Motor vehicles inventions 07/07

20070169968 - Traction assembly for a vehicle: This invention relates to a traction assembly for a vehicle which uses an endless traction band and a plurality of wheels for propulsion. More particularly, the traction assembly comprises a sprocket wheel which has a different size and number of sprocket teeth depending on whether the traction kit replaces the... Agent: Brouillette & Partners

20070169970 - Electric hybrid vehicle conversion: An assembly is described for converting an Internal Combustion (IC) vehicle to an IC-electric hybrid vehicle comprising a battery, a battery charger, a controller, an electric motor and a power transmission means involving a flexible rotational speed reduction to connect the motor to a drive shaft of the vehicle. The... Agent: Paul H. Kydd

20070169973 - Two-wheel vehicle with integral wheel-drive: Two-wheel vehicle (10) with an integral electric wheel-drive characterized in that it comprises two electric driving motors, a front wheel electric motor (11) and a back wheel electric motor (12) respectively, fed by at least one electric accumulator group.... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070169966 - Off-road vehicle comprising ambulatory limbs: An off-road vehicle includes ambulatory limbs, a vehicle frame (2), a drive assembly (9) and an axle structure having two wheels or chain driving mechanisms. The vehicle frame (2) consists essentially of two parallel, telescopic tubing lengths that run approximately parallel to the terrain, each length being composed of a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070169967 - Working machine: A working machine having a main frame structure which includes a pair of endless tracks. Each track is entrained about track supporting devices mounted by a track sub-frame. The sub-frame includes inner and outer members interconnected by cross members. The inner and outer members are arranged side by side. At... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070169969 - Steering device for vehicles having a pair of wheels which can be steered freely by means of lateral forces: A steering device for vehicles having a pair of wheels which can be steered freely as a function of the current driving state of the vehicle or whose steered position can be locked by an electronically actuable locking device, having an electronic control device and having sensors which are connected... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070169971 - Hybrid vehicle and control method of same: A delay time for delaying starting of an internal combustion engine in a hybrid vehicle is set to a predetermined time based on an engine coolant temperature and a state of an air conditioner switch. Starting of the engine is delayed for the predetermined time if it is determined that... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070169972 - In-wheel motor system: An in-wheel motor system, wherein the non-rotating side case of a motor and the knuckle of a motor are connected to each other by a buffer mechanism 10 having plates 11 and 12 interconnected by a linear guide 15 with springs composed of a linear guide 13 consisting of a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070169974 - Integral engine utility assembly for an automotive vehicle having a battery tray, coolant reservoir and vacuum reservoir: An integral assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a battery tray, a coolant reservoir and a vacuum reservoir. The battery tray and portions of the coolant reservoir and vacuum reservoir are formed as a single molded part having shared partition walls, so as to provide superior strength, economy, and packaging... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070169976 - Tractor hood support: A hood support for a tractor includes a bracket attached to an engine compartment under the tractor hood, a rod bent into a U-shaped loop having a pair of ends pivotably mounted to the bracket, and a spring coiled around one of the ends urging the U-shaped loop toward a... Agent: Deere & Company

20070169975 - Saddle ridden vehicle: A vehicle includes a fuel tank arranged underneath a seat, a fuel pump housed inside the fuel tank and including an attachment portion arranged to attach the fuel pump to an upper wall of the fuel tank, the fuel pump including at least one connector projecting upwards from the attachment... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070169977 - Transport vehicle and method: A transport vehicle includes a self-balancing vehicle base. A platform is supported on the base and is displaceable relative thereto between a first position and a second position. A support device engages the platform and supports at least a portion thereof during displacement between the first position and the second... Agent: Patrick R. Roche Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070169978 - Suspension apparatus for a wheeled vehicle utilizing offset frame with torsion shock absorber: A wheeled vehicle includes a front steered wheel, a rear driven wheel, and a support member that supports a rider. A main structural tube is disposed substantially horizontally along a longitudinal axis for supporting the front steered wheel at a forward end of the main structural tube, for supporting the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070169979 - Seatbelt position adjuster and inflatable vehicle occupant protection device slider: An apparatus (10) for a vehicle (12) having a seatbelt (100) and an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) includes a track (152) connectable with the vehicle. A protection device anchor (60) helps maintain the position of the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) while inflated. The protection device anchor... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070169980 - Transmissionless agricultural vehicle drive system: An agricultural vehicle drive system includes at least one variable pump configured to pump a driving fluid. The agricultural vehicle drive system also includes a first set of two-speed motors configured to receive the driving fluid from the at least one variable pump and a first gear system configured to... Agent: Cnh America LLC Intellectual Property Law Department

