Vehicle, upper unit, and control device
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964607
A vehicle loads at least one of a plurality of upper units having space to store a person or an object on an under unit including a drive mechanism that rotates wheels in the vehicle. The vehicle includes an under unit including a drive mechanism that rotates wheels and the at least one of the plurality of upper units loaded on the under unit. The under unit includes a loading unit, on which the at least one of the plurality of upper units as described above can be loaded. Each of the…
Electrode pairs having saw-tooth configuration and artificial muscles including same
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11967910
An electrode pair is provided including a first electrode and a second electrode. Each of the first electrode and the second electrode have an outer surface, an inner surface, a first end, a second end, and a lead extending outwardly from the first end. The lead has a first width at the first end. The second end of at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode have a recess formed therein having a first terminus and a second terminus. A second width extends between the…
Anti-pinching window
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11965374
A window can be used to detect objects located within an opening. A structure can define the opening. The window can be operatively positioned within the opening. The window can be movable to selectively open and close the opening. The window can include an optical grating operatively positioned near a closing edge of the window. A light source configured to emit light toward the optical grating. A detector operatively positioned to acquire spectroscopic data of the light emitted from…
Breakaway automotive steering tie rod for controlled wheel motion during crash
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964719
Disclosed is a vehicle having a breakaway tie rod. The tie rod has a longitudinal axis oriented substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and includes a rod portion and a receiver portion. The rod portion includes a proximal ball joint disposed at the proximal end and a male coupling section disposed at the distal end. The receiver portion includes a female coupling section disposed at the proximal end, a distal ball joint disposed at the distal end, and a…
Steering control device
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964709
A steering control device controls a reaction motor that generates a steering reaction force applied to a steering wheel of which power transmission to and from turning wheels is cut off. the steering control device includes: a first processor configured to change a virtual operation range of the steering wheel according to a steering state or a vehicle state by controlling the reaction motor; and a second processor configured to change a degree of change of the virtual operation range…
Passenger transportation system, method of passenger transportation, and vehicle controller
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964672
A passenger transportation system includes: an abnormality determination unit configured to determine whether or not a passenger feeling unwell is present in a vehicle; a transportation planning unit configured to determine, when it is determined that the passenger feeling unwell is present, a medical facility to which the passenger feeling unwell is transported and a via-point where normal passengers are dropped off; and a vehicle control unit configured to control the vehicle to travel…
Vehicle speed calculating device and control device for vehicle
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964665
A vehicle speed calculating device includes a vehicle speed calculating unit configured to calculate a control vehicle speed that is acquired by estimating a vehicle body speed that is a speed at which a vehicle is actually traveling, as a state variable used to control an onboard device configured to operate to realize various functions provided in the vehicle. The vehicle speed calculating unit is configured to include an extraction function of extracting at least one wheel speed…
Driving assistance system
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964653
A driving assistance system includes a processor and a memory that stores surroundings information indicating the surroundings of a vehicle detected by sensors mounted on the vehicle. The processor is configured to acquire the position of a target in front of the vehicle and the position of the boundary of a roadway area in front of the vehicle based on the surroundings information. The processor is configured to determine whether the target is in the roadway area based on the position…
Vehicle defogging systems
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964633
In one embodiment, a vehicle defogging system may include a side mirror defogger, one or more other vehicle defoggers, one or more sensors, and a control unit. The side mirror defogger is independently controllable from the one or more other vehicle defoggers. The one or more sensors are configured to output a signal indicative a substance on a side mirror of a vehicle. The control unit is configured to detect the substance on the side mirror based on the signal of the one or more…
Autonomous cabin lighting systems for vehicles
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964611
A method of autonomously controlling interior lighting of an occupied vehicle is provided. The method includes receiving vehicle-to-vehicle information from a nearby vehicle. A controller controls an illumination setting of an interior light of the occupied vehicle based on the vehicle-to-vehicle information.
