Methods and systems for assembling a vehicle
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11136079
A method of assembling a vehicle including a vehicle frame includes assembling a center body of the vehicle by coupling a plurality of center body components to the vehicle frame, and, subsequent to assembling the center body, assembling at least one of a front body and a rear body of the vehicle, wherein assembling the front body of the vehicle comprises coupling a plurality of front body components to the vehicle frame, and wherein assembling the rear body of the vehicle comprises…
Vehicle use system
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11137758
A vehicle use system includes an authentication information assignor that assigns authentication information for using a vehicle to a user, an authenticator (180) that acquires the authentication information to permit use of the vehicle, at least a part of the authenticator being mounted in the vehicle (100), and a driving controller (220, 260) that automatedly controls acceleration, deceleration, and steering of the vehicle, in which the authentication information assignor assigns the…
Systems and methods for vehicle communication for remote control
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11137729
The systems and methods described herein are generally directed to vehicle communication for remote control of communicating devices at a destination. According to one aspect, a computer-implemented method for vehicle communication for remote control is provided. The method includes selecting a destination based on user data associated with a user of a vehicle. The method also includes identifying one or more destination attributes associated with the destination. The method further…
Display system, display method, and storage medium
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11137264
A display system includes: a display that displays an image; and a display controller that causes the display to display a first image resembling roads around a vehicle and a second image resembling a recommended lane determined on the basis of a route to a destination set by the vehicle among the roads around the vehicle. The display controller causes the display to display the second image and a third image guiding a course of the vehicle when the vehicle has reached a second position…
Lamp body having a light guide body having two light guide lenses and a half mirror facing a reflector for emitting from a light emitting surface of the lamp body
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11137127
A lamp body includes a light source, a light guide body configured to cause light from the light source to be guided and cause the light to be emitted from a light emitting surface, a reflector configured to cause the light, which has exited from a light guide exit surface of the light guide body, to be reflected toward a side of the light emitting surface; and a half mirror disposed to face the reflector and having a reflection area where the light reflected by the reflector is…
Vehicle control system
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11137065
A vehicle control system includes: an operation element; a travel control unit configured to accelerate or decelerate a vehicle; and a shift range control unit configured to control a shift range of the vehicle. In a state where the shift range of the vehicle is set to a first travel range, the travel control unit accelerates the vehicle according to a moving operation on the operation element in a first travel direction and decelerates the vehicle according to the moving operation on…
Gas fueling method
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11136951
In order to provide a gas fueling method capable of suppressing overheating of a tank immediately after a start of fueling, in the gas fueling method, an accumulator and a hydrogen tank are coupled to each other with a gas flow passage. In a main fueling control at and after the timing t2, a sensor-based value MAT of a temperature parameter of a measurement position Q1 is calculated on the basis of a detection value of a first station temperature sensor, and the fueling control is…
Head cover structure
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11136909
A head cover structure (45) for an internal combustion engine (1) comprises a head cover (4) connected to a cylinder head (3), and an auxiliary cover (44) connected to the head cover and defining a gas-liquid separation passage (74) jointly with the head cover, the gas-liquid separation passage being communicated with a crankcase chamber (11) of the internal combustion engine, and configured to separate lubricating oil from a crankcase gas drawn from the crankcase chamber, wherein the…
Corrosion inhibiting compositions and coatings including the same
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11136675
A corrosion inhibiting composition includes a first plurality of carriers and a second plurality of carriers. The first plurality of carriers has a first carrier body which encapsulates a film-forming compound. The second plurality of carriers has a second carrier body encapsulates a corrosion inhibitor. Each of the first and second carrier bodies is formed of a degradable material. Coatings and methods for inhibiting corrosion on a metal substrate are also described herein.