20070169981 - Retention linkage for vehicle exhaust systems: One embodiment of an exhaust system support assembly formed in accordance with the present disclosure includes a wishbone link (10) that couples an exhaust member (26) to a vehicle (56). The wishbone link includes a leg (12) branching into a first arm (14) and a second arm (16). A first... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070169982 - Body frame structure: A front subframe 42 is formed of an aluminum alloy into a frame that is formed substantially into a shape of parallel crosses or into a rectangular shape and is made up of left and right front joint portions 64, 64 and left and right rear joint portions 71, 71... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070169983 - Vehicle with elevated cockpit: A security vehicle having a main frame suspended on four wheels. A first support deck positioned on said main frame. The wheels at one end of the main frame being driven and wheels at the front end of the main frame being steerable. A drive train is mounted on said... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20070169984 - Steer-by-wire-system: In a steer-by-wire system 10, a first steering reaction force made-up value (Hc1) is determined in dependence on a road reaction force (W), and a second steering reaction force made-up value (Hc2) is determined in dependence on a steering position (X) of a steering handle 11 or steerable wheels 50.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070169985 - Rack and pinion steering assembly: A rack and pinion assembly including a housing having a rack portion and a rack disposed therein. The rack defines a rack axis. A support member configured to limit movement of the rack in a radial direction within the rack portion is also included. The rack portion includes a tapered... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070169986 - Electric power steering apparatus equipped with steering angle sensor: Disclosed is an electric power steering apparatus including a steering shaft connected to a steering wheel of an automobile; a reduction shaft adapted to engage with the steering shaft and rotate; a direction sensor having a transmitter and a receiver; a rotation member formed on an end of the reduction... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070169987 - Electric power steering system: An electric power steering system includes an assisting electric motor for assisting steering force according to a vehicle speed and a steering torque, a power supply source and an electric power steering controlling portion for supplying power to the assisting electric motor from the power supply source for controlling the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070163816 - Steering system for heavy mobile medical equipment: In one embodiment of the invention, a steering system for mobile medical equipment is disclosed including left and right steerable wheel assemblies including left and right steerable wheels, left and right parallelogram linkages coupled to the left and right steerable wheel assemblies, a steering function generator coupled to the left... Agent: Patent Dept Intuitive Surgical, Inc

20070163819 - Hybrid drive system and method of installing same: A hybrid drive system includes a motor coupled between a transmission and a differential, and a hybrid controller coupled to a vehicle such that the hybrid controller is mounted separately from an engine controller. A hybrid drive system including the above hybrid drive system, and a method of installing the... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (12552)

20070163817 - Pump unit: There is provided a pump unit including plurality of hydraulic pump bodies respectively fluidly connected to plurality of hydraulic motor bodies, which are disposed away from the pump unit, so as to form closed circuits, the pump unit including: a housing accommodating the plurality of hydraulic pump bodies so that... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070163818 - Accessory drive system and method for a hybrid vehicle with an electric variable transmission: The present invention provides an accessory drive system for a hybrid electric vehicle having an electric variable transmission. The apparatus includes an engine operatively connected to the electric variable transmission. The electric variable transmission includes a gear arrangement configured to selectively produce a plurality of speed ratios. The electric variable... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070163821 - Control device for hybrid electric vehicle: Driving forces of an engine and an electric motor can be transmitted to driving wheels, and the engine and the driving wheels can be mechanically connected and disconnected by a clutch. A vehicle ECU disengages the clutch and controls the motor to generate a required torque when an upper limit... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070163820 - Hybrid golf car: A hybrid golf car type vehicle powered by a gasoline engine or an electric motor in the forward direction and by the electric motor in the reverse direction with the gasoline engine charging the batteries when the batteries fall below a threshold charge either with a motor generator or an... Agent: William G. Lane William G. Lane, Inc., PC

