Having Specific Motor-to-body-frame Relationship Patents (Class 180/291)
- With member or mechanism for controlling gearing or clutch, and means for minimizing transfer of movement, caused by operation of motor, to member or mechanism (Class 180/293)
- With means enabling repositioning of motor and gearing or clutch (Class 180/294)
- With wheeled auxiliary frame, resiliently joined to body frame, for supporting motor and gearing or clutch (Class 180/295)
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Patent number: 12246660Abstract: The grommet also includes an annular opposing portion that opposes a portion of the vehicle body panel surrounding the insertion hole, and is sandwiched between the vehicle body panel and a bracket fixed to the vehicle body panel. Furthermore, the grommet includes a coupling portion that couples the insertion portion and the opposing portion so as to close a gap between the insertion portion and the opposing portion. The opposing portion includes an annular sealing portion to be in intimate contact with the vehicle body panel. The coupling portion includes a plurality of pleat portions that extend along a circumferential direction of the opposing portion, and are adjacently arranged in a radial direction of the opposing portion, when viewed from an axial direction of the opposing portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Taiki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 12233705Abstract: A hybrid all-terrain vehicle includes an engine and a motor, the engine being configured to drive the motor or output power, the motor being configured to generate electric energy or output power; the motor defining a motor cooling channel; a motor radiator including a motor radiator liquid inlet and a motor radiator liquid outlet, the motor radiator liquid inlet, the motor cooling channel, and the motor radiator liquid outlet being communicated to form a motor cooling system; and a water pump connected in the motor cooling system, a height of the water pump from the ground being less than or equal to heights of two ends of the motor cooling channel from the ground; and/or the height of the water pump from the ground being less than or equal to heights of the motor radiator liquid inlet and the motor radiator liquid outlet from the ground.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: SEGWAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Mingtang Chen, Mingyong Wang
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Patent number: 12084994Abstract: There is provided a variable valve timing system for an engine in which a cam chain chamber is formed in a cylinder and a cylinder head, the variable valve timing system including: a variable valve device configured to change an opening and closing timing of a valve; an oil control valve configured to control a hydraulic pressure with respect to the variable valve device. The oil control valve is disposed on an outer surface of the cylinder, which is an outer wall of the cam chain chamber. An oil path enters the outer wall of the cam chain chamber from the oil control valve, and after extending toward a side of the cylinder head from a side of the cylinder, the oil path extends toward the variable valve device through an inner wall of the cam chain chamber through an oil pipe.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Yasuto Takashiba
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Patent number: 12071015Abstract: A bracket for mounting on the engine of a lift truck, the bracket having a plate to be bolted to the side of the block with bolts through holes in the plate configured to be aligned with threaded holes on the side of the engine block, at least one extension from the plate to a foot with an aperture, the aperture being arranged to receive the bolt associated with an elastomeric motor mount, the foot having an extension forwardly of the engine block, the foot extension having surfaces, supported by said at least one extension, in a plane perpendicular to the crankshaft of the engine, the surfaces having apertures for receiving bolts that align with mounting holes on a housing of the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: MARTIN SHEET METAL, INC.Inventor: James C. Martin
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Patent number: 12012000Abstract: The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to trail compliant side-by-side all terrain vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Aaron D. Deckard, Jason C. Plugge, Alan A. Meyer
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Patent number: 11955872Abstract: A drive device includes: a drive unit including a rotary electric machine and a drive unit case that houses the rotary electric machine; a control unit including a control device configured to control the rotary electric machine; and a connection unit including a connection line that electrically connects the rotary electric machine and the control device. The control unit is disposed at a position facing the outer peripheral surface of the drive unit case. A space portion is provided between the outer peripheral surface of the drive unit case and the control unit. The connection unit is provided such that the connection line electrically connects the rotary electric machine and the control device through the space portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroshi Kunii
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Patent number: 11912118Abstract: A unit mounting for a drive unit of an electrical motor vehicle, including at least one first unit bearing and one second unit bearing which are arranged spaced apart from one another in the vehicle transverse direction on an auxiliary frame. The unit bearings each support the drive unit via a unit support. The first unit bearing and the second unit bearing are arranged asymmetrically in relation to one another on a crossbeam of the auxiliary frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: AUDI AGInventor: Gilbert Schantl
