With Means To Guide And/or Control Air For Power Plant Cooling Patents (Class 180/68.1)
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Patent number: 12247537Abstract: The present disclosure provides an air intake system for a power machine that can use a hollow section of a frame of the power machine to form part of an air intake path. The air intake system can include an air inlet coupled to an exterior panel of the power machine, a filter assembly including a filter enclosure and a filter element, a first air conduit coupled between the inlet and an enclosed compartment of a frame of the power machine, and a second air conduit coupled between the enclosed compartment and the filter enclosure. To reach the filter enclosure, the air entering the filter enclosure can travel along an air intake path that includes the air inlet, the first air conduit, the enclosed compartment, and the second air conduit.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc.Inventors: Talon Mack, Christopher J. Babcock, Brandon J. Kisse, Ryan Eberhardt
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Patent number: 12208673Abstract: An air scoop device having a sidewall longitudinally defined by a leading edge and a trailing edge, the sidewall extending between a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the top portion, the bottom portion and sidewall define an interior space; an inner portion extending approximately orthogonally from a distal end of the bottom portion, wherein the inner portion further defines the interior space; the top portion having a top leading edge and a top trailing edge; a top cutout extending from the top trailing edge to a top distal end of the top portion; the bottom portion having a bottom leading edge and a bottom trailing edge; and bottom cutout extending from the trailing edge to the inner portion. The present invention may be configured in a kit of two mirror-imaged air scoop devices and a set of installation instructions.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Inventor: Richard Mellick Zock
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Patent number: 12208668Abstract: The disclosure provides an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle includes: a vehicle body provided with a power input port and a power supply device. The power supply device includes a charger and a detachable battery pack. The charger includes a power interface for obtaining external power, a charging portion provided with a docking interface, an output part, and a control unit. The output part includes a first power output interface connected with the power input port to supply power to the electric vehicle. When the power interface is connected with the external power, the control unit controls the charging portion to charge the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Globe (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chuntao Lu, Xinzhong Guo, An Yan, Xi Li
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Patent number: 12187129Abstract: A straddled vehicle, including a frame structure, a rear arm, a driving wheel rotatably supported by the rear arm, a power source unit, and a drive unit including a gear box, a drive motor and a control unit. The drive motor is arranged with an off-set toward a first direction from a center of the straddled vehicle, without overlapping the power source unit in a side view. The control unit is further in a second direction than the drive motor, and overlaps the drive motor, but does not overlap the power source unit, in the side view. The gear box is further in the second direction than the drive motor, and overlaps the drive motor in the side view. The gear box is also further in the first direction than the control unit, and overlaps with the control unit, but does not overlap the power source unit, in the side view.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kyohei Kaneko, Yasushi Takemoto
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Patent number: 12187115Abstract: An air flow control device for a front face module of a motor vehicle, the control device including a frame and a plurality of vanes extending within and attached thereto in a rotatable manner, each vane being rotatable about an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the main extension direction of each vane. The vanes being able to rotate between an open position and a closed position. The frame includes an integral support bar extending in direction perpendicular to the main extension direction of the vanes, with the vanes having fins configured to rest on the support bar when the vanes are closed and pressured towards the support bar.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventor: Victor Manuel Minero Ramales
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Patent number: 12187127Abstract: A vehicle shown herein is a side by side utility vehicle having a powertrain an engine with at least three cylinders, an intake and an exhaust, where the intake is forward of the engine and the exhaust is rearward of the engine. The vehicle may further or alternatively include an engine block configured to couple with various transmissions without alteration of the engine block itself.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Andrew C. Schleif, Paul W. Barton, Ralph W. Lauzze, III, Robert C. Wilmot, Anthony J. Ripley, Brian R. Gillingham
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Patent number: 12163313Abstract: A control device of a work vehicle is provided with: a start operation determination unit that determines whether or not a generation state exists in which a start signal of a start switch for starting an electric motor has been generated; a lock state determination unit that determines whether or not a safe operation unit is in a lock state; a circuit state determination unit that determines whether or not a supply circuit is in a state of being capable of supplying power to the electric motor; and a drive instruction unit that, in the generation state and the lock state, outputs a drive instruction to the electric motor when the supply circuit transitions from a state of being incapable of supplying the power to a supply-capable state.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Nomura, Takanori Yamane