20070163822 - Hybrid solid oxide fuel cell and gas turbine electric generating system using liquid oxygen: A hybrid SOFC/gas turbine electric generating system comprising an SOFC stack, a hydrocarbon reformer, a first anode tailgas hydrogen-rich combustor to drive a first gas turbine stage, and a second stoichiometric combustor to drive a second gas turbine stage to drive a generator. Anode tailgas is also recycled into the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070163823 - Hybrid vehicle: A hybrid vehicle is provided in which, since the driving force of a generator/motor (M1) disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of an input shaft (16) of a transmission (T) is transmitted to an output shaft (17) of the transmission (T) via an endless chain (78), it is... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070163824 - In-wheel motor system: An in-wheel motor 3 and a wheel 2 or a hub 4 are interconnected by a flexible coupling 10 in which a motor-side plate 11A and an intermediate plate 11B are interconnected by a plurality of first slide members 12A, each comprising a roller member 12p moving along a stepped... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070163825 - Expandable shaft: An expandable shaft (5) includes an outer shaft (13;13A;13B;13C;13D) and an inner shaft (14;14A;14B;14C;14D;14E;14F). Plural rolling elements (15) are pinched elastically in a space between raceway groves (16;17) of the outer shaft (13;13A;13B;13C;13D) and the inner shaft (14;14A;14B;14C;14D;14E;14F) by an elastic restoring force of the outer shaft (13;13A;13B;13C;13D). An outer... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070163826 - Upper swing body with minimized rear protrusion in excavator: An upper swing body of an excavator is disclosed wherein a rear protrusion is minimized to reduce an operating radius and a cooling performance is improved even in a narrow engine room. An upper swing body of an excavator according to the present invention comprises a main frame (12) forming... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070163827 - Vacuum traction device: A traction device includes a continuous traction belt provided on a pair of opposing rollers. The traction belt includes openings such that a vacuum may be applied through the traction belt causing the traction device to cling to a working surface. A motor may be provided to drive one of... Agent: Michael C. Gilchrist Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070163828 - Flywheel drive system for a motor vehicle and method therefor: An apparatus for generating an electric current to drive a vehicle has an electric motor coupled to each rear wheel of the vehicle. The electric motors are used to drive each rear wheel. A main generator is coupled to each electric motor. The main generator powers each electric motor. A... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070163829 - Vehicle comprises a wind turbine coupled to an electrical generator: A vehicle comprises an air flow to electrical energy converter configured to be driven primarily by the air through which a vehicle travels.... Agent: Bruce E. Lilling Lilling & Lilling PLLC

20070163830 - Vehicle support system: The disclosure is generally directed toward vehicle support systems. In one embodiment of the invention, first and second support assemblies can be pivotally coupled to a base. A control mechanism can couple the first and second support assemblies together and be configured to control pivotal movement of the support assemblies... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070163831 - Radial engine powered motorcycle: A motorcycle powered by a radial internal combustion engine, particularly optimized by having cylinders of unequal angle, length, or diameter.... Agent: Lars D. Jensen

