Drive unit
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11168500
A large diameter portion is provided on one side of a closing side drum in an axial direction, a small diameter portion having a diameter gradually decreasing from the large diameter portion to the other side of the closing side drum is provided on the other side of the closing side drum, a partition wall disposed between adjacent small diameter cable grooves in the axial direction of the closing side drum to prevent a closing side cable from slipping out of the small diameter cable…
System and method of producing a composite product
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11171324
A method of producing a composite product is provided. The method includes providing a fluidized bed of metal oxide particles in a fluidized bed reactor, providing a catalyst or catalyst precursor in the fluidized bed reactor, providing a carbon source in the fluidized bed reactor for growing carbon nanotubes, growing carbon nanotubes in a carbon nanotube growth zone of the fluidized bed reactor, and collecting a composite product comprising metal oxide particles and carbon nanotubes.
Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11170651
A vehicle control device according to an embodiment includes a recognition unit configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a subject vehicle, a reception unit configured to receive an input of a set vehicle speed set by an occupant of the subject vehicle, and a driving control unit configured to control one or both of steering and acceleration or deceleration of the subject vehicle on the basis of the surrounding situation recognized by the recognition unit and the set vehicle…
System and methods for battery electric vehicle driving analysis
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11170406
A system for battery electric vehicle driving analysis is provided. The system includes a vehicle including a plurality of sensors. The vehicle is configured to transmit a plurality of sensor information observed by the plurality of sensors. The system also includes a driver analysis computer device including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The driver analysis computer device is programmed to receive the plurality of sensor information from the…
Systems and methods for distinguishing gestures
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11169618
A gesture control system includes a processor, the processor in communication with a plurality of sensors. The processor is configured to perform the steps of detecting, using the plurality of sensors, a gesture in a volume occupied by a plurality of occupants, analyzing a prior knowledge to associate the gesture with one of the plurality of occupants, and generating an output, the output being determined by the gesture and the one of the plurality of occupants.
Providing driving support in response to changes in driving environment
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11169537
A subject vehicle includes: a communication device communicating with an external device; a detection unit detecting a state of the surroundings of a subject vehicle; a driving support control unit executing driving support of automatically executing at least a part of speed control or steering control of the subject vehicle on the basis of the state of the surroundings of the subject vehicle detected by the detection unit; an extraction unit extracting environment information causing a…
Vehicle control device
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11169526
If an external environment recognition unit recognizes a particular section adjacent to a first travel path, a trajectory generation unit generates a first travel trajectory that causes the own vehicle to enter the first travel path after a travel along the first travel path inside the particular section, and if the external environment recognition unit does not recognize the particular section, the trajectory generation unit generates a second travel trajectory that causes the own…
Methods and systems for last mile navigation cache point of interest
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11168998
Disclosed are methods and systems for providing last mile navigation. In an example, the system may determine that a vehicle has arrived at or near the destination and store the destination in memory. The system may determine the vehicle is in a first parked state at a first location and store the first location as a parked position. The system may determine the vehicle is in a second parked state at a second location within a predetermined time period after the first park state and…
Vehicle transmission structure
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11168778
A vehicle transmission structure of an embodiment includes a shift drum which rotates in accordance with a shift operation; a bearing member which rotatably supports the shift drum with respect to a transmission case; a set member which positions the bearing member; a shift fork shaft supported by the transmission case; and a shift fork supported by the shift fork shaft to be movable in an axial direction. An end portion of the shift fork shaft is movably fitted to an insertion hole…
Vehicle air cleaner
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11168653
An air cleaner for a vehicle includes a case having an air inlet pipe and an air outlet pipe. A cover is removably attached to the case for covering an open top portion of the case. With the cover attached to the case an interior of the air cleaner defines a flow passage directed through the air cleaner from the air inlet pipe to the air outlet pipe. A filter element is received in the interior and is arranged over the flow passage. The flow passage immediately downstream of the filter…
Vehicle transmission system
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11167762
This vehicle transmission system includes a transmission (21) in which a gear is shifted by an operation of a driver of a vehicle (1), a clutch device (26) that is disposed in a motion transfer path between the transmission (21) and an engine (13) of the vehicle (1), and is disconnected and connected by an action of a clutch actuator (50), and a clutch control unit (61) that is configured to control disconnection and connection of the clutch device (26) by the clutch actuator (50). In a…
Carbon fiber sheet and method for manufacturing carbon fiber sheet
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11168445
A method for manufacturing a carbon fiber sheet, the method including a carbon fiber forming step of heating a resin sheet to a carbonization temperature at a heating rate of 15,000° C./sec or higher, thereby forming a carbon fiber from the resin sheet. In the carbon fiber forming step, the resin sheet is preferably irradiated with an energy ray having an output density of 130 W/mm2 or higher and an amount of irradiation energy of 0.05 J/mm2 or more.
