Patents Issued in May 2, 2024
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Publication number: 20240140285Abstract: A suspension membrane of a vehicle seat support element includes a fabric made of plastic material extending between a first face and a second face and having at least a first layer made of plastic material that has an outer face forming the first face and an inner face opposite the outer face, and a second layer made of plastic material that has an outer face forming the second face and an inner face opposite the outer face, the inner faces of the first layer and of the second layer being applied against one another. The suspension membrane further includes at least one electrical circuit having at least one electrical component and a power lead to the component, extending between a part of the inner faces of the first layer and of the second layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Robert FITZPATRICK, Didier DURIEZ, Claude DUBOULET
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Publication number: 20240140286Abstract: An air supply apparatus supplies air to an airbag of a seat includes a support panel and a functional component. A first direction is a thickness of the base, a second direction is orthogonal to the first direction, and a direction orthogonal to both the first direction and the second direction is a third direction. A first restriction wall and a second restriction wall extend from the base in the first direction, spaced at an interval in the second direction, and sandwich the functional component in the second direction. A coupling wall extends from the base in the first direction and couples the first restriction wall to the second restriction wall in the second direction. Two guide walls are spaced in the third direction and sandwich the functional component in the third direction. Pressing portions sandwich the functional component together with the coupling wall in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: AISIN CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi MASUDA, Tomokazu SEKI, Tomohiro HORI, Reiji SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20240140287Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat headrest device comprising a fixed base (30), a headrest (20) and a headrest electric motor (40). The headrest electric motor (40) drives the headrest (20) to move relative to the fixed base (30) through a composite motion mechanism comprising a screw-nut mechanism (70) and a pinion-rack mechanism (10). The present invention further discloses a seat headrest device comprising the seat headrest device. The seat headrest device has the following characteristics: a stroke of the headrest can be significantly enhanced by means of the composite movement mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yineng SHEN, Xinze ZHANG, Xiaocui ZHANG, Aiping ZHANG, Kunjia GAN
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Publication number: 20240140288Abstract: An electric headrest sliding device includes a slider configured to be movable upwards and downwards by driving of a motor, a front frame of a headrest, and a rotation link configured to connect the slider to the front frame, wherein the rotation link is rotated forwards or rearwards to push or pull the front frame during upward-and-downward movement of the slider, thereby accurately adjusting the front and rear positions of the headrest.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Sang Uk Yu, Tae Hoon Lee, Sang Ho Kim, Seung Young Lee, Jun Namgoong, Yong Jun Shin
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Publication number: 20240140289Abstract: An automatically operatable electric wing-out headrest includes a motor having a lead screw configured to adjust forward-and-rearward rotation of wing-out pads respectively mounted on the opposite sides of a headrest body, a first slider coupled to the lead screw so as to be movable upwards and downwards, a second slider configured to contact the first slider so as to be movable forwards and rearwards, and a wing-out link connected to the second slider to rotate a wing-out frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Sang Uk Yu, Tae Hoon Lee, Sang Ho Kim, Seung Young Lee, Jun Namgoong, Yong Jun Shin
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Publication number: 20240140290Abstract: The invention relates to a table device, in particular for a seat arrangement in a person transport means comprising a first table element, wherein the first table element at least partially encloses a second table element, wherein the second table element is displaceable both together with the first table element and independently of the first table element between a first position and a second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: GRAMMER AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Hägler, Christopher Neidl
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Publication number: 20240140291Abstract: A cup holder includes a holder main body having a retaining portion, the retaining portion being configured to receive and hold a beverage container on a bottom wall. The retaining portion includes an upper opening for receiving the beverage container, the bottom wall for supporting a bottom of the beverage container, and a side wall formed between the upper opening and the bottom wall, and has a cylindrical shape. An inner diameter at the upper opening is substantially the same as an inner diameter of the bottom wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Toshiaki SOMA
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Publication number: 20240140292Abstract: A photovoltaic (PV) panel distribution device may include a housing assembly, an elevating system, or a movement mechanism. The housing assembly may store a PV panel in a predetermined orientation within a volume defined by the housing assembly. The elevating system may engage the PV panel to move the PV panel in a direction within the volume so as to position the PV panel in an initial removal position relative to the volume. The movement mechanism may apply a force on the PV panel in the initial removal position to move the PV panel to a final removal position to permit a user to retrieve the PV panel from the final removal position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Nathan Schuknecht, Nathan Stegall, Chris Rowland, Michael Corio, Jonathan Drake
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Publication number: 20240140293Abstract: Provided is a customizable dump body for a vehicle, and a method of manufacturing and inventorying the components for manufacturing the same. The customizable dump body includes a bulkhead, a floor member with a terminal portion, two side panels, wherein at least one side panel has a mating surface, and wherein the side panel and mating surface are connected together. A customizable side panel assembly for a dump body for a vehicle may include a side panel having an outer side and an inner side, and a side panel rail, wherein the side panel rail is positioned on the outer side of the side panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Buyers Products CompanyInventors: Phillip Sandler, Jeffery Warfield, Michael L. Davis, JR.