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Patent number: 11858580Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a frame, a wheel coupled to the frame, and a battery assembly including a housing supported by the frame. The housing includes a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side. A drive assembly of the electric vehicle is at least partially enclosed within a drive housing unit. The drive assembly includes a motor configured to receive power from the battery assembly and a gear assembly configured to transmit torque from the motor to the wheel. The drive housing unit is positioned below the bottom side of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: LiveWire EV, LLCInventors: David Isaac Aunkst, Samuel Nicholas Reitinger, Eric James Klumpp, Ronald Hurth, Ben Matthew Lund
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Patent number: 11850932Abstract: A structure for fastening a battery to a vehicle includes: a carrier part including a pair of first members that is disposed at a lower portion of the vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and bonded to both sides of a vehicle body, respectively, and a plurality of second members the pair of first members in contact with the pair of first members; and a battery having a case that houses a plurality of battery cells, in which a part of the case is connected to the first member, and the other part of the case is connected to the second member.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Tae Hyuck Kim, Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung
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Patent number: 11834101Abstract: A coupling structure of a vehicle body and a chassis frame may include: a vehicle body side sill section provided to the vehicle body of a vehicle; and a side member section provided to a chassis frame coupled to the vehicle body, coupled to the vehicle body side sill section, and having a battery module mounted thereto, wherein the side member section includes a side member body part, and a battery coupling part which is integrally formed with the side member body part, wherein the vehicle body side sill section includes a side sill body part which is seated on the upper surface of the side member body part, and a locking part which is integrally formed with the side sill body part.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun Jin Woo, Hyoun Young Oh
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Patent number: 11801741Abstract: An assembly includes a vehicle frame having a middle section, a front-section vehicle-forward of the middle section, and a rear section vehicle-rearward of the middle section. The middle section has frame rails spaced from each other and cross-beams extending from one frame rail toward the other frame rail. The frame rails each having a vehicle-forward end and a vehicle-rearward end. The assembly includes one or more electric-vehicle batteries. At least one of the batteries is in one of the cross-beams. The assembly includes two front nodes between and directly connected to the middle section and the front section and two rear nodes between and directly connected to the middle section and the rear section.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Paul Zandbergen, Rainer Souschek
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Patent number: 11787677Abstract: A working machine including a machine body having an operator cab, a ground engaging propulsion structure to permit movement of the machine over the ground, a load handling apparatus coupled to the machine body and moveable by a movement actuator with respect to the machine body, and an electric energy storage unit for providing power to the working machine. The working machine includes a longitudinal axis, wherein the operator cab is positioned towards a first side of the working machine with respect to the longitudinal axis, and the electric energy storage unit is positioned towards a second side of the working machine with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein the first and second sides are located opposite each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: J. C. Bamford Excavators LimitedInventors: Tom Rushton, Richard Brooks
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Patent number: 11767076Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one of an electric vent valve configured to open and close an outside-air-introduction passage of a canister or an electric suction pump configured to suck gas in a gas passage through which the gas flows. The canister and at least one of the vent valve or the suction pump are disposed such that at least one of a virtual-left-right-center plane that includes a center in a left-right direction and is perpendicular to the left-right direction, a virtual-front-rear-center plane that includes a center in a front-rear direction and is perpendicular to the front-rear direction, or a virtual-up-down-center plane that includes a center in an up-down direction and is perpendicular to the up-down direction is located between a gravity center of the canister and at least one of a gravity center of the vent valve or a gravity center of the suction pump.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsuya Hidai, Hisatoshi Kinoshita, Kazuteru Iwamoto, Atsushi Hirano, Tatsuya Kasahara