20070163832 - Automotive passenger restraint and protection apparatus: An automotive passenger restraint and protection apparatus for an automotive vehicle has a seatbelt and operates to restrain an occupant of the automotive vehicle by the seatbelt to protect the occupant. An electric retractor has a DC motor for retracting and protracting the seatbelt. An MPU applies voltage having a... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070163833 - Steering system for a vehicle: A steering system for a vehicle, e.g., a hydraulically assisted power-steering system for a motor vehicle, includes a steering spindle that connects a steering handle on its one end to a rotary slide valve or rotary pistons of a steering valve via a first torsion element. The steering system has... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070158119 - Independent axle motors for a road coupled hybrid vehicle: A hybrid vehicle having first, second, third and fourth drivable wheels includes an internal combustion engine selectively drivingly coupled to the first and second wheels. A first electric motor is selectively drivingly coupled to the third vehicle wheel. A second electric motor is selectively drivingly coupled to the fourth vehicle... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070158117 - Powered unicycle: A powered unicycle (100) having a wheel (105) driven by a motor (107) and a control system arranged to automatically maintain the fore-aft balance of the unicycle (100) via operation of the motor (107). The unicycle (100) also includes a handle bar (102), coupled to the wheel (105) by a... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070158118 - Vehicle propulsion system: A vehicle propulsion includes an alternating current (AC) traction drive, a first energy storage system electrically coupled to the traction drive through a direct current (DC) link, a second energy storage system electrically coupled to the traction drive such that the voltage output from the second energy storage system is... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070158120 - Hybrid vehicle with integral generator for auxiliary loads: A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine coupled to a combined starter/motor/generator which is, in turn, coupled to a transmission of the vehicle, The state/motor/generator is coupled to a high voltage battery pack via an inverter and to a deployable power output panel for serving loads external to the... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070158121 - Load driving apparatus, vehicle, and abnormality processing method at load driving apparatus: When an ECU determines that the motor count of a motor generator exceeds a predetermined limit value, control is effected to set the torque of motor generator to zero. Further, when the ECU determines that motor count exceeds the predetermined limit value, voltage control of inverter input voltage is reduced... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070158122 - Motor cooling system: A vehicle motor system includes a motor that receives cooling fluid flow from two different cooling sources. A control, such as a valve, selectively changes the cooling flow between the two cooling sources in response to an operational state of the vehicle.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070158123 - Snowmobile hood attachment system: A snowmobile having a hood releasably secured to the snowmobile via interlocking male-female members, the hood being manually releasable from the snowmobile without the use of tools. A snowmobile having a hood releasably secured to the snowmobile via a hook and elastic connector, and having fairings with a moveable section... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20070158124 - Two-way assist gas spring and retractable spring assembly: A gas spring and a retractable device cooperate to provide a two-way assist mechanism for controlling movement of a body panel. The retractable device includes a spring assembly received within a tube that is attached to the gas spring. The body panel is attached to a vehicle frame with a... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070158125 - Driver assistance system having a function blocking device: A driver assistance system for motor vehicles, having at least one assistance function that is to be used only under particular preconditions, characterized by an acquisition device for acquiring data concerning the locality in which the vehicle is traveling, and by a blocking device for blocking the assistance function if... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070158126 - Rear-drive vehicle with an electronically controlled self-locking differential: A rear-drive vehicle having a self-locking differential; a regulating device for regulating the lock percentage of the differential; a number of sensors for real-time detecting dynamic parameters of the vehicle; and a central control unit for controlling the regulating device to regulate the lock percentage of the differential as a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070158127 - On-vehicle component fixation-release apparatus: The safety confirmation device 11 determines whether or not to permit actuation of the separation actuator 13, that is, whether to set the switch 12 to the ON state to allow an electrical connection from the power supply 14 to the separation actuator 13, based on the signals input from... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070158128 - Controlling driver behavior and motor vehicle restriction control: A system and method for motor vehicle restriction control enables an owner of a motor vehicle to restrict another person's use and operation of the owner's motor vehicle. The system includes a driver identification module identifying a driver operating the motor vehicle and a storage device for storing at least... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070158129 - Transmission for a working vehicle and vehicle: A transmission for a working vehicle for transmitting drive power from an engine to a driving axle that includes: a flywheel including a flywheel body operatively connected with the engine and a flywheel housing for accommodating the flywheel body; a main-speed-change unit including a main-input shaft operatively connected with the... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070158130 - Electric power steering apparatus: An electric power steering apparatus includes a speed reducing mechanism for decelerating the rotation of a rotatable shaft in an electric motor and a converting mechanism for converting the output rotation of the speed reducing mechanism into the axial movement of a steering shaft extending toward the right and left... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070158131 - Electric power steering device: An electric power steering device includes a power transmission joint (21) which coaxially couples an output shaft of a steering assist electric motor to an input shaft of a speed reduction mechanism for power transmission. The power transmission joint (21) includes first and second engagement members (41, 42) and an... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070158132 - Control device for electric power steering apparatus: A control device for electric power steering apparatus, in which when torque ripples at the time of the rotation of a motor is reduced by simple arithmetic, smooth and safe assist limitation is performed without deteriorating steering feeling, is provided. For this reason, in the control device for electric power... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070151777 - Wheel arrangement for a four-wheeled vehicle: A wheel arrangement for a four-wheeled vehicle is comprised of a front wheel, two side wheels and a rear wheel, whereas the rear wheel is connected to the frame of the vehicle by a supporting base enabling the same to be steered freely while having a ground-touching point of the... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20070151775 - Equalizer bar mounting arrangement: An equalizer bar for a tracked vehicle is connected to the track roller frames via an arrangement comprising a pin which is swivel ably mounted to the equalizer bar and held rigidly by the track roller frame. The pin is positively held by the track roller frame, for example by... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20070151776 - Powered trailer dolly: A towing dolly is provided for relocating wheeled loads such as boat trailers, camping trailers and airplanes where towing forces required may be substantial. The towing dolly may have a wheel assembly with a drive gear disposed between proximate treads. The towing dolly may have a narrow wheel width providing... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070151778 - Vehicle operation assembly: A vehicle operation assembly comprising: stairs including a step; and a vehicle operation system positioned behind the stairs such that the step of the stairs is exposed for use in front of the vehicle operation system, the stairs being adapted to permit access to the vehicle operation system. The vehicle... Agent: Bennett Jones C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20070151781 - Controller and control method for a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain: A parallel hybrid electric vehicle powertrain and control method wherein an internal combustion engine and an electric motor system define a split power operating mode, a generator drive mode and a parallel power mode. Provision is made, when the motor is inoperable, for preventing discharge of a battery in the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20070151779 - Method and apparatus for an electronic equipment rack: A method and apparatus for an electronic equipment rack that provides mobility through directional self-propulsion and multi-axis suspension. The electronic equipment rack further provides self-powered operation and environmental control with wireless access, while protecting against unauthorized access, electromagnetic interference (EMI), and dust contamination. An alternate embodiment provides a non-mobile electronic... Agent: Wallace, LLC