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Publication number: 20240140294Abstract: A deck system for cargo compartment may including one or more of the following features: a first deck; a second deck, where at least one of the first deck and the second deck divide the cargo compartment into an upper sub-compartment and a lower sub-compartment; and an actuator that is mechanically coupled to the second deck, where operation of the actuator causes at least a portion of the second deck to move vertically relative to the first deck within the cargo compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Gregory Alan KAUFFMAN, Jerome Thomas JONES, Matthew James ROMMEL
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Publication number: 20240140295Abstract: A truck mountable kayak loader and carrier including a support frame having a front frame, a back frame, and a pair of side rails. Rotatably affixed to the back frame is a kayak support structure having a pair of telescoping rails, with a winch support structure secured at and between one of the ends of the telescoping rails and a pull bar secured at and between the other ends of the telescoping rails. A telescoping cylinder is provided to raise and lower the front end of the kayak support structure relative to the support frame, and a winch system is provided to pull the kayak onto the kayak support system. Also provide is a kayak support structure for mounting on a carrier or storage structure. Further, methods of loading a kayak onto a truck or kayak support structure are provided, using the disclosed technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Jeffrey A. Wilson
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Publication number: 20240140296Abstract: A camper trailer assembly includes a trailer that has a hitch and a pair of wheels for towing by an all terrain vehicle. A pair of panels is hingedly coupled to a box of the trailer and each of the panels is positionable to extend laterally away from the box such that each of the panels defines a pair of sleeping areas. A canopy is attached to the box and the canopy is urgeable into a raised condition when the panels are in the deployed position such that the canopy and the box define a camper. A lifting unit is movably integrated into the box and the lifting unit urges the canopy into the raised condition when a hand crank is cranked in a first direction. The lifting unit urges the canopy to collapse into the box when the hand crank is cranked in a second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Daniel Wegleitner
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Publication number: 20240140297Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes a mid-gate assembly disposed between a passenger compartment and a cargo bed of a vehicle. The mid-gate assembly has a pass-through opening and a hatch that is pivotably coupled to the mid-gate assembly at a position vertically above a floor of the cargo bed. The hatch is configured to move back-and-forth between a closed position that closes the pass-through opening and an open position that permits access between the passenger compartment and the cargo bed through the pass-through opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Michael M. Azzouz
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Publication number: 20240140298Abstract: The tonneau cover fixing and assembly system, object of the present invention, comprises a tonneau cover fixing and assembly system comprising a front profile (10) provided with a specific format that ensures greater ease in fixing and removing the tarp (40), such as to add a double sealing system and side profiles (20) having a specific shape, improving the sealing, operation and attachment system to the vehicle bed. The side profiles (20) also have a geometry that provides a system for fitting the tarp through a click, resulting in greater ease of use for the tarp and making the opening and closing operation very quick and practical. These profiles (20) also receive the C-clamps (70) that allow to fasten the tarp (40) structure to the bed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Juliano Scheer MANTOVANI
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Publication number: 20240140299Abstract: A gear shift adjusting mechanism includes: an adjustment unit including a first slider; an adjustment target module including a second slider; and a switch unit including a first rotation shaft and a link member supported rotatably with respect to a fixing member about the first rotation shaft. The link member includes a first engaged part that is engaged with a first engaging part of the first slider and a second engaged part that is engaged with a second engaging part of the second slider. The switch unit moves at least one of the first rotation shaft, the first engaging part, or the second engaging part so that at least one of a first distance between the first rotation shaft and the first engaging part or a second distance between the first rotation shaft and the second engaging part is changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2021Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takeshi INATANI, Muneharu KUWATA