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Patent number: 11754022Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, a seat, a storage box, an engine body at least partially overlapping with the seat when seen from above, an intake system component, a fuel system component, an evaporative emission system, a pressure sensor, and at least one of an electric vent valve or an electric suction pump. At least one of the pressure sensor, the vent valve, or the suction pump is supported by at least one of a frame, a storage box, an engine body, an intake system component, or a fuel system component.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsuya Hidai, Hisatoshi Kinoshita, Kazuteru Iwamoto, Atsushi Hirano, Tatsuya Kasahara
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Patent number: 11745798Abstract: An embodiment skateboard platform for an electric vehicle includes a skateboard frame including a center module, a front module connected to a front of the center module, and a rear module connected to a rear of the center module, and a battery assembly mounted on the skateboard frame, wherein the battery assembly is detachably connected to the center module.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventor: Ho Sung Kwon
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Patent number: 11738978Abstract: A working machine including a machine body having an operator cab, a ground engaging propulsion structure to permit movement of the machine over the ground, a load handling apparatus coupled to the machine body and moveable by a movement actuator with respect to the machine body, and an electric energy storage unit for providing power to the working machine. The working machine includes a longitudinal axis, wherein the operator cab is positioned towards a first side of the working machine with respect to the longitudinal axis, and the electric energy storage unit is positioned towards a second side of the working machine with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein the first and second sides are located opposite each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: J. C. Bamford Excavators LimitedInventors: Tom Rushton, Richard Brooks
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Patent number: 11718140Abstract: Disclosed is a self-balancing device for self-propelled off-road RV box body. The self-balancing device includes an auxiliary beam body for connecting with a bottom end of the RV box body, a front triangular balance beam body, a rear triangular balance beam body and an axle-holding device for connecting with a RV chassis girder. The front triangular balance beam body and the rear triangular balance beam body are arranged close to both ends of the auxiliary beam body respectively. The axle-holding device is arranged between the front triangular balance beam body and the rear triangular balance beam body. Both the front triangular balance beam body and the rear triangular balance beam body include a hard limit structure for limiting a swing angle of the RV box body. The axle-holding device includes a soft limit structure for horizontally resetting the RV box body.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: BLACKSERIES INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT (WEIHAI) CO., LTDInventors: Xinna Liu, Xiaodong Li, Yongliang Zhu
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Patent number: 11646471Abstract: A rechargeable energy storage system, includes a housing. A plurality of battery cells are disposed in the housing. A discharge vent passage is in communication with the housing, the discharge vent passage including a one-way valve and a nozzle. A chamber is in communication with the nozzle and including an air inlet passage with a one-way valve. An outlet pipe is connected to the chamber. According to an aspect, the air inlet passage of the thermal vent management system is arranged as a Venturi opening adjacent to the nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Michael G. Leffert, Bradley S. Thomson
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Patent number: 11584213Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a powertrain mount assembly. The assembly comprises a tether configured to block movement of a powertrain component relative to a support frame in the event of a vehicle collision.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael Spurling, Matthew David George Shynn, Daniel Meckenstock, Marius Sawatzki
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Patent number: 11584440Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicular device comprising a tether. The tether is anchored at a first point to the frame of the vehicle, and at a second point to the knuckle of a front wheel of the vehicle, wherein the knuckle couples the front wheel to the frame. The locations of the first anchor point and second anchor point, along with the length of the tether and the routing of the tether within the vehicle, are selected such that in a collision event between the front wheel and a barrier, when the knuckle becomes separated from the frame, the motion of the front wheel is constrained to exert force on both the barrier and the frame of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Jeremiah T. Hammer, Mark Clauser
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Patent number: 11577797Abstract: A utility vehicle includes: a seat arranged in a vehicle interior; a seat mounting frame to which the seat is mounted; a vehicle body frame to which the seat mounting frame is mounted; and a seat cover that is arranged below the seat, and defines a lower side of the vehicle interior and covers the seat from below. The seat mounting frame and the vehicle body frame are arranged above and below the seat cover and are mounted so as to sandwich the seat cover. The seat of one of multiple seat types is mounted to the vehicle body frame via the seat mounting frame above the seat cover common to the multiple seat types.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Shunsuke Yamamoto, Kenta Takada