Catalyst device
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964254
A catalyst device includes a central axis and a catalyst support. The catalyst support includes a slit that is arranged to be orthogonal to the central axis. The slit is arranged to be symmetrical with respect to an arbitrary plane that includes the central axis.
Vehicle seat and vehicle
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964596
Provided is a vehicle seat including: a seat cushion supported by a support member so as to be rotatable around an axial direction along the seat up-down direction; a seatback configured such that the angle of the seatback relative to the seat cushion is adjustable by unlocking and locking of an angle adjustment mechanism, the seatback being biased to be tilted forward in the seat front-rear direction when the angle adjustment mechanism is unlocked; an operated member configured to…
Vehicle cooling structure
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964590
A battery provided in a vehicle and configured to supply electric power is cooled down by coolant the heat of which is exchanged with the heat of external air by a radiator. The radiator is provided near the battery and performs heat-exchange between the coolant and the external air taken in through introduction holes provided on a bottom face of the vehicle. Thus, even in a case where the radiator is provided in a vehicle floor portion so that the battery is upsized, it is possible to…
Vehicle cooling structure
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964588
A battery provided in a vehicle and configured to supply electric power is cooled down by coolant the heat of which is exchanged with the heat of external air by a radiator. The radiator is provided near the battery and performs heat-exchange between the coolant and the external air taken in through introduction holes provided on a bottom face of the vehicle. Thus, even in a case where the radiator is provided in a vehicle floor portion so that the battery is upsized, it is possible to…
Heating apparatus for vehicle, method of controlling heating apparatus for vehicle, and storage medium
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964540
A heating apparatus for a vehicle includes an air heating unit configured to heat air conditioning air to be sent into a vehicle cabin, a contact heating unit configured to heat a member that is in contact with a body of an occupant in the vehicle cabin, and an electronic control unit. A heat source of the air heating unit and a heat source of the contact heating unit each are supplied with an electric power from one or more batteries. The electronic control unit is configured to…
Vehicle air conditioning device
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964537
Disclosed is a vehicle air conditioning device including a heat pump cycle configured to compress and expand a refrigerant; a heater core; a high pressure side pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure on the high pressure side of the heat pump cycle; and a heater core inlet water temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of cooling water at an inlet of the heater core as a heater core inlet water temperature. The heat pump cycle includes a compressor; a condenser; a…
Control apparatus for vehicle, control method for, and control system for vehicle
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964534
A control apparatus for a vehicle disclosed herein is applied to a vehicle configured to perform pre-air conditioning of the interior of the vehicle by starting an internal combustion engine according to a remote control signal sent from a remote controller. When starting pre-air conditioning according to the remote control signal, the control apparatus sets the control mode of the vehicle to a drive-disabling mode, which is a control mode that disables an operation for driving the…
Stabilizer system
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964527
A vehicle stabilizer system, including: a stabilizer device and a switching mechanism to switch a roll suppressing function by a stabilizer bar between an effective state in which the roll suppressing function is rendered effective and an ineffective state in which the roll suppressing function is rendered ineffective; and a controller configured to determine whether a lateral acceleration of a vehicle body is greater than a threshold lateral acceleration and control the switching…
Robot control system, robot control method, and control program
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964402
In a robot control system, the operation of a mobile robot that moves autonomously inside a facility is controlled based at least on an image captured by a photographing device that photographs a blind area located at a blind angle to the mobile robot. When entry of the mobile robot into a predetermined area corresponding to the blind area is detected, the amount of information obtainable from an image captured by the photographing device is increased.
Methanation catalyst processing method, methane producing method, and methanation catalyst
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964265
Provided is a methanation catalyst processing method capable of suppressing degradation of a catalyst performance. A methanation catalyst processing method of the present disclosure includes oxidizing nickel through a heat treatment of a methanation catalyst by supplying an oxygen gas containing oxygen to a reactor, the reactor housing the methanation catalyst containing the nickel as a catalyst component. In the oxidizing, the oxygen gas is supplied to the reactor such that the oxygen…
