Patents Issued in October 24, 2024
  • Publication number: 20240351485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear drive (1) comprising at least one rail (10) which is oriented along a longitudinal axis (L) and has at least one slotted link (20) which forms a tooth profile (21) and comprises two profile surfaces (25, 26) facing one another, at least one slider (30) which is movable transversely to the longitudinal axis (L) and engages the at least one slotted link (20), and a drive shaft (50), wherein the at least one slider (30) is coupled to the drive shaft (50) in such a way that the respective slider (30) performs at least one cyclical movement in the course of one revolution of the drive shaft (50) and can thereby alternately push itself off the profile surfaces (25, 26) facing one another in the at least one slotted link (20) to generate propulsion in a direction of the longitudinal axis (L).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Wassem MREWED, Marco WERSCHLER, Kenny NIETZEL, Marcel MITTELBACH
  • Publication number: 20240351486
    Abstract: A long rail assembly for repositioning a vehicle seat in a vehicle includes a fixed long rail and a rail drive assembly configured to be repositionable along the fixed long rail. The rail drive assembly includes an upper channel and a flexible stability roller assembly. The flexible stability roller assembly has first and second stability rollers rotationally coupled to respective first and second wing portions of a flexible wing bracket. The flexible wing bracket has a generally W-shaped cross-section in profile with the first and second wing portions extending at a first angle from adjacent first and second side portions, respectively, and the first and second side portions extending at a second angle from a center portion. The center portion of the flexible wing bracket is fixedly coupled to the upper channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Kai Zhao, Louis Vetere, II, Avery Folk, Kristof M. Kurzeja
  • Publication number: 20240351487
    Abstract: In a seat-rotating device that enables a seat to be rotated on a base member, a rattle-suppressing member operating in association with a lock member, which switches between the locked state in which rotation of an annular rotating member supporting a seat frame is prevented and release of the locked state, is in close contact with both a support member and the annular rotating member when the lock member is at the locked position, and a gap is created between the support member and the annular rotating member when the lock member attains the lock release position. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the seat from rattling when it is in a stationary state and to facilitate rotation by releasing the rattle-preventing state when the seat is rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Haruki MOCHIZUKI, Takeshi AKUTSU, Takuji KANEDA
  • Publication number: 20240351488
    Abstract: A safety seat with an alert function includes a seat body, a seat belt, and a buckle assembly. The buckle assembly is installed on the seat body in a seesaw structure. The alert system includes a control module, and a position sensor and a buckle sensor which are electrically connected to the control module. The position sensor is on the buckle assembly. The buckle sensor is in a buckle component of the buckle assembly. When the control module determines that the position sensor is triggered and the seat belt is not buckled to the buckle component, the control module sends an alert signal to remind parents or drivers to engage the buckle component in time to ensure the safety of a child on the safety seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: Manqun CHENG
  • Publication number: 20240351489
    Abstract: A child restraint base adapted to a child restraint carrier is disclosed herein. The child restraint base includes a base body including a first pocket and a second pocket. The first pocket and the second pocket are disposed on front lateral sides of the base body. An anchor belt is included that comprises a first anchor attached to a first end of the anchor belt, and a second anchor attached to a second end of the anchor belt. The first pocket is configured to receive at least a portion of the first anchor, and the second pocket is configured to receive at least a portion of the second anchor. A panel is pivotable between an opened position and a closed position, and the panel pivots to the closed position to tension the anchor belt to remove slack from the anchor belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Robert S. Anderson, James M.F. Hutchinson, Clyde S. Harmes, V
  • Publication number: 20240351490
    Abstract: A height adjustment mechanism for a headrest includes: a locking member configured to be locked with a height adjustment gear, the locking member having a first locking position and a first unlocking position, and the locking member being capable of switching between the first locking position and the first unlocking position; an operating member having an initial position, a first operating position and a second operating position; a safety lock structure configured to lock the locking member in the first locking position, the safety lock structure being movably connected on the operating member; and a driving member, one side of the driving member being slidably connected to the operating member, the other side of the driving member abutting against the locking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: BAMBINO PREZIOSO SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventor: Xiaolong MO