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Patent number: 11565756Abstract: A vehicle of an embodiment includes a driving device including a rotating electric machine, a case configured to accommodate the rotating electric machine and a PCU that is disposed on a side opposite to a side at which a load is input when the vehicle collides with an object, that is disposed in front of the case and that is configured to supply electric power to the rotating electric machine, a support section that is provided in the driving device and that is configured to come in contact with a vehicle body frame of the vehicle, and an impact attenuating section that is provided on the support section and that is configured to attenuate an impact when the vehicle collides with an object.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Makoto Nishida
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Patent number: 11492074Abstract: An electric motor bicycle system with an electric motor driven gear adapted to drive a wheel gear coupled to a bicycle hub. The motor driven gear is coupled to the wheel gear with a chain. The chain may be tensioned with one or more tensioners, which allow for a tighter system geometry. The motor may be supported with a bracket adapted to mount to industry standard disc brake mounting interfaces. In some aspects, the motor driven gear is coupled to the disc mounting interface of a wheel hub. In some aspects, the electric motor bicycle system may also have a disc brake system integrated therein.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Inventor: Neal Saiki
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Patent number: 11479130Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle is disclosed. The fuel cell vehicle includes a front fuel cell mounted in a first space and a rear fuel cell mounted in a second space located at the rear side of the first space on the basis of the direction in which the fuel cell vehicle travels. The rear fuel cell includes a top surface lower than the top surface of the front fuel cell on the basis of the ground.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Seung Jun Yeon, Myung Kwang Jin, Nam Chul Jung
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Patent number: 11472483Abstract: A motor vehicle has a passenger compartment and two longitudinal members provided with respective rear portions arranged longitudinally in the area of the passenger compartment and with respective struts, which project forward relative to the passenger compartment; the motor vehicle further has a powertrain, which is supported by the cross member and/or by the struts, and a cross member with front connection points connected to the longitudinal members so as to be suspended, by means of respective breakable connection members, and with rear connection points connected to the aforesaid rear portions by means of connection devices having weakened areas designed so as to break when a given load threshold is exceeded, in order to completely uncouple the cross member from the longitudinal members.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignees: FCA ITALY S.p.A., TOFAS TURK OTOMOBIL FABRIKASI ANOMIN SIRKETIInventors: Luigi Catena, Marco Arbizzani, Tayfun Öztürk
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Patent number: 11459034Abstract: An undercarriage for a working machine having a chassis. The chassis includes a first axle mount and a first axle assembly mounted to the first axle mount. The first axle assembly has a first axle with first and second ends for pivotably mounting first and second wheels. The first axle mount is provided in the form of first and second arms extending from the chassis to define a channel therebetween, and the undercarriage is configured to restrict movement of the first and second arms.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: J.C. BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LIMITEDInventors: Martyn Molsom, Christopher Jack Streat, Stephen Saxby
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Patent number: 11370286Abstract: A drive module for an electric vehicle having noise, vibration, and harshness counter measures. The drive module includes multiple covers and mass dampeners in order to detune vibration and noise from the cabin of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Karma Automotive LLCInventors: Shashank Vijay, Melody Vo, James Knittel
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Patent number: 11313463Abstract: A transmission includes a first shaft with two gears adapted for connecting to a motor and a second shaft with two corresponding gears adapted for connecting to a driveshaft; a shift drum selectively controlling torque transfer between the shafts and defining therein two grooves; a shift rod translatable along a rod axis with a driving member fixedly connected thereto and engaging one groove, at least a portion of the groove causing the driving member and the shift rod to translate along the rod axis upon rotation of the shift drum; an engagement dog disposed on the second shaft for selectively engaging the gears of the second shaft; two biasing members disposed around the shift rod; a fork rod supporting a shift fork slidably connected to the fork rod and the shift rod, the shift fork being engaged in another groove of the shift drum.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: BRP-ROTAX GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Robert Kindl
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Patent number: 11273705Abstract: Front and rear independent suspension mechanisms accommodating an increased range of motion to better absorb shock originating at the wheels of a riding mower to insulate the operator and reduce stress on the mower chassis and other mechanical components. The front suspension can include a front axle with pivot pockets allowing 360 degree rotation of pivots engaged within the pockets, thereby providing a greater range of absorption of shock entering the front axle at varying angles. The rear suspension can include a vertically pivoting transmission platform, providing for controlled vertical motion in the transmission while the transmission is powered by an engine by way of a belt assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLCInventors: Steven J. Weber, Denis Oswald, Travis Rasch, Erik Slegelis, Mark J. Melone, James F. Marshall, Richard Smith, Mark Lynch
