Motor vehicles inventions 06/06

20060137917 - Heavy vehicle: The invention relates to a heavy vehicle, such as a transport vehicle or a “civil engineering” vehicle, of a mass greater than 500 metric tons, fitted with tires of radial structure of a diameter greater than three meters fifty, and comprising a front axle provided with at least two tires...

20060137919 - Actuating device for motor vehicle components: A device for actuating components of a motor vehicle has at least two electric motors, each of which has at least one stator unit and one rotor unit, and a control device for the electric motors, which has at least one logic device and one power device. The control device...

20060137918 - Power supply circuit for a motor vehicle electric system: The present invention discloses a power supply circuit for a motor vehicle electric system having a starter generator (1), a power electronics system (LE), at least one battery (B), at least one dynamic energy accumulator (3) and a DC/DC converter (2). The power supply circuit has a first connection branch...

20060137920 - Hybrid vehicle: A hybrid vehicle is provided that can be made to travel by means of motor generators (MG1, MG2) while an engine (E) is stopped, the engine (E), which can reduce pumping loss by running with a cylinder in a cut-off state, being connected to a front wheel (Wf) via the...

20060137922 - Steam driven road vehicle: A steam driven road vehicle having a firebox, a boiler, a drive mechanism operated by steam from the boiler, a water supply supplying water to the boiler, and a drive connection connected between the drive mechanism and an axle of the vehicle. A fuel bin is supported by the vehicle...

20060137921 - Vehicle and method for controlling engine start in a vehicle: A vehicle and a method for starting an engine in a vehicle are provided. The vehicle has a motor/generator, a disconnect clutch disposed between the engine and the motor/generator, and a transmission disposed between the motor/generator and the vehicle drive wheels. The transmission includes an input clutch which is selectively...

20060137923 - Vehicle energy management system: A vehicle energy management system relying on the principle of reallocation of existing resources provided by the vehicle manufacture. Engine belt or engine direct driven components are replaced with electrical motors. Since replacement of the main fan unit would involve a prohibitively large fan due to starting currents, the larger...

20060137924 - Vehicle energy management system: A vehicle energy management system relying on the principle of reallocation of existing resources provided by the vehicle manufacture. Engine belt or engine direct driven components are replaced with electrical motors. Since replacement of the main fan unit would involve a prohibitively large fan due to starting currents, the larger...

20060137925 - Complementary regenerative torque system and method of controlling same: A complementary regenerative torque system exists for a vehicle including an engine having an accelerator pedal position sensor; a transmission unit; and a drive shaft for driving a pair of wheels for propelling the vehicle. The regenerative torque system selectively stores and supplies energy to the drive train to provide...

20060137926 - Electrically motorized wheel with protective cover: An electrically motorized wheel assembly is provided which may be used in automotive vehicles. The wheel assembly is equipped with at least one electric motor having an output shaft located eccentrically from an axle of a wheel. The wheel assembly includes a protective cover which closes an opening of the...

20060137927 - Turbine generator regenerative braking system: A turbine generator regenerative braking system may be used to slow or stop a rotating shaft or wheel, wherein energy may be recovered as electricity generated by a turbine generator and stored in batteries, ultra-capacitors, or other storage systems. The turbine generator may be fluid-jet powered, the fluid-jet being provided...

20060137928 - Rear suspension for a motorcycle: A rear single-sided swingarm suspension for a motorcycle includes a single-sided swingarm that has an axle bearing assembly pivotably connected to the rearward end thereof for swinging motion in a plane parallel to the plane of travel of the swingarm. A cantilevered wheel axle is journalled in the axle bearing...

20060137929 - Vehicle collision safety system: A vehicle collision safety system includes an engine having an electric motor, a power unit in electrical connection with the electric motor for charging and discharging electricity, a plurality of collision detectors for generating a collision signal upon detecting a collision of a vehicle, and a calculation function for determining...

20060137930 - Industrial truck: An industrial truck, such as a fork-lift truck, has an electrical drive system and an energy supply based on gaseous media. At least one pressure vessel for the storage of at least one gaseous medium is installed in a mounting device which can be easily replaced together with the pressure...

20060137931 - Steering system with joystick mounted controls: A steering system is provided for a work machine. The steering system may include at least one hand-operated work implement control device and a steering mechanism configured to control a direction of travel of the work machine. The system may also include a first steering device operatively coupled to the...

