control suspension and an in-wheel system by determining a control amount based on the determined integrated control mode.

Abstract: A system and method for adjusting a drivetrain comprising an e-axle on a vehicle comprises accessing route data and compressing the route data into a plurality of linearized segments. Each segment is determined by analyzing points along the route to determine when a set of route data points indicates an uphill, downhill, or flat segment. Using the segments, drivetrain configuration information for a vehicle and a weight of the vehicle, embodiments determine a performance plan that is tailored to the vehicle, including raising the e-axle to reduce rolling resistance on some segments and lowering the e-axle for some segments for increased power for acceleration, improved braking, or increased regenerative capabilities.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air ventilator for an automobile, comprising: a housing (100) comprising a flow path (110) through which air is blown; a wind direction control unit (200) comprising a louver (210) to adjust a wind direction of the air; a function carrier (300) installed in the wind direction control unit (200); a shaft (400) comprising a coupling portion (410) formed on first side portion of the shaft (400), wherein the function carrier (300) is mounted on the coupling portion (410) such that the function carrier (300) is rotatable, and an output bevel gear (420) formed on a second side portion of the shaft (400); and a pair of dampers (500) coupled to a hinge (600) so as to be foldable, wherein each of the pair of dampers (500) comprises an input bevel gear (510) to be engaged with the output bevel gear (420).

Abstract: An HVAC system includes an evaporator, a heater, a plurality of outlets, and a sliding control door downstream of the evaporator, which is configured to allow air to flow across one or both of a heated path across the heater and a bypass path bypassing the heater. A sliding stratification door is downstream of the temperature control door and positionable to, in an intermediate position, direct air flowing through the bypass path to be mixed with air that flowed across the heated path before flowing out of the plurality of outlets.

Abstract: A thermal management system includes: a first radiator, a first electric water pump, and a first coolant line configured to allow a coolant to be circulated by the first electric water pump; a second radiator, a second electric water pump, and a second coolant line configured to allow a coolant to be circulated by the second electric water pump; and a first flow control device and a second flow control device installed at front ends and rear ends of the first radiator and the second radiator so as to control a coolant flow direction between the first coolant line, the second coolant line, and a third coolant line. The third coolant line is installed so as to connect the first flow control device and the second flow control device to each other.

Abstract: A transport refrigeration unit for use with a transport trailer includes a structural framework mountable to a wall of the transport trailer, a condenser heat exchanger unit mounted to the structural framework, an evaporator housing separated from the condenser heat exchanger by a distance, and at least one condenser fan assembly positioned aft of the condenser heat exchanger unit and forward of the evaporator housing. The at least one condenser fan assembly includes a fan rotor defining an inlet end. The fan rotor is rotatable about a fan axis. A casing defines a central opening and the fan rotor is arranged within the central opening. The casing includes a plurality of openings spaced about a periphery of the casing. A portion of an airflow moving through the at least one condenser fan assembly is expelled from the at least one condenser fan assembly radially via the plurality of openings.

Abstract: A device for regulating a throughflow and distributing a fluid in a fluid circuit, in particular a refrigerant. The device has a housing with ports for connecting to fluid lines which are connected to at least one inner volume of the housing designed as a valve chamber via a respective through opening, and at least one valve element arranged in the valve chamber with a drive element for moving the valve element relative to the housing. The at least one valve element is mounted such that it can be displaced in a linear manner in the axial direction along a longitudinal axis such that a passage for the fluid is opened between a first port designed as an inlet and a second port designed as a first outlet and/or a third port designed as a second outlet.