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Patent number: 12151550Abstract: A vehicle shutter device includes first and second flaps, one actuator, and a link mechanism. The link mechanism includes a connecting rod that couples the flaps to each other such that the flaps rotate in synchronization with each other. The shutter device is provided with stoppers configured to prohibit each of the flaps from being displaced beyond a normal opening and closing range when the link mechanism is in a normal state. When coupling between the connecting rod and the first flap is released in the first pivotally attaching portion in a state where coupling between the connecting rod and the second flap is maintained in the second pivotally attaching portion, the actuator is allowed to rotate beyond a normal rotation range of the actuator corresponding to the normal opening and closing ranges of the first and second flaps.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Valeo Japan Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyasu Takita
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Patent number: 12139201Abstract: An all-terrain vehicle includes a frame, a passenger compartment, a cargo compartment, an engine, an air intake assembly and an exhaust assembly. The engine is coupled to the frame and located under the cargo compartment, the engine has an engine intake port and an engine exhaust port arranged in two sides of a cylinder head of the engine in a length direction of the frame. The air intake assembly is substantially located at a side of the engine in a width direction of the frame, and the exhaust assembly is substantially located at the other side of the engine in the width direction of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Segway Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xiang Li
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Patent number: 12133359Abstract: There is a need for better cooling solutions for the ever-increasing thermal density of computing systems.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Asetek Danmark A/SInventors: Martin Rønnov Andersen, Anders Hjørringgaard Saksager
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Patent number: 12110056Abstract: A vehicle provided with a frame (1) comprising two side members (2, 3) connected together at least by a cross member (4), an alternative fuel module (6) and a support system (5) connected to the frame (1) for supporting the alternative fuel module (6), the support system (5) comprising at least a first support element (7) and a second support element (8), both being configured to be fixedly connected to the alternative fuel module (6) via coupling portion (11, 9b?), the coupling portion (9b?) of the second support element (8) being connected to both the side members (2, 3) and the coupling portion (11) of the first support element (7) being connected to the cross member (4) via a movable connection.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Nikola CorporationInventor: Ralf Gaessler
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Patent number: 12065994Abstract: A work machine, such as a skid steer loader or a compact track loader, includes a directional air intake assembly with a directional cap positioned on an intake pipe for selectively drawing ambient air into an internal combustion engine. A cooling vent ejects air heated by a rear-mounted engine upwardly into the atmosphere. Extending higher than and adjacent to the cooling vent, the directional cap has an elongated head that blocks ingress to the intake pipe other than through an opening at a face of the cap. Selectively positioning and angling the opening between a side of the loader and an edge of the cooling vent avoids taking in debris from near the wheels or tracks, avoids taking in heated air from the cooling vent, and takes advantage of negative pressure caused by the updraft from the cooling vent to remove particulates, resulting in cleaner air for the engine at close to ambient temperature.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Cody C Shipman, Nagaraju Manchikanti, William C Martin, Terril Johnson
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Patent number: 12043105Abstract: The present invention concerns a cooling assembly (100) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one first heat exchanger (110) extending mainly in a first plane (PI), at least one second heat exchanger (120) extending mainly in a second plan (P2) and at least one protective grid (136) for protecting the second heat exchanger (120), the first heat exchanger (110) and/or the second heat exchanger (120) being carried by a frame (130), characterised in that the at least one protective grid (136) of the second heat exchanger (120) forms a one-piece part with the frame (130).Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUESInventors: Fabien Bireaud, José Trindade, Rémi Tournois
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Patent number: 12007765Abstract: A method for assisting a user in the remote control of a motor vehicle by a remote-control device is disclosed. Depending on sensor data provided by means of at least one environment sensor of the motor vehicle, a first surroundings image of at least one part of the surroundings of the motor vehicle from a determined perspective is provided and displayed by means of the remote-control device. In this case, the determined perspective is selected from a number of selectable perspectives as a perspective that is independent of a position of the at least one environment sensor, depending on a user input effected by the user and detected by means of the remote-control device.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBHInventors: Johannes Petzold, Joerg Schrepfer, Stefan Milz