20060131083 - Capped equalizer bar end joint: An apparatus and method for connecting a track frame of a work machine to an equalizer bar are provided. The method may include aligning a connection pin into a partial open first bore formed on a connection structure of a frame member and aligning the connection pin into a partial...

20060131084 - Motorized handle: A motorized handle includes an elongate handle to which is attached a wheel and a motor to drive the wheel. A rider mounting a rolled conveyance, such as a skateboard or a pair of roller blades, may use the motorized handle to impart propulsion....

20060131085 - Deceleration rate based engine spin control and engine off functionality: A hybrid vehicle that includes an engine and an electric machine that selectively drives the engine. A control module monitors a deceleration rate of the vehicle and regulates fueling of the engine based on the deceleration rate. The control module regulates rotation of a crankshaft of the engine based on...

20060131086 - Hood lift mechanism and method: A method and apparatus for moving a portion of a vehicle hood away from a portion of the vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a first portion; a second portion, comprising; a fixed portion and a slidable portion slidably mounted to the first portion for movement between a first position and a...

20060131087 - Assembly comprising at least one drive wheel and a fairing for a heavy goods vehicle, and the corresponding heavy goods vehicle: Fairing (8) is not linked in rotation to wheel (6) around the first axis, with the result that it is not constrained to rotate around said axis during the advance of the vehicle, whereas said fairing is linked in rotation to said wheel around the second axis, so that it...

20060131088 - Dashboard for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a dashboard for a motor vehicle, with a screen for displaying information, the screen being arranged in front of the dashboard as seen by a vehicle occupant. In order to form a dashboard such that the screen can be read equally well both by the driver...

20060131089 - Device used for limiting the speed of an electric cart while the cart is turning: A speed limiting device of an electric cart includes a measuring mechanism used for measuring an angle, at which the cart is turning, a conversion mechanism, a comparer, and a switch; the conversion mechanism can perform calculation based on both an input angle and a predetermined centrifugal speed to obtain...

20060131090 - Heavy vehicle: A heavy vehicle of a mass greater than 500 metric tons, such as a transport vehicle or a “civil engineering” vehicle, fitted with tires of radial structure of a diameter greater than three meters fifty having an axial width greater than 37 inches, and comprising a front axle provided with...

20060131091 - Folding electric bicycle: Provided is a folding electric bicycle comprising a front frame section; a rear frame section comprising two bent arms individually having one end pivotably coupled to an axle passed rear wheel, and two auxiliary wheels rotatably mounted in open ends of the bent arms; a crossbar comprising a front end...

20060131092 - Vehicle with front and rear frames and shock absorbing member: The present invention provides for a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, that is capable of sufficiently absorbing shock applied in the vehicle width direction due to uneven terrain, such as bumps and potholes, on the ground or road during turns. The vehicle, such as the motorcycle, includes a head pipe...

20060131093 - Driving operation assisting system, method and vehicle incorporating the system: A driving assisting for calculating risk potential by considering a response delay by the driver and transmitting information related to the risk potential to the operator in a haptic manner. A controller is provided to estimate the response delay based on an operation performed by the operator. Based on the...

20060131094 - Adjustment of the speed of a motor vehicle with an automatic gearbox: A method relieves the burden of a driver of a motor vehicle in which the drive train is provided with a gearbox which can be operated in an automatic mode and a manual mode. The method comprises the following automatic steps: a) detection whether the speed of the vehicle should...

20060131095 - Power train assembly having an h-drive configuration: A power train assembly having an H-drive configuration is described as having a number of transversely disposed components which transmit drive power from a transversely mounted drive power source to a transversely disposed rear wheel axle via a longitudinally disposed propeller shaft and a conventional axle-mounted differential. The H-drive configuration...

20060131096 - Steering control apparatus and method for diagnosing cable attachment: A steering control apparatus for a vehicle including a steering input unit movable to set a steering input, and a steering output unit arranged to output a steering output, the steering input unit being connected via a cable to a body of the vehicle, includes a steering ratio control unit,...