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Publication number: 20240140300Abstract: A light illumination control device that controls light emission of front lamps based on results of sensing an object present at a front side of an own vehicle, including a processor coupled to a memory, wherein: when the object is a target of light adjustment, the processor computes a light adjustment area that is an area including the object that is a target of light adjustment and when an amount of light that is illuminated is made to be different than that of illuminated regions other than the light adjustment area, and when the object that is a target of light adjustment is an approaching object that advances in a direction of approaching the own vehicle, and a distance between the own vehicle and the approaching object is less than or equal to a predetermined value, the processor enlarges a range of the computed light adjustment area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Hisayoshi TACHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20240140301Abstract: Disclosed are a lighting grill assembly for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing the same, the lighting grill assembly for a vehicle a grill cover, a black paint portion painted using a black paint on a rear surface of the grill cover, and the black paint portion forming a light transmitting portion through which light passes by removing a part of the painted black paint, an inner lens spaced apart from the rear surface of the grill cover in a rearward direction, and a metal layer is deposited on a surface of the inner lens, and a light source configured to radiate light from a rear of the inner lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Moon Sub HWANG, Soon Mo LEE
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Publication number: 20240140302Abstract: The invention relates to a method, a control arrangement, and a control device for controlling a rear lamp in a vehicle. The rear lamp is operated in an emergency signal mode when it is determined that an emergency signal event has occurred and based on one or more first initiation pulses associated with the emergency signal event transmitted to the control device from the control arrangement, wherein a duration of each of the one or more first initiation pulses is shorter than a duration of an emergency feed pulse. The invention also relates to a rear lamp, a vehicle, a computer program, and a computer-readable medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Scania CV ABInventors: Henrik PERSSON, Pierre RECORDON
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Publication number: 20240140303Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle or other object that includes multiple functions. In one aspect, the lamp includes a first circuit for emitting a first color light (such as red light), and at least a second circuit for emitting a second color of light (such as amber light). In another aspect, the lamp optionally includes a microcontroller that may be programmed to control the activation of the different colored lamp circuits based on lamp location information, and based on an operating mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Sankalp Pampattiwar, Yogesh Kubal, Cesar Perez-Bolivar
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Publication number: 20240140304Abstract: A light bar bracket assembly for a vehicle includes a light bar and a bracket assembly. The light bar is configured to receive a light source. The light bar has a first fastener receiving channel and a second fastener receiving channel configured to receive fasteners to secure the light bar to a projector. The bracket assembly is configured to receive the light bar. A gap is defined by a first end and a second end of the bracket assembly through which light is configured to be emitted by the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: William J. WEBER, Dale BUTTERWORTH
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Publication number: 20240140305Abstract: A method for operating at least one direction indicator of a motor vehicle, wherein, as of an actuation time, the direction indicator outputs a light signal comprising a periodic repetition of alternately successive on-phases and off-phases. A discrepancy of a starting phase angle of the light signal with respect to a predefined reference signal is determined at the actuation time and is compared with a predefined target phase angle assigned to the direction indicator. When there is a phase offset between the starting phase angle and the target phase angle—at least two of the on-phases and/or the off-phases of the light signal are extended or shortened by a different time difference value in each case after the actuation time such that the phase angle of the light signal with respect to the reference signal then corresponds to the predefined target phase angle, and/or—the light signal is started with a first off-phase (11) at the actuation time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Tilman ARMBRUSTER, Stephan BERLITZ, Johannes RESCHKE, Marcel DEBELEC
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Publication number: 20240140306Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for providing a floor mat that uses wireless powering of a floor mat lighting system disposed within the floor mat. Instead of requiring precise alignment of the floor mat with a wireless power transmitter, the floor mat may be positioned in a general area and will tolerate movement of the floor mat that will not interrupt power flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Steve Anderson
