Control unit having a wiring board on which a connector is disposed
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12185457
The control unit includes a wiring board on which a connector is disposed. The connector is disposed on a back surface of the wiring board, the back surface being a back surface on a back side of a facing surface facing a body of the control unit. The wiring board includes legs protruding from the back surface on the back side of the facing surface facing the body.
Relay device, communication network system, and communication control method
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12184446
A relay device includes a relay connected between a first communication network and a second communication network. The second communication network uses a communication protocol different from the first communication network. A first frame is transmitted in the first communication network, and has a first payload including control information, a first data ID for identifying the control information, and a data length code indicating a data length of the first payload. A second frame is…
Intersection risk indicator
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12183192
A method and system for determining risk indicators for intersections. A method includes receiving, by a computing node from intersection proximate sensors at each intersection, intersection data. For each intersection, the method includes determining, by the computing node for each connected vehicle proximate to an intersection, a driver risk score based on driver distraction data from the intersection data for the intersection, determining, by the computing node, a near miss score…
Image processing apparatus and image processing method for generating a sound image
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12182909
An image processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller calculates a fundamental frequency component included in sound data and a harmonic component corresponding to the fundamental frequency component, converts the fundamental frequency component and the harmonic component into image data, and generates a sound image where the fundamental frequency component and the harmonic component converted into the image data are arranged adjacent each other.
Object detection method and object detecting device
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12181567
An object detection method includes irradiating a position in front of a host-vehicle with an electromagnetic wave, and detecting an object in front of the host-vehicle based on a reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave. The object detection method further includes capturing an image of the position in front of the host-vehicle to acquire an image, and determining whether the object is floating matters based on the acquired image if a state where the object is not detected changes to…
Vehicle park-lock control method and park-lock control device
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12181042
A vehicle park lock control method is presented with range positions including a P-range position and an N-range position in each of which a driving force is prevented from being transmitted to a driving wheel of a vehicle. A park lock mechanism is activated when in the P-range position. An operator is allowed to select whether or not to cause the park lock mechanism to be activated in response to key-off operation when in the N-range position. In response to continuous shifting of a…
Module attachment method
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12179863
An attachment method basically includes detecting a vehicle body side error; a detecting a module side error; correcting the position of a module in the X, Y and Z directions and the angles W, P, and R with respect to each axis based on the vehicle body side and the module side errors; detecting a vehicle body center Bc by measuring both the left and right sides of a vehicle body using the vehicle body side error; detecting a module center by measuring both the left and right sides of…
Autonomous control system that performs pull-over operations through sequential steering and deceleration inputs
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12179796
When a subject vehicle arrives at a destination while traveling, or when a driver of the subject vehicle becomes unable to drive during travel or when a failure occurs that interferes with the travel of the subject vehicle during the travel, a control plan for autonomous stop control is generated, the control plan comprising deceleration control for decreasing a speed of the subject vehicle; pulling over control for moving the subject vehicle from a lane in which the subject vehicle…
Relay box bracket assembly
Granted: December 31, 2024
Patent Number:
12179678
A bracket assembly for a relay box for a vehicle includes a first bracket member and a second bracket member. The first bracket member is configured to be mounted to a frame of the vehicle. The first bracket member is configured to receive the relay box in an installed position. The second bracket member is connected to the first bracket member. A gap is defined between the first bracket member and the second bracket member. The gap is configured to receive an electrical wiring harness…
Rotating electric machine and coil fixing method for rotating electric machine
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12176777
A rotating electric machine in which a coil wrapped in an insulating sheet is fixed to a slot provided in an iron core, wherein the insulating sheet has a porous structure, the coil and the insulating sheet, and the insulating sheet and the iron core are each fixed by an insulating varnish which is brought into a dispersion state by ultrasonic irradiation, and a mixed layer in which the insulating varnish and the insulating sheet are mixed due to penetration of the insulating varnish is…
Front bumper for automobile
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
D1054934
Anode interlayer for all-solid-state batteries and method of manufacturing the all-solid-state batteries
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12176542
A method of manufacturing an all-solid-state battery cell includes depositing an interlayer directly onto an anode current collector; depositing a solid electrolyte onto the interlayer opposite the anode current collector; forming a cathode on the solid electrolyte opposite the interlayer, wherein the cathode contains one or more lithium-containing compounds; and applying pressure to achieve uniform contact between layers. The manufactured all-solid-state battery cell is anode-free prior…
Hydraulic control device for hydraulic actuation machine, hydraulic control method for hydraulic actuation machine, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12173789
A hydraulic control device for a hydraulic actuation machine including a main oil pump configured to supply oil to the hydraulic actuation machine, a sub oil pump configured to temporarily supply oil to the hydraulic actuation machine based on a drive request so as to compensate for an oil shortfall when supply of oil from the main oil pump to the hydraulic actuation machine is stopped or insufficient, and a drive unit configured to drive the sub oil pump, wherein when an elapsed time…
Configurations of control valve unit and strainer in power transmitting device
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12173783
A continuously variable transmission has an oil pan, an oil strainer located above the oil pan and a control valve unit located above the oil pan. The control valve unit has a shape having a cutting portion formed by a part of the control valve unit being cut out when viewed from an oil pan side. The oil strainer is arranged so as to overlap the cutting portion. With this structure, it is possible to ease a restriction on layout in terms of a height direction in the continuously variable…
Hinge assembly for vehicle hood
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12172699
A hood hinge assembly for a vehicle hood includes a support bracket and a hinge arm. The support bracket is configured to be fixed to a vehicle body structure. The hinge arm is movably connected to the support bracket. The hinge arm is movable about a pivot axis between a first position in which the vehicle hood is closed and a second position in which the vehicle hood is fully open. A stop tab is connected to the support bracket. The stop tab prevents movement of the hinge arm beyond…
Motor mount system
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12172524
A motor mount system includes a motor unit and a frame that supports the motor unit via four bush mounts. The four bush mounts have configurations that are identical to each other. Among the four bush mounts, a bush mount is closest to a center of gravity of driving reaction force input to two bush mounts disposed in front of the motor unit, or a center of gravity of driving reaction force input to two bush mounts disposed behind the motor unit, and the bush mount is disposed in a state…
Vehicle door assembly
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12172501
A vehicle door assembly includes an inner door panel that defines a door cavity, a latch mechanism and a reinforcing bracket. The latch mechanism has a latch lever that moves when the latch mechanism is operated to release the vehicle door from a closed orientation. The reinforcing bracket has a first end and a second end. The first end is attached to a forward area of the inner door panel. The second end has an attachment portion, a lever capture portion and a tab portion. The…
Vehicle oxygen generating system
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
12172498
A vehicle oxygen generating system includes a heat source, a power source, a vehicle air handling assembly of a vehicle air conditioning system, an H2O source and an electrochemical oxygen producing device. The oxygen producing device is connected to the H2O source receiving H2O therefrom. The oxygen producing device uses heat from the heat source and electricity from the power source to produce H2 and O2 from H2O. The O2 produced by the oxygen producing device is directed to the vehicle…
Automobile wheel
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
D1054953
Automobile wheel
Granted: December 24, 2024
Patent Number:
D1054952
