Roller Patents (Class 280/162)
  • Patent number: 8562010
    Abstract: A body structure of a straddle-ride vehicle includes a body frame, a handlebar, a front fork, a front wheel guide member, and an opposite cover. The handlebar is turnably provided on the body frame. The fork extends from the handlebar and rotatably supports a front wheel. The front wheel guide member is disposed at a front portion of the body frame in a traveling direction of the vehicle and faces the front wheel. The front wheel guide member includes a slant portion extending from one side to another side in a vehicle-width direction and from a front to a rear in the traveling direction. The opposite cover is supported by the front fork to cover a rear portion of the front wheel and faces the front wheel guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Namiki, Kazuyoshi Kuroki, Kenichi Misaki, Sunao Kawano, Hiroshi Furuse
  • Publication number: 20130087986
    Abstract: A resilient cushioned bow stop for use on boat trailers to protect the bow of boats when launching, retrieving, and transporting boats in and out of the water includes a cushioned non-abrasive protective covering, molded and bonded to independently rotating rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventor: Ron Stansfield
  • Patent number: 8078373
    Abstract: A method for predicting the dynamics of a vehicle using information about the path on which the vehicle is travelling that has particular application for enhancing active safety performance of the vehicle, to improve driver comfort and to improve vehicle dynamics control. The method includes generating a preview of a path to be followed by the vehicle where the preview of the path is generated based on actual values of a plurality of vehicle parameters. The method further includes obtaining a corrected value of at least one of the plurality of vehicle parameters corresponding to the actual values of each of the plurality of vehicle parameters, wherein the corrected value of the at least one of the vehicle parameters is obtained based on a target path to be followed by the vehicle on the road, and wherein the target path is obtained on the basis of a plurality of road parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Weiwen Deng, Yong H. Lee