20060131097 - Steering system for a zero-steer vehicle: A vehicle is provided having a steering system for selectively operating the vehicle in a zero-steer configuration. The system includes a forward steering assembly coupled to a steering wheel and a forward set of wheels. The forward steering assembly is arranged to receive an input from the steering wheel and...

20060131098 - Hydraulic steering arrangement: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering arrangement (1) with a supply connection arrangement having at least a high-pressure connection (P) and a low-pressure connection (T), a working connection arrangement having at least two working connections (L, R), a steering unit (7), which can be activated by a steering transducer (2),...

20060124366 - Powered wheeled vehicle capable of travelling on level ground, over uneven surfaces and on stairs: Powered wheeled vehicle (1), capable of travelling both on level ground and over uneven surfaces, comprising at least one driving tread (BR 11) as well as two pairs of front wheels (R61) and rear wheels (R21), of which at least one is a driving pair, wherein each wheel of the...

20060124367 - Method for operating an electrically driven motor vehicle and device therefor: The invention relates to a method and a device for a motor vehicle having a current/voltage supply unit, in particular a fuel cell unit and/or a battery, with the current/voltage supply unit being necessarily discharged, when it is switched off, through a control and/or distribution unit or a temperature-dependent resistor....

20060124368 - Vehicle with a distributed motor: A motorized vehicle having a distributed motor system, i.e. having a plurality of electric drive motors (12) each coupled to a respective traction wheel (10a), all under the control of a controller (13). All or only some of the wheels may be traction wheels (10a), and each traction wheel (10a)...

20060124369 - Mounting element for a vehicle and method for mounting an on-board power supply network in said vehicle: The mounting component (2) includes a module rack (4), on which components (6, 10) of a vehicle electrical system have been mounted beforehand, and is intended for installation in the motor vehicle (18) together with the previously mounted components (6, 10). At least one additional module of the vehicle electrical...

20060124370 - Moving carrier that sticks to surface by use of sticking means such as negative pressure: The present invention provides a moving carrier that sticks to the surface of an object capable, with ease, of broadwise or transverse movements in the direction transecting its traveling direction. The moving carrier of the present invention has at least two sets of driving wheels or one set of caterpillar...

20060124371 - Method and an assembly for selectively adjusting the height and load capacity of a motorized assembly and a motorized assembly incorporating the method: A motorized assembly 10 having a handlebar control switch assembly 56 which allows the height and load carrying capacity of the motorized assembly 10 to be quickly and easily modified without requiring a user 11 to remove their hands from the handlebar portion 20 of the motorized assembly 10....

20060124372 - Power unit for motorcycle and motorcycle: A power unit of a motorcycle includes a case that contains a centrifugal clutch 34. A support member is disposed below the case to support first and second foot rests that extend laterally of the case. The case has an underside and at least one boss that extends downward from...

20060124373 - Transmission system for scooters: A transmission system for a scooter has a gear train assembly and a gear shifting mechanism. The gear train assembly has an input shaft, which is provided with an integral gear, an intermediate shaft, an output shaft, an input fork, an intermediate fork, an output fork, three dog gears, four...

20060124374 - Apparatus for controlling driving force of vehicle: An apparatus for controlling the driving force of a vehicle is capable of using brakes to limit a differential operation, securing sufficient torque, and suppressing the heating and wearing of the brakes. In the vehicle, an engine generates torque to drive front wheels and/or rear wheels. A front differential allows...

20060124376 - Airbag apparatus for small vehicles: An airbag apparatus for a small vehicle for preventing an airbag from being inflated uselessly even when a rider is moved significantly on the vehicle. A first airbag module includes impact sensors, an electronic control unit for generating an output signal when an impact force is determined to be excessive...

20060124375 - Vehicle lift interlock: An interlock for a vehicle platform lift meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS 403) effective in late 2004 with minimum modification of vehicle electronic control arrangements. The interlock prevents forward and rearward mobility of vehicles unless the platform lift is stowed. The interlock operates to prevent accidental release...

20060124377 - Weight classification system: A method and apparatus is provided that classifies a seat occupant into one of several different weight classes based on an estimated value of the seat occupant weight. An occupant's measured weight varies when the occupant's seating position changes or when the vehicle travels over adverse road conditions. A plurality...