  • Publication number: 20240351491
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a body structure defining an interior cabin and a multi-position seat that is attached to the body structure and includes a seat cushion and a seatback, and a coupling between the seat cushion and the seatback that positions the seatback between an upright position and a maximum reclined position. Left and right halo members are fixedly attached to the body structure, the left halo member having a first restraining surface above, rearward from, and adjacent to a left shoulder of an occupant of the seat when the seatback is positioned in the maximum reclined position, and the right halo member having a second restraining surface above, rearward from, and adjacent to a right shoulder of the occupant when the seatback is positioned in the maximum reclined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Davis Jacobs, Eric Magnus Bach, Peter Dore Rawlinson
  • Publication number: 20240351492
    Abstract: A panel for a seat may have a retention portion with a recessed seat cover groove. The groove may have at least one tooth adapted to selectively retain a seat cover in the groove. The panel may also have a plurality of recessed air flow channels. The panel may also have a rear bolster. The rear bolster may have a leading wall, a connecting wall and a trailing wall. The leading wall may have a first clamp portion and the trailing wall may have a second clamp portion. The clamp portions may be adapted to selectively receive a frame connection member. A seat having a seat base panel and a seat back panel may have seat cover grooves and air flow channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: John J. GOMEZ, Joseph GASKO, Reinier SOLIVEN, Xin Wei Jolene NG, Raza BASHIR
  • Publication number: 20240351493
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a movable headrest module, a seat, a vehicle and a method of disassembling and assembling a seat. The movable headrest module comprises a first part and a second part, and the second part is able to move relative to the first part, and the second part comprises a moving component supported by the first part and a headrest component connected to the moving component, and the moving component is able to be driven by a driving part to move relative to the first part, and to drive the headrest component to move relative to the first part. The first part has at least a first connecting interface and a second connecting interface, and the first connecting interface and the first part support the moving component through the first connecting interface, and the second connecting interface provides a mounting interface to mount the movable headrest module to a seat frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: FAURECIA (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heng ZI, Xiaochun DENG, Xuanyang HAN, Xiaoliang XU
  • Publication number: 20240351494
    Abstract: A headrest structure, comprising a headrest driving seat (400) fixed to a seat backrest, a lead screw motor (410), a gear mechanism (330), transmission racks (320) and a headrest part (10). The headrest structure further comprises a headrest rear cover plate (200) disposed on a rear side of the headrest part (10), wherein the headrest rear cover plate (200) is provided thereon with rear cover racks (220). The gear mechanism (330) is engaged between the rear cover racks (220) and the transmission racks (320). The lead screw motor (410) drives the gear mechanism (330) to move according to the principle of a lead screw transmission mechanism, thereby driving the headrest part (10) to move relative to the headrest driving seat (400).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinze ZHANG, Yineng SHEN, Xiaocui ZHANG, Kunjia GAN
  • Publication number: 20240351495
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a body structure defining an interior cabin and a multi-position seat that is attached to the body structure and includes a seat cushion and a seatback, and a coupling between the seat cushion and the seatback that positions the seatback between an upright position and a maximum reclined position. Left and right halo members are fixedly attached to the body structure, the left halo member having a first restraining surface above, rearward from, and adjacent to a left shoulder of an occupant of the seat when the seatback is positioned in the maximum reclined position, and the right halo member having a second restraining surface above, rearward from, and adjacent to a right shoulder of the occupant when the seatback is positioned in the maximum reclined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Davis Jacobs, Eric Magnus Bach, Peter Dore Rawlinson
  • Publication number: 20240351496