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Patent number: 11993203Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicular lighting device, the vehicular lighting device including a duct provided in a front bumper in such a manner as to be positioned in front of a front wheel, an opening and closing unit rotatably coupled to the front bumper in such a manner as to open and close the duct, a lamp installed inside the duct in such a manner as to be positioned behind the opening and closing unit, and a reflector installed inside the duct and reflecting light, emitted by the lamp, toward the opening and closing unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Do Hyung Kim, Soon Mo Lee, Chan Ho Joo
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Patent number: 11981195Abstract: Embodiments of a surface heat exchanger for a vehicle are described. In one embodiment, a surface heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins on a first outer surface The surface heat exchanger is mounted within an interior of a duct of a vehicle. An inlet of the duct is located on a side of the vehicle forward of a rear axle of the vehicle and an outlet of the duct is located rearward of the inlet. The plurality of fins of the surface heat exchanger are exposed to the interior of the duct. The plurality of fins are configured to transfer heat to airflows interacting with the plurality of fins as the airflows pass through the duct.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pirooz Moradnia, Matthew L. Metka, Pratap Thamanna Rao, Daniel A. Favela Tentori, Brian R. Reynolds, David W. Halt
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Patent number: 11970055Abstract: A blocking device for a front end air inlet of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one stop, a support frame, at least one flap arranged inside the support frame. The at least one flap comprises a first end and a second end. The second end of the at least one flap comprises a release device. The release device comprises a first part and a second part which are connected by a male/female device. The first part of the release device is configured to come into contact with said at least one stop such that the first part and the second part move apart from one another by the rotation of the second part.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Frédéric Vacca, Karim Arab, Laura Marion
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Patent number: 11958561Abstract: A straddled vehicle having a body frame including a head pipe, a front cover disposed in front of the head pipe, a duct disposed in front of the head pipe and extending rearward from an opening in the front cover, to thereby form a traveling wind pathway for traveling wind taken in through the opening, and an aero-stabilizing member. The aero-stabilizing member includes a middle portion disposed below a lower distal end of the front cover, directly below the opening in a front view, a lateral portion extending from the middle portion to a more outer side than the opening in a width direction, apart from the front cover with a gap therebetween in an up-and-down direction, and a front edge slanted forward and downward from the middle portion and the lateral portion, the front edge being partially disposed further forward than a lower front end of the duct.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Souichirou Imazeki
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Patent number: 11945423Abstract: A motor vehicle having a front end, a pair of opposing front wheel wells rearward of the front end, and an air guide duct having at least one air inlet disposed forward of the front wheel wells and facing the front end of the motor vehicle. The air guide duct also has at least one air outlet opening into at least one of the front wheel wells such that incoming air from the front end of the motor vehicle is guided into at least one of the front wheel wells.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Pirooz Moradnia, Benjamin Bowlby, Brian R. Reynolds, David Wayne Halt, Jason Widmer, Matthew L. Metka, Pratap Thamanna Rao, Pubudu C. Abeysinghe
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Patent number: 11912367Abstract: In an embodiment, there is provided a motorcycle comprising at least one front wheel, at least one rear wheel and a vehicle body, the vehicle body comprising a substantially open elongate duct extending longitudinally through a central portion of the vehicle body between an open inlet aperture arranged at a front portion of the vehicle body and an open outlet aperture arranged at a rear portion of the vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: WHITE MOTORCYCLE CONCEPTS LIMITEDInventor: Robert James White
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Patent number: 11891125Abstract: Disclosed herein is an active air flap for vehicles, which includes a frame unit having a hollow structure in which horizontal and vertical frames thereof are connected to each other, and configured to fluidly communicate with an outside air inlet of a grill, a flap unit having a plurality of flap members rotatably connected to the frame unit and configured to open and close the outside air inlet, a drive unit configured to provide a driving force to the flap unit, and a link unit connected between the flap unit and the drive unit to transmit the driving force from the drive unit to the flap unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Sup Byun, Kyeong Am Lee
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Patent number: 11858338Abstract: The invention relates to a device (2) for closing a motor vehicle cooling module, comprising: a closure element (4) for closing air inlets (6) in a motor vehicle; a guide element (8) for guiding the closure element (4) during an opening and a closing movement; and a control element (10) for controlling an opening and a closing movement of the closure element (4); wherein the closure element (4) and the guide element (8) are arranged with respect to one another and can be controlled by the control element (10) in such a way that air inlets (6) in a motor vehicle can be opened and closed by the closure element (4) along a vehicle width (B); wherein, at the same time, two air inlets (6) arranged opposite one another along a vehicle width (B) can be opened and closed by the closure element (4).Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: HBPO GmbHInventors: Reinhold Brückner, Christian Schneider
