| HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20120036297 | HYBRID IN-VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT NETWORK - A hybrid in-vehicle infotainment network includes a core high-speed network having a number of high-speed nodes, each of which may be connected to at least one other high-speed node via a high-speed backbone link. At least some high-speed nodes may be hybrid nodes. Hybrid nodes may communicate with one or more low-speed devices via one or more low-speed links. Each hybrid node, along with any connected low-speed devices, forms a respective local low-speed network. In some embodiments, hybrid nodes may conform with a 1394 specification for high-speed backbone link communications and may conform with a universal serial bus (USB) specification for low-speed link communications. Communications via the high-speed backbone links and the low-speed links may use a common application layer having defined therein a same maximum packet size and a same set of commands and vendor-specific identifiers. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035973 | COMPUTERIZED DYNAMIC CAPACITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized system and method facilitates the collection, calculation, and analysis of supplier capacity data. Using portal technology, communications between the manufacturer and suppliers related to capacity data are facilitated. The system and method accommodate numerous supplier manufacturing processes and their unique configurations so that consistent “standard’ and “maximum” capacity values may be calculated. The portal supports data entry to quickly, efficiently, and accurately identify capacity constraints at the process and part number levels, create solutions, and monitor the implementation of solutions to increase capacity. Using dynamic calculation logic, fluctuating demand values for parts are considered in determining probable capacity values. The impact of various investments on production capacity may also be assessed. The manufacturer may further use capacity constraint data to adjust production to sales or market changes and to align production with capacity. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035762 | Systems and Methods for Controlling a Legged Robot Based on Rate of Change of Angular Momentum - Systems and methods are presented that use the rate of change of a legged robot's centroidal angular momentum ({dot over (H)} | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033068 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD FOR THE SAME - Image pickup is executed at an image pickup timing based on reference pulses by using, as a trigger, workpiece pulses which are output at an interval synchronized with a shape portion (projecting or recess portion) which is periodically and repetitively formed on a workpiece being rotated, and the image pickup is executed at the image pickup timing based on the reference pulses PA every time only reference pulses PA whose number corresponds to a pulse number between workpiece pulses are output from the image pickup timing concerned. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032710 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE DRIVING UNIT AND METHOD - A semiconductor device ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032709 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE DRIVING UNIT AND METHOD - A turn-off feedback unit ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032619 | ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL APPARATUS - An active vibration control apparatus includes a linear actuator and a controller. The linear actuator includes a moving element, a stator and an elastic support. The stator has a plurality of coils surrounding the moving element. The elastic support supports the moving element to be reciprocally movable relative to the stator in an axial direction of the moving element due to elastic deformation of the elastic support. The controller is configured to apply an alternating current to the stator to generate vibration due to relative displacement of the moving element and the stator in the axial direction. The controller is configured to correct a center position of an amplitude of the vibration by additionally applying a predetermined direct current as a biased current to the stator when the linear actuator satisfies a predetermined vibration condition. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032496 | WHEEL, AND FRICTION DRIVE DEVICE AND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL VEHICLE USING THE SAME - [Task] To allow a wheel that provides a performance required for use in an omni-directional vehicle to be manufactured in an efficient manner. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032485 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, a seat back, a reclining adjustment mechanism and a seat-position adjustment mechanism. The seat is connected to the seat cushion. The reclining adjustment mechanism adjusts an inclination angle of the seat back with respect to the seat cushion. The reclining adjustment mechanism includes a reclining operating part which is disposed on the seat cushion in a vicinity of a connecting part between the seat cushion and the seat back. The seat-position adjustment mechanism adjusts a position of the seat cushion in a forward/rearward direction. The seat-position adjustment mechanism includes a seat-position operating part which is disposed on the seat cushion below the reclining operating part within a range of a length of the reclining operating part. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032474 | SPOILER FOR REAR HATCH CLOSURE ASSEMBLY - A spoiler assembly for a rear hatch closure assembly on a vehicle includes a base member extending laterally across the hatch closure assembly, a latch mounted to the base member, and a shell member secured to the base member to cover and conceal the latch. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032473 | CLOSURE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a tailgate, a panoramic roof assembly and a dual-action rear hatch. The panoramic roof assembly has a plurality of positions including a closed position and a raised position. The dual-action rear hatch has a sliding mode wherein the hatch is movable from a closed position to a slide forward position wherein the rear hatch is received under the roof assembly when in the raised position, and has a flip-open position wherein the rear hatch is flipped-open while in a slide closed position. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032472 | DUAL ACTION REAR HATCH - A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a hatch frame slidably mounted thereto. A hatch closure is pivotally mounted to the hatch frame. The hatch frame is slidably movable between a slide closed position and a slide open position and the hatch closure is pivotally movable between a pivot closed position and a pivot open position. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032471 | SLIDE HATCH ASSEMBLY - A slide hatch assembly for selectively closing a rear cargo opening on a vehicle includes a hatch frame slidably mounted to a vehicle body of the vehicle. The hatch assembly further includes at least one front rail mounted to the vehicle body and at least one rear rail mounted to the vehicle body. At least one front roller assembly slidably connects the hatch frame to the at least one front rail and at least one rear roller assembly slidably connects the hatch frame to the at least one rear rail. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032469 | RISE UP PANORAMIC ROOF FOR A VEHICLE - A rise-up panoramic roof provided on a roof opening of a body of a vehicle comprises a frame member and a lift assembly. The frame member has a forward portion and a rear portion. The forward portion is hingedly connected to the vehicle body such that the frame member does not slide relative to the body. The frame member is configured to hold a roof panel. The lift assembly is configured to move the frame member between a closed position where the rear portion of the frame member closes the opening of the vehicle body and a raised, open position where the frame member is raised from the vehicle body and the rear portion is located above the opening. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032427 | PASSENGER PROTECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a passenger protection device provided with a side curtain airbag which expands in the form of a curtain, along the inner surface of a side portion of a vehicle. A side curtain airbag ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032411 | VEHICLE - A vehicle, such as an all terrain vehicle, has a structure with which an increase in the weight of a strut damper can be suppressed. A strut damper axis is disposed to be along an imaginary line formed by imaginarily interconnecting an intersection at which a vertical line passing through a grounding point of a wheel intersects an extension line of a lower arm and a connection point at which the strut damper is connected to a vehicle body. A reaction force from a road surface is input to the strut damper substantially along the strut damper axis. Since no bending force is exerted on the strut damper, the strut damper can be made smaller in size, and the strut damper can be made lighter in weight. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031887 | WELDING GUN - A welding gun is provided that can achieve both a size reduction and increase in pressure using a servo motor. The welding gun ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031884 | ELECTRIC SPOT WELDING GUN - An electric spot welding gun ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031766 | Electric Al or Al Alloy Plating Bath Using Room Temperature Molten Salt Bath and Plating Method Using the Same - Disclosed herein is an electric Al or Al alloy plating bath which comprises (A) an aluminum halide; (B) one kind of compound or at least two kinds of compounds selected from the group consisting of N-alkylpyridinium halides, N-alkylimidazolium halides, N,N′-alkylimidazolium halides, N-alkyl-pyrazolium halides, N,N′-alkylpyrazolium halides, N-alkylpyrrolidinium halides and N,N-alkyl-pyrrolidinium halides; and (C) a high boiling point aromatic hydrocarbon solvent, wherein the molar ratio of the aluminum halide (A) to the compound (B) ranges from 1:1 to 3:1 and the flash point of the plating bath is not less than 50° C. The plating bath never involves any risk of causing an explosion, can be handled industrially with safety and can provide a smooth and fine Al of Al alloy plated film. Moreover, the resulting film has high resistance to corrosion even when it does not contain any chromium and therefore, it is quite suitable from the viewpoint of the environmental protection and it can thus be used in a wide variety of applications including the plating of parts for motorcars, and the plating of parts for electrical appliances. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031698 | MOTORCYCLE - A silencer for a motorcycle has a front cup which has a tapered tubular shape, a center sleeve which is connected to the front cup, and a tail cup which is connected to the center sleeve. Since the front cup has a tapered tubular shape, the front cup is arranged such that a front end of the front cup is positioned in the vicinity of a main frame. A distal end of the silencer can be shifted frontward in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle compared to a silencer of a prior art. As a result, a length of the silencer can be increased while avoiding interference between the silencer and legs of a rider and hence, silencing performance of the silencer can be enhanced. Since the distal end of the silencer can be shifted frontward in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the concentration of a mass can be acquired. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031692 | VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM - A vehicle braking system includes an electric motor, an operating amount detector, a brake assist controller, a first braking device and a second braking device. The electric motor drives a driving wheel via a reduction ratio setting device. The first braking device makes the electric motor generate a first braking power under regenerative control. The second braking device generates a second braking power by actuating an actuator with an operating fluid to be pressurized through a hydraulic pressure source. When an initiation condition for a brake assist control is met, the reduction ratio setting device sets a reduction ratio so as to reduce the first braking power and then suspends a change in the reduction ratio, and the first braking device generates the first braking power as well as the second braking device generates the second braking power to produce a target braking power. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031004 | LINK-TYPE SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM - A vehicle sliding door mechanism is arranged to move a door from a door opening provided in a vehicle side body structure from a closed position to an open position. The sliding door mechanism comprises an upper slide rail and a lower slide rail fixed to the vehicle side body structure. An upper slider is associated with the upper rail and is movable along the upper rail, and a lower slider is associated with the lower rail and is movable along the lower rail. An upper link assembly operatively connected to the vehicle door and the upper slider, and a lower link assembly is operatively connected to the vehicle door and the lower slider. At least one link assembly of the upper link assembly and lower link assembly is configured to control a moment of force about a pivot axis while moving the vehicle door between the closed position and the open position. The moment of force is one of an opening moment and a closing moment and is dependent on a position of the vehicle door relative to the vehicle side body structure. The at least one link assembly is configured such that the moment of force is substantially zero between when the vehicle door moves between the closed position and the open position. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031003 | LINK-TYPE SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM - A sliding door mechanism includes an upper slide rail and a lower slide rail fixed to a vehicle side body structure. An upper slider is associated with the upper rail, and a lower slider is associated with the lower rail. An upper link includes a control arm pivotally connected to both the upper slider and a vehicle door. A lower link includes a control arm pivotally connected to both the lower slider and the vehicle door. A control mechanism is operatively associated with a selected one of the upper link and the lower link. The control mechanism includes a first control fixed to the vehicle side body structure and a second control fixed to the control arm of the selected link. Movement of the second control is based on predetermined structural constraints associated with the first control. The control mechanism controls rotation and translation of the upper and lower links. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120029783 | ROAD SURFACE FRICTION COEFFICIENT ESTIMATING DEVICE - A road surface friction coefficient estimating device includes a means which finds a first estimated value Mnsp_estm of an external force to be compared (S | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028550 | BORE WORKING TOOL | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027506 | WELD JOINT OF ALUMINUM ALLOY MEMBER - Disclosed is a weld joint of an aluminum alloy member formed by joining one end of a wrought material ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026034 | POSITION CALCULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH GPS - A GPS position calculating apparatus is configured to acquire from navigation data contained in signals transmitted from GPS satellites, orbit information including a position, clock time, orbital speed and altitude of each GPS satellite at a transmission time of each signal from a respective one of the GPS satellites, then calculate a position of each GPS satellite at a reception time of the same signal at a measurement point on the basis of the acquired orbital speed and a time difference between the reception time and the transmission time, further calculate a first angle of the horizon relative to a first line segment connecting the second position of each GPS satellite with a position of the measurement point on the basis of a range of the first line segment and the acquired altitude, subsequently calculate a range of a second line segment connecting the first position of each GPS satellite with the position of the measurement point on the basis of the range of the first line segment, the first angle, and the orbital speed, and finally perform calculation of the position of the measurement point. A GPS position calculating method carried out by the apparatus is also disclosed. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026033 | POSITION CALCULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH GPS - A GPS position calculating apparatus is configured to acquire orbit information from navigation data contained in signals transmitted from GPS satellites, the orbit information including a position, clock time and orbital speed of each GPS satellite at a transmission time of each signal, to calculate a position of each GPS satellite at a reception time of the same signal at a measurement point, from the acquired orbital speed and clock time, to calculate a range of a line segment connecting the calculated position of each GPS satellite with a position of the measurement point using a time difference between the transmission time and the reception time, and to calculate the position of the measurement point using the calculated range of the line segment as a pseudorange. A GPS position calculating method carried out by the apparatus is also disclosed. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025961 | SADDLE RIDING VEHICLE - A saddle riding vehicle includes a storage box and an anti-theft system. The storage box is openable in a vehicle horizontal direction. The anti-theft system is configured to measure position information on the vehicle and to send the position information via radio, the anti-theft system being attached to an undersurface of a ceiling of the storage box. Preferably, the anti-theft system is rotatably attached to the undersurface of the ceiling of the storage box by a hinge and the anti-theft system is attached to the tray member. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025773 | METHOD OF CHARGING BATTERY AND BATTERY CHARGING CONTROL SYSTEM - A controller in a charging control system controls a charger to heat a battery at a low temperature by pulse charging and discharging up to a desired temperature and then moves to a normal charging mode. The controller calculates an ion concentration of an active material at electrode portions of the battery on the basis of the temperature data and the electric current data obtained, switch the pulse charging and discharging between a charging mode and a discharging mode on the basis of a pulse width when the ion concentration reaches a threshold. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025662 | OUTER ROTOR MOTOR - An outer rotor motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator core having a plurality of teeth, coils and insulators retaining the coils. The insulators are connected to each other in an annular configuration such that the teeth are inserted into the insulators. Each of the insulators includes a body portion and an outer peripheral flange. Each of the insulators further includes an auxiliary tooth portion on at least one of two axial ridge portions. The axial ridge portions include bonding portions between the body portion and the outer peripheral flange. The auxiliary tooth portion includes a rotor-facing surface facing the rotor and a tooth-contacting surface contacting one of the side surfaces in the circumferential direction. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025661 | OUTER-ROTOR SALIENT-POLE CONCENTRATED WINDING MOTOR - An outer-rotor salient-pole concentrated winding motor includes a salient-pole concentrated winding stator and a rotor. The salient-pole concentrated winding stator includes stator core, coils and insulators. The stator core has a plurality of teeth that extend outward in a radial direction of the stator. Each of the insulators includes a projecting engaging portion and a recessed engaging portion. The projecting engaging portion projects outward in the circumferential direction. The recessed engaging portion is formed so that an outer separation wall of the insulator is recessed inward in the circumferential direction. The projecting engaging portion and the recessed engaging portion of adjacent insulators engage with each other when the teeth are inserted into the insulators. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025510 | FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY FOR MOTORCYCLE, AND MOTORCYCLE INCORPORATING SAME - A fuel tank assembly includes a fuel tank disposed substantially along a seat rail in a space surrounded by a lower portion of a seat and the seat rail of a motorcycle, and a fuel pump unit disposed in a lower portion of the fuel tank. A mounting flange for mounting the fuel pump unit to the fuel tank is arranged below the seat rail and forward of a front end of a rear wheel of the motorcycle as viewed in a side view of the motorcycle. The mounting flange of the fuel pump unit is disposed above a side frame of a body frame of the motorcycle. Such fuel tank assembly provides the degree of freedom of seat layout, and does not interfere with a rear wheel of motorcycle, or gravel or the like thrown up by the rear wheel, during operation the motorcycle. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024651 | CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH SYSTEM - A centrifugal clutch system includes a centrifugal weight, an outer member, an inner member, a first clutch plate, a second clutch plate, a bottom portion side pressure member, and an open side pressure member. The centrifugal weight is movable in a radial direction of the clutch system. The outer member is rotatably supported on a rotation axis and subjected to a driving force. The inner member is integrally and rotatably supported on the rotation axis. The first and second clutch plates are respectively supported in the outer and inner member. The bottom portion side pressure member thrusts each clutch plate to an open side of said outer member and releases the thrusting force by the movement of said centrifugal weight. The open side pressure member thrusts each clutch plate to a bottom portion of said outer member. The open side pressure member is supported on said inner member. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024105 | CRANKSHAFT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In a crankshaft | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120022765 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of properly performing instantaneous injection, thereby capable of attaining excellent exhaust emissions at the start of the engine, and performing prompt engine starting. In the fuel injection control system, the instantaneous injection that injects fuel to a predetermined cylinder is executed immediately when it is determined that a predetermined condition is satisfied after cranking of the engine is started. A leaning influence ratio which is a ratio of a time period during which vaporized fuel supplied to the predetermined cylinder becomes lean to a instantaneous injection time period which is a time period over which fuel is injected by the instantaneous injection is estimated. A threshold value is set based on temperature of the engine. When the leaning influence ratio is larger than the threshold value, the instantaneous injection is inhibited. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120022742 | SHUTTER UNIT FOR VEHICLE - A shutter unit for a vehicle, capable of properly determining failure of a shutter without using a sensor which directly detects a position of the shutter. The shutter unit includes a return spring for returning the shutter to a predetermined initial position by urging the shutter, and a rotating machine configured to be capable of converting input motive power to electrical power and input electrical power to motive power by electromagnetic induction action. The rotating machine drives the shutter by the motive power obtained by conversion. The shutter unit executes return control that stops supply of electric power to the rotating machine to return the shutter to the initial position by urging of the shutter by the return spring, and determines failure of the shutter based on a rotating machine induced voltage of the rotating machine, detected during execution of the return control. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021861 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A power transmission apparatus | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021326 | FUEL CELL STACK HAVING TIGHTENING MEMBERS - A fuel cell stack includes a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of fuel cells in a stacking direction, and first and second end plates at both ends in the stacking direction. Long sides of the first and second end plates are fixed together by a pair of tightening members. The tightening member includes a bent portion bent in a direction along a surface of the second end plate, and coupled to the pressure application adjustment device, and a wide portion having a width extended toward the first end plate. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021324 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is provided with a separator that supports an electrolyte/electrode assembly sandwiched therebetween. The separator is provided with: first and second fuel gas supply parts in the center of which fuel gas supply holes are formed; first and second cross-link parts connected to the first and second fuel gas supply parts; and first and second sandwiching support parts connected to the first and second cross-link parts. Each first sandwiching support part is provided with a set of fuel gas exhaust passages that discharge fuel gas that has gone through a fuel gas passage and been used. The cross-sectional areas of the fuel gas exhaust passages are larger on the downstream sides than on the upstream sides, in terms of the direction of fuel gas flow. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020816 | PUMP - A pump includes: a branch pipe extending from a pump body for branching a part of raw water introduced from outside through a raw water inlet; a first tank having an exhaust pipe of an engine accommodated therein, the raw water supplied via the branch pipe being evaporated by heat of the exhaust pipe; a second tank provided over the first tank and having the branch pipe accommodated therein, vapor produced by evaporation of the raw water in the first tank being condensed into water droplets in the second tank; and a communication pipe interconnecting the first and second tanks in communication with each other. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018608 | SEAT SLIDE POSITION DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide position detection device for a vehicle includes a lower rail attached to a vehicle floor. The lower rail has one side and another side opposite to the one side in the width direction. The one side includes a side surface and an upward wall portion extending upward along the side surface. An upper rail is supported by the lower rail and slidable with respect to the lower rail in the longitudinal direction of the lower rail. A detection target portion is provided in the upward wall portion of the lower rail in a predetermined range in the longitudinal direction of the lower rail. A position sensor is disposed at the upper rail between the upper rail and the upward wall portion to face the detection target portion. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018241 | MAGNETOSTRICTIVE TORQUE SENSOR AND ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING DEVICE - Disclosed are a magnetostrictive torque sensor and an electrical power steering device, wherein a first torque sensor has: one magnetostrictive film provided on a steering shaft; a first coil and a second coil that detect changes in the magnetic characteristics of the magnetostrictive film; and a first housing that contains, at least, the steering shaft, the magnetostrictive film, the first coil, and the second coil. The first housing has a resin part, a cylindrical part made of a metal that is soft magnetic, and a flange part made of a metal that is soft magnetic. The resin part, the cylindrical part, and the flange part are formed as a unit. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018237 | BATTERY MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A battery mounting assembly for a vehicle includes a battery tray configured to carry an associated vehicle battery and a battery tray support structure mounted to an underside of the vehicle. The battery tray is slidably mounted to the battery tray support structure for movement between a first operational position and a second maintenance position. The second maintenance position is laterally spaced apart from and below the first operational position. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018033 | HYDROGEN FILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A hydrogen filling system to fill a hydrogen fuel tank with hydrogen includes a high-pressure water electrolysis device capable of electrolyzing water to produce oxygen and the hydrogen. A hydrogen pipe connects the high-pressure water electrolysis device and a filling mechanism to fill the hydrogen fuel tank with the hydrogen. At least one hydrogen storage tank is provided to the hydrogen pipe to store the hydrogen produced by the high-pressure water electrolysis device at substantially a same pressure as a maximum filling pressure of the hydrogen fuel tank. A first valve mechanism is arranged downstream of the at least one hydrogen storage tank. A bypass pipe is provided to the hydrogen pipe and connects the high-pressure water electrolysis device and the filling mechanism to bypass the at least one hydrogen storage tank and the first valve mechanism. A second valve mechanism is arranged on the bypass pipe. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017875 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM OF VEE ENGINE - A fuel supply system of a vee engine includes a high-pressure fuel pump. A first delivery pipe is to distribute fuel to injectors disposed on a first bank. A second delivery pipe is to distribute the fuel to injectors disposed on a second bank. The fuel is to be supplied from the high-pressure fuel pump to the first delivery pipe through a first joint pipe. The fuel is to be supplied from the high-pressure fuel pump to the second delivery pipe through a second joint pipe. A direction of a connecting part of the first joint pipe on a side of the high-pressure fuel pump substantially matches a direction of thermal expansion of the first bank. A direction of a connecting part of the second joint pipe on a side of the high-pressure fuel pump substantially matches a direction of thermal expansion of the second bank. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120016646 | DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING STATE QUANTITY OF SKID MOTION OF VEHICLE - A device for estimating the state quantity of a skid motion of a vehicle is provided with an element which finds road surface reaction force model values of respective wheels and a skid motion state quantity model value using a vehicle model including a friction characteristic model between the wheels and the road surface, an element which finds the deviation between the lateral acceleration model value generated in a predetermined position of the vehicle by the resultant force of the road surface reaction force model values and the lateral acceleration detected value indicated by the output of an actual lateral acceleration detecting means, and an element which determines, as the estimated value of the skid motion state quantity, a value obtained by adding a value obtained by passing the deviation through a filter having a high-cut characteristic to the skid motion state quantity model value. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016581 | Collision Warning System Using Driver Intention Estimator - A collision warning system for a subject vehicle is disclosed. The collision warning system uses data relating to the subject vehicle and a target vehicle in an algorithm to estimate the intention of the driver of the subject vehicle. The system uses historic data to improve the algorithm to obtain more accurate estimates. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016573 | Engine Control For A Motor Vehicle - A control system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The control system determines if a motor vehicle is going to stop according to information about a preceding vehicle. The control system may use information about the vehicle speed of the motor vehicle, a following distance between the motor vehicle and a preceding vehicle and preceding vehicle deceleration information. When the control system determines that the motor vehicle is going to stop, the motor vehicle shuts down the engine prior to the vehicle stopping in order to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016569 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM - A fuel injection control system provided with a throttle by wire (TBW) system detecting an operation condition of a throttle grip and controlling, via an actuator, a throttle valve. The control system detects the throttle valve opening and controls an injector. An increased quantity correction value is determined based upon of an output of a throttle valve opening sensor and an operation condition of the throttle grip. When an acceleration condition of a vehicle is detected according to the output of the throttle valve opening sensor, an increased quantity correction of fuel is performed. The increased quantity correction value is brought to an attenuation condition in which the increased quantity correction value is gradually decreased, or a stop condition in which the increased quantity correction value is made to zero, when the throttle grip is not in drive in an opening direction, even though an acceleration condition is detected. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016553 | Method and System for Detecting and Compensating Weather Condition Effects on Wireless Signals - A method and system for adjusting an operation of a wireless communication device based on information related to at least one of an operating status of a vehicle system and a weather condition. The method includes a step of receiving at least one information source related to an operation status of at least one vehicle system of a motor vehicle. The method further includes a step of analyzing the information to determine an ambient moisture condition. The method also includes adjusting an operating parameter of the wireless communication device and then operating the wireless communication device according to the adjusted operating parameter to compensate for attenuation to a wireless signal caused by the ambient moisture. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016550 | POWER DOOR SAFETY LOCKING SYSTEM - A safety locking system is provided to detect an open fault or a ground fault condition. The safety locking system includes a central processing unit with an input and an output, and a safety switch electrically connected to the input of the central processing unit. The input receives a low signal when the safety switch is in an enabled state and a pulsed signal when the safety switch is in a disabled state. The central processing unit detects an open fault condition when the input receives a high signal for a time period greater than a threshold time period, and a ground fault condition when the input receives the low signal and the safety switch operates as if the safety switch is in the disabled state. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015772 | DRIVE DEVICE AND VEHICLE WITH SAME - A drive device | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015260 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system provided with a fuel cell module, a water supply device for supplying water to the fuel cell module, a water container for supplying water to the water supply device, and a condenser for condensing water vapor in the exhaust gas which is discharged from the fuel cell module and supplying the condensed water to the water container. The water container contains therein an ion exchange device for removing impurities which are contained in the water supplied from the condenser. The water supply device is provided below and downstream of the water container. A pressure regulating device for absorbing a pulsation of the water supply device and absorbing the variation in the pressure in the fuel cell module is provided between the water supply device and the fuel cell module. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014838 | CONTROLLER FOR PLANT - A controller for a plant that controls a controlled variable for the plant in accordance with estimated values, allowing to reduce any error in the estimated values that is caused by solid variation or aging of the plant. A controller for an exhaust emission control system has an estimated Inert-EGR value calculation section ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013150 | STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE BODY UPPER PORTION - A structure for a vehicle body upper portion, having sufficient rigidity, using a reduced number of parts, and capable of being assembled with reduced man-hours. A structure (15) for a vehicle body upper portion includes a roof rail (26) and a center pillar (27) which are connected together at respective ends thereof. The roof rail (26) is formed to have a closed cross-section by an upper member (31) and a lower member (32). An upper joint end section (45) of the upper member projects further toward the outside of the vehicle body than a lower joint end section (46) of the lower member. The center pillar (27) is formed to have a closed cross-section by an inner member (51) and an outer member (52). An outer joint end section (66) of the outer member extends up to the upper joint end section (45) while an inner joint end section (73) of the inner member extends up to the lower joint end section (46). The upper joint end section (45) is joined to the outer joint end section (66), the lower joint end section (46) is joined to the inner joint end section (73), and the closed cross-sections are connected to each other at the joint section (28) between each joint end section. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013108 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes: a seatback frame including an outer side part frame, provided at an outer side in a width direction of a vehicle body, and an inner side part frame, provided at an inner side in the width direction; an outer side load transmission block protruding from the seatback frame towards an outer side in the width direction, and transmitting to the seatback frame, an impact load inputted from a side of the vehicle body; and a protrusion part protruding from a side surface of the outer side part frame towards an outer side in the width direction, wherein the protrusion part is fitted and fixed to a fitting hole provided on the outer side load transmission block. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013106 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag provided with a pocket. An airbag ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013057 | ACTIVE VIBRATION DAMPING SUPPORT DEVICE - A solenoid driving device with excellent electric power efficiency which drives and controls an actuator including a solenoid and an active vibration damping support device with excellent electric power efficiency which includes the solenoid driving device are disclosed. The solenoid driving device includes a booster circuit | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012266 | LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS SACCHARIFICATION PRE-TREATMENT DEVICE - Provided a lignocellulosic biomass saccharification pre-treatment device capable of producing a pretreated material for saccharification. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120011831 | Method for Managing Temperatures in an Exhaust System of a Motor Vehicle - A method and system for managing temperatures in an exhaust system of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method includes a step of predicting an overheat condition of a catalyst and a seal mat included in a catalytic converter. The method also includes a step of selecting a fuel enrichment map to determine a fuel delivery amount based on a predicted overheat condition. The method and system further includes providing a fuel enrichment map for an overheat condition of a catalyst that includes fuel delivery amounts that are less than fuel delivery amounts included in a fuel enrichment map for an overheat condition of a seal mat. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120010815 | NAVIGATION SERVER AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A navigation server is equipped with a support route searching element which searches for a support route from a departure position to a destination position, on the basis of a journey plan and a support map information of a support map information database, a support information retrieving element which retrieves discount information satisfying discount conditions of a toll of toll roads, on the basis of the departure time of the mobile body and the support route, and a support data creating element which transmits discount notice data which is capable of making the car navigation system output the discount information while omitting information arithmetic processing using navigation map information to the car navigation system. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120010781 | ALIGNMENT CHANGING CONTROL DEVICE AND FUEL CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A toe angle changing control ECU for controlling a toe angle of wheels of a vehicle. The toe angle changing control ECU includes: a straight traveling state judging section for judging whether or not the vehicle is in a; a memory for storing the toe angle of the wheels while the vehicle is in the straight traveling state; and a toe angle setting section for setting the wheels to the toe angle stored in the memory when the straight traveling state judging section judges that the vehicle is in the straight traveling state. While in the straight traveling state, the wheels are set to a toe angle at which the wheels are substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, reducing the rolling resistance of the wheels, and improving fuel consumption. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120010762 | INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An information providing device for a vehicle is provided in which when the subject vehicle (VA) transmits to a base station ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009498 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is provided with a separator that supports an electrolyte/electrode assembly sandwiched therebetween. The separator is provided with: first and second fuel gas supply parts in the center of which fuel gas supply holes are formed; first and second cross-link parts connected to the first and second fuel gas supply parts; and first and second surrounding support parts connected to the first and second cross-link parts. Each first surrounding support part is provided with a set of fuel gas exhaust passages that discharge fuel gas that has gone through a fuel gas passage and been used. The cross-sectional areas of the fuel gas exhaust passages are larger on the downstream sides than on the upstream sides, in terms of the direction of fuel gas flow. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007464 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - Provided are a rotating electrical machine and a method for manufacturing the rotating electrical machine, wherein the tapered surface of a plate-side tapered section and the tapered surface of a shaft-side tapered section are bonded with pressure by having forces operate between a plurality of plate-side protruding sections and a plurality of shaft-side protruding sections in the directions wherein the plate-side protruding sections and the shaft-side protruding sections are separated from each other. Thus, a ring core is fixed to a shaft. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007417 | BRAKE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - At a time (t | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007401 | VEHICLE-SEAT CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle-seat control apparatus includes an operation determination device, an exit determination device, a forward/backward adjusting device and a height adjusting device. The operation determination device is configured to determine whether a passenger operates a vehicle. The exit determination device is configured to determine whether the passenger exits the vehicle. The forward/rearward adjusting device is configured to move the vehicle seat rearward or forward according to a case where the passenger exits the vehicle or a case where the passenger operates the vehicle equipment. The height adjusting device is configured to move a rear part of the seat cushion to an upward state or move a front part of the seat cushion to a downward state when the passenger exits the vehicle. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007379 | CASING ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A receiving member is provided on a face of a casing and includes an insertion port and first and second abutment portions. An insertion portion of each of the brackets is inserted through the insertion port. The insertion port is shaped to have at least one step varying in a width of the insertion port such that the width is narrower as the at least one step is farther away from the face of the casing. Each of the first and second abutment portions has such an inner shape that, when the insertion portion is inserted through the insertion port, the abutment portion abuts against the leading end of the insertion portion in the insertion direction to restrict a movement of the leading end in association with the corresponding one of different widths of the insertion portions. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007373 | VEHICLE FRAME ASSEMBLY - A frame assembly for a vehicle includes a front end frame assembly extending laterally across the vehicle and disposed adjacent a forward end of the vehicle, and a bumper beam extending laterally across the vehicle and spaced apart longitudinally forward of the front end frame assembly. A first set of spaced apart inner attachment structures connects the bumper beam to the front end frame assembly. A second set of spaced apart outer attachment structures also connects the bumper beam to the front end frame assembly. The second set of outer attachment structures is spaced apart from and flanks the first set of inner attachment structures. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006145 | PEDAL APPARATUS - A friction washer ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120005965 | VEHICLE DOOR POWER ASSIST - Vehicles equipped with sliding doors that undergo powered openings typically are prohibited from opening if the vehicle is in drive. Various modes of door operation are disclosed that safely enable powered operation of a vehicle sliding door regardless of the transmission state of the vehicle. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120004827 | AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An air-fuel ratio control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an air-fuel ratio sensor having an output characteristic which is nonlinear with respect to the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas. An output deviation converter is configured to convert an output deviation to a first predetermined value if an output value of the air-fuel ratio sensor is on a richer side of a predetermined target value and to a second predetermined value if the output value is on a leaner side of the target value. A control input calculator is configured to calculate a control input to feedback-control the output value of the air-fuel ratio sensor such that the output deviation converted by the output deviation converter is to be zero. An air-fuel ratio controller is configured to control the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas using the control input calculated by the control input calculator. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120004818 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - When a select lever is in a drive range, a microcomputer reads a value of an output voltage by a switch-operation-signal output circuit after detecting that both shift-up switch and shift-down switch are substantially simultaneously turned on, checks whether or not the output voltage by the switch-operation-signal output circuit is the output voltage indicating that the switch after a predetermined time has elapsed is in a normal condition, and only when the output voltage is such an output voltage, permits a manual mode of an automatic transmission and when the output voltage is not such an output voltage, cancels the manual mode. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120004809 | SYSTEM FOR SELECTING AND DISPLAYING A PULLING OUT MODE OF A CAR FROM A CARPORT - A system for selecting and displaying a pulling out mode installed in a vehicle comprises a memory for preliminarily storing pulling out modes indicating manners of pulling a vehicle out of a parking space, corresponding to each of parking modes indicating manners of parking in the parking space, a unit that determines parking mode of the vehicle when the vehicle is placed in the parking space, a selection and display unit that selects a pulling out mode corresponding to the determined parking mode from the memory and displays the selected pulling out mode according to an instruction from a driver of the vehicle for pulling the vehicle out of the parking space after the vehicle is placed in the parking space. Not only when a vehicle is parked with automatic steering but also when the vehicle is parked with manual steering, a parking mode can be determined. Since only an appropriate pulling out mode is selected according to a parking mode, for example, a mistaken operation of selecting an inappropriate pulling out mode can be avoided when a pulling out is performed with an automatic steering. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120004063 | POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE - A power transmitting device | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120003702 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SACCHARIFIED SOLUTION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS - A process for producing a saccharified solution, by which xylose can be produced at a high yield from lignocellulosic biomass, is provided. The saccharification is carried out by adding a saccharifying enzyme to a pretreated material for saccharification of the lignocellulosic biomass. As the saccharifying enzyme is added a mixture of a first saccharifying enzyme originated from one or more microorganisms selected from the group consisting of fungi of the genus | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120003561 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell comprises an electrolyte electrode assembly which includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an electrolyte; a separator which includes a sandwiching portion; a fuel gas channel which is formed at a first surface of the sandwiching portion, and is covered by the anode electrode; fuel gas outlets which are formed around the fuel gas channel; an oxygen-containing gas channel which is formed at a second surface of the sandwiching portion, and is covered by the cathode electrode; and oxygen-containing gas outlets which are formed around the oxygen-containing gas channel, in which the oxygen-containing gas outlets are formed at phases different from phases of the fuel gas outlets in a thickness direction of the separator. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120002028 | FACE IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - There is provided a face image pick-up apparatus for a vehicle including an image pick-up unit installed in a vehicle having a steering wheel disposed in front of a driver's seat of a vehicle interior and a tilt mechanism adjusting a tilt angle with respect to a vertical direction of the steering wheel to image a face image of a driver seated on the driver's seat, wherein the image pick-up unit is disposed vertically above a central axis line of the steering wheel and vertically above the upper end of the steering wheel when the steering wheel is displaced to the upper limit position by the tilt mechanism, when viewing the steering wheel from the front. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120002027 | INATTENTION DETERMINING APPARATUS - An inattention determination device includes a sight direction detecting unit that detects a sight direction of a driver, and an inattention determining unit that measures an inattention continuation time from a time point when the sight direction is a predetermined inattention direction to a time point when the sight direction deviates from the predetermined inattention direction and becomes a direction other than the inattention direction and determines that the driver is inattentive when the intention continuation time is equal to or more than a predetermined time. The inattention determining unit maintains measurement of the inattention continuation time when the sight direction is changed at a speed higher than a predetermined movement speed from the predetermined inattention direction to a direction other than the inattention direction or when the sight direction is momentarily a direction other than the inattention direction. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120001546 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHTING CIRCUIT OF SADDLE-RIDE-TYPE VEHICLE - A method and apparatus for controlling lighting in a saddle-ride type vehicle includes a control unit configured to turn on a lamp comprising a light emitting diode. The apparatus also includes a manipulation switch which is turned on and off based upon manipulation by a rider. The control unit includes an input port receiving power from a power source based upon actuation of the manipulation switch, and an input circuit configured to determine a leak state of the manipulation switch based on an input voltage to the input port. A control part is configured to control lighting of the lamp based on a result of the determination. An erroneous lighting prevention resistance is connected between the manipulation switch and input circuit on one end, and ground on the other end. An intermittent power source switch is configured to be cyclically turned on or off by the control part, and is provided between the manipulation switch and the power source. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120001472 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a seatback, a headrest body, a stay and a locking member. The seatback is provided on a floor of a vehicle body. The headrest body is provided above the seatback. The stay extends downward from the headrest body into the seatback. The locking member, provided to the seatback and engaging with the stay at a specific position in a longitudinal direction of the stay, engages with the stay at a substantially longitudinal center of the stay when the headrest body is positioned at a lowest position. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120001456 | FRONTAL STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A frontal structure of a vehicle includes: a dashboard lower section comprising a longitudinal wall, a tilted wall, and a horizontal wall connected together; a floor frame provided below the tilted wall; a bead formed along the floor frame, wherein the longitudinal wall intersects with the bead at an upper side of the bead; the horizontal wall intersects with the bead at a lower side of the bead; and a ridge line or a plurality of ridge lines of the bead overlap with the floor frame in an upper-lower direction. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120001455 | FRONTAL STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A frontal structure of a vehicle includes: a dashboard lower section; and a damping panel connecting to the dashboard lower section, wherein the dashboard lower section includes an upper rim flange and a front wall including a bending shape; and the damping panel includes a bead curved more gradually compared to the bending shape. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120001453 | FRONTAL STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A frontal structure of a vehicle includes: a dashboard lower section; a dashboard lower cross member, positioned at a front surface of the dashboard lower section, and divided into a left part and a right part; a dashboard cross member integrally formed by connecting and welding the dashboard lower cross member to a steering joint cover; and an acceleration pedal bracket fixed to an overlapping part of the steering joint cover and the dashboard lower section. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120001375 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING CLAMPING BLOCK MADE OF RESIN AND DEVICE FOR CLAMPING CLAMPING BLOCK MADE OF RESIN - When, while a resin-made clamping block molded to cover a part of a turbine blade is placed on a seat part, paired sliders disposed on opposite sides of the seat part are made to move closer to the resin-made clamping block, paired wedge members provided respectively on the paired sliders engage with notches formed respectively in paired side surfaces, opposed to each other, of the resin-made clamping block to generate cracks. Accordingly, it is possible to divide the resin-made clamping block into at least two pieces and to reliably remove the resin-made clamping block from the turbine blade. Furthermore, since the resin-made clamping block is not broken by a mechanical strike, there is no fear that the turbine blade might be damaged due to an erroneous setting of the strike force. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120000868 | RING SUPPORTING DEVICE - A ring supporting device is provided with six support shafts capable of approaching and separating from the inner walls of metal rings. Each of the support shafts has an exposed side wall having formed thereon annular ridges and grooves. The side walls of the support shafts each have cushioning materials having a height substantially corresponding to the height of each of the grooves. The cushioning materials deform when the inner walls of the metallic rings make contact with the cushioning materials, and this relaxes a force which tries to expand the metallic rings from the inner wall side to the outer wall side. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120000738 | BRAKING DEVICE - Under a normal condition, brake fluid pressure generated by a slave cylinder ( | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120000265 | AUTOMATIC HEAT TREATMENT METHOD FOR METAL RING - Elastic metal rings are pushed between plural shelf members which have an opening, are provided parallel to each other in a vertical direction and are spaced a predetermined interval from each other, the opening having an inner periphery of which total sides are longer than a periphery of each elastic metal ring. Each of all the metal rings is deformed into an approximately polygonal shape, which allows all the metal rings to pass through the opening, from arrangement condition of the metal rings, and all the metal rings are pressed and held from insides thereof and are extracted from the opening. A heat treatment jig, which has the same opening as that of the shelf member and enables the metal rings to be mounted parallel to each other in a vertical direction and to be spaced the above predetermined interval from each other, is used. All the metal rings, which are held from the insides thereof in the arrangement condition, are inserted from the opening of the heat treatment jig into the heat treatment jig, all the metal rings are released from being held from the insides thereof, and all the metal rings are mounted in the heat treatment jig. The metal rings and the heat treatment jig are subjected to a heat treatment, and the metal rings are extracted from the shelf members. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110320106 | AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL APPARATUS AND AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE - An air-fuel ratio control apparatus for an internal-combustion engine includes an air-fuel-ratio sensor, a control-input calculator, an air-fuel-ratio controller, and a gain calculator. The air-fuel-ratio sensor is disposed in an exhaust channel in the internal-combustion engine and is configured to detect an air-fuel ratio in exhaust gas. The control-input calculator is configured to calculate a control input in accordance with an output value of the air-fuel-ratio sensor. The air-fuel-ratio controller is configured to perform a feedback control using the control input such that the output value of the air-fuel-ratio sensor reaches a target value. The gain calculator is configured to calculate a gain in accordance with the output value when the output value is leaner than the target value. The gain is to be used in calculating the control input. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110320038 | WORKING DEVICE AND WORKING METHOD - A working device and a working method wherein an articulated robot controls vertical movement of a balancer arm by commanding vertical movement for a balancer, and moves the balancer arm horizontally by applying an external force to the balancer arm in the horizontal direction by means of a robot arm. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319210 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION METAL BELT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL RING OF CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION METAL BELT, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SHAPE OF METAL RING OF CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION METAL BELT - A continuously variable transmission metal belt includes a metal ring assembly and metal elements. The metal ring assembly includes stacked endless metal rings. Each of the stacked endless metal rings includes a flat peripheral surface and a substantially semicircular end face. The substantially semicircular end face is connected to an end of the peripheral surface in a width direction of each of the stacked endless metal rings. The metal elements are supported on the metal ring assembly. A displacement Z of the end face is smaller than or equal to 0.1R. The displacement Z is defined as Z=R−H. R is a radius of an imaginary circle that passes through a contact point between the peripheral surface and the end face and that is tangent to the end face. H is a distance from a center of the imaginary circle to the peripheral surface. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317273 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A head-up display device according to the invention includes a projector that projects an image to be displayed on a windshield of a vehicle; a housing that accommodates the projector and has an opening portion on a pathway of a projection light that is projected from the projector; a transmissive member that blocks the opening portion and transmits the projection light; and a light blocking portion that blocks a light path along which light incident from an outside of the vehicle is reflected on the transmissive member and the windshield and reaches a predetermined viewpoint region on a driver's seat side, wherein the light blocking portion is formed by a printed layer provided in the periphery of the windshield. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317014 | IN-VEHICLE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An in-vehicle image display apparatus includes an image capture device and a display. An image generator is configured to combine the plurality of images captured by the image capture device and to generate a bird's eye view image in which a point of view has been changed. An operation device is capable of being operated by a vehicle occupant. An operation device includes a first switch provided in a central area of the operation device in a front view to be used to display the bird's eye view image in the display. The second switches are provided at positions around the central area to be used to display the plurality of images in the display. The positions correspond to the plurality of areas around the vehicle in a case in which the central area is considered as a vehicle position of the vehicle when viewed from above. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110316474 | CHARGING APPARATUS FOR MOBILE BODY - A charging apparatus for a mobile body has a charging stand, which includes a connector holder to be connected to a battery of a walking robot, a forward/backward mechanism which moves the connector holder forward/backward, and a protrusion which is driven by the forward/backward mechanism to move forward/backward as the connector holder moves forward/backward. Control information indicating the state of the forward/backward mechanism when the protrusion is located in a predetermined position, which is detected on the basis of the detection values of a retreat position sensor and an advance position sensor, is acquired, and the forward/backward mechanism is controlled according to the acquired control information thereby to move the connector holder forward/backward. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110316328 | METHOD OF ELIMINATING SEIZURE OF SLAVE CYLINDER OF BRAKE DEVICE - In a brake device, when a piston ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110316308 | DAMPER MOUNTING STRUCTURE - In a damper mounting structure provided at each lateral end of a vehicle body to support an upper end of a wheel suspension damper, a dash upper panel ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110315699 | WAVE SUPPRESSION STRUCTURE FOR FUEL TANK - A wave suppression structure for a fuel tank is provided in which a wave suppression member ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110315467 | SADDLE RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle riding vehicle having an accelerator operator includes an accelerator operation amount detecting unit connected to a second end portion of an accelerator cable having a first end portion connected to the accelerator operator, the accelerator operation amount detecting unit is disposed at a location less susceptible to the effect from an external force and steering of the steering handlebar with a space to permit removal of screws and other parts that may be dropped during the assembly process. An accelerator operation amount detecting unit includes a rotatable member connected to an accelerator cable so as to be rotated according to displacement of the accelerator cable and a cover plate extending in a longitudinal direction to cover the rotatable member from an upward direction. The accelerator operation amount detecting unit is disposed near a head pipe. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110315110 | ENGINE FOR A VEHICLE - An engine for a vehicle can include an oil pan coupled to a lower portion of a crankcase, and a partition wall configured to partition a crank chamber in the crankcase and the oil pan. The partition wall can be disposed on the crankcase, and can include openings configured to return oil from a crank chamber side to an oil pan side. Bridges are configured to suppress back flow of the oil from the oil pan side to the crank chamber side. The bridges can be fixedly disposed below the openings so as to cover at least part of the openings from below. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110314961 | TWIN-CLUTCH TYPE TRANSMISSION UNIT FOR ENGINE, AND MOTORCYCLE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A twin-clutch type transmission unit includes inner and outer shafts provided respectively with first and second disc clutches for transmission and interruption of input from a prime mover, a plurality of drive gears provided on the inner and outer shafts, and a counter shaft provided with driven gears selectively operable to mesh with the drive gears, with the first and second disc clutches of the inner and outer shafts being alternately disengaged and engaged so as to perform a gear shift. In the transmission unit, a dog-type clutch for synchronizing rotations of the inner shaft and the outer shaft is provided. At the time of vehicle starting, the inner and outer shafts are connected with each other, and the first and second disc clutches of both the inner and outer shafts are engaged. Such transmission unit contrives reductions in the size and weight of a twin-clutch type transmission unit. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110314795 | AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine, which, at the resumption of air-fuel ratio feedback control, is capable of setting the initial value of an integral term of the feedback control to a value properly learned in preceding feedback control, thereby enabling improvement of control accuracy. To feedback-control the output value of an O2 sensor to a target value, a target air-fuel ratio is calculated. During the feedback control, when it is determined that a predetermined condition in which it is estimated that exhaust gas air-fuel ratio upstream of the catalyst is excellently reflected on an exhaust gas air-fuel ratio at a location midway or downstream of the catalyst is satisfied, an adaptive law input calculated immediately before interruption of the feedback control is updated and stored as the initial value of an integral term for the following execution of the feedback control. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110313634 | EGR CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An EGR control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of accurately controlling an inert gas amount and an inert gas ratio of two types of EGR gas supplied to cylinders of the engine via two paths different from each other, thereby making it possible to ensure a stable combustion state and reduced exhaust emissions. The EGR control apparatus includes a low-pressure EGR device, a high-pressure EGR device, and an ECU. The ECU calculates a target low-pressure opening, calculates an estimated value of an in-cylinder low-pressure inert gas flow rate, which is the estimated value of an inert gas amount included in low-pressure EGR gas supplied to the cylinders via an intake passage, calculates a target high-pressure opening using the estimated value, and controls low-pressure and high-pressure EGR control valves, using the target low-pressure opening and the target high-pressure opening. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110313624 | REAR WHEEL TOE ANGLE CONTROL SYSTEM - Provided is a rear wheel toe angle control system that can prevent the impairment of the tracking performance of the electric actuator and enable the rear wheel toe angle control system to ensure the stability of the vehicle even when the electric actuator for steering the rear wheel according to the operating condition of the vehicle is subjected to an axial force. An ECU ( | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110313616 | VEHICLE FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - A vehicle failure is diagnosed based on data recorded in an electronic control unit (ECU) of a vehicle. Driving data pertaining to multiple parameters which are stored in the electronic control unit of the vehicle for when a vehicle failure occurs are compared with reference values representing data during normal driving in order to diagnose a failure. The device utilizes an approximate search between inspection data, that is, driving data which are stored in the electronic control unit of the vehicle to be diagnosed for failure, and reference value groups categorized by driving environment, wherein a normal value range is set for each of the aforementioned parameters categorized by driving environment, and selects the reference value group categorized by driving environment which approximates the inspection data. Furthermore, the device compares the inspection data with the normal value ranges of each parameter of the selected reference value group categorized by driving environment so as to identify parameters which deviate significantly from the normal value ranges and find the cause of the failure based on the parameters identified. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110313594 | ON-VEHICLE REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REMOTELY CONTROLLABLE ON-VEHICLE DEVICE - An on-vehicle remote control apparatus includes a use-state determining device configured to determine whether a vehicle is in use. The vehicle has a remotely controllable on-vehicle device. An emergency-mode determining device is configured to determine whether the vehicle is in an emergency mode. A remote-control-execution determining device is configured to determine whether a remote-control executing device is permitted to execute remote control of the on-vehicle device. If the use-state determining device determines that the vehicle is in use, the remote-control-execution determining device prohibits the remote-control executing device from executing the remote control of the on-vehicle device. Even when the use-state determining device determines that the vehicle is in use, if the emergency-mode determining device determines that the vehicle is in the emergency mode, the remote-control-execution determining device permits the remote-control executing device to execute the remote control of the on-vehicle device. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110311929 | CASCADING SET POINT BURNER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PAINT SPRAY BOOTHS - A system and method for controlling the temperature and humidity of ambient air entering an air supply unit at conditions falling within an atmospheric window to produce optimal temperature and humidity conditions inside a paint booth. The system includes a humidity control loop and a temperature control loop. The humidity control loop monitors the humidity within the paint booth, and directs the temperature control loop to increase the temperature within the paint booth when humidity therein is above a set value. The temperature and humidity within the paint booth are thus maintained within an optimal window. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110311889 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a fuel gas passage, and an oxidant gas passage. The fuel cell includes a solid polymer membrane, a fuel electrode, and an oxidant electrode. A coolant flows into the fuel cell via a coolant passage to adjust a temperature of the fuel cell. An oxidant gas outlet temperature detector is configured to detect an outlet temperature of an oxidant gas discharged from an outlet of the oxidant gas passage. A coolant temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of the coolant passing through an inlet or an outlet of the coolant passage. A dry-up controller is configured to decide that the solid polymer membrane is in a dry-up state when a temperature difference between the temperature of the coolant and the outlet temperature of the oxidant gas exceeds a first threshold value. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110311780 | RELEASABLE ADHESIVE SHEET - Provided is a releasable pressure sensitive adhesive sheet, which is mainly used for a coating film for an automobile, and which is applicable to a coating film with insufficient curing immediately after drying. Specifically provided is a releasable pressure sensitive adhesive sheet for a curable coating film, which has a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on one face of a front substrate, in which a face of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer out of contact with the front substrate has a rolling circle arithmetic mean waviness (Wea) specified in JIS B0610 of 0.30 μm or less. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309598 | FRONT STRUCTURE OF SADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - A front structure of a saddle type vehicle is provided with the added function of damping vibrations generated in the direction different from the direction of an axis of a telescopic fork, in addition to functioning as a steering damper. An automatic two-wheeled vehicle includes a head pipe provided on a front portion of a vehicle body frame, a steering stem supported by the head pipe, and a fork member coupled to the steering stem and supporting a front wheel. The fork member includes an upper pipe coupled to the steering stem, and a bottom pipe slidably coupled to the upper pipe and rotatably supporting the front wheel at a lower portion thereof. A damper member is provided between the bottom pipe and the vehicle body frame. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110308503 | EGR CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An EGR control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of properly controlling an inert gas amount of two types of EGR gas supplied to cylinders of the engine via two paths different from each other, thereby making it possible to ensure a stable combustion state, reduced exhaust emissions, and improve operability. The EGR control apparatus includes low-pressure and high-pressure EGR devices, and an ECU. The ECU controls the low-pressure and high-pressure EGR gas amounts according to engine speed and demanded torque, and when a combination of engine speed and demanded torque is in a predetermined region, the low-pressure and high-pressure EGR gas amounts are controlled such that inert gas in low-pressure EGR gas exceeds in amount inert gas in high-pressure EGR gas, and the former more exceeds the latter as engine speed is higher or demanded torque is larger. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110308168 | VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE - The frontal crash load is transmitted from a front pillar to a center pillar in a reliable manner so that a bending moment caused by the frontal crash load is favorably supported, and the deformation of the door is avoided. A beam member attached to an inner panel includes a S shaped cross section member. An upper channel section of the S shaped cross section member extends along the lower edge of a window opening, and a lower channel section extends adjacent to and in parallel to the lower edge of a window opening in a rear part of the door and is offset toward a lower part of the vehicle body in a rear part of the door, with a front end being located at a same elevation as an upper door hinge. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110308052 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CRANKSHAFT AND PRODUCTION APPARATUS THEREFOR - A preformed product of a crankshaft is formed in a shape smaller than a shape of a cavity of a separatable die set | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110308045 | HANDLE DEVICE OF WORK MACHINE - A work machine handle device having a foldable handle is disclosed. As the handle is to be changed from a folded-up state to a use state, the handle is turned about a frame as a turning fulcrum. An actuating protuberance provided integrally to a turning member of a clamp body is pushed by a handle engaging/disengaging part provided to a front end of the handle, and the turning member is caused to turn. The handle engaging/disengaging part is held from either side and automatically restrained by a clamp mechanism. When the handle is changed from the use state to the folded-up state, a restraining mechanism is operated to release the engagement between the restraining mechanism and a distal end of the turning member. The turning member is turned by a return force of a spring provided to the clamp body, the handle engaging/disengaging part ceases to be restrained, and the handle can be folded up. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110308040 | HANDLE DEVICE OF WORK MACHINE - A work machine handle device includes a handle foldable relative to a frame. The frame has a handle support part about which the handle turns. The handle intersects the handle support part. Left and right attachment parts, which are portions where the handle intersects the handle support part, are supported by a handle turning mechanism with suitable pressure. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110307158 | APPARATUS TO CONTROL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus to control an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder operation controller configured to switch a cylinder operation between an all-cylinder operation and a cylinder deactivation operation. A deactivation time parameter integrating device is configured to integrate a deactivation time parameter indicating a deactivation time of the part of the plurality of cylinders to calculate an integrated deactivation time parameter. An inhibiting device is configured to inhibit the cylinder deactivation operation if the integrated deactivation time parameter calculated by the deactivation time parameter integrating device is larger than or equal to a reference value. The deactivation time parameter integrating device holds the integrated deactivation time parameter as an initial value after an operation of the internal combustion engine is stopped. The deactivation time parameter integrating device resumes integrating the deactivation time parameter using the initial value when the internal combustion engine restarts. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110307143 | Method And System For Facilitating The Exchange Of Information Between A Vehicle And A Remote Location - The present invention is directed to a system and method that includes a vehicle that exchanges information with the remote location by way of a communication network. A remote server transmits vehicle-related information to the vehicle by way of a communication system. Information may also be broadcast to and received by the vehicle by way of a broadcast communication system. A receiver of the vehicle provides user access to only a subset of the broadcast information based on user preferences of a user profile. The user may update the user profile by accessing and updating it at either the vehicle or by accessing a database. The user may access the database through a network, such as the Internet. The vehicle also selectively transmits vehicle-related information to the remote location when a predetermined event occurs. The vehicle-related information is compiled and analyzed at the remote location, and the analyzed information is transmitted back to the vehicle. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110307142 | VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM - Provided is a vehicle motion control system that comprises a plurality of vehicle behavior control units that are controlled in a mutually coordinated manner, and is configured to operate as designed even when one of the vehicle motion control units should fail. If a RTC-ECU ( | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110306907 | WALKING ASSIST DEVICE - In a walking assist device having leg links each connected to a support member through a first joint and having a first link and second link connected to the first link through a second joint, and actuators to be operated to displace the first and second links relative to each other to produce assist forces that assist part of user's body weight to assist the user to walk, it is configured such that a forward protruding amount of the second joint to be protruded with change of an angle between the first and second links about the second joint is changed. With this, it becomes possible to decrease the forward protruding amount to be protruded from the trunk of the user with change of the angle about the second joint, thereby decreasing the inertia force about the vertical axis, while mitigating the unnatural impression of the appearance. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110306714 | HEAT-RESISTANT RESIN PRINT COMPOSITION - A resin print composition for imparting a pattern to a fiber product such as a cloth imparts a decorated pattern that hardly generates deformation or discoloration onto the cloth even when pressed in a state to which a high temperature is applied. The resin print composition is made of an aqueous dispersion containing a resin selected from an acrylic resin and a urethane resin, wherein a torque is from 0.085 N·m to 0.315 N·m when a twist is applied at 1°/sec for 60 seconds while pressing at 0.35 MPa under a condition of 170° C. after the aqueous dispersion is brought into a solid state by volatilizing volatile components from the aqueous dispersion. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110306458 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A multi-speed transmission includes a first input shaft, a second input shaft, a first friction engagement mechanism, a second friction engagement mechanism, a first synchromesh mechanism, a second synchromesh mechanism, and a third friction engagement mechanism. A differential mechanism includes a first rotational element, a second rotational element, and a third rotational element. The first rotational element is coupled to a first countershaft. The second rotational element is coupled to a second countershaft. The third rotational element is coupled to an output member. A third synchromesh mechanism is capable of coupling a driving gear of a first gear train to the first input shaft or is capable of coupling a driven gear of the first gear train to the output member so as to enable power to be transferred between the first input shaft and the output member using the first gear train. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110305964 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE TO CELL OF VOLTAGE DETECTING CONNECTOR AND FUEL CELL - In the connecting structure of the present invention, connectors | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110305885 | HEAT-RESISTANT RESIN PRINT TREATED CLOTH - A cloth has a pattern made of a resin print composition formed on a surface thereof. The resin print composition contains a resin selected from an acrylic resin and a urethane resin, and a torque is from 0.085 N·m to 0.315 N·m when a twist is applied at 1°/sec for 60 seconds while pressing at 0.35 MPa under a condition of 170° C. The resin print treated cloth hardly generates deformation or discoloration even when pressed in a state to which a high temperature is applied. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304454 | RADIO SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT WITH TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A tire pressure monitoring system includes tire sensors mounted in, on or adjacent respective tires of the vehicle, LF antennas mounted on the vehicle, and an ECU. Each tire sensor is configured to transmit an RF signal and to detect an LF field. Each antenna is configured to transmit an LF field to wake up the tire sensors. The ECU is in communication with the antenna, the tire sensors and a radio configured to receive AM broadcast signals. The ECU can communicate with the radio to inhibit speakers in communication with the radio from emitting sound while each LF field to wake up the tire sensors is being transmitted. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304451 | LOCALIZATION OF TIRE FOR TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A vehicle entry/tire pressure management system includes a plurality of tire sensors, a plurality of low frequency (“LF”) antennas and an ECU. Each tire sensor is mounted in a respective tire of the vehicle. Each LF antenna is mounted on the vehicle and is configured to transmit an LF field to wake up two tire sensors. Some antennas can also be configured to transmit a SMART entry LF search field to wake up a portable transmission/reception unit for keyless entry of the vehicle. The ECU is in communication with the tire sensors, via a receiver, and the LF antennas. The ECU is configured to receive identification signals from the respective tire sensors and to determine locations of the respective tire sensors based on which antenna woke up the tire sensor transmitting the respective identification signal and whether the respective identification signal matches other received identification signals. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304450 | DOOR OPEN DETECTION FOR USE WITH TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A vehicle system that can overcome at least some of the aforementioned shortcomings includes tire sensors mounted in, on or adjacent respective tires of the vehicle, LF antennas including a door-mounted antenna on a door of the vehicle, a receiver mounted on the vehicle, a door switch associated with the door having the door-mounted antenna mounted thereto, and an ECU in communication with the antennas, the receiver and the door switch. Each tire sensor is configured to transmit a signal and to detect an LF field. Each LF antenna is configured to transmit an LF tire sensor wake up field to wake up respective tire sensors. The receiver is configured to receive signals transmitted from the tire sensors. The door switch is configured for determining whether the door is open. The ECU is configured to receive identification signals from the respective tire sensors via the RF receiver: The ECU is further configured to determine locations of the respective tire sensors based on which antenna woke up the tire sensor transmitting the respective identification signal and whether the respective identification signal matches other received identification signals. The ECU is further configured to: (1) disregard signals from the tire sensors woken up by the door-mounted antenna when the door was open or (2) inhibit the door-mounted LF antenna from transmitting the LF field to wake up the tire sensors when the door is open. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304449 | UNIQUE HEADER FORMAT FOR TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A vehicle entry/tire pressure management system includes an ECU, tire sensors mounted in, on or adjacent respective tires of the vehicle, a portable transmission/reception unit configured to be carried by an operator of the vehicle, and an antenna mounted on the vehicle and in communication with the ECU. Each tire sensor is configured to transmit an RF signal. The portable transmission/reception unit can transmit RF signals for controlling operations of the vehicle including unlocking doors of the vehicle. The antenna is configured to transmit an LF tire sensor wake up field to wake up the tire sensors. The tire sensor wake up field includes a unique header format. The tire sensors only fully wake up upon receiving the unique header format. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304442 | RECOGNIZING TIRE SENSOR LOCATION IN FACTORY MODE FOR TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A method for localizing tire sensors includes determining a wake up field power, transmitting an LF wake up field having the wake up field power from an LF antenna on the vehicle, receiving an identification signal from each tire sensor awakened by the transmitted LF wake up field, and determining whether a desired number of tire sensors have woken up in response to the transmitted LF wake up field based on the received identification signals. When the desired number of tire sensors have woken up, the method can further include recording the identification signals received from the awakened tire sensors and the respective antennas that awoke the respective tire sensors. The method further includes determining whether a desired number of antennas have transmitted a respective LF wake up field. When the desired number of antennas have transmitted a respective LF wake up field, the method can further include comparing the received identification signals and determining locations for the tire sensors based on which respective antenna woke up which respective tire sensor and whether the received identification signals match other received identification signals. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304179 | VEHICLE SEAT DEVICE - A vehicle seat device capable of providing a space in which a large sized load can be disposed. A seat device is provided with a left rear seat and a right rear seat arranged next to each other in the vehicle width direction, and also with a left front movement device for moving the left rear seat to a left foot space located in front of the left rear seat. The left rear seat having been moved to the left foot space is moved through a lateral slide rail up to a right foot space located in front of the right rear seat. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304176 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle body front structure is disclosed in which a cooling system component is provided to an upper beam and a lower beam of a front bulkhead. A vehicle body front structure comprises a left top support mechanism provided to the upper beam and a left bottom support mechanism provided to the upper beam. The left top support mechanism supports a left top part of the cooling system component, and supports the left top part of the cooling system component so as to allow the left top part to move toward the rear of the vehicle body. The left bottom support mechanism supports a left bottom part of the cooling system component, and supports the left bottom part of the cooling system component so as to allow the left bottom part to move toward the rear of the vehicle body. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304139 | HYBRID ENGINE-DRIVEN POWER GENERATOR - A power generator starts an engine by overcoming an inrush current occurs. A calculator ( | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303662 | PRESSURE VESSEL - A pressure vessel includes a liner, a reinforcing layer, and a protective layer. An inside of the liner forms a reserving chamber. The reinforcing layer is made of fiber reinforced plastic and is provided on an outer surface of the liner. A protective layer is provided on an outer surface of the reinforcing layer and includes fiber materials and a thermally foamed material. The thermally foamed material is interposed between the fiber materials. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303480 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - In an electric power steering apparatus, an elastic member, disposed between the steering shaft and the housing, configured to be elastically deformed in accordance with rotation or displacement in a vehicle width direction, of the steering shaft. At least two bearings, disposed with a gap in an axial direction of the steering shaft, are configured to support the steering shaft. The elastic member is disposed between the bearings. A supporting member may be disposed between the steering shaft and the elastic member and configured to be displaced by a rotation of a predetermined angle or predetermined distance in accordance with the rotation or a displacement, in the width direction of the vehicle, of the steering shaft with slidable support for the steering shaft. The elastic member is fixed to the supporting member and abuts the housing. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303472 | Variable Pitch Radiator Fan Control System - A control system for a variable pitch radiator fan is disclosed. The control system is capable of varying the blade pitch of the radiator fan from a normal position to a full reverse position. The control system can change the blade pitch based on a number of factors, including vehicle speed. In systems with a plurality of fans, the control system is also capable of independently controlling the blade pitch of each of the fans. In systems with multiple fans, the control system can produce a circulation mode. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303197 | MICROCONDENSER DEVICE - A microcondenser device for an evaporative emission control system associated with an internal combustion engine includes a housing having a lower wall and at least one side wall extending upward from the lower wall. The lower wall and the at least one side wall together defining a chamber in the housing. A thermoelectric element is supported by the at least one side wall in spaced relation relative to the lower wall. An inlet is defined in the housing for admitting fuel vapor into the chamber. A condensation outlet is defined in the housing for discharging liquid fuel that is condensed from the fuel vapor in the chamber. A porous heat sink element is received in the chamber for absorbing the fuel vapor admitted through the inlet. The porous heat sink element is in conductive thermal contact with the thermoelectric element. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303196 | FUEL SUPPLYING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel supplying apparatus is disclosed that suppresses intrusion of oil mist into a negative pressure introducing inlet of an automatic cock and that, thereby, improves the degree of freedom of disposition. The negative pressure introducing inlet of the automatic cock is connected to a crankcase through a negative pressure communication path. The automatic cock is opened by a negative pressure generated in the crankcase and, thereby, a fuel supply path is opened that is for supplying fuel from a fuel tank to an internal combustion engine. The negative pressure communication path communicates with the air cleaner through a purge path that branches from the negative pressure communication path at a halfway point of the negative pressure communication path. The point at which the purge path branches from the negative pressure communication path is set to be at the lowest position of the negative pressure communication path to be able to collect the oil mist intruding from the crankcase. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303028 | CONTROLLABLE STEERING RACK GUIDE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A controllable steering rack guide system includes a pinion having pinion gear teeth and a steering rack having rack gear teeth engaged with the pinion gear teeth of the pinion. A rack guide is radially moveable relative to the steering rack for applying a radial force to the steering rack. A primary spring applies a compression force on the rack guide for forcing the rack guide radially toward the steering rack. The compression force of the primary spring is continuously adjustable during operation of the pinion and the steering rack. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110301758 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ROBOT ARM | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110301756 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR LEGGED MOBILE ROBOT - In a legged mobile robot | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110300983 | DRIVING APPARATUS FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - In a hybrid vehicle driving apparatus having an input shaft connected to an engine, an output shaft connected to wheels, a first planetary gear mechanism whose sun gear is connected to the input shaft, a second planetary gear mechanism whose carrier is connected to the input shaft, a mechanism reducing rotation speed of the input shaft and transmit to the first planetary gear mechanism carrier, a clutch connecting/disconnecting the first planetary gear mechanism carrier and the second planetary gear mechanism sun gear, and a clutch connecting/disconnecting ring gears of the first and second planetary gear mechanisms, the second planetary gear mechanism ring gear is connected to the output shaft and an electric rotating machine is connected to the first planetary gear mechanism carrier, thereby enabling to make a vehicle run only with the engine, while improving the operation efficiency on the high ratio side. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110300465 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack includes power generation devices each including membrane electrode assemblies and corrugated separators. A coolant channel is provided between the power generation devices. A first-end corrugated separator has a first protrusion that protrudes between recesses of the coolant channel in a direction away from one of adjacent membrane electrode assemblies of the membrane electrode assemblies. The first-end corrugated separator is disposed at a first end of each of the power generation devices in a stacking direction. A second-end corrugated separator has a second protrusion that protrudes between recesses of the coolant channel in a direction away from another of the adjacent membrane electrode assemblies. The second-end corrugated separator is disposed at a second end of each of the power generation devices in the stacking direction. The first protrusion and the second protrusion are disposed to be superposed with each other in the stacking direction. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110300309 | PLASMA FILM DEPOSITION METHOD - A plasma nozzle supplies a plasmatized electric discharge gas, and a first supply section in a flow regulator which is interposed between the plasma nozzle and a base member supplies a first liquid-phase raw material. A second supply section which is separate from the first supply section supplies a second liquid-phase raw material. The first liquid-phase raw material which is activated by a plasmatized electric discharge gas and deposited on the base member while in a liquid phase is caused to interact with the second liquid-phase raw material which is activated by the plasmatized electric discharge gas, and solidified into a film on the base member. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110300055 | CARBON MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method for producing carbon using less thermal energy is disclosed. Crystalline cellulose and acidic electrolyzed water are introduced into a reaction vessel. The mixture is heated until it reaches a predetermined temperature (230° C. to 250° C.) while being stirred. When the mixture reached the predetermined temperature, this temperature is maintained, and the mixture is kept heated while being stirred for a predetermined period of time (30 minutes). Thereby, carbon is produced in the reaction vessel. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110299955 | COMPONENT PART MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A component part mounting structure for mounting a cup holder base ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110298427 | BATTERY HEATING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - In an apparatus for heating a battery of a vehicle, having an electric rotating machine and buck-boost converter between the battery and rotating machine to step up/down voltage outputted from the battery to be supplied to the rotating machine and step up/down voltage generated by the rotating machine to be supplied to the battery, it is configured to have a first capacitor interposed between wires connecting the battery to the converter, a second capacitor interposed between wires connecting the converter to the rotating machine, and a heating controller to control operation of the converter to generate current similar to rectangular wave current and input/output the current between the battery and the second capacitor through the first capacitor so as to heat the battery. With this, it becomes possible to efficiently heat the battery so that the battery can output expected power, without adversely affecting the size of the apparatus. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110298267 | SEAT BACK FRAME - A seat back frame for a seat of a vehicle includes: a pair of side frames placed at a left side and a right side in a width direction of a seat; a head rest supporting frame supporting a head rest; a supporting plate, a both ends of the supporting plate being connected to a lower portion of each of the side frames; an upper opening provided above the supporting plate, the upper opening being opened in a front-rear direction; a planar elastic body provided across the upper opening; and a connection member elastically connecting a lower portion of the planar elastic body and an upper portion of the supporting plate. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110297715 | CUP HOLDER - A cup holder holding an object includes: a storing part being cylindrical and being opened at an upper portion; an opening part provided at a side wall of the storing part; a holder being biased towards an interior of the storing part and being stored inside the opening part so that the holder may protrude and retract; and a restricting part provided on the opening part, wherein the restricting part restrains a movement of the holder at a maximum storage position. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110297504 | CLUTCH DEVICE - A clutch device which transmits torque by causing multiple friction engagement elements to engage with each other by use of a clutch connection/disconnection member caused to operate by an electric actuator includes: an elastic member disposed between the clutch connection/disconnection member and the multiple friction engagement elements; position detection means for detecting a position of the clutch connection/disconnection member; and controlling means for controlling an operation of the electric actuator on the basis of the position of the clutch connection/disconnection member detected by the position detection means. Thus, the position of the clutch connection/disconnection member (i.e. a stroke amount of the elastic member) and a torque transmission capacity of the clutch device have a linear relationship with each other. Hence, the torque transmission capacity of the clutch device can be accurately controlled by the electric actuator. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110297461 | LEGGED MOBILE ROBOT | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110295525 | CYLINDER INTAKE AIR AMOUNT CALCULATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cylinder intake air amount calculating apparatus for an internal combustion engine for calculating a cylinder intake air amount which is an amount of fresh air sucked into a cylinder of the engine, is provided. An intake air flow rate, which is a flow rate of fresh air passing through an intake air passage of the engine, is obtained, and an intake pressure and an intake air temperature of the engine are detected. A theoretical cylinder intake air amount is calculated based on the intake pressure, the intake air temperature, and a volume of the cylinder. A volumetric efficiency of the engine is calculated by dividing a preceding calculated value of the cylinder intake air amount by the theoretical cylinder intake air amount. The cylinder intake air amount is calculated using the volumetric efficiency, the intake air flow rate, and the preceding calculated value of the cylinder intake air amount. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295491 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control apparatus for an internal-combustion engine includes a diagnosis device. The diagnosis device includes a determination section and an exhaust flow rate calculator configured to calculate an exhaust flow rate that reflects a volume flow amount of exhaust gas. A filter is configured to filter a signal representing an air-fuel ratio so that a 0.5th-order frequency component of engine speed is extracted from the signal. An integrator is configured to accumulate a filtered signal for a predetermined period of time to compute an integration value. A corrector is configured to correct the integration value to compute a corrected integration value each time the integration value is computed by the integrator. The determination section is configured to determine that cylinder-to-cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance occurs in cylinders if the corrected integration value is greater than a predetermined threshold value after the predetermined period of time has elapsed. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295490 | FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel supply apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, which supplies fuel through fuel injection valves provided corresponding to the plurality of cylinders. An amount of fuel supplied to the engine is controlled by changing a fuel injection period of said fuel injection valve, and performing a fuel injection with a plurality of injection modes including a reference injection mode. A fuel injection amount parameter for controlling a valve opening period of the fuel injection valve in the reference injection mode, is calculated according to an operating condition of said engine. When the injection mode is determined to be another injection mode which differs from the reference injection mode, the fuel injection amount parameter is corrected so as to compensate shortage or oversupply of the fuel injection amount according to a correction parameter indicative of a time period which affects a pressure change of the fuel supplied to the fuel injection valve caused by employing the other injection mode. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294379 | OUTBOARD ENGINE - An outboard engine is disclosed that includes an idling chamber that communicates with a guiding outlet of a first exhaust path and that is open to the atmosphere. The idling chamber includes a cooling water communicating path that communicates with a cooling water supplying path, and a pressure adjusting valve that opens the cooling water communicating path when the value of the water pressure in the cooling water supplying path reaches a threshold value. When the value of the water pressure in the cooling water supplying path reaches the threshold value, the pressure adjusting valve opens and a portion of cooling water is guided to the idling chamber through the cooling water communicating path. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294376 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine, a transmission and a low-speed cruise controller controlling a rotational speed of the propeller to make the boat cruise at low speed, the low-speed cruise controller outputs an increase/decrease command of the propeller rotational speed in response to an operator's manipulation, and change the gear position from the second speed to the first speed when the decrease command is outputted under a condition where the gear position is in the second speed and an engine speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined speed. With this, it becomes possible to decrease the propeller rotational speed to the maximum extent, thereby making a boat cruise at very low speed. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294375 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine and transmission, it is configured to determine whether acceleration is instructed to the engine by an operator when the gear position is the second speed, detect a slip ratio of a propeller based on theoretical velocity and actual velocity of a boat, control a throttle opening to suppress increase in the slip ratio when the acceleration is determined to be instructed, and change the gear position from the second speed to the first speed when the slip ratio is equal to or less than a first predetermined value and the change amount of the slip ratio is equal to or less than a prescribed value. With this, it becomes possible to appropriately control operation of the engine and the transmission during acceleration, thereby improving the acceleration performance of immediately after acceleration start. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294374 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine and transmission, it is configured to control operation of the transmission to change the gear position to the first or second speed in response to a speed change command outputted upon an operator's manipulation, determine whether a throttle valve of the engine is at a fully-opened position or thereabout when the speed change command to the first speed is outputted, and determine whether the engine is under a predetermined operating condition when the throttle valve is determined to be at the fully-opened position or thereabout, wherein the transmission controller changes the gear position from the first speed to the second speed when the engine is determined to be under the predetermined operating condition. With this, it becomes possible to mitigate load on a transmission gear to improve durability of the transmission. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294373 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine and a transmission selectively changeable in gear position to establish speeds including a first speed and a second speed and transmitting power of the engine to the propeller with a gear ratio determined by established speed, it is configured to control operation of the transmission to change the gear position to the first or second speed in response to an outputted speed change command, determine whether an engine speed is continuously equal to or greater than a predetermined speed for a predetermined time period when the speed change command to the first speed is outputted, and when the determination is affirmative, change the gear position from the first speed to the second speed. With this, it becomes possible to mitigate the load on a transmission gear to improve durability of the transmission. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294372 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - An outboard motor in which exhaust of an engine is emitted into water via an exhaust passage. The outboard motor comprises a throttle valve connected to an air intake port of the engine via an air intake manifold, a control motor for driving the throttle valve to open and close, and a controller for controlling the control motor. The controller controls the control motor such that the throttle valve fully closes when a determination is made that reverse rotation is occurring in the engine. The exhaust passage is communicated with the air intake manifold via a communication passage. A communication valve which opens only when reverse rotation is occurring in the engine is located at a portion where the communication passage and the air intake manifold connect. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294371 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine to power a propeller, and a transmission selectively changeable in gear position to establish speeds including at least a first speed and a second speed and transmitting power of the engine to the propeller with a gear ratio determined by established speed, it is configured to determine whether the transmission is in a reverse position, and control operation of the transmission to change the gear position from the second speed to the first speed when the second speed is selected and the transmission is determined to be in the reverse position. With this, it becomes possible to prevent the thrust of the boat from decreasing. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294370 | OUTBOARD MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling operation of an outboard motor having an internal combustion engine, transmission and trim angle regulation mechanism, it is configured to change a gear position to the first speed when the gear position is in the second speed and a throttle opening change amount is at or above a predetermined value, start trim-up operation when the engine speed is at or above a first predetermined speed after the gear position is changed to the first speed, change the gear position from the first speed to the second speed when the engine speed is at or above a second predetermined speed after the trim-up operation is started, and stop the trim-up operation after the gear position is changed to the second speed. It can mitigate a deceleration feel generated when the gear position is changed upon the completion of the acceleration and prevent the pitching occurrence. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110291391 | AIRBAG SYSTEM - In an airbag system, an airbag obtained by closing each of opposite end portions of a folded metal tube with an end cap is attached to an attachment surface of a front pillar, and the airbag is deployed along the front pillar with a gas produced by an inflator. Therefore, a pedestrian who collides with the front pillar can be protected by the airbag. Since the portion of the airbag, which is away from the end cap toward an intermediate part of the airbag in a longitudinal direction of the airbag by a predetermined distance, is connected to the attachment surface, which is located outside the end cap in the longitudinal direction of the airbag, with a stay being interposed in between, the difficulty in an inflation in a part of the airbag in the vicinity of each end cap, due to the end cap being pressed against the attachment surface when the airbag is inflating, is prevented. Accordingly, the airbag is allowed to inflate uniformly throughout the entire length of the airbag, and the intermediate part of the airbag in the longitudinal direction of the airbag is prevented from bending in a way that the intermediate part thereof moves away from the attachment surface of the front pillar; thus, a portion of the airbag which is located inward in the bending direction is prevented from being buckled. Accordingly, the deployed shape of the airbag can be stabilized, and thus the shock absorbing capability of the airbag is enhanced. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110291379 | SUSPENSION APPARATUS - A suspension apparatus includes a first suspension arm having a front end section pivotally supported on a vehicle body. The first suspension arm extends toward a rear of a vehicle from the front end section. A second suspension arm has an outer end section and an inner end section. The outer end section is attached to the first suspension. The inner end section is disposed at an inner side of the outer end section in a vehicle width direction and is pivotally supported on the vehicle body. An elastic joining section is provided on the second suspension arm and connects the second suspension arm to the first suspension arm with a plurality of elastic bodies disposed substantially in parallel in the vehicle width direction. A knuckle is supported by the first suspension arm and the wheel and is supported between the plurality of elastic bodies. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290793 | FUEL TANK - A fuel introducing member is connected to an opening end of a siphon pipe forming a fuel tank. The fuel introducing member has an opening for introducing fuel within the tank, and the opening is formed in the upper surface of a cover section. A lid body is pivotably mounted to the upper surface. When the opening is above the level of fuel, the lid body closes the opening by the weight of the lid body, and when the opening is below the level of the fuel, the lid body floats in the fuel to open the opening. The opening is located below the upper end of the inner diameter of the opening end of the siphon pipe. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290579 | VEHICLE - An upper pipe | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290578 | SADDLE RIDING TYPE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A saddle riding type, electric vehicle includes a swing arm removably and vertically swingably supported on a vehicle body frame, and an electric motor, a battery for supplying the electric motor with electric power, and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. The electric motor, the battery, and the control unit are disposed on the swing arm. The swing arm integrally provides, forwardly of a rear wheel, a bulkhead for accommodating a battery in isolation from an electric motor and a control unit. The bulkhead has an opening portion that faces terminals disposed on the battery. A battery accommodating portion integrally provides a partition wall extending in a vehicle width direction to form a plurality of accommodating chambers with each containing one of a plurality of batteries. A stand disposed downwardly of the partition wall is supported rotatably on a bottom wall of the battery accommodating portion. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290064 | PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM - In a parking brake system, a locking tooth ( | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110289917 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST PURIFYING DEVICE AND EXHAUST PURIFYING METHOD - An exhaust purifying device for an internal combustion engine is provided that can regenerate an exhaust purifying filter at high efficiency without deteriorating the fuel economy. An exhaust purifying device of an engine ( | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110288753 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TIMING AT WHICH IGNITION IS STOPPED WHEN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE BECOMES STOPPED - A control device for stopping an engine, configured in such a manner that, when, after the ignition of the engine is turned off, the throttle valve is opened to introduce air in order to avoid that a piston stops near the top dead center, the control device stops the engine without causing a misalignment of the stop position of the piston and without degrading emission quality. A device for controlling the timing at which ignition is stopped when an internal combustion engine becomes stopped is provided with: a means for sending, depending on the rotational speed (NE) of the internal combustion engine detected by a rotational speed sensor decreasing to a level lower than or equal to a predetermined value (Np) after the ignition ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288708 | BATTERY UNIT HEATING APPARATUS - A battery unit heating apparatus installed in a vehicle which drive by power from at least one of an internal combustion engine and an electric motor which is driven by a battery unit as a power supply, includes: an induction unit for drawing in air for heating the battery unit; and an induction control unit for controlling the induction unit, when a temperature of the battery unit is lower than a first predetermined value, so as to generate a drawing force larger than a drawing force resulting when the vehicle is set to the other mode of two modes having different drive ratios of the internal combustion engine to the electric motor while the vehicle is running in such a state that the vehicle is set to one of the two modes in which the electric motor is employed more positively than the internal combustion engine. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288683 | GRIP POSITION CALCULATOR AND METHOD OF CALCULATING GRIP POSITION - The grip position calculator determines a grip position where the fingers can grip a workpiece in any orientation of the workpiece. The calculator then determines an initial position where the finger tips can grip the workpiece and set the initial position as a point of calculation. Then an allowable gripping force is calculated which is an index that indicates an allowable force to be applied to the workpiece at point. Then other allowable forces are calculated for a plurality of points near the point of calculation. Then the point of calculation is selected as a possible gripping position if the allowable force a point is greater than any of the allowable forces. Otherwise, one of the points is selected for another point of calculation where the greatest allowable force (De) has been calculated and return to calculating an allowable gripping force. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288681 | FIVE-FINGERED HAND DEVICE - A five-fingered hand device suitably applicable to a humanoid robot is provided. The device includes a hand body ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288454 | WALKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A walking assistance device includes a seating member configured to provide seating for a user; and leg links connected to the seating member. The seating member includes: a seating frame having at least two frames movably connected to each other; a bag member secured to the seating frame; filler contained in the bag member and freely movable in the bag member; and a valve provided on the bag member and capable of switching between a first state in which an inside of the bag member is in communication with an outside of the bag member and a second state in which the communication between the inside and the outside of the bag member is interrupted. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288453 | WALKING MOTION ASSISTING DEVICE - A device capable of assisting an agent in taking a step even in the case where the leg motion of the agent is stagnant. It is determined whether the agent is in a first state in which the leg of the agent is moving or in a second state in which the leg of the agent is stagnant, on the basis of a value detected in response to the leg motion of the agent. If a transition from the first state to the second state is detected as the determination result, a value of a sustained energy input term is increased, where the sustained energy input term is contained in a simultaneous differential equation representing a second model for use in generating a second oscillator ξ | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110287928 | LOW LEVEL NOBLE METAL-SUPPORTING THREE-WAY CATALYST - The invention provides a catalyst for catalytically removing three components which are carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides from combustion exhaust gas generated by combusting fuel in the neighborhood of the stoichiometric air to fuel ratio by bringing the combustion exhaust gas into contact therewith, the catalyst comprising:
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| 20110287331 | METHOD OF STARTING OPERATION OF SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A method of starting operation of a fuel cell stack includes the steps of performing gas replacement by supplying a fuel gas to a fuel gas flow field from a downstream side of the fuel gas flow field through a fuel gas discharge passage, and supplying an oxygen-containing gas to an oxygen-containing gas flow field from an upstream side of the oxygen-containing gas flow field through an oxygen-containing gas supply passage. After the step of performing gas replacement, normal power generation is carried out by supplying the fuel gas to the fuel gas flow field from an upstream side of the fuel gas flow field through a fuel gas supply passage, and supplying the oxygen-containing gas to the oxygen-containing gas flow field from the upstream side of the oxygen-containing gas flow field through the oxygen-containing gas supply passage. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110286635 | FAST SUB-PIXEL OPTICAL FLOW ESTIMATION - A system and method are disclosed for fast sub-pixel optical flow estimation in a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional space. The system includes a pixel-level optical flow estimation module, a matching score map module, and a sub-pixel optical flow estimation module. The pixel-level optical flow estimation module is configured to estimate pixel-level optical flow for each pixel of an input image using a reference image. The matching score map module is configured to generate a matching score map for each pixel being estimated based on pixel-level optical flow estimation. The sub-pixel optical flow estimation module is configured to select the best pixel-level optical flow from multiple pixel-level optical flow candidates, and use the selected pixel-level optical flow, its four neighboring optical flow vectors and matching scores associated with the pixel-level optical flows to estimate the sub-pixel optical flow for the pixel of the input image. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110285224 | STATOR COIL ASSEMBLY - There is provided a compact stator coil assembly that has heat radiation increased and a cooling performance improved. A stator coil assembly includes a first coil piece, a second coil piece, and an insulating member provided with a retaining portion that catches the first coil piece and the second coil piece so that those coil pieces form a predetermined coil pattern. A coil loop is formed by the first coil piece and the second coil piece. The stator coil assembly further includes a heat-transfer member having a heat-transfer portion insulated from the first coil piece and the second coil piece and embedded in the insulating member, and a slit formed in the heat-transfer member so as to cut off the pathway of an induced current that is to flow through the heat-transfer member. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110285200 | VEHICLE BRAKE DEVICE - When brake fluid of a first wheel cylinder ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110285175 | VEHICLE SIDE BODY STRUCTURE - An inner center pillar member has a section passed through the interior of a side sill into outer and inner spaces. An outer load transmitting member is provided within the outer space in opposed relation to the passed-through section of the inner center pillar member, and an inner load transmitting member is provided within the inner space in opposed relation to the outer load transmitting member with the passed-through section interposed therebetween. A door beam provided within a door has a rear end portion located close to the outer load transmitting member and lapped over a corner portion of a center pillar. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110284340 | PARKING LOCK APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION - A parking lock apparatus for a transmission including a meshing type clutch is provided in which when a parking lock is operated by engaging a parking pawl ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110284307 | LAYOUT STRUCTURE FOR CANISTER IN VEHICLE - A vehicle may include a body frame, an engine body mounted on the body frame, an exhaust pipe connected to a cylinder head of the engine body, and a canister supported to the engine body. The exhaust pipe(s) includes a portion extending along one side surface of a cylinder block of the engine body. The canister is located between the cylinder block and the portion of the exhaust pipe(s) extending along one side surface of the cylinder block. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110284159 | PROTECTION SHEET FOR COATING FILM - Provided is a protective sheet for a coating layer comprising a substrate sheet and provided thereon a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, which can be applied as well to a coated surface insufficiently cured immediately after dried, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer described above comprises an addition reaction type silicone-based pressure-sensitive adhesive. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110284133 | CARBONITRIDED PART AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CARBONITRIDED PART - A carbonitrided part, where a base steel contains, in mass percent, C: 0.10 to 0.35%, Si: 0.15 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.30 to 1.0%, Cr: 0.40 to 2.0%, S≦0.05%, and according to need further Mo≦0.50%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and in the region to a position of effective hardening depth from the surface of a hardened layer of the carbonitrided part, iron nitride particles of ε-Fe | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110283521 | Electrically powered steering apparatus - An electrically powered steering apparatus in which at least one torque selected from a steering torque and a motor torque is transmitted from a torque transmission shaft to a rack-and-pinion mechanism to steer steered wheels. The torque transmission shaft has a torque-side shaft provided with a magnetostrictive film of a magnetostrictive sensor for sensing torque; and a pinion shaft provided with a pinion of the rack-and-pinion mechanism. The torque-side shaft and the pinion shaft are separate components which are linked together. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110282576 | Display Method And System For A Vehicle Navigation System - Traffic information, including traffic flow information and traffic incident information, obtained through a traffic management system for providing and facilitating the exchange of traffic information between a remote location and a vehicle may be presented to a user on a user display in the vehicle. The traffic information may be presented to the user in several circumstances, either as cued by the user, or automatically presented by the traffic management system. The user display may also automatically display traffic flow and traffic incident information for the direction that the user is traveling or along a route calculated by the navigation device. Further, a window displaying information about an upcoming traffic incident such as distance to the incident and incident details may automatically appear in the user display. Alternately, the user may select a roadway, freeway, or area for which traffic information is desired. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282562 | IGNITION TIMING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An ignition timing control system for an internal combustion engine, for controlling an ignition timing of the engine, is provided. A charging efficiency of the engine is calculated according to the intake air flow rate and the engine rotational speed which are detected, and a knock limit ignition timing is calculated according to the engine rotational speed and the charging efficiency. A knock correction value is calculated according to the knocking detection result by a knock sensor, and a learning parameter table, in which first and second learning parameters are set, is updated based on the engine rotational speed and the knock correction value when the knocking is detected. The learning parameter table is retrieved according to the engine rotational speed, to calculate the first and second learning parameters. Each-cylinder correction values are calculated corresponding respectively to a plurality of cylinders of the engine using the charging efficiency, the first learning parameter, and the second learning parameter and the ignition timing of the engine is controlled using the knock limit ignition timing and the each-cylinder correction value. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282550 | STEERING APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - A steering apparatus for a vehicle is provided in which since a steering wheel ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110280682 | FLANGE FASTENING STRUCTURE - A flange fastening structure includes a first flange made of metal and a second flange made of plastic. Stepped nuts are provided in the second flange and each have a large-diameter portion and a small-diameter portion. The second flange has at least one raised portion on a surface of the second flange facing the large-diameter portion. The at least one raised portion is made of plastic. A height of the at least one raised portion is set such that the at least one raised portion pressed with the large-diameter portion is deformed when the first flange and the second flange are fastened together with bolts and the nuts. The small-diameter portion of each of the nuts contacts the first flange to limit fastening positions of the nuts and the bolts when the first flange and the second flange are fastened together with the bolts and the nuts. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279896 | VEHICLE REAR VIEWING DEVICE - A vehicle rear viewing device includes a rear under view mirror provided to face an inner surface of a rear windshield and capable of reflecting an area below and behind a vehicle to an occupant in an interior of the vehicle. A marker indicator is to allow the occupant to view the area below and behind the vehicle through the rear under view mirror to visually recognize a position of a rear end of a vehicle body. A rear wiper is provided on a rear part of the vehicle body so as to face an outer surface of the rear windshield. The marker indicator is provided so as to be covered with at least a part of the rear wiper along a front rear direction of the vehicle in front of the rear wiper when the rear wiper is in an initial position. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110278910 | RUSTPROOF COVER FOR AUTOMOBILE DISK BRAKE - A rustproof cover for an automobile disk brake which is attached to a surface portion of a disk portion of a automobile wheel so as to shield a plurality of penetration portions penetrating the disk portion in a direction from the surface portion of the disk portion to a rear-surface portion thereof, the rustproof cover comprising, a recessed portion which is recessed from the surface portion of the disk portion to the rear-surface portion thereof so as to follow the shape of each penetration portion, wherein each recessed portion includes a protrusion portion which engages with a rear surface of the disk portion at the rear-surface portion of the disk portion so as to prevent a separation of the rustproof cover, and wherein the rustproof cover is formed of a flexible resin. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110278880 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure capable of preventing a bumper beam of another vehicle from riding over the rear part of the vehicle body. A vehicle body structure ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110278266 | LASER WELDING METHOD - The method of lap-welding of metal plates using a laser beam, wherein at least one of the metal plates is surface-treated, includes putting a metal plate on the other metal plate and forming a gap between the metal plates so that gas generated at the treated surface at the time weld can be dissipated therethrough. A surface-treated first work and a surface-treated second work are placed one on the other and clamped by means of a clamp with an opening of the clamp centered at the location on the first work to be welded. Then a laser beam is directed to the location to form a weld. The beam is then directed near the inner periphery of the opening to form a heated portion so that the heated portion deflects to form a gap through which the gas generated at the treated surface dissipates thereby reducing gas pressure. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110278087 | AIRBAG SYSTEM - An airbag system to protect a pedestrian includes a metal airbag and an inflator. The metal airbag is provided in a zigzag-folded state between a side end portion of a windshield of a vehicle and a front pillar projecting toward a front of a vehicle body with respect to the side end portion. The side end portion is an end portion of the windshield in a lateral direction of the vehicle body and is connected to the front pillar. The inflator is configured to generate gas to deploy the metal airbag along the front pillar. The metal airbag is folded such that a virtual line connecting each of peaks and one of valleys continuous with the peaks included in zigzag folds extends substantially in an front-rear direction of the vehicle body. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110278084 | FRONT FORK FOR A SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME - A front fork for a saddle-type vehicle includes a front wheel and a pair of left and right leg members disposed on opposite sides of the front wheel. Each of the left and right leg members includes an outer tube having a lower end portion thereof journaling an axle of the front wheel, an inner tube slidably fitted into the outer tube and having an upper portion thereof connected to a head pipe of the vehicle, and a spring installed in a compressed state between the outer and inner tubes. The respective springs of the left and right leg members are set to have different weights from one another. As such, the front fork is configured to correct a weight imbalance between left and right sides of the vehicle body, while increasing freedom in the layout of the vehicle body. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110277584 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - An accelerator pedal assembly for a vehicle includes a pedal arm having a first end portion pivotally secured to the vehicle, a pedal pivotally mounted to a second end portion of the pedal arm, and a guard plate secured to the pedal arm forwardly of the pedal. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110276293 | FREQUENCY SPECTRUM ANALYZING APPARATUS - A frequency spectrum analyzing apparatus for performing a frequency spectrum analysis with respect to a detected value of an operating parameter of an internal combustion engine in synchronism with rotation of the engine, is provided. The operating parameter is sampled at predetermined time intervals, and the sampled value is converted to a digital value. Intensities of first and second elements are calculated with respect to a predetermined number of the sampled values, wherein the first and second elements respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency components contained in the detected value, and a phase of the second element differs from a phase of the first element by 90 degrees. Frequency component intensities corresponding to the plurality of frequencies are calculated in synchronism with rotation of the engine, using the first element intensities and the second element intensities. Offset components contained in the first element intensities and the second element intensities are calculated, and the frequency component intensities are calculated after removing the offset components from the first and second element intensities. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110276254 | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ESTIMATING APPARATUS - An atmospheric pressure estimating apparatus which estimates an atmospheric pressure applied to a calculation of control parameters of an internal combustion engine, is provided. An estimated intake air control valve passing air flow rate is calculated based on the estimated atmospheric pressure, the detected intake pressure, and the detected intake air control valve opening. The estimated atmospheric pressure is updated so that the estimated intake air control valve passing air flow rate coincides with the detected intake air control valve passing air flow rate. The estimated intake air control valve passing air flow rate is calculated using the updated estimated atmospheric pressure. The update of the estimated atmospheric pressure and the calculation of the estimated control valve passing air flow rate are sequentially performed. Consequently, the estimated control valve passing air flow rate follows the intake air flow rate, and the estimated atmospheric pressure follows the atmospheric pressure. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110276239 | Torque Compensation Method And System - A system and method of compensating for torque converter slip in a motor vehicle include measuring rotational speeds of an engine crankshaft and mainshaft, as well as measuring operating temperatures of a fluid associated with the motor vehicle. Engine output torque is adjusted as required by controlling some combination of ignition timing, intake air flow, fuel injection, and accessory load. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110275464 | BELT TYPE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM - When a driver returns an accelerator pedal, preliminary pressure increase means increases a line pressure to a preliminary pressure increase value according to the speed of return of an accelerator pedal detected by an accelerator pedal return speed sensor, and subsequently when a braking state sensor detects that the speed of depression of a brake pedal is a predetermined value or above, pressure increase when braking means further increases the line pressure from the preliminary pressure increase value to a slip preventing pressure increase value. In this way, since the line pressure is increased to a preliminary pressure increase value when it is predicted that braking will be carried out subsequent to an accelerator pedal return operation, when subsequently there is sudden braking it becomes possible to increase the line pressure to a slip preventing pressure increase value that can prevent an endless belt from slipping with good responsiveness, thereby preventing effectively the endless belt from slipping accompanying sudden braking. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110274999 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack is comprised of a plurality of power generating units which are stacked along the horizontal direction. A corrugated passage groove having a shape corresponding to the shape of the underside surface of a corrugated passage groove of a first fuel gas passage is formed in a surface of a first metal separator. A corrugated passage groove having a shape corresponding to the shape of the underside surface of a corrugated passage groove of a second oxidant gas passage is formed in a surface of a third metal separator. The corrugated passage grooves overlap one another to define a refrigerant passage. An oxidant gas inlet port and a fuel gas inlet port are provided in the upper portion of the power generating unit, and an oxidant gas outlet port and a fuel gas outlet port are provided in the lower portion of the power generating unit. A refrigerant inlet port and a refrigerant outlet port are formed in each of the left and right portions of the power generating unit. | 11-10-2011 |