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Patent number: 11260748Abstract: An assembly includes a vehicle frame having a crossmember defining a passage. The assembly includes a drive unit supported by the crossmember in the passage. The assembly includes a stabilizer fixed to the drive unit, the stabilizer permitting movement of the drive unit in a first direction relative to the passage and restricting movement of the drive unit in a second direction opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: GaRam Jun, Joseph Hyde, Harsha Hebbale, Matthew B. Makowski, Joseph Abramczyk
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Patent number: 11225152Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle capable of determining, when a fuel cell vehicle collides with a rigid body, whether a stack is damaged by a visual observation at a low cost. A fuel cell vehicle includes: a fragile part configured to be located so as to come into contact with a side surface of the stack frame that is orthogonal to a direction in which cells in the stack are stacked, and be deformed when a preset collision force causing damage to a stack is applied; and a deformation part configured to form a part of the vehicle body, and be deformed and come into contact with the fragile part when a collision force is applied to the vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daisuke Ishikawa, Hiroaki Nishiumi
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Patent number: 11214185Abstract: An electric vehicle includes: a vehicle main body; and a cooling box provided in the vehicle main body. A passenger compartment in which a passenger gets, and a front accommodation compartment provided more frontward than the passenger compartment are formed in the vehicle main body. The cooling box is disposed in the front accommodation compartment. Thus, the cooling box mounted on the electric vehicle can be easily accessed even when the electric vehicle is parked reversely.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Zekai Qiu, Hironobu Kitaoka, Naoki Yamamuro, Kozo Kosho, Hiroaki Sugiyama, Makoto Ikegami
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Patent number: 11193498Abstract: A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine is provided. The turbocharger includes at least three connections for respective lines. The at least three connections are arranged on the same side of the turbocharger. The turbocharger is designed in such a manner that the lines can be mounted with a common screw to the at least three connections.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Sailer, Jan Velthuis
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Patent number: 11173784Abstract: A fuel tank structure of an all-terrain vehicle is provided. The all-terrain vehicle includes a vehicle frame unit, a fuel tank arranged on the vehicle frame unit, a seat cushion arranged on the vehicle frame unit, a pair of rear wheels rotatably mounted to a rear section of the vehicle frame unit, and a power unit arranged on the vehicle frame unit. The power unit is connected to an exhaust unit. The vehicle frame unit includes a rear carrier rack and a rear ancillary tube assembly. The fuel tank is arranged rearwardly of the power unit and located below the rear carrier rack. The fuel tank includes a body portion, which is formed with a lower buffering fuel accommodation extension section extending in a direction toward a lower side of the vehicle body, so as to increase the weight of the fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Chuang-Hsiung Lin
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Patent number: 11110977Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis, a suspension system coupled to the chassis, a front axle, a first rear axle, and a second rear axle coupled to the chassis by the suspension system, and a powertrain coupled to the chassis and at least one of the front axle, the first rear axle, and the second rear axle. The powertrain is configured to drive the at least one of the front axle, the first rear axle, and the second rear axle. The chassis, the suspension system, the front axle, the first rear axle, and the second rear axle provide a payload capacity rating of at least 1,750 pounds. The vehicle has an overall width between 60 inches and 80 inches.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Chad K. Smith, Robert S. Messina, Chris K. Yakes, Mark J. Charniak, Neil E. DeKarske, Mike A. Koenigs, Michael S. Poetter, Devon C. Palmer, Jesse D. Gander, Jason J. Zuleger, Megan N. Schultz, Troy D. Lind, Michael R. Yanacek, Kevin L. Pennau, Andrew L. Drach, Steve Volkman, Nathaniel J. Harter, Justin N. Rittenhouse, Peter K. Kramer, Annelise L. Kotenberg, Christopher J. Rukas
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Patent number: 10967915Abstract: Provided is a vehicle front portion structure including: a right and left pair of front side members that are disposed on both vehicle width direction sides of a vehicle body front portion and extend along the vehicle front and rear direction; a cross member that is disposed between front end portions of the right and left pair of front side members and interconnects the front end portions in the vehicle width direction; a front-wheel-drive motor that is disposed on the vehicle rear side of the cross member; and a radiator that is disposed on the vehicle rear side of the cross member and on the vehicle front side of the motor and extends along the vehicle width direction and the vehicle up and down direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigenori Hashida, Hyuga Atsumi
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Patent number: 10933727Abstract: An engine mount which connects an engine to a vehicle body is provided. The engine mount includes a housing which defines a body of the engine mount and a main rubber body that is installed within the housing and defines a space portion that accommodates a fluid that flows through a nozzle plate. A core is inserted into and fixed to the main rubber body and an a fixing bolt is coupled to the core. A lower support bracket is coupled to the vehicle body and the fixing bolt is inserted therein. A damper that attenuates vibration is disposed at a lower side of the core or at first and second ends of the lower support bracket of the of the engine mount.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Seung-Won Kim, Hyo-Seok Kim
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Patent number: 10926799Abstract: A vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame assembly supported by the plurality of ground-engaging members, and a seating area supported by the frame assembly and configured to support at least an operator and a passenger. The vehicle also includes a cargo area positioned rearward of the seating area and including a floor configured to support cargo thereon. Additionally, the vehicle includes a powertrain assembly including an engine and a transmission operably coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground-engaging members. A heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the engine. The heat exchanger is angled relative to the floor of the cargo area and positioned along a lateral side of the cargo area.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Austin L. Houkom, Kyle J. Schounard, David J. Hicke, Shawn D. Peterson, Travis J. Ellefson
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Patent number: 10913340Abstract: A vehicle body lower structure includes a battery pack, side sills, and a battery side frame that extends in a forward/rearward direction between the side sills and the battery pack and that is configured to support the battery pack, the battery side frame has a first attachment member fixed to the side sills, and a second attachment member that is coupled to the battery pack and that constitutes a closed cross section between the first attachment member and the battery pack, and the first attachment member has an outer fixing point fixed to the side sills and an inner fixing point fixed to a wall that constitutes a closed cross section of the second attachment member.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takumi Tsuyuzaki, Hiroyuki Ozawa
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Patent number: 10882386Abstract: A transmission-side mount bracket includes connection portions which connect a front-side leg portion and a rear-side leg portion of a leg member, a middle attachment (fixation) portion which is provided at the connection portions at a position located between the front-side leg portion and the rear-side leg portion and fixed to the powertrain, and a rigidity-reduction portion (an opening portion) which has the rigidity against a load applied in the vehicle width direction which is lower than that of the front-side leg portion and the rear-side leg portion and is provided at a position located in the vicinity of the middle attachment (fixation) portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Okita, Hiroaki Suumen, Satoshi Mizutani, Masaki Aoyama, Hiromi Miwade
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Patent number: 10875396Abstract: A driving device unit includes an electric motor configured to drive a vehicle, a drive device accommodating the electric motor, and an electric motor control device configured to control the electric motor. The drive device and the electric motor control device are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction, and an electrical connection portion electrically connecting the drive device and the electric motor control device is disposed at a joining portion between the drive device and the electric motor control device, and the drive device and the electric motor control device include a first fixing portion that directly fixes the drive device and the electric motor control device in the vicinity of the electrical connection portion, and a second fixing portion that fixes the drive device and the electric motor control device via a stiffener at a position away from the electrical connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takanori Suzuki, Takuro Tominaga, Shogo Nomura, Shogo Tsumura
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Patent number: 10814711Abstract: At least one of a pair of right and left motor unit support systems for mounting and supporting a motor unit (71) on a cross member (80) is fastened and fixed to an upper part of the motor unit (71) by a first shaft-like fastening member (a first bolt (101)). An axial direction of the first shaft-like fastening member (the first bolt (101)) is the same as a vehicle longitudinal direction in a state in which the at least one of the motor unit support systems is fastened and fixed to the upper part of the motor unit (72).Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki Suumen, Masaki Aoyama, Yoshiaki Noguchi, Yusuke Oki