20060124378 - Method for the detection of an impact: A method for detecting a side collision, in which either temperature or pressure sensors are provided for detecting an adiabatic increase in pressure or temperature. The signals of these sensors are filtered with a low pass filter and then, as a function of a signal of a sensitivity block, checking...

20060124379 - System for accessing an air box in a straddle type vehicle: A system is provided that permits access to an air box in a straddle type vehicle (e.g., a motor scooter). The system comprises a movable seat that is capable of rotating such that a user can access the air box disposed at least partially beneath the seat. The air box...

20060124380 - Direct load path structure: An articulated loader has an articulated chassis, two A-frames, and four track assemblies. A narrow portion each of the A-frames faces a narrow portion of the other A-frame. The articulated chassis includes a front portion and a rear portion. Likewise, there is a front or first A-frame and a rear...

20060124381 - Straddle carrier with power steering: A steering system for a straddle carrier includes two side supports with steerable wheels, braces, a hoisting gear, an an upper frame. An operator's cab having a steering wheel is disposed at the upper frame. A servo motor with an inverter is mounted in operative connection with the steering wheel...

20060113118 - Vehicle using wind force: Disclosed is a vehicle using wind force. An object of the present invention is to provide a wind force power system driven by wind is provided within a hood panel of the vehicle, whereby the vehicle continuously charge a battery with electricity while being stopped or driving. The vehicle using...

20060113119 - Method and device for assisting a driver of a vehicle during a parking maneuver: 1. Method and device for assisting the driver of a vehicle during a parking maneuver. 2.1. Known devices for assisting the driver of a vehicle during the execution of a parking maneuver usually comprise surroundings-sensing means for sensing and measuring potential parking gaps, means for determining a parking strategy and...

20060113121 - Articulated crawler tractor: An articulated dozer with a four point independent suspension system between a chassis and two support frames is described. The chassis includes a front chassis portion and a rear chassis portion connected by an articulation joint. The vehicle is compactly arrange so that the chassis and the two support frames...

20060113120 - Articulated dozer with suspension and suspension lockout: An articulated loader has an articulated chassis and two A-frames. The points of the A-frames face each other. The articulated chassis includes a front portion and a rear portion. Likewise, there is a front or first A-frame and a rear or second A-frame. The A-frames are connected to the overall...

20060113122 - Push-stop bar unit and safety arrangement incorporating the same: A push-stop bar unit (4) with legs (8) is included in a safety arrangement against crush for a self-propelled roller (1) controlled by an operator on foot. The push-stop bar unit (4) is pivotably connected via the legs (8) to the roller (1) controlled by an operator on foot. The...

20060113123 - Heavy vehicle: The invention relates to a heavy vehicle, such as a transport vehicle or a “civil engineering” vehicle, of a mass greater than 500 metric tons, fitted with tires of radial structure of a diameter greater than three meters fifty having an axial width greater than 37 inches, and comprising a...

20060113124 - Heavy vehicle: The invention relates to a heavy vehicle of a mass greater than 40 metric tons, such as a transport vehicle or a “civil engineering” vehicle, comprising a steering axle provided with at least two tires and a driving axle by which is transmitted at least part of the motive power....

20060113126 - Heavy vehicle: A heavy vehicle, such as a transport vehicle or a “civil engineering” vehicle, of a mass greater than 500 metric tons, fitted with tires of radial structure of a diameter greater than three meters fifty having an axial width greater than 37 inches, and comprising a front axle provided with...

20060113125 - Multi-wheel-drive vehicle with a front transaxle device: A multi-wheel-drive vehicle has at least six wheels, a transmission with a first brake, and a transaxle device for the front drive wheels. The transaxle device includes a drive axle, an input shaft rectangular to the drive axle for receiving power from the transmission, a drive train connecting the drive...

20060113128 - Fuel cell vehicle: The fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell for generating electric power by electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen, and a hydrogen tank which stores pressurized hydrogen to supply hydrogen to the fuel cell, the fuel cell and the hydrogen tank being arranged at an underfloor region of the vehicle....

20060113127 - Power system for dual-motor hybrid vehicle: A power system for dual-motor hybrid vehicle is a combined driving unit fed with fuel and electric power, comprising: an internal combustion engine, a motor, a clutch, a transmission, a power battery, a braking system and an entire vehicle controller, wherein the system further comprises: a main motor, an auxiliary...