    Abstract: A car auxiliary headrest is applied to an integrated car seat with a hole, the car auxiliary headrest includes a headrest structure located on a head of a backrest of a car seat, a connecting component passing through the car seat, and a limiting component located on a back of the backrest of the car seat. The connecting component passes through the hole of the car seat to connect the headrest structure and the limiting component together. The connecting component and the limiting component matched with the hole of the car seat are attached to the hole. The car auxiliary headrest fully fits with the hole of the car seat, meets fixation demands of a headrest, solves a problem that an auxiliary headrest has a poor stability caused by clamping at two ends, and provides better driving experiences for drivers and passengers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: ZHIPING ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20240351497
    Abstract: A seat assembly, comprising: a seat base; a seat portion movably coupled to the seat base; and a seat portion adjuster coupled to the seat base and the seat portion, the seat portion adjuster including: a bracket connected to the seat base; a motor operably coupled to the bracket; and a linkage coupled to the seat portion, the bracket, and the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Klais, Adarsha B. Madhu, Chiranjeevi Chalavadi, Stephen Redwood
  • Publication number: 20240351498
    Abstract: A vehicle including a cabin interior, a pillar support structure at least partially exposed to the cabin interior, and a deployable table operatively coupled to the pillar support structure. The deployable table is movable between a stowed position pivoted against the pillar support structure and a deployed position pivoted vehicle inward within the cabin interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Sangram Tamhankar, Kevin Wayne Preuss
  • Publication number: 20240351499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cup holder for an automobile, which is installed in the interior of a vehicle for holding a beverage cup or a beverage can, and includes a capturing part accommodated in a case (10) through a front cover (13) of a cup holder or advancing forward, and a support plate (31) connected to the capturing part (21) via a first link plate (51) and a second link plate (54), wherein in a use state that the capturing part (21) advances forward from the case (10), when a user puts a beverage cup on the support plate (31) in an exposed state or moves the support plate (31) slightly downward, the support plate (31) quickly moves downward and then maintains the moved state, and on the contrary, when the user rotates the support plate (31) and the capturing part (21) on the plane to store the support plate (31) and the capturing part (21) into the case (10) or moves the support plate (31) slightly upward, the support plate (31) quickly moves upward and is folded to be easily stored in the ca
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: HYUNDAI IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Soo KIM, Woo Jung JANG
  • Publication number: 20240351500
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system for winching cargo into a vehicle and includes a winch, at least one load attachment device, and at least one seat belt attachment device. The seat belt attachment device anchors the remaining components (preferably the winch) to seat belt buckles already within the vehicle. The load attachment device connects to the cargo to be loaded on one end and the winch on the other end, via a tether. The winch is then operated to draw in the tether, which in turn draws the cargo toward the winch and into the vehicle. Because the seat belt attachment device provides a strong but reversible attachment to the vehicle, the present invention is easy to temporarily install on a vehicle, move between vehicles, and easy to use on stock vehicles without requiring customization of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Katie Hill, Matthew Lensch
  • Publication number: 20240351501
    Abstract: An animal support has a load bearing frame has with a first upright support, a second upright support, and a top end that secures the first upright support in spaced relation to the second upright support. The load bearing frame is stabilized in an upright orientation by a lateral support having a first lateral member, a second lateral member, and a connector. The connector is configured to attach to an anchor, the first lateral member connects the anchor to the first upright support; and the second lateral member connects the anchor to the first upright support. A load attachment is supported at the top end of the load bearing frame that suspends an animal relative to the ground surface and within an animal receiving area below the top end of the load bearing frame and between the first and second upright supports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: Joseph James Richard Arnault
  • Publication number: 20240351502
    Abstract: An autonomous transport vehicle includes a vehicle body that includes a traveling wheel, is configured to enter a lower side of a transported object, and is configured to travel while towing the transported object, and a weight acting portion configured to cause, in a case where a total weight of the transported object is larger than a predetermined weight, a partial weight of the total weight equal to or less than the predetermined weight to act on the vehicle body from the transported object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shohei SHIRAKI
  • Publication number: 20240351503