Abstract: A bearing arrangement has a bearing pin and a coupling pin, and a second bearing component, which components are mounted on a wall so as to be rotatable about a common axis of rotation. The bearing pin extends along, and the coupling pin extends eccentrically to the axis of rotation. The bearing pin is accommodated in a bearing opening of the wall. The coupling pin is accommodated in a guide slot of the wall and projects from the guide slot. The second bearing component has a first opening, in which the bearing pin is accommodated, and a second opening arranged eccentrically to the first opening, in which second opening the coupling pin is accommodated. The bearing pin is connected to the second bearing component via a lock, and the second bearing component is supported on the coupling pin.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal-management system for a vehicle comprising: at least one calories storage and/or frigories storage (S1, S2), at least one element of the vehicle to be heated or cooled, at least one source of calories or frigories, detection means adapted to detect whether calories or frigories are available at one of the said sources, control means able to distribute the calories or frigories available at the sources to the elements to be heated or cooled, according to transient and nominal needs. characterized in that it comprises prediction means capable of making at least one prediction aimed at determining: whether calories or frigories will be available at a later date from any of the said sources and/or, whether a need for calories or frigories will exist at a later date at one of the said elements to be heated or cooled.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an electrical powertrain, a heater, at least one cooling loop, and a controller. The heater is configured to heat a vehicle cabin. The at least one cooling loop is configured to transport waste heat from at least one subcomponent of the electrical powertrain to the vehicle cabin. The controller is programmed to, in response to a command to heat the vehicle cabin and a command to operate in an economy mode, shut down the heater and operate the at least one cooling loop to transport the waste heat to the vehicle cabin. The controller is further programmed to, in response to the command to heat the vehicle cabin and an absence of the command to operate in the economy mode, operate the heater to heat the vehicle cabin.

Abstract: The present application relates to an air conditioning method and system, a vehicle, and a storage medium. The method comprises: determining an ambient temperature inside the vehicle; determining an operating state of a temperature regulation unit and a minimum air volume of an odor regulation unit in the operating state; receiving a setting of an intensity level of the odor regulation unit, wherein the temperature regulation unit shares an air passage with the odor regulation unit; and determining an air volume of the odor regulation unit according to the ambient temperature, the operating state, the minimum air volume, and the intensity level. According to this method, the release degree of the fragrance or the like inside the vehicle may be precisely controlled.

Abstract: A cooling system of a vehicle, including a coolant circuit, which can be operated as a cooling circuit for an AC operation and as a heat pump circuit for a heating operation, an evaporator, a coolant compressor, a heat exchanger in the form of a coolant condenser or gas cooler for the coolant circuit or in the form of a heat pump evaporator for the heat pump circuit, a first expansion element which is paired with the evaporator, a second expansion element, the heat pump evaporator function of which is paired with the heat exchanger, and an inner heat exchanger with a high-pressure section and a low-pressure section. The low-pressure section is fluidically connected to the downstream coolant compressor. The high-pressure section of the inner heat exchanger is arranged in a coolant circuit section which connects the second expansion element to the heat exchanger.

Abstract: An air filtration system for a mobile unit having a vent fan and a kit for forming the air filtration system. The air filtration system includes a rigid outer cover made, a filter box, and a vent fan installed on a roof of the mobile unit. An air inlet passageway is formed in the rigid outer cover so that the vent fan may draw outside air through the filter box and into an interior space of the mobile unit. The air inlet passageway may include a louver for allowing air entry while protecting the filter box from rainwater. A base plate has a central opening that is positionable around a vent fan housing and securable to a vent fan flange to form a flat surface upon which to receive the filter box and the rigid outer cover.

Abstract: An idle mitigation system for a bucket truck which includes an alternate source of power for the vehicle air conditioner which is coupled to the hydraulic system of the bucket truck which hydraulic system is alternately powered by an electric motor which, when run in reverse, can charge batteries.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted cooling system includes an air-conditioning refrigerant circuit including a refrigerant passage, a compressor, a heat source-side heat exchanger and a use-side heat exchanger, a battery, and a battery cooling unit cooling the battery using the refrigerant. A control device controls a drive state of the compressor in response to an air-conditioning request and a battery cooling request.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioner and, more specifically, to a vehicle air conditioner which supplies, to a variable heat exchanger, condensate water and air, that have been blown by means of a supply part and passed through an evaporator, so as to enable sub-cooling and overall performance of the variable heat exchanger to be improved during cooling, thereby further increasing cooling performance, and which may use air and condensate water as a heat-absorbing heat source during heating so as to further increase the heat absorption amount of the variable heat exchanger, so that heating performance may be further increased, and thus overall power consumption for air conditioning may be reduced and an increase in heat pump system performance may be promoted.