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Publication number: 20240140307Abstract: A lighting system may be for a vehicle cup holder installed in a vehicle. The lighting system may include a first inductive member to be positioned adjacent a back side of the vehicle cup holder, and a first controller configured to inductively couple power and command signals through the first inductive member. The lighting system may also include a lighting device to be positioned adjacent a front side of the vehicle cup holder. The lighting device, in turn, may include a second inductive member configured for inductive coupling with the first inductive member, at least one light, and a second controller configured to operate the at least one light based upon power and command signals inductively coupled to the second inductive member from the first inductive member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: Voxx International Corporation, Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: John Adams, Jason Gossiaux, Mangesh Vinayak Soman, Doug Kline, Jonathan Grasso, Steven Young, Nelson Phan
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Publication number: 20240140308Abstract: An accent lighting system for a vehicle is disclosed that includes a light module and a transmitter. The light module includes a first inductive member and a diffuser that extends along a periphery of the light module so as to collect and distribute light generated by the light module. The transmitter includes a second inductive member that is configured for electromagnetic communication with the first inductive member so as to create current in the first inductive member and thereby power the light module.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Steven Young, Nelson Phan
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Publication number: 20240140309Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method for controlling a lighting device for a steering wheel. The system includes the lighting device mounted on the steering wheel and configured to be selectively turned on in order to indicate left/right directions of a vehicle, and a controller configured, upon receiving a request for turning on of the lighting device, to control turn-on operation of the lighting device such that left/right lighting directions of the lighting device are identical to the left/right directions of the vehicle when the angular position of the steering wheel is within a first steering angle range encompassing a steering angle neutral position and such that the left/right lighting directions of the lighting device are opposite the left/right directions of the vehicle when the angular position of the steering wheel is within an inverted steering angle range vertically inverted from the normal steering angle range.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Seok Hoon KO
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Publication number: 20240140310Abstract: A vehicle may include a camera configured to capture surroundings around the vehicle; a receiver; a display device; and a controller configured to display an image that the camera is currently capturing on the display device with reception of a signal transmitted from a vehicle washer by the receiver as a trigger.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaaki SATO, Takeru SHIRASAWA, Teruaki HAIBARA, Kenji HOSHI
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Publication number: 20240140311Abstract: In a video processing section of a vehicle periphery monitoring system, a virtual mirror video is generated in which a virtual vehicle image virtually illustrating a vehicle and a left-right direction display image indicating left-right directions of the vehicle are overlay displayed on a synthesized video that has been synthesized so as to connect videos captured by a rear camera, a first side camera, and a second side camera together and so as to be reversed in a vehicle width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Yuki YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20240140312Abstract: The present invention provides an in-vehicle display device, an in-vehicle display system, and a vehicle. The in-vehicle display device includes a display panel and an optical module. In a top view of the in-vehicle display device, a distance between the optical module and a left edge of the display panel or a distance between the optical module and a right edge of the display panel is from a 2 - L ? tan ? ( ? 2 ) + L ? 2 ? to ? a 2 + L ? tan ? ( ? 2 ) - L ? 2 , a distance between the optical module and an upper edge of the display panel is from 0 to b 2 + L ? tan ? ( ? 2 ) - L '' 2 cos ? ? , and a distance between the optical module and a lower edge of the display panel is from b 2 - L ? tan ? ( ? 2 ) - L '' 2 cos ? ? to b.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2021Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Chengcheng XU, Qiang HE
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Publication number: 20240140313Abstract: A wireless vehicular security camera system for mounting to a vehicle dashboard includes a vehicle having a dashboard and a housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, and a perimeter wall. A plurality of cameras is mounted on the top wall and records a 360° range of view of an exterior and an interior of the vehicle. A mounting member is attached to the bottom wall and secures the housing to the dashboard. A control circuit is electrically coupled to the cameras and is positioned within the housing. A motion sensor is electrically coupled to the control circuit and actuates the cameras when the motion sensor detects movement. A transmitter is electrically coupled to the control circuit and wirelessly communicates with an electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Sean Bellamy