    Abstract: A trailer for transporting a granular material that includes a front section configured to couple to a truck. The trailer further includes a storage section configured to hold the granular material and a back section that includes a connector system. The connector system includes a reinforced component coupled to a chassis of the trailer, where the reinforced component increases the rigidity of the chassis. The reinforced component includes a steel plate and a box structure that includes rearward metal beams coupled to the chassis and extending in a rearward direction and a metal beam coupled between the rearward metal beams and coupled to the steel plate to extend a tow hook from the chassis. The connector system also includes a tow hook coupled to the reinforced component, where the first tow hook is configured to couple to a second trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Alexander de la Mora, Johan Blatz Krahn, German Gomez Ortega
  • Publication number: 20240351504
    Abstract: A lift frame assembly (14) for a working equipment arranged to load and unload a load carrying object to/from a vehicle, the lift frame assembly (14) comprises a lift frame (16) arranged to connect the working equipment to the load carrying object during loading and unloading to/from the vehicle, a set of connectors mounted to the lift frame (16) that is further arranged to lock the lift frame (16) to corresponding connecting portions of the load carrying object during loading and unloading to/from the vehicle (4). Each of at least two of the set of connectors (20, 24) comprises a connecting structure (51) arranged to pivot around a pivot axis (57) between a closed position wherein the lift frame (16) is arranged to be locked to the load carrying object (8) and a retracted position range wherein the lift frame (16) is not locked to the load carrying object (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Hiab AB
    Inventors: Ville VÄHÄ-PIIKKIÖ, Mikko NYSTRÖM
  • Publication number: 20240351505
    Abstract: Loading, shifting, and staging objects in automated or semi-automated fashion including systems, methods, and apparatuses for the same. The embodiments hereof enable automated and/or semi-automated loading, shifting, organizing, staging, and accessing of objects in different environments, e.g., those associated with a logistics network operation. For example, one such environment is a vehicle. In one aspect, a loading mechanism is used to load objects into a storage space of the vehicle. In another aspect, a shifting mechanism is used to shift objects in a storage space of the vehicle. In another aspect, a door assembly allows for automated opening and closing of a door into a storage space of a vehicle. In addition, methods of manufacturing and using the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Julio GIL, Mallory FREEMAN
  • Publication number: 20240351506
    Abstract: A modular shopping structure is disclosed. The modular shopping structure may include a compartment configured to store a plurality of items, and a plurality of wheels disposed at a compartment bottom portion. The modular shopping structure may further include a compartment docking unit configured to move the compartment between a compartment elevated position and a compartment docking position. The modular shopping structure may further include a sensor and a processor. The sensor may be configured to detect a user purchase action associated with an item, when the compartment is in the compartment docking position. The processor may obtain information associated with the item when the sensor detects the user purchase action, determine a cost associated with the item based on the information, and transmit a command signal to a third party payment module to deduct the cost from an account associated with a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Trismegistus LLC
    Inventor: Hermes Jeshua Ventura
  • Publication number: 20240351507
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods include a wheel chock for an over-the-wheel tie down system, including a body having an angled portion, a base portion, a first tab, and a second tab. The angled portion is configured to contact a tire when the wheel chock is in use. The base portion extends longitudinally from the angled portion whereby the body is configured to be mounted to a mounting surface. The first tab and the second tab extend from the angled portion and are laterally spaced apart from one another. The wheel chock further includes a rod extending laterally between and to the first tab and the second tab whereby a tie-down strap engages the wheel chock. The body can be formed as a single, monolithic piece. In various embodiments, a support post extends between the angled portion and the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: Darwin Rankin
  • Publication number: 20240351508
    Abstract: An adjustable roller bunk apparatus and system for use with different size watercraft trailers. The roller bunk system can adjust to fit on all size trailers, can also adjust positioning to receive different angled hulls of watercrafts and prevents torque on the roller bunk system generally caused as a result of a force applied by weight of a watercraft on rollers attached to a roller bunk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: EUROBOOST, INC.