Saddled vehicle
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11167815
A saddle riding vehicle includes a pair of left and right front forks (2L, 2R) configured to support a front wheel (Wf), a front fender (3) supported by the pair of left and right front forks (2L, 2R) and configured to cover the front wheel (Wf) from above, and an object information acquisition device (13) configured to image an outer side of the vehicle. An upper wall of the front fender (3) has an opening section (12) facing outside of the vehicle, and the object information…
Storage box power supply structure for saddled vehicle
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11167814
A storage box power supply structure for a saddled vehicle includes a storage box (30), a carrier (50) configured to detachably mount the storage box (30) on a vehicle body, a stopper (36) configured to position the storage box (30) on the carrier (50), a stopper receiving section (56) configured to receive the stopper (36), a stopper-side terminal (70) provided on the stopper (36) and configured to supply electric power to an electrical component (46), and a receiving-side terminal (80)…
Vehicle front structure
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11167805
A vehicle front structure having an upper member joined to a damper base and being capable of absorbing a larger load when a vehicle is in full-lap collision or offset collision and comprises a pair of left and right upper members disposed respectively on left and right sides of the vehicle a pair of left and right damper bases in each of which a damper is fitted, wherein each of the upper members includes a main upper member portion having a cross section in a rectangular shape that is…
Vehicle pillar structure
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11167802
A vehicle pillar structure is equipped with a pillar main body having a closed cross-section extending along a longitudinal direction; a separator which is attached to the inside of the pillar main body to extend in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the pillar main body, and partitions the inside of the pillar main body into a plurality of space parts in the longitudinal direction; and an insertion member which extends along the longitudinal direction of the pillar…
Electric power steering device
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11167788
Even in the case that the steered wheels are turned by an actual turning angle due to a disturbance from the road surface, and the steering shaft, which is mechanically connected to the steered wheels, attempts to rotate, a command current to an assist motor is set so that the actual turning angle becomes a corrected target turning angle. The force (torque) that attempts to cause rotation of the steering shaft due to the disturbance input from the road surface is instantaneously canceled…
Seat haptic system and method of equalizing haptic output
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11167776
A seat haptic system includes a seat including a plurality of actuators configured to generate a haptic output, and a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of actuators. The controller is configured to receive a first input signal associated with first audio content at a first volume level, and control the plurality of actuators to generate a first haptic output based on the first audio content, the first haptic output having a first magnitude associated with the first…
Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and vehicle control program
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11167773
Provided is a vehicle control system including: an automatic driving control unit that automatically controls at least one of acceleration/deceleration and steering of a host vehicle, and performs automatic driving control in any one mode among a plurality of modes different in the degree of automatic driving; an interface device that accepts an operation by an occupant of the host vehicle and outputs information; and an interface control unit that restricts acceptance of the operation…
Vehicle control system
Granted: November 9, 2021
Patent Number:
11167764
A vehicle control system includes a control part in which a public road mode that is selected at a time of traveling on a public road and a non-public road mode of a setting that is suitable for a travel in a non-public road region are set as a travel mode, wherein the control part is configured to allow a safety protection component of a vehicle to perform a normal operation that is required at a time of traveling on a public road when the public road mode is selected and is configured…