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Patent number: 10723340Abstract: A brake booster is mounted on a forward bulkhead of a motor vehicle having two elements, a first element being securely connected to the brake booster whilst a second element is securely connected to the bulkhead. The two elements are restrained against vertical movement relative to one another by at least one connector which is deformed or fails upon a movement of the brake booster upward relative to the bulkhead. An actuator is movably mounted to the bulkhead below the brake booster and rearward of a gearbox housing such that rearward movement of the gearbox housing during a frontal collision presses against the actuator and moves the actuator upward to apply pressure to the brake booster, the pressure causing the brake booster to move upward relative to the bulkhead.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Daniel Meckenstock, Marius Sawatzki, Michael Spurling
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Patent number: 10676133Abstract: A tension rod supporting part (14) is provided at a sub-frame front structure (10) of a front part of a front sub-frame (5); the side member (6) is disposed upward in one side and extended rearward from the tension rod supporting part (14); a rack arrangement step (A) opened downward for arranging a steering rack (55) is formed behind the tension rod supporting portion (14) and under the side member (6); and a stabilizer support part (62) is provided in the rack arrangement step (A).Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuyuki Komiya, Masaaki Tanaka
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Patent number: 10633030Abstract: An exemplary brake booster device includes a brake booster mounted on a vehicle component, and an actuator lever that, in response to a force applied to the actuator by a gearbox housing, pivots to move the brake booster upward. An exemplary method includes pivoting an actuator lever about a pivot axis under a force effect in an X direction resulting from a gearbox housing, and, during the pivoting, using the actuator lever apply a force in a Z direction to a module mounted on a bulkhead to alter a position of the module mounted on the bulkhead.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Daniel Meckenstock, Marius Sawatzki, Istvan Somogyvari, Michael Spurling
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Patent number: 10618425Abstract: This disclosure details mounting systems and associated methods for mounting a battery pack to an electrified vehicle. An exemplary electrified vehicle may include a frame, a battery pack, and a mounting system for mounting the battery pack to the frame. The mounting system may include one or more isolator assemblies for substantially isolating the battery pack from vehicle loads that may be imparted onto the frame. Each isolator assembly may include a beam and multiple bushings mounted within the beam and connected to either the frame or the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Eric de Hesselle, Steven Michael Cyr
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Patent number: 10611228Abstract: An engine mounting structure includes an engine mount fixed to a frame of a vehicle body and an engine bracket fixed to an engine. The engine mount includes a mount fixture on which the engine bracket is assembled. When mounting the engine, the mount fixture and the engine bracket engage with each other at a first engagement portion close to the engine and a second engagement portion close to the frame. In the first mounting portion, the mount fixture urges the engine bracket toward the engine for engagement, and in the second engagement portion, the mount fixture urges the engine bracket toward the frame for engagement.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroshi Murakami
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Patent number: 10604187Abstract: Safety blocks can provide two points of contact for a torque tube of a sprint car if it breaks free and begins to move. During impact, safety blocks absorb and transfer energy from the torque tube to the sprint car frame located on the outer face of the safety blocks. Each face of the safety blocks can be manufactured to accommodate any surface irregularity within the sprint car frame. The safety blocks may be inserted into the sprint car from the rear of the sprint car towards the front of the sprint car.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Inventor: Gary Isom
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Patent number: 10597085Abstract: A vehicle has a transmission and a brake booster disposed rearward of the transmission. A generally C-shaped lever is pivotingly mounted to the transmission and immediately adjacent to the brake booster such that a first arm of the lever is disposed forward of the brake and a second arm of the lever is disposed beneath the brake booster. The lever is configured such that rearward movement of the transmission due to a vehicle collision urges the first arm into contact with the brake booster and thereby rotates the lever such that the second arm urges the brake booster upwardly relative to the transmission. The upward movement of the brake booster thereby prevents the brake booster from being trapped between the transmission and structure of the vehicle such that it may cause undesirable intrusion of a brake pedal into the vehicle passenger compartment.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Istvan Somogyvari, Daniel Meckenstock
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Patent number: 10550545Abstract: A work vehicle includes a vehicle body, a travel device, a driving source, and a cooling device. The travel device is provided below the vehicle body. The driving source is disposed in a front part of the vehicle body. The driving source generates driving power for the travel device. The cooling device is disposed on one side in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle body and rearward of the driving source.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Yuushi Oshikawa, Takashi Noda, Taira Ozaki, Takuya Uemura, Hiroshi Itogawa