20070151780 - Suspension tilting module for a wheeled vehicle and a wheeled vehicle equipped with such a suspension tilting module: A tilting suspension system is provided for two wheels of a vehicle disposed on a common axle with a module comprising a rigid frame adapted to be firmly fixed to the chassis of the vehicle so as to be tilted together with the whole vehicle. The tilting of the rigid... Agent: Paul A. Fattibene Fattibene & Fattibene

20070151782 - Hybrid vehicle with integral generator for auxiliary loads: A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine coupled to a combined starter/motor/generator which is, in turn, coupled to a transmission of the vehicle. The starter/motor/generator is coupled to a high voltage battery pack via an inverter and to a deployable power output panel for serving loads external to the... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070151783 - Power output apparatus and motor vehicle equipped with power output apparatus: In a power output apparatus of the invention, a power distribution integration mechanism 30 has a first planetary gear P1 and a second planetary gear P2. A sun gear 31 of the first planetary gear P1 is linked to a motor MG1, whereas a carrier 34 of the first planetary... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070151784 - Radiator core support: A radiator core support includes a radiator core support main body that is made of plastic material, a right fixing member and a left fixing member that are made of metal, and a first metal frame. The right fixing member and the left fixing member are fixed on a right... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070151785 - Battery carrier sliding device of an electrical wheel chair: The present invention provides a battery carrier sliding device of the electrical wheel chair, wherein a battery box of the electrical wheel chair can be dislocated or reconnected though a manual lockable unit. The present invention provides an improved design of a battery carrier sliding device of the electrical wheel... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070151786 - Method to increase kinetic energy of a body: The present invention provides a method by a unique combination of the elements of gravity, moving vehicles, inclined planes of various geometries, epicycloid rolling resistance abatement, momentum conversion, regenerative braking, apparatus for converting inertial of moving vehicles into power, vehicular thoroughfares for power generation, and road traffic actuated generators whereby... Agent: Thomas A. Gardner

20070151787 - Snow vehicle: A snow vehicle includes an engine containing a crankshaft and a balancer shaft, a track belt mounted behind the engine, and a front axle for transmitting the driving power from the engine to the track belt. The balancer shaft is located above a line connecting the crankshaft and the front... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070151789 - Automatic motorcycle: An automatic motorcycle is comprised of a frame, an engine, an automatic transmission such as a continuously variable transmission (CVT) which drives a rear wheel through a shaft drive. The motorcycle includes a front compartment provided within an upper fairing having a compartment door which opens to access the compartment.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070151788 - Turbo supercharger kit for motorcycles: In combination with a motorcycle having a frame, a rear suspension swing arm pivotally mounted about a pivot axis to a lower rear portion of said frame, a rear wheel suspended from said swing arm via a rear axle, an upper rear extension of the frame extending above said rear... Agent: Angus C. Fox, Iii

20070151790 - On-demand four wheel drive system: An on-demand four wheel drive system for a vehicle having a front drive train, a rear drive train, and a transfer case. The system includes a sensor system operable to detect the speed of the front drive train and the speed of the rear drive train. The system also includes... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070151791 - Arrangement of a front hood having an adjusting lever on a vehicle: The invention relates to a front hood arrangement on a vehicle, comprising a hinge mechanism that is located in the rear relative to the direction of travel and is embodied as a quadruple joint with a long and a short pull rod. The hinge mechanism allows the front hood to... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070151792 - Device for mounting a pedal lever: A pedal lever (2) of a motor vehicle is mounted in a pivotingly movable manner about a pivot axis (5), which is arranged at a bearing block (4). The pivot axis (5) is designed as a bearing bolt (6). An abutment (8) is arranged at a spaced location from the... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070151793 - Vehicle backbone: An embodiment of a body for a vehicle includes a plurality of interconnected, formed panels including a rear suspension mounting portion, a bulkhead, a floor pan and a front suspension mounting portion. The body further includes a unitary tubular support member extending from the front suspension mounting portion to the... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070151795 - Automotive steering device: The present invention provides an automotive steer-by-wire device that reduces occurrence of mis-engagement that has plagued previous devices. The automotive steering device of the present invention is equipped with a backup unit that engages and releases, an operating unit and a rotary steering unit, wherein the backup unit includes a... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd. Walter J. Kawula, Jr.

20070151794 - Electric power steering apparatus: In an electric power steering apparatus, in which an auxiliary steering torque is generated by an electric motor according a steering torque impressed upon a steering wheel transmitted to a rack shaft of a steering mechanism via a power transmission mechanism. The power transmission mechanism has a small diameter external... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC