GRILLE SHUTTER
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131921
The plurality of movable fins includes at least a first movable fin coupled to the actuator and a second movable fin coupled to the first movable fin via a time difference link. The time difference link does not interlock the second movable fin with respect to the first movable fin while the first movable fin rotates from the closed position to the predetermined intermediate position, and interlocks the second movable fin with respect to the first movable fin while the first movable fin…
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY ESTABLISHING PEER-TO-PEER CONNECTIONS
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240137996
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving latency when establishing peer-to-peer connections between devices. In one embodiment, a method includes, responsive to determining that a connection is to be established with at least one remote vehicle by a subject vehicle, acquiring parameters, from a remote server, that define characteristics of the connection. The method includes performing device discovery and service discovery simultaneously by embedding…
CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240132062
A control apparatus according to the present disclosure is configured to execute the following first to five processes. The first process is a localization of a moving body. The second process is revising an estimated position obtained by the localization such that a displacement amount with respect to a previous position is within a predetermined range. The third process is regarding a revised estimated position obtained as a position of the moving body in a current process, and…
IN-VEHICLE CONTROLLER
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240132045
The in-vehicle controller of the present disclosure is installed in a vehicle together an engine, a motor capable of generating electricity connected to a crankshaft of the engine, a high voltage battery connected to the motor by a high voltage power line, a low voltage battery, a DC/DC converter connected to the high voltage power line and a low voltage power line connected to the low voltage battery, and a relay attached to the high voltage battery side of the high voltage power line…
DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DISPLAY METHOD
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131989
A display control device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: acquire information of a moving body in surroundings of a vehicle; and display a specific image on a display area provided to the vehicle according to a position of the moving body based on the acquired information of the moving body, the specific image being displayed either overlaid on or adjacent to the moving body; and in a case in which the moving body inside the display area has…
VEHICLE OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A TARGET OBJECT IN A DETECTION AREA LOCATED BEHIND A SUBJECT VEHICLE
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131987
A vehicle object detection system configured to generate a judgement on whether a target object which has been detected to enter the detection area is an alert object, and to output the judgement to a warning which is configured to output a warning to a driver of the subject vehicle that a target object is present in the detection area behind the subject vehicle based on the judgement indicating that the target object is an alert object, wherein the system is configured to delay…
INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131986
An information processing method by an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a vehicle designated as a delivery destination of a package, the information processing method includes receiving vehicle information from the vehicle upon detecting an occurrence of a predetermined event regarding a delivery person of the package, determining, based on the vehicle information, whether to operate hazard lamps or a horn of the vehicle, and upon determining to operate the…
Kinetic Seat Cushions for Vehicles
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131970
A kinetic seat cushion assembly that rotates based on a force applied on an occupant seated therein is provided. The kinetic seat cushion assembly includes a primary seat cushion frame, a secondary seat cushion frame, a seat cushion tilt mechanism coupling the secondary seat cushion frame to the primary seat cushion frame such that the secondary seat cushion frame is movable with respect to the primary seat cushion frame, and a front pivot mechanism that pivotally couples a front portion…
POWER SYSTEM
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131953
A power system includes: a CEMS server; at least one power apparatus; and at least one vehicle. The power apparatus charges the vehicle in a first charging pattern, the vehicle transmits charging power values by the power apparatus to the CEMS server, and the server pairs an intended power apparatus having performed charging in the first charging pattern and an intended vehicle having transmitted a second charging pattern obtained based on the charging power values, if the first charging…
MANAGEMENT APPARATUS
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131947
A management apparatus includes a controller configured to manage a power supply vehicle. The controller is configured to notify a user of a result of a determination of whether the power supply vehicle can supply power to a vehicle of the user under specified conditions that include a position specified by the user and a time specified by the user. The controller is configured to accept a reservation for the power supply vehicle to supply power to the vehicle of the user.
