Air purification device for vehicle
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
11110386
An air purification device for a vehicle includes: a sorption device provided with a sorbent; an air intake duct for sucking air in a vehicle cabin; an outlet-side three-way valve connected to the sorption device; an air supply duct for blowing air into the cabin; an exhaust duct for discharging air to outside of the cabin; a blower; a heater; and a controller. The controller selectively executes a purification mode in which air in the cabin is sent into the sorption device at a…
Vehicle travel control apparatus
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
11110920
A vehicle travel control apparatus configured to control an actuator for driving a vehicle with a self-driving capability so that the vehicle follows a forward vehicle in front of the vehicle, and including an electric control unit having a microprocessor and a memory. The microprocessor is configured to perform: recognizing a travel pattern of the forward vehicle; setting a travel mode with an acceleration performance in accordance with the travel pattern recognized in the recognizing;…
Onboard authentication device, authentication method, and storage medium
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
11110891
An onboard authentication device (60) includes: a communication unit (62) configured to receive key information; an existing electronic key determining unit (65C) configured to determine whether the key information received by the communication unit matches registered information; and an execution unit (65D, 65F) configured to execute a registration process of registering a second electronic key in the onboard authentication device or an invalidation process of invalidating the first…
Adaptable vehicle cargo system
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
11110866
A vehicle cargo retaining apparatus and system having a first enclosure with an outer surface and an inner surface. The first enclosure is capable of containing a fluid within the first enclosure, such as to seal the fluid from an external atmosphere. The apparatus and system may further include a plurality of jamming members within the first enclosure and an opening in the enclosure for receiving or removing fluid. In one state, the plurality of jamming members are moveable relative to…
Vehicle structure
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
11110818
The vehicle structure includes seats provided away from each other in a vehicle width direction, a support provided on a vehicle floor, and attached between the seats, a vehicle structural part provided between the seats, and an armrest detachably attached to the support.
Vehicle control apparatus
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
11110795
A vehicle control apparatus capable of executing control to cause a vehicle to automatically follow a preceding vehicle, includes a determination unit configured to determine, based on internal information of the vehicle, whether to request an increase of a cruising speed of the preceding vehicle during automatic following to the preceding vehicle, and a request transmission unit configured to transmit an increase request for requesting to increase the cruising speed of the preceding…
Damper mount
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
11110768
Provided is a damper mount (1, 101, 201) configured to be interposed between a damper (11) of a wheel suspension device and a vehicle body (9). The damper mount includes: an annular outer member (22) fixed to the vehicle body; an annular inner member (21) fixed to the damper, one of the outer member and the inner member being received in another of the outer member and the inner member; a first magneto-elastic member (24) radially interposed between the inner member and the outer member;…
Formed article of fiber-reinforced resin material, and method and die apparatus for producing the same
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
11110669
A formed article of a fiber-reinforced resin material is provided. The fiber-reinforced resin material is obtained by impregnating a plurality of stacked fiber layers with a resin. The formed article contains a first portion and a second portion formed to have a deep-drawn shape with respect to the first portion. The second portion contains a gradually changing portion with its thickness gradually changing, and the thickness of the gradually changing portion decreases with distance from…
Garnish installing apparatus and methods of making and using the same
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
11110554
A garnish installing apparatus can include a housing, a static guide roller, and adjustable guide roller and a pressure assembly. The housing can include a housing body and an extension mechanism that is movable relative to the housing body. The extension mechanism can include a pneumatic cylinder. The static guide roller can be attached to the housing. The adjustable guide roller can be attached to the extension mechanism. The adjustable guide roller can be configured to provide a…
Methods and joints for welding sheets of dissimilar materials
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
11110539
A method for welding a stack of sheets having a plurality of sheets of different materials is provided. In an aspect, the stack of sheets includes an aluminum sheet and a galvanneal steel sheet. In an aspect, the method includes resistively spot welding the galvanneal sheet to a hot-stamped steel sheet placed between the aluminum sheet and the galvanneal sheet, the sheet of hot-stamped steel including stress relief sections. The method further includes placing a metal foil on the…
Lawn mower with speed controlled shutter device
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
11109532
Uneven distribution of grass clippings in a grass clippings receptacle of a lawn mower can be minimized. A lawn mower includes: a work unit including a housing having a downward-facing opening and a cutter blade rotatably provided in the housing such that the cutter blade cuts grass and generates a transport air flow flowing from the opening of the housing to inside; a grass clippings receptacle configured to receive mowed grass clippings; a grass clippings transport passage connecting…
Lawn mower with humidity controlled shutter device
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
11109531
A lawn mower includes: a work unit including a housing having a downward-facing opening end a cutter blade rotatably provided in the housing such that when rotated, the cutter blade cuts grass and generates a transport air flow flowing from the opening of the housing to inside; a grass clippings receptacle configured to receive mowed grass clippings; a grass clippings transport passage connecting an interior of the housing with the grass clippings receptacle; a shutter device including a…
Front side cowl for motorcycle
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
D929908
Front cowl for motorcycle
Granted: September 7, 2021
Patent Number:
D929907
Power storage device, transport equipment, and control method
Granted: August 31, 2021
Patent Number:
11108090
A power storage device includes a storage battery capable of transferring electric power to and from an external electric power network, a receiver configured to receive an instruction related to transfer of the electric power, and a controller configured to control charge and discharge of the storage battery according to the instruction. The instruction includes a first instruction for requesting switching between short-term charge and discharge from the storage battery to the electric…
Control device, computer-readable storage medium, communication system, and control method
Granted: August 31, 2021
Patent Number:
11109296
A control device is provided, including: a relative-speed acquiring unit for acquiring relative speeds of a movable first mobile relaying apparatus and a movable second mobile relaying apparatus, which are camped on a cell of a wireless base station to relay communications between the wireless base station and a wireless communication terminal; and a determination unit for determining, based on the relative speeds, whether the second mobile relaying apparatus becomes a handover…
Coil for rotary electric machine and insertion method
Granted: August 31, 2021
Patent Number:
11108307
A coil (1) for a rotary electric machine is annularly formed by twelve coil members (10), each coil member (10) is configured of four coil elements (10A) to (10D), the coil elements (10A) to (10D) integrally include a plurality of sets of coil element structures each set of coil element structures including a pair of base portions (11), and four arm portions (12) and two curl portions (13), and the plurality of sets of coil element structures are annularly configured.
Antenna protector
Granted: August 31, 2021
Patent Number:
11108147
An antenna protector includes a top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and an end wall. The top wall includes a center reinforcement that includes a plurality of lateral ribs and longitudinal ribs protruding from the top wall and arranged in a grid formation. Each of the first side wall, the second side wall, and the end wall include a perimeter reinforcement that includes a plurality of vertical ribs protruding from the wall. In an exemplary embodiment the antenna protector…
Vehicle battery device
Granted: August 31, 2021
Patent Number:
11108096
A vehicle battery device includes: a battery cell mounting part accommodating a battery cell group constituted by a plurality of laminated battery cells and having a temperature control solution passage along a lamination direction of the battery cells; and an interface box, wherein the battery cell mounting part is connected to at least one of two side surfaces of the interface box; the interface box has, on any outer surface other than the side surface connected with the battery cell…
Storage battery management system, moving body, storage battery, and storage battery management method
Granted: August 31, 2021
Patent Number:
11108092
A storage battery management system manages a state of a storage battery that is detachably mounted. The storage battery management system includes an activation signal generation unit configured to generate an activation signal for setting a mounted storage battery to an available state, a management unit configured to manage the mounted storage battery that has received the activation signal and identification information of the mounted storage battery in association with each other,…