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Publication number: 20240140314Abstract: A method including: displaying, to a user of a first vehicle, image data obtained using a first field of view of a camera of the first vehicle, where the camera collects the image data for objects located outside of the first vehicle; detecting, by at least one processing device of the first vehicle, a second vehicle; determining, by the one processing device, whether the second vehicle is within a predetermined region relative to the first vehicle; and in response to determining that the second vehicle is within the predetermined region, displaying image data obtained using a second field of view of the camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Gil Golov
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Publication number: 20240140315Abstract: A support device and components thereof can include a stepping cover attached a support frame. The support device has a length that is shorter than the length of a side of the vehicle between the front and rear wheel wells to facilitate access to a single vehicle door of a multiple door vehicle, such as a rear passenger door of a four-door vehicle. The support frame of the support device may be configured to be mounted to the underbody of the vehicle, and the stepping cover is configured to provide a stepping surface for the passenger to use the support device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Cord Group, LLCInventors: Robert Crandall, Dany Smith
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Publication number: 20240140316Abstract: A vehicle tailgate assembly includes a tailgate that is pivotally disposed on a bed of a pickup a panel space is integrated into the tailgate. A panel is hingedly disposed in the panel space in the tailgate. The panel is positionable in a closed or an open position. A step is slidably integrated into the panel and the step is positionable in a deployed position to facilitate a user to step on the step for climbing into the bed. A camera is integrated into the tailgate to record images of an area behind the pickup. The camera includes a transmitter which broadcasts a signal to a personal electronic device facilitating the personal electronic device to display the images recorded by the camera to assist with backing the pickup.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Wentworth Ebanks
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Publication number: 20240140317Abstract: A vehicle cargo cavity frame that is adjustable to fit a vehicle cargo cavity. Disclosed is a vehicle cargo cavity frame kit that has a proximal supporting member, a distal supporting member at least two longitudinal supporting members, and a plurality of wheels. The proximal supporting member, distal supporting member, each longitudinal supporting member, and each wheel is configured to interconnect to each other through an adjustment mechanism to transition from a collapsed configuration to an assembled configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Derek Laski
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Publication number: 20240140318Abstract: A center console assembly includes a frame, and upper member and a tray insert. The frame has a first side wall, a second side wall and an upper section attached to the first and second side walls with a cavity defined between the first side wall and the second side wall. The cavity is dimensioned to cover and conceal a battery therein. The upper member is installed to the frame and has an opening that exposes a battery. The upper member is dimensioned and shaped to attach to an upper end of the frame. The tray insert is dimensioned to removably attach to the upper member such that with the tray insert removed from the upper member, a ground connection area of the battery is exposed and with the tray insert installed to the upper member, the battery is concealed by the tray insert.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Perry MCCONNELL, Aaron PAIK, Andrew YOO
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Publication number: 20240140319Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat base and a seat back connected to the seat base. The seat back includes a first side bolster including a first lateral surface and a second side bolster having a second lateral surface. An item restraint system including a selectively deployable restraint element is mounted adjacent to the first lateral surface and a selectively positionable hook is mounted to the second lateral surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: James Theodore Dorris
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Publication number: 20240140320Abstract: A firearm holder features a leg having a non-abrasive coating coupled to a U-shaped bracket, wherein the leg is interposable between the seats of a vehicle and the bracket is configured to receive the stock of a firearm. In some examples, the bracket includes an adjustable arm opposite a fixed arm configured to vary the width of the bracket to accommodate a variety of models and sizes of stocks. The firearm holder may also feature a strap used to secure the firearm within the bracket, a cable lock configured to immobilize the trigger or receiver of the firearm, and a base member configured to stabilize the firearm holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Hunter Larson