    Inventor: Zoltan Komaromi
  • Publication number: 20240351509
    Abstract: A slip grab ratchet binder with a primary hook having an enlarged diameter portion at a tip. A grab hook has an eyelet for sliding over the primary hook from a proximal end to the tip where it is obstructed from sliding off the primary hook. The grab hook and primary hook work in combination in a ratchet binder device to provide a slip grab ratchet binder for attaching to various hook points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: William P. Wells, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240351510
    Abstract: A latch-extension assembly having an extension bar, with a latch assembly on one end, a latch-pin assembly on the other end, and a support assembly attached to the extension bar near the latch end. The extension bar length may be fixed or adjustable. The support assembly may have a socket permanently attached to the extension bar which may removably receive a support pillar, with attachment feature. The pillar may have a base with an attachment feature such as a clamp adapted to mount the support pillar on a vehicle lift frame or rail. A latch-extension system may have two latch-extension assemblies, which may be left and right mirror images, and may be joined by a bracing rod fastened to the support pillars, and by a pivot extension rod that enables both latches to be operated by a single latch handle on either side of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: BERNHARD LOEWEN NEUFELD, JACOB LOEWEN NEUFELD, Carlos Ledezma Arevalo
  • Publication number: 20240351511
    Abstract: A reference axis adjustment method and a reference axis adjustment controller thereof are disclosed. The reference axis adjustment method for the reference axis adjustment controller includes obtaining an inclination angle of a slope with respect to a relative horizontal plane, and instructing to adjust a reference axis of an apparatus according to the inclination angle of the slope before the apparatus enters the slope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Compertum Microsystems Inc.
    Inventor: Francis Piu MAN
  • Publication number: 20240351512
    Abstract: A support for a component in the front or in the rear of a motor vehicle, in particular for a lighting device or for a sensor unit, or for a module within a lighting device of a motor vehicle, in particular for a light module. The support includes a support body, at least one receiving section for receiving the component or the module at the support, and at least one connecting section for connecting the support to the front or to the rear of the motor vehicle or for connecting the support to the lighting device. The support body includes at least one plastic part and at least one metallic part that is connected to the plastic part. The plastic part has, at least in part, a material component made of a sustainable plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Sven KINKEL, Michael LAKENBRINK, Juergen SCHARTE, Thomas WIESE
  • Publication number: 20240351513
    Abstract: A control system controls a system including an autonomously movable mobile robot configured to transport a transport object. The mobile robot includes at least one light-emitting unit. The control system is configured to change a light emission pattern of the light-emitting unit according to transport object information indicating whether the mobile robot is transporting the transport object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takumi SAKAMOTO, Shiro ODA, Takeshi MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20240351514
    Abstract: A lighting system including an exoskeleton, a plurality of light modules coupled to the exoskeleton, a first corner light module, configured to couple to the exoskeleton, and a second corner light module configured to couple to the exoskeleton, wherein when the first corner light module and the second corner light module are coupled to the exoskeleton, an opening is formed. Further, a light system including a light bar comprising at least one light module, wherein the lighting system is configured to emit a flash pattern with two or more lighting elements on each of the at least one light module, and operate a command mode, wherein the command mode comprises emitting steady green light from the at least one light module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: HiViz Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel T. Massa
  • Publication number: 20240351515
    Abstract: A lightbar configured to couple with an emergency vehicle, the lightbar includes one or more warning lights configured to emit an emergency flash pattern, and an indicator light configured to display one or more status indicators of the emergency vehicle. Further, A system configured to display a one or more status indicators of an emergency vehicle, including the lightbar described herein, a plurality of sensors, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive a plurality of signals from the plurality of sensors, and direct the indicator light of the light bar to display the one or more status indicators of an emergency vehicle based on the plurality of signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: HiViz Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel T. Massa, Whitaker McRae
  • Publication number: 20240351516