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Patent number: 11845331Abstract: An air flow control device for a front face module of a motor vehicle, the control device including a frame and a plurality of vanes extending within and attached thereto in a rotatable manner, each vane being rotatable about an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the main extension direction of each vane. The vanes being able to rotate between an open position and a closed position. The frame includes an integral support bar extending in direction perpendicular to the main extension direction of the vanes, with the vanes having fins configured to rest on the support bar when the vanes are closed and pressured towards the support bar.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventor: Victor Manuel Minero Ramales
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Patent number: 11807186Abstract: A vehicle includes: a vehicle body; a support structure that is connected to the vehicle body and which is configured to provide a framework for one or more thermal components of the vehicle; a reinforcement member that is connected to the vehicle body and which is configured to absorb impact forces; and an active grille shutter that is connected to the support structure. The active grille shutter includes an integral pedestrian guard that is configured for contact with a pedestrian's leg to protect the pedestrian's leg during an impact.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Jasvir Singh, Spencer Boyd, III
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Patent number: 11767780Abstract: An engine cooling system comprising an exhaust enclosure formed in an engine compartment of a work machine. An exhaust processing system is situated within the exhaust enclosure. The exhaust enclosure is bounded in part by spaced upper and lower panels that are exposed to the ambient environment. At least one opening is formed in each panel. When an engine and fan also contained within the engine compartment are shut down, ambient air flows into the exhaust enclosure through the opening in the lower panel. The air flows around the exhaust processing system and back into the ambient environment through the opening formed in the upper panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: The Charles Machine Works, Inc.Inventor: Chester S. McVay
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Patent number: 11760181Abstract: An assembly for securing a vehicle battery on a body of a motor vehicle, includes a securing device releasably secured on a body part of the vehicle body and an adhesive material. The adhesive material is arranged between a housing of the vehicle battery and the securing device in order to connect the housing to the securing device by way of a material bond. The adhesive material is arranged over a retention element portion of a retention element.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Semi Ben Salah, Josef Braun, Martin Spaeth
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Patent number: 11731531Abstract: An ECU performs processing including obtaining a full charge capacity when a cooling apparatus remains stopped, showing textual information that inquires about whether or not cooling can be carried out when a battery temperature is equal to or lower than a threshold value TB(1), when the full charge capacity is equal to or lower than a threshold value C(1), and when the battery temperature is equal to or higher than a threshold value TB(2), carrying out battery cooling control when a request for carrying out cooling has been issued, and maintaining a standstill state of the cooling apparatus when no request for carrying out cooling has been issued.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi Yoshida, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Kazuki Kubo
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Patent number: 11731503Abstract: An active gate device, comprising first and second flaps, capable of pivoting between a closed position and an open position; first and second cam tracks; and first and second mechanisms connecting the flaps to the cam tracks. The device further comprises: a rotary actuating lever; and first and second shoes slidable in the first and second cam tracks, respectively. The actuating lever is pivotable between three configurations, such that: in the first configuration, each flap is in the closed position; in the second configuration, the first flap is in the open position and the second flap is in the closed position; and in the third configuration, each flap is in the open position.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Flex-N-Gate FranceInventors: Cyrille Guyon, Yann Clapié, Bertrand Thoulouze
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Patent number: 11732634Abstract: An engine according to the present disclosure includes: a crankcase which supports a crankshaft of the engine; a cylinder which is removably connected to the crankcase and protrudes from the crankcase in a cylinder axis direction; a cooling fan which is attached to the crankshaft and rotates in conjunction with the crankshaft; and a cover which guides cooling air generated by the cooling fan to an outer surface of the cylinder. The cover includes an opening part which allows a portion of the cooling air to flow toward an outer surface of the crankcase.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Ren Toriizuka, Mitsuo Toyoshima
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Patent number: 11692558Abstract: A straddled vehicle including a radiator, a radiator fan disposed behind the radiator and configured to generate air passing through the radiator and flowing rearward, a fan cover disposed behind the radiator fan and including a lateral blowing port configured to blow out sidewards the air flowing rearward from the radiator, a side cover covering the radiator laterally and having an opening formed therein, an inner panel disposed between the side cover and the radiator, to thereby define an accommodation space between the inner panel and the side cover, and an electrical component disposed in the accommodation space. The inner panel includes a slope that is located rearward of the radiator, slants with respect to aright-and-left direction of the straddled vehicle, is configured to lead the air blown out from the lateral blowing port to the opening in the side cover, and divides the accommodation space.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohiro Kawabata, Mao Akita