Abstract: An air ventilation apparatus for a vehicle using a Coanda effect according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a duct housing having a hollow shape in which an air inlet is formed in one end portion thereof and an air outlet is formed in the other end portion thereof, a cover member having one end portion coupled to surround the other end portion of the duct housing and having the other end portion which is coupled to the board and in which a communication hole is formed to communicate with the discharge port, and an air guide member which is disposed inside the cover member, is hinge-coupled to the duct housing so as to be vertically rotatable, and has a through-hole through which the air outlet communicates with the communication hole.

Abstract: Provided is an opening/closing body opening/closing device capable of effectively preventing water such as rainwater flowing down from an opening/closing body carried by a carrier plate from adhering to a guide rail. The opening/closing body opening/closing device includes a carrier plate that carries an opening/closing body, and a guide rail that guides movement of the carrier plate in a lifting and lowering direction of the opening/closing body. The carrier plate includes, at an upper end portion, a water holding section that holds water reaching the upper end portion of the carrier plate from above. The water holding section includes a water receiving section that faces upward and receives the reaching water, and an outflow preventing section provided with a preventing surface that faces the water receiving section side and prevents the water from flowing out to the guide rail.

Abstract: A protection mechanism for a working vehicle includes a roof above an operator's seat and including a cutout extending along a top-bottom direction, and an electric device at least partially located in the cutout. The cutout has a dimension along a vehicle-body-width direction that is uniform or substantially uniform along a front-to-rear direction or increases in the front-to-rear direction. The cutout has a thickness along the top-bottom direction that decreases in the front-to-rear direction. The roof include, in an upper surface thereof, a first groove located on an opposite side of the cutout from the electric device and extending in a direction away from the cutout.

Abstract: A system for a protective tire device including a cover assembly, strap assembly and a tire assembly is disclosed. The cover assembly includes a dome cover. The dome cover includes through holes reinforced with O-rings located equidistantly about a circumference of the dome cover. Each through hole receives one of a plurality of elastomeric straps having a hook at a distal end thereof. The dome cover is mounted over a tire sitting atop a tire stack. The elastomeric straps extend downwardly along the tire stack. The hooks of the elastomeric straps are extended towards a center of the tire stack such that the elastomeric straps are sandwiched between two tires of the tire stack. The hooks engage an inner liner of the tire from underneath, creating tension on the elastomeric straps and securing the dome cover to the tire to prevent access to the interior of the tire stack.

Abstract: A reinforcing structure of an automobile exterior panel improving performance in absorbing an impact load, the reinforcing structure of an automobile exterior panel comprising an outer panel 110 of a sheet shape, a reinforcing member 120 arranged at a vehicle inner side from the outer panel 110, an inner panel 135 of a sheet shape arranged at a vehicle inner side from the reinforcing member 120, and a support member 140 provided at a vehicle outer side from the inner panel 135 and supporting the reinforcing member 120 from a vehicle inner side, the support member 140 comprised of tube-shaped member having axial centers directed from the vehicle inner side toward the vehicle outer side.

Abstract: A vehicle may include a frame structure, a body mounted to the frame structure, and a door structure defining a first side segment defining a portion of a first side of the vehicle, a second side segment defining a portion of a second side of the vehicle opposite the first side, and a roof segment extending from the first side segment to the second side segment and defining a portion of a top of the vehicle. The vehicle may also include a door mechanism coupled to the door structure and configured to move the door structure between a closed position and an open position, relative to the body.