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Publication number: 20240140321Abstract: A water intrusion prevention system for a roof top sensor module includes a bolt, a cap nut, gaskets, and a rib. The module is connected to a roof of an autonomous vehicle, and includes a shell defining an interior and a sensor arranged therein. A shaft of the bolt is inserted up through an opening in the roof, up through an opening in the shell, and up through an opening in the rib so that a top portion of the shaft is arranged in the interior. The top portion of the shaft and the cap nut are connected together in the interior, which connects the module to the roof. The cap nut and the gaskets together form a liquid-tight seal that prevents liquid/water in the interior of the shell from passing through the opening in the roof into an interior of the vehicle under the roof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Atsushi MAEDA, Leo NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20240140322Abstract: Roof racks for carrying items for a vehicle are disclosed herein. The roof rack may include a plurality of support members, two elongate members, and a plurality of braces on each elongate member. The elongate members may fit within the rain gutters of a vehicle. Each of the support members may comprise a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion of a support member may be configured to slip fit in a receiver on one of the two elongate members and the second end portion of the support member may be configured to slip fit in a receiver on the other of the two elongate members. Items may be secured to the roof rack with one or more straps.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Michael DeHerrera
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Publication number: 20240140323Abstract: A tire mounted accessory system provides a secure way for mounting accessories to an automobile, using an externally mounted tire as a mounting point. The external spare provides solid mounting surface for attaching tire mounted accessory system without interfering with access to the trunk or rear hatch of the vehicle, and it may be installed and removed without making permanent modifications to the vehicle frame or chassis. A tire mounted accessory system may include a first and second horizontal rail spaced parallel to one another, as well as a first and second vertical rail spaced parallel to one another and perpendicular to the horizontal rails, with each rail having mounting points capable of mounting accessories via a plurality of brackets, which are herein disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Glen Heacock
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Publication number: 20240140324Abstract: A rear mounted vehicle bike rack includes several adjustable features that allow the bike rack to be configured for a desired use, and to enable normal access to the vehicle rear cargo area. The bike rack includes two sets of telescoping arms that may be independently diagonally retracted or extended to adjust the distance at which the rack or a carried bike is positioned from the vehicle hatch door, and the height above the road surface at which the rack or carried bike is positioned. A cargo assembly of the bike rack stays parallel to the road surface during adjustment of the telescoping arms, and includes a folding shelf portion that may be positioned to increase the cargo surface area. A hitch assembly allows a proximal set of telescoping arms to rotate upwards towards the vehicle into a storage position when the bike rack is not in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Daniel L. Gaide, Matthew A. Gaide
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Publication number: 20240140325Abstract: An autonomous vehicle roof top sensor module includes a shell configured to attach to a roof of an autonomous vehicle. The shell defines an interior in which a sensor is arranged. The sensor is for detecting a characteristic of the autonomous vehicle or a characteristic of an environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle. The shell includes two flanges, each of which includes two lifting features arranged thereon. The lifting features provide a connection point in the form of a through hole for attaching a mechanical lift system to the shell for lifting of the shell onto the roof. The module also includes two appliques that are attach to the roof and cover the lifting features, the flanges, and two portions of the roof not covered by the shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Atsushi MAEDA, Leo NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20240140326Abstract: An autonomous vehicle roof top sensor module includes a shell attached to a roof of an autonomous vehicle. The shell includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and a front panel, which are connected together to define an interior, in which an internal sensor bracket is arranged to support a front middle portion of the top panel and provides a structure for mounting a sensor. The sensor is mounted on the sensor bracket and detects a characteristic of the autonomous vehicle or a characteristic of an environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle. The sensor bracket connects the front middle portion of the top panel to the bottom panel, and thus inhibits sagging of the top panel, and also provides a structure for mounting sensors in the shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Atsushi MAEDA, Leo NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20240140327Abstract: A moving display device disposed in a vehicle includes a display configured to be moveable in a forward or backward direction according to a driving mode of a vehicle, and a moving device mounted on a rear of the display and being configured to move a position of the display and to tilt the display, wherein the moving device includes rails, actuators, and gear modules for forward or backward movement of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung Joon AHN, Shin Jik LEE, Tae Hun KIM, Hyun Jun AN, Kyung Hoon KIM, Ji Soo SHIN