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Patent number: 11692506Abstract: An air-cooled internal combustion engine including a crankshaft rotating about a crankshaft axis, a first cylinder having a first cylinder head, a second cylinder having a second cylinder head, and a blower assembly. The blower assembly includes a blower housing, a first fan, and a second fan. The first fan is positioned proximate the first cylinder and the second fan is positioned proximate the second cylinder. The first fan and the second fan are each received within the blower housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLCInventors: Ryan A. Sullivan, Gary S. Johnson
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Patent number: 11660953Abstract: An airflow adjusting apparatus includes a duct, a duct opening-closing unit for the duct, first and second airflow generators, and an airflow adjustment processor. The duct has an inlet open toward a front of a movable body and an outlet that guides an airflow to an air-blowing target inside the movable body. The first and second airflow generators are provided respectively on first and second faces, opposed to each other, of an inner surface of the duct. The airflow adjustment processor performs, if the duct opening-closing unit is closed, vortex flow formation control of causing the first airflow generator to generate a first airflow that directs to the outlet side with respect to the duct and causing the second airflow generator to generate a second airflow that directs to the inlet side with respect to the duct.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Naoto Watanabe, Yusaku Dogahira
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Patent number: 11654767Abstract: A cooling air flap device is for a motor vehicle. The cooling air flap device has a cooling air opening through which cooling air can flow. The cooling air flap device has: a cooling air flap, which is arranged in or on the cooling air opening so as to be adjustable in order to change an opening cross section of the cooling air opening through which the cooling air can flow; and a sensor configured to sense surroundings in a region of the cooling air flap device. The sensor is secured to the cooling air flap so that the sensor is adjustable together with the cooling air flap.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Sebastian Harter
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Patent number: 11649005Abstract: A straddle vehicle includes a headlight and a first wind-receiving surface. The headlight emits light forward. The first wind-receiving surface is disposed below and adjacent to the headlight and provided so that it is positioned higher as it approaches rearward.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Tomo Yamamoto, Kohei Akita
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Patent number: 11639099Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an active air flap apparatus for a vehicle coupled to an air inlet of a grill to cool the inside of an engine room when a vehicle travels, and the active air flap apparatus for a vehicle includes a frame coupled to a rear surface of the grill in which the air inlet is formed, a plurality of flap portions coupled to an inside of the frame to open or close the air inlet and arranged in a vertical direction of the frame, an actuator coupled to an outside of the frame to generate power, a gear unit operated by the power generated from the actuator, and a connection unit connecting the flap portions and the gear unit to each other to operate the flap portions according to the operation of the gear unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Sup Byun, Kyeong Am Lee
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Patent number: 11634169Abstract: An electric power steering device includes: —a steering column provided with: a base; an upper segment connected in a tiltable manner to the base, a steering axis comprising a lower axis rotatably contained inside the base; —a hydrostatic steering assembly; —an electrically assisted steering apparatus axially interposed between the steering column and the hydrostatic steering assembly and provided with: a support frame comprising a tubular central body; a shaft whose upper end axially projects outside an upper end of the central body and is connected to the lower end of the lower axis and whose lower end is connected to the hydrostatic steering assembly; and an electric motor positioned inside the central body of the support frame; in which the upper end of the central body is directly fixed to the base and in contact therewith.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: OGNIBENE POWER S.P.A.Inventor: Claudio Ognibene
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Patent number: 11628745Abstract: An apparatus for a ground-based battery management for an electric aircraft is presented. The apparatus includes a battery pack mechanically coupled to the electric aircraft, wherein the battery pack includes at least a battery module, wherein each battery module includes at least a battery unit containing a first row of battery cells, a second row of battery cells, and a thermal conduit disposed between the first row and the second row of the battery unit, wherein the thermal conduit is configured to precondition the battery cells. Each battery module includes a thermal circuit mechanically coupled to the thermal conduit configured to facilitate the precondition using thermal media. The apparatus further includes a media channel encompassing the battery pack configured to connect to a ground cooling component that provides the thermal media to the thermal circuit using the thermal circuit, and evacuate the thermal media using the thermal circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Sean Donovan, Sarah Kathleen Overfield, Stuart Denson Schreiber, Peter Adam Gottlieb, Braedon Lohe, Herman Wiegman