    Abstract: Trim element, in particular for a vehicle interior, with a multi-layer structure having a visible side and a carrier side, wherein the trim element comprises the following layers: a first cover layer, optionally a second cover layer which is arranged on the carrier side of the first cover layer and is light-transmissive, a first decorative layer which is arranged on the carrier side of the first cover layer and the second cover layer and is light-transmissive at least in part, an intermediate layer which is arranged on the carrier side of the first decorative layer and is light-transmissive, a second decorative layer which is arranged on the carrier side of the first intermediate layer, and optionally a carrier layer which is arranged on the carrier side of the second decorative layer. The trim element is characterized in that the first cover layer is reflective at least in part and light-transmissive at least in part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Frank HUHNERBEIN, Konstantin SCHMIDT, Stefan BROMMER
  • Publication number: 20240351517
    Abstract: A circuit for disabling an electric device stuck in an active state. The circuit includes a first input for receiving a first actuation signal from an external device and a second input for receiving a second actuation signal from a microcontroller. An output path is connected to the first input and the second input and transmits the first actuation signal and the second actuation signal to the electric device. A grounding path transmits the first actuation signal and the second actuation signal to ground. A first transistor is disposed on the grounding path and is configured to be activated by a first voltage potential. A first latching circuit is coupled to the battery and is configured to receive the pulsed signal from the microcontroller and ground the first actuation signal and the second actuation signal along the grounding path so as to disable the electric device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Willard, Vibhor Singh
  • Publication number: 20240351518
    Abstract: A motor vehicle comprising a body defining a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, an axle with a motor and/or at least one movable component, transduction means configured to detect one or more quantities associated with an operation of the motor or of the movable component and to generate a first signal related to said quantities, and sound emitting means configured to emit sound as a function of the first signal is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Antonio PALERMO, Maddalena CIRILLO, Marco BALLATORE, Vincenzo MAUCERI, Lorenzo VEZZINI
  • Publication number: 20240351519
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a vehicle of a remote transportation system. A vehicle includes a non-transitory computer readable media and one or more processors configured by programming instructions on the non-transitory computer readable media to: coordinate a platooning operation between the first vehicle and a second vehicle; monitor an environment of the first vehicle and the second vehicle while platooning; in response to the monitoring, determine a threat level vassociated with a cut-in operation of at least one object within the environment; and selectively activate at least one visual or audio cue based on the threat level to avoid the cut-in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Joseph K. Moore, Balbir Singh Sangha, Mansoor Alghooneh, Terry W. Ostan, Anthony J. Corsetti
  • Publication number: 20240351520
    Abstract: An in-vehicle apparatus according to the present disclosure is an in-vehicle apparatus that is mounted in a vehicle and connected to another in-vehicle apparatus to be capable of communicating with the other in-vehicle apparatus via an in-vehicle network, the in-vehicle apparatus including: a control unit that controls communication with the other in-vehicle apparatus. When the control unit causes the in-vehicle apparatus to transition from a normal state to a sleep state, the control unit generates a notification message that is defined by AUTOSAR by including, in the notification message, a deactivation flag for causing the other in-vehicle apparatus to deactivate disconnection detection, and outputs the generated notification message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro OTSU, Takeshi HAGIHARA, Hirofumi URAYAMA, Hideki MAEDA, Darmawan GO, Yoshitaka KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240351521
    Abstract: A driver monitoring device includes a processor configured to calculate a degree of complexity of a situation around a vehicle based on at least one image generated by a camera mounted on the vehicle and representing the situation, set an alert condition for urging a driver of the vehicle to pay attention so that the alert condition is relaxed as the degree of complexity increases, detect a behavior of the driver, and notify the driver of an alert for paying attention via a notification device when the behavior of the driver satisfies the alert condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiromi Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20240351522