Saddle riding vehicle, method of controlling saddle riding vehicle, and storage medium
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11136086
A saddle riding vehicle includes a first display device, a second display device, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit predetermined information from the second display device to the first display device and a second transmission unit configured to transmit shared information that is commonly displayed by the second display device from the first display device to the second display device, and the second display device prohibits the shared information transmitted from the…
Vehicle seat having internal support member
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11135943
A vehicle seat includes an internal support member for supporting a seat occupant. The internal support member includes a main body in plate or sheet form positioned within a seat cushion frame and first and second mounting portions engaged by first and second cross members of the seat cushion frame. A pressure sensor is mounted on a part of an upper surface of the internal support member which is closer to the first cross member than the second cross member. The main body of the…
Vehicle roof structure
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11136067
A vehicle roof structure has a roof panel and a roof side rail joined at a joint part that extends substantially in a vehicle body front-rear direction, and a recessed groove which opens to an upper side of the vehicle body and extends substantially along the vehicle body front-rear direction is provided in an upper part of the joint part. The roof side rail has a rail main part that is disposed on an outer side in a vehicle width direction of the roof panel across the joint part, and a…
Vehicle control device and vehicle control method
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11136037
In a vehicle control device and a vehicle control method, the vehicle control device comprises a lane recognition unit adapted to recognize a lane type of an adjacent lane adjacent to a host vehicle lane in which a host vehicle is traveling, a determination condition setting unit adapted to set a determination condition for permitting a lane change of the host vehicle from the host vehicle lane to the adjacent lane depending on the lane type of the adjacent lane that was recognized by…
Vehicle control device
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11136027
This vehicle control device is provided with: a detection unit; and an external environment recognition unit that extracts a target object and left and right recognition lines of a traveling path. Additionally, a local environment map creation unit of the vehicle control device calculates an area of activity of an own vehicle and left and right border lines which indicate a limit of non-interference with the target object. Furthermore, the local environment map creation unit calculates…
Vehicle control device
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11136026
In the case an external environment recognition unit recognizes that an obstacle that hinders traveling of an oncoming vehicle exists in an oncoming lane at a more forward position in a direction of progress than a host vehicle, and also recognizes that a preceding vehicle exists at a more forward position in the direction of progress than the obstacle, and further, in the case that a behavior determination unit determines that the preceding vehicle stops within a predetermined distance…
Vehicle body structure
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11135986
A bumper beam of a vehicle body structure (1) is provided with a laterally extending laterally middle part (55) and a pair of end parts (56) each extending from a corresponding lateral end of the middle part in an outboard direction with a certain inward slant with respect to a fore and aft direction, and each end part curves at a laterally middle point thereof so as to have a concave side facing outward with respect to the fore and aft direction.
Vehicle body rear structure
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11135984
A vehicle body rear structure includes: a cross member and a curvature portion each formed by a part of a floor panel, the part projecting downward at a rearward portion (spare tire pan) of the floor panel, wherein the cross member and the curvature portion each constitute a projected portion; and an underbody coating applied to the projected portions and having a first step and a second step which are oriented perpendicular to a front-rear direction.
Mounting device for headrest of vehicle seat
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11135981
A mounting device for a smart device is adapted for removable connection to a headrest of a vehicle seat. The mounting device includes a first clamp including a first opening adapted for sliding receipt of a first headrest post of the headrest, and a second clamp separate from the first clamp and including a second opening adapted for sliding receipt of a second headrest post of the headrest. An adjustment mechanism operably connects the first clamp and the second clamp. The adjustment…
Folding interior lining panel of a motor vehicle
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11135980
The invention relates to a folding interior lining panel of a motor vehicle comprising a first flap and a second flap which are articulated to one another along two articulation edges. The flaps have edge faces of similar thicknesses. The flaps being articulated to one another by two strips positioned some distance apart. Each of the strips has a middle part, a first end part pressed closely against the first edge face by a first plate and a second end part pressed firmly against the…
Vehicle door mirror assembly
Granted: October 5, 2021
Patent Number:
11135976
A foldable exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a housing having a glass assembly secured thereto. A support arm mounts the housing an associated vehicle side door. The support arm has a closed end portion at least partially received within an aperture in an underside of the housing. A pivot shaft is mounted to the closed end portion of the support arm. The housing is foldable about the pivot shaft between a drive or use position and a folded or park position. The…