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Patent number: 11603146Abstract: An airflow adjusting apparatus to be provided in a vehicle includes an airflow ejector. The vehicle includes a wheel and a wheel housing including a cavity. The cavity is opened downward and laterally outward of a vehicle body of the vehicle, and houses a portion of the wheel. The airflow ejector is provided, in the cavity, on a front side of the vehicle relative to the wheel. The airflow ejector is configured to eject an airflow that forms a turbulence boundary layer adjacent to a surface of the wheel on a vehicle-widthwise inner side.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Naoto Watanabe, Yusaku Dogahira
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Patent number: 11598324Abstract: An electric drive pump system includes a power end and a detachable transmission assembly. The transmission assembly is mounted to the power end and is configured to provide rotational power to the power end through a plurality of electric motors. The plurality of electric motors use a gearbox to drive an output spline that engages the power end. A control module is used to regulate the performance characteristics of the plurality of electric motors. A temperature regulation assembly is configured to regulate the temperature of the transmission assembly and the power end.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: ST9 Gas and Oil, LLCInventor: Chris Buckley
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Patent number: 11541744Abstract: An active grille shutter arrangement having an assembled modular frame with a plurality of primary frame pieces formed by extrusion. Each one of the plurality of primary frame pieces has a first end, a second end and at least one key slot extending between the first end and the second end. Each of the plurality of frame pieces also includes a hollow bore extending through the each one of the plurality of primary frame pieces forming an aperture at the first end and an aperture at the second end. When the modular frame is assembled there is an upper frame portion and lower frame portion, both formed from one of the plurality of primary frame pieces. The arrangement also includes a number of alternate frame and vane pieces that allow several different active grille shapes and configurations to be formed.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS, INCInventors: Braendon Robert Lindberg, Ross J. Parpart, Jeffrey B. Manhire
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Patent number: 11441475Abstract: A cooling system of a hybrid vehicle includes a radiator, an openable and closable first shutter, an openable and closable second shutter, and a control device. The radiator is placed forward of an internal combustion engine and a heat generation device configured to generate heat along with operation of the drive motor, and the radiator communicates with the heat generation device and the internal combustion engine such that a coolant circulates through the internal combustion engine and the heat generation device. The first shutter extends from a front end of an undercover so as to cross between the radiator, and the heat generation device and the internal combustion engine. The second shutter extends between a front end part of the undercover and a lower part of the radiator. The control device controls opening and closing of the first shutter and the second shutter.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroyuki Sugihara
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Patent number: 11433761Abstract: A grille shutter device opens and closes an introduction passage through which air is introduced from an opening provided at a front part of a vehicle to the inside of the vehicle. The grille shutter device includes: a driving fin and a driven fin that are configured to rotate between an open position in which the introduction passage is open and a closed position in which the introduction passage is closed; an actuator configured to drive the driving fin; a power transmission member configured to transmit power from the driving fin to the driven fin; and a first stopper configured to define a first position by coming into contact with the power transmission member.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignees: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ken Komatsubara, Kazuki Tsuboi, Shigeki Sato, Toshikazu Harada, Shuichi Morie
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Patent number: 11427268Abstract: An air flow management device for a vehicle includes a support and at least one deflector wall supported by an actuating system mounted on the support and configured to move the deflector wall along a predefined trajectory relative to the support between a retracted position and a deployed position. The deflector wall is mounted to rotate relative to the support about an axis of rotation so as to be able to retract in case of contact of the deflector wall with an obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Flex-N-Gate FranceInventor: Cyrille Guyon
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Patent number: 11384689Abstract: A shield assembly that may be disposed within an engine compartment of an agricultural vehicle, the shield assembly includes a plurality of shields that may block buildup of debris within the engine compartment. At least one shield of the plurality of shields includes a sloped surface that may direct debris away from the engine compartment. The shield assembly also includes a plurality of ducts formed between the plurality of shields. The plurality of ducts may redirect cooling fluid from a cooling fan package to the engine compartment to remove debris from within the engine compartment.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Don Osborne, Anthony Diederich, Jr., Mary Sullivan