    Abstract: An electrochromic mirror reflective element sub-assembly for a vehicular rearview mirror assembly includes a front substrate having first and second surfaces with a transparent electrically conductive coating at the second surface, and a rear substrate having third and fourth surfaces, with an electrically conductive coating disposed at the third surface. A perimeter sealing element is disposed between the second and third surfaces and bounding an interpane cavity between the front and rear substrates. The perimeter sealing element includes an adhesive strip adhered to respective perimeter regions of the second and third surfaces. The perimeter sealing element includes a first electrically conductive trace for electrically connecting to the transparent electrically conductive coating and a second electrically conductive trace for electrically connecting to the electrically conductive coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Michael J. Baur, Rex E. Blakeman
  • Publication number: 20240351523
    Abstract: A vehicle image recognition module includes an appearance member, an assembly member, an image capturing unit, and a color change assembly. The assembly member is disposed on an inside of the appearance member. The image capturing unit is disposed on the assembly member, and the appearance member is located on a front side of the image capturing unit. The color change assembly is disposed on the front side of the image capturing unit. The color change assembly is adapted to be switched between transparence and a opaque color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Wen Chang, Yen-Ting Liu, Chih-Liang Liao
  • Publication number: 20240351524
    Abstract: In a vehicle visual recognition apparatus, an image capturing unit includes a rear camera that outputs a first captured image obtained by capturing an image of the rear of a vehicle, and a side camera that outputs a second captured image obtained by capturing an image of the rear side of the vehicle from the side of a vehicle body such that a part of an image capturing region of the side camera overlaps an image capturing region of a first image capturing means. An image boundary is set in an overlapping region between the first captured image and the second captured image, a first display image is extracted from the first captured image, and a second display image is extracted from the second captured image. An image of a following vehicle of the vehicle, which is included in the first captured image, is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Toshinari NAKAI, Keigo TADA
  • Publication number: 20240351525
    Abstract: A display device includes a housing, an electro-optic layer, a display to display at least a portion of a rearward image, and an actuator to switch the electro-optic layer between first and second postures. In the first posture, the display displays the portion of the rearward image. In the second posture, the reflectivity of the incident light varies between at least first and second values based on at least one of a first illuminance or a second illuminance, and the second value is larger than the first value. In the first posture, the reflectivity of the incident light is equal to or more than the second value. The first illuminance indicates brightness around a vehicle and is detected by a sensor. The second illuminance indicates intensity of light emitted on a front surface of the display device and is detected by another sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akinori OZEKI, Osamu TAKEYASU, Ryuko ARISAWA, Takayuki HIRANO
  • Publication number: 20240351526
    Abstract: A storage bin for a vehicle includes a bin portion including storage volume defined by a plurality of walls including a base wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall, and a base member arranged in the storage volume. The base member is selectively height adjustable relative to the base wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Vijaiya Shankar Ramakrishnan, Muragesh Tubaki
  • Publication number: 20240351527
    Abstract: A system including a rack assembly and/or a cargo container assembly for a vehicle. The rack assembly has first and second side supports configured to be attached to opposite lateral sides of the vehicle. The side supports each define a channel that receives an end of one of a plurality of load bars that extend between the first and second side supports. A clamp is associated with each end of each of the plurality of load bars. A cargo container assembly has a container that defines an interior cargo space. The container includes a wall that defines an aperture. A mount is configured to be attached to the vehicle separately from the container. A coupling is configured to allow the container to be secured to the mount. The coupling includes a first portion located on the mount and a second portion located on the container. A portion of the coupling extends through or passes through the aperture when the container is secured to the mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: Bernhard Leitner
  • Publication number: 20240351528
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes a roof panel with a first roof mount with a first extension sized to be received in a first roof recess and a second roof mount with a second extension sized to be received in a second roof recess. The first roof mount includes a first mount recess having a first fastener passage receiving a first fastener. The first fastener couples the first roof mount to the roof panel at the first roof recess. The first roof mount includes a first receiver channel. The second roof mount may be similarly formed with a second fastener in a second receiver channel. The second roof mount includes a second receiver channel. The assembly includes a first roof rail that may include a first rail channel at least partially disposed in the first receiver channel and the second receiver channel. The rails are attached to the mounts with fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Mychale HINNERS, Jared ALBERS, Cole PETERSON, Boris RUBANOVICH, Tim BUSSE, Beree James COX, Saravanan DHANUSHKODI, Brian SEIDEL, Brijesh PANDYA, Bradley REINAGLE