20060113130 - Hybrid car: By a lean burn operation, a highly efficient operation region is enlarged, the proportion of engine operation in a low torque condition is increased, and the proportion of motor operation using a battery is decreased. It is possible to provide a hybrid car of an engine-electric motor configuration which can...

20060113129 - Moving object with fuel cells incorporated therein and method of controlling the same: In a hybrid vehicle with fuel cells and an engine mounted thereon as energy output sources, the technique of the present invention adequately changes a working energy output source according to a driving state of the hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle has the engine and a motor, both enabling power...

20060113131 - Fuel cell vehicle: The fuel cell vehicle, includes a fuel cell generating electricity by an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen; an accessory for the fuel cell; and a fuel cell system box mounted on a vehicle body and housing the fuel cell and the accessory, wherein the fuel cell system box is...

20060113132 - Combination sling seat and waist belt assembly for use in gun turret on military vehicle: A sling leather seat, seven inches wide, and approximately 29-30 inches long, having first and second end pieces and a center segment upon which a turret gunner can be seated, has a first ring between the first end piece and the middle segment, and a second ring between the second...

20060113133 - Vent assembly for a motorcycle fairing: A wing extension assembly for a motorcycle fairing includes a base member having an attachment edge with a shape for complimentary attachment along an edge of the motorcycle faring. A vent assembly is configured in the base member. The vent assembly is manually positionable between a closed position wherein airflow...

20060113134 - Motorcycle rear suspension with linear spring rate and linkage controlled shock rate: A motorcycle having an improved rear suspension in which the shock leverage rate is decoupled from the spring leverage rate. The springs are coupled directly between the swingarm and the frame, while the shock is coupled to the swingarm and coupled to the engine by a linkage. The rear suspension...

20060113135 - Control system for a vehicle with at least part-time four-wheel drive: In the case of a control system for a vehicle with at least part-time four-wheel drive, having a control unit which detects or determines quantities proportional to the wheel speeds of all wheels and the vehicle speed, and by means of which the driving torque of a drive unit can...

20060113136 - Off road vehicle apparatus and method: A ground engaged vehicle includes a front portion and a rear portion joined by an articulation. The articulation rotates around a longitudinal axis. An engine drives a hydrostatic pump which drives four hydrostatic motors, each of the hydrostatic motors in operative engagement with one of four wheels. The wheels are...

20060113137 - Two-wheel drive motorcycle of belly roll type: A 2WD motorcycle of belly roll type mainly comprises a motorcycle as a body; a hydraulic pump is provided on the motorcycle, the hydraulic pump is connected to a hydraulic motor at a front wheel of the motorcycle through a high-pressure fuel feed hose to drive the front wheel; the...

20060113138 - Method and device for transmitting safety-critical operating conditions of a motor vehicle: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a safety-critical operating condition of a safety-critical system of a motor vehicle to the driver, and a device for implementing the method. Transmission of a safety-critical operating condition to the driver by means of a control lamp can be disrupted if...

20060113139 - Work vehicle having overridable automatic engine stop circuit: A work vehicle includes an engine, a PTO shaft driven by power from the engine, an operator's seat, an operator's presence sensor for detecting presence/absence of an operator at the operator's seat, and an automatic engine stop unit operable to automatically stop the engine in response to detection of the...

20060113140 - Traveling hydraulic working machine: A traveling hydraulic working machine has input means for commanding a target revolution speed of an engine and detection means for detecting an operating situation of a hydraulic actuator and an operating situation of traveling means. A prime-mover revolution speed control means modifies the target revolution speed of the prime...

20060113141 - Self-propelled vehicle, in particular a road-building machine and a method for driving and controlling a vehicle with the aid of a rotatable driver seat: The inventive self-propelled vehicle, in particular a road-building machine, comprises a traction drive, a steering device and a rotatable driver seat (5) in which a traction drive control unit (6) is arranged. Adjustment signals for the traction drive are generated according to the direction of the adjustment of the control...

20060113142 - Steering actuator of independent steer-by-wire system: A steering actor of an independent type steer-by-wire system comprises a housing fixed to a vehicle body and an ultrasonic motor. The ultrasonic motor has a stator internally fixed to the housing and a rotator rotating relative to the stator when an electric current is applied. A steering rod having...