WHEELCHAIR FIXING DEVICE AND WHEELCHAIR FIXING SYSTEM
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240130907
A wheelchair fixing device includes a support member that is provided on a base member and supports the drive mechanism, a slide shaft, a pair of lock arms that is provided on both sides of the base member, the lock arms being configured to turn toward a downward side and to pin down a fixing bar of the wheelchair due to the slide shaft moving in the backward direction, and being configured to turn toward the upward side and to release pinning down of the fixing bar due to the slide…
AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131895
An air-conditioning control device includes a processor comprising hardware, the processor being configured to execute: estimating an emotion of an occupant in a vehicle interior when a spot air conditioning is performed on the occupant; and controlling the spot air conditioning based on an estimation result.
TOW HOOK ASSEMBLIES AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131885
A tow hook assembly including a crush box and a tow hook. The crush box includes a support section having a first end and an opposite second end, the tubular support section extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and a connector section provided at the first end of the tubular support section, the connector section including a face plate extending in a vehicle vertical direction perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal direction, and an upper plate extending from an upper end of…
ADJUSTABLE TOW HOOK ASSEMBLIES AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131884
A vehicle including a cross member and a tow hook assembly. The tow hook assembly is coupled to the cross member and includes a housing, a tow hook, and a shear pin. The housing includes an arcuate interior. The tow hook is moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. The tow hook includes a retaining block and a receiving member having a distal portion extending from the retaining block and a leading portion extending from the distal portion. The shear pin is…
PIVOTING TOW HOOK ASSEMBLIES AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131882
A tow hook assembly coupled to the cross member of a vehicle. The tow hook assembly includes a housing, a tow hook, and a biasing member. The tow hook is pivotally coupled to the housing and positionable between an extended position and a retracted position. The biasing member is coupled to the tow hook and the housing to bias the tow hook towards the extended position. The tow hook is configured to pivot from the extended position towards the retracted position upon application of a…
QUATERNION JOINT
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131731
A quaternion joint includes a first member, a second member rotatably connected to the first member through links, a plurality of first pulleys provided on the end face of the first member so that the first pulleys are able to swing, a plurality of second pulleys provided on the end face of the second member facing the end face of the first members so that the second pulleys correspond to the first pulleys and so that the second pulleys are able to swing, and a plurality of wires hung…
ROBOT OPERATION SYSTEM, ROBOT OPERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131717
A robot operation system with improved accuracy of a learning model accuracy is provided. Provided is a robot operation system including a composite image generation unit to which CAD data of an object and a workpiece and a feature point of the workpiece are input configured to generate a plurality of composite images under random conditions from the CAD data of the object and the workpiece, an information processing apparatus configured to search for a route using a position of an end…
ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING ROBOT
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131686
A robot system and a method for driving a robot capable of moving the position of the center of gravity of the robot while minimizing the increase in the footprint thereof are provided. A robot system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a robot. The robot includes a movable moving part, an upper body part disposed above the moving part, and a driving mechanism for tilting the upper body part and moving a lower end of the upper body part in a direction in which the…
WORK PART DELIVERY SYSTEM AND APPARATUS
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131680
Systems and methods are provided for delivering a work part to an assembly line worker using a dolly assembly in a first configuration and retrieving the work part from the dolly assembly by the assembly line work while the dolly assembly is in a second configuration. According to some embodiments, a dolly assembly is provided comprising a base assembly having a support member and a mobility mechanism, the support member positioned obliquely with respect to a horizontal plane. The dolly…
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OUTER PANEL
Granted: April 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240131571
To provide a method for manufacturing an outer panel in which takt time is shortened and of high designability. A method for manufacturing an outer panel performing a hemming process according to the present disclosure includes; performing a laser light irradiation process on an inner side of a steel sheet that serves as an outer panel to bend the steel sheet at a first angle, the laser light being irradiated along a ridgeline of a center part of a bend radius of the steel sheet, and…