  • Publication number: 20240351529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a load carrier, in particular a load carrier for bicycles and/or luggage, for attachment to the rear side of vehicle, with a basic structure having a basic frame and a coupling device for attachment to a vehicle arranged at a front end of the basic frame, and a sliding frame for receiving a load, in particular for receiving bicycles or a luggage box, wherein the sliding frame is translationally moveable relative to the basic frame between a retracted front position and an extended rear position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Carman Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xianwei Li
  • Publication number: 20240351530
    Abstract: A logistics beam for a cargo trailer can include latches that are in the ends of the beam and that engage slots in the side of the cargo trailer. In examples, the latches are simultaneously retractable using the same actuator mechanism. In other words, by operating a single actuator mechanism, both latches at the two terminal ends of the logistics beam can be retracted to disengage from the slots and permit a height of the logistics beam to be adjusted (e.g., moved to a different set of slots).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Kajdos, Jason Lueck
  • Publication number: 20240351531
    Abstract: An interior component for a vehicle including a speaker cover that includes a carrier with a plurality of openings for the sound transmission through the carrier, and a sound permeable cladding that is disposed on a sound exit side of the carrier. The carrier is formed at least in sections as a light conductor in order to guide light introduced into the carrier to the openings and/or to the cladding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
    Inventors: Christian SCHLEMMER, Bernhard BAYERSDORFER
  • Publication number: 20240351532
    Abstract: A molded ceiling material for vehicles having a substrate layer containing a porous core layer, a surface member and a ventilation control mechanism to control the ventilation volume that is vented from a cabin side of the surface member to the substrate layer. Sound generated in the vehicle cabin is absorbed by the substrate layer through the ventilation control mechanism. That is, the molded ceiling material is equipped with sound-absorption performance for sound from the cabin side of the vehicle. If the sound-absorption rate is increased, the ventilation volume to the substrate layer is increased. If the sound-absorption rate is decreased, the ventilation volume to the substrate layer is reduced. The sound-absorption rate of the molded ceiling material can be controlled regardless of the thickness of the substrate layer. Consequently, the molded ceiling materials for vehicles can be provided with sound-absorption performance corresponding to the sound-absorption characteristics of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Shinobu FUSHIKI, Hideki NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20240351533
    Abstract: An electric wire holder is configured to be attached to the end portion of a tubular-shaped connector housing through which a plurality of electric wires are inserted to support the plurality of electric wires and includes a first insertion portion in a C shape including two member including a plurality of tubular-shaped electric wire insertion portions through which the plurality of electric wires is inserted and capable of sandwiching the plurality of electric wires, each of the plurality of electric wire insertion portions being provided only on a member of the two members, a second insertion portion in a C shape provided on the other member of the two members, and a lock portion configured to combine the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion, wherein the lock portion includes a lock piece protruding from one of the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion to another thereof and a lock receiving-portion provided on the other of the first insertion portion and the second i
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kouki IWAKURA, Toshikazu YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20240351534
    Abstract: As first aspect provides, in an electronic control circuit, a method of controlling an electromotor of an actuator for controlling a position of an actuatable object of a vehicle. The method comprises receiving an instruction to hold position of the actuatable object, obtaining an initial hold voltage pattern for the electromotor and applying the initial hold voltage pattern to the electromotor. The method further comprises determining movement data on movement of the actuatable object, determining an adjusted hold voltage pattern based on the movement data and applying the adjusted hold voltage pattern to the electromotor. By applying a particular voltage to the electromotor—stator, rotor or both, depending on the type—, a magnetic force between rotor and stator may be created to counteract any external force. The voltage applied for holding the stator is determined on detection of any movement of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Jinku HU, Hendrik Jan MEIJDAM