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Patent number: 11387709Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling module including an axial fan for vehicles, in particular for electric vehicles, which is characterized in that a cooling module casing encloses the axial fan and a flow deflection region and a cooling airflow enters the cooling module through an intake plane and leaves the cooling module through an outflow plane, wherein the intake plane and the outflow plane are aligned at an angle alpha in relation to one another and the angle alpha as the inclination of the intake plane in relation to the outflow plane is formed greater than or equal to 55° and the cooling module casing has a rear wall, wherein the rear wall is arranged at an angle beta of at most 90° in relation to the outflow plane, so that a flow deflection region is formed in the cooling module casing between the intake plane and the outflow plane and the rear wall.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Torsten Klein, Susanne Reimche-Nuding, Ján Gregu{hacek over (s)} Kollár
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Patent number: 11376947Abstract: Disclosed is a ventilation device for a vehicle including a frame defining an opening and a closing device of the opening. The ventilation device has a first zone. The closing device includes at least one main closing flap able to close off the first zone and able to rotate about a first axis of rotation extending along a single first direction of rotation. The ventilation device has at least one second zone. The closing device includes at least one secondary closing flap able to close off the second zone and able to rotate about a second axis of rotation extending along a single second direction of rotation for the or each second zone, the second direction of rotation being separate from the first direction of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: FLEX-N-GATE FRANCEInventors: Cyrille Guyon, David Duquesnoy
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Patent number: 11376750Abstract: Presented are embodiments of a modular transport robot for transporting consignments. The transport robot includes at least one base element for the structure of the transport robot, at least two expansion modules for the technical equipping of the transport robot, at least one consignment box for receiving consignments, and at least one control device. The base element and each of the expansion modules have corresponding connecting elements and are electrically connected to one another by an electrical connection. The base element has at least one wiring harness for electrically connecting the connecting elements of the base element to one another, and the base element and the expansion modules are designed correspondingly to one another such that the connecting elements of the expansion modules are selectively connectable directly to at least two connecting elements provided at different points, so as to form one common connection to the base element.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Deutsche Post AGInventors: Uwe Radetzki, Boris Trendafilov, Dong Uck Kong, Sandra Drees, Heike Bischoff
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Patent number: 11377156Abstract: A vent assembly in an inner fender assembly disposed between a heat exchanger in an engine compartment and a wheel well of a motor vehicle includes a first vent and a second vent disposed in the inner fender assembly. The first vent includes a plurality of fins disposed at a first angle relative to a horizontal axis. The second vent is disposed between the first vent and the heat exchanger and includes a plurality of fins extending between distal ends of first and second walls of the second vent and disposed at a second angle relative to the horizontal axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Patrick G. Esber, Christopher D. Hinz, Shawn L. Tarr
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Patent number: 11370295Abstract: An air-flap apparatus, encompassing an air-flap carrier having an air passage opening that is flowthrough-capable for air; at least three air flaps, each of which projects at least into the air passage opening and is received on the air-flap carrier movably between two operating positions with different degrees of coverage of the air passage opening; a coupling apparatus that couples the plurality of air flaps for movement together between their operating positions; and an air-flap drive system having an output member that is coupled to the at least three air flaps; the coupling apparatus includes an inner lever arrangement having at least one first lever, each first lever coupling exactly two air flaps associated with it for movement together between their operating positions; and that the coupling apparatus includes an outer lever arrangement having at least one second lever, each second lever coupling either a first lever and a single air flap not directly connected to the first lever, or two first levers,Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Röchling Automotive SE & Co. KGInventor: Jürgen Schneider
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Patent number: 11338749Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes a body having fore and aft portions. The vehicle includes a bumper beam coupled to the vehicle body proximate the fore portion and a heat exchanger disposed aft of the bumper beam. A fascia assembly is coupled to the vehicle body and extends about the bumper beam. The fascia assembly includes a fascia inlet configured to direct an airflow from the exterior of the fascia assembly to the interior of the fascia assembly. An energy absorption member is disposed between the fascia and the bumper beam. An air passage extends through at least one of the bumper beam and the energy absorption member. The air passage extends from an air passage inlet to an air passage outlet. The air passage inlet is positioned downstream of the fascia inlet with respect to the airflow, and the air passage outlet being positioned upstream of the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Jacob Wright, Changyoung Heo, Vinayshankar L. Virupaksha, Trevor T. Winch, Donald M. Jamison, Srinivasa Rao Vaddiraju, Amlanjyoti Barman