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Publication number: 20240140328Abstract: A console device for vehicle is disclosed. The console device for vehicle according to an embodiment includes: a main body provided to one side of a seat; an accommodating groove depressed from the main body in an up-down direction, wherein an upper portion of the accommodating groove opens; and a convenient module configured to be liftable from the accommodating groove, wherein the convenient module includes: a partition configured to partition a space where the seat is positioned; at least one table connected to a front end of the partition; a display provided on a rear surface of the table; and a hinge connection portion rotatably supporting the table and the display with respect to the partition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Nakwon SUNG
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Publication number: 20240140329Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a digital projection unit for projecting graphical or typographical information onto a projection surface. The digital projection unit is connected to a monitoring circuit to project the graphical or typographical information, evaluate an image recording of the graphical or typographical information, and change the projection of the graphical or typographical information on the projection based on the evaluated image recording. The digital projection unit is configured to readjust the position and/or size and/or distortion of the graphical or typographical information if the evaluation of the image recording results in the projection of the graphical or typographical information on the projection surface changing with respect to at least one of the representation criteria—position and/or size and/or distortion—compared with target values.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Alexander BUCK, Alexander STUCKERT, Rene UEBLER
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Publication number: 20240140330Abstract: A method for securing a piece of equipment to a mobile system including a side rail and a body disposed over the side rail, the method including disposing a pair of rails underneath and supported by the body atop the pair of rails and securing the equipment to the pair of rails with a securing mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Robert P. Denome
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Publication number: 20240140331Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes detecting multiple reference markers on a vehicle and multiple reference markers on a sensor array attached to the vehicle. The method includes determining a pose of the vehicle and a pose of the sensor array based on the detected reference markers on the vehicle and sensor array and a model of the vehicle and sensor array that includes expected locations of the detected reference markers on the vehicle and sensor array. The method includes computing an observed relative orientation between the sensor array and the vehicle based on a comparison of the determined pose of the sensor array and vehicle. The method includes determining a calibration factor for a sensor of the sensor array based on a comparison of the observed relative orientation between the sensor array and the vehicle to an expected relative orientation between the sensor array and the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Forrest Samuel Briggs
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Publication number: 20240140332Abstract: A wiring member-equipped adherend includes: a wiring member including a sheet and a wire-like transmission member fixed to the sheet; an adherend provided in a position where the wiring member is disposed in a vehicle and fixed to the sheet via a first fixing member; and a cover covering the wire-like transmission member from a side opposite to the sheet. The cover is fixed to the adherend via a second fixing member on at least one side of the wiring member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Daichi FUKUSHIMA
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Publication number: 20240140333Abstract: A protector (3) includes a protector main body (9) through which an electric wire (2) is passed. The protector main body (9) is at least partially disposed in a space (12) between a first article (10) and a second article (12) that face each other. The protector (3) includes a fixing part (21) that is configured to fix the protector main body (9) to the first article (10). The protector (3) includes a suppression part (27) that suppresses inclination of the protector main body (9) with the fixing part (21) serving as a base point.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventor: Koichi YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20240140334Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle communication device including a plurality of communication modules disposed at a plurality of areas of a vehicle, the plurality of communication modules being configured to receive signals from a plurality of sensor devices mounted to the vehicle, and a signal processing device disposed between the areas of the vehicle, wherein each communication module includes a first connector configured to receive signals from some of the plurality of sensor devices at a first communication speed, a second connector configured to communicate with the signal processing device at a second communication speed, and an Ethernet switch configured to perform switching. Accordingly, wiring harnesses between the plurality of sensor devices and the signal processing device may be simply implemented.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Sehwan PARK, Namyong PARK, Jungbae KIM, Gyujin KIM, Jingu PARK