Motor vehicles inventions 08/07

20070199745 - Engine controlling device and method for a hybrid vehicle: An engine controlling device and method for a hybrid vehicle that includes an engine and a motor-generator as driving sources and has an electric-vehicle (EV) drive mode in which the vehicle is driven using only the motor-generator as a driving source and a hybrid (HEV) drive mode in which the... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070199749 - Electrically driven track wheels for tracked vehicles: An electrically driven wheel for a tracked vehicle which includes a driving track wheel with built in cogs and a brushless DC motor having a mounting shaft to connect the wheels to the tracked vehicle. The brushless DC motor is coupled within the driving track wheel to develop rotational torque... Agent: Law Offices Of Brian S. Steinberger

20070199742 - Vehicle power unit support structure: A vehicle power unit support structure supports a transversal-type power unit having a power source and transmission coupled with each other in a juxtaposed relation in a width direction of the vehicle. The power unit support structure includes a power source mount provided on an end portion of the power... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070199743 - Intelligent obstacle-overcoming vehicle: The present invention is a vehicle which has seven degrees of freedom driven by servo motors with brakes so that obstacles of transportation are overcome for a disabled and the disabled can be lifted to a height as tall as a normal person.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070199744 - Power generating and storage system having a common stator: A power system for a mobile vehicle is disclosed. The power system has a power source, a first rotor mechanically driven by the power source, and a second rotor rotationally decoupled from the power source. The power system also has a stator common to the first and second rotors.... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070199747 - Control method for fuel cell vehicle, and fuel cell vehicle: This control method for a fuel cell vehicle includes: a target motor output power obtaining step which obtains a target motor output power corresponding to an accelerator opening degree; and a high output power control step which controls operations of a first DC-DC converter and a second DC-DC converter, such... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070199746 - Hybrid power supply apparatus for battery replacement applications: This application relates to a hybrid power supply apparatus comprising a fuel cell and an energy storage device for use in off-road electric vehicles, such as lift trucks. The apparatus is a substitute for conventional lead acid batteries and is sized to fit within a conventional lift truck battery receptacle... Agent: L. Grant Foster Holland & Hart LLP

20070199750 - In-wheel motor system: An in-wheel motor system, wherein the non-rotating side case of a motor and a knuckle are connected to each other by a motor attachment plate (11), a knuckle attachment place (12), and a damper (16) for interconnecting these plates (11) and (12), moving in the vertical direction of a vehicle.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070199748 - Modular electric powertrain for a vehicle: A powertrain module for a vehicle. The powertrain module comprises a support member. An energy source is disposed within the support member. A motor-driven wheel is rotatably attached to the support member and coupled to the energy source, and a tire is mounted to the motor-driven wheel. The powertrain module... Agent: Eley Law Firm Co.

20070199751 - Engine compartment temperature sensitive louvers: A passive louver system providing supplemental and localized cooling for an engine compartment is implemented using magnetic catches for opening and closing of the louvers.... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20070199752 - Controlled air-conditioning device and method for controlling said air-conditioning: The invention relates to a controlled air-conditioning device for a vehicle comprising a compressor (2) which is driven by the vehicle engine (1) through a clutch unit (3), a condenser (7), at least one evaporator (8, 9) and a main circuit for coolant fluid flowing between the compressor (2), condenser... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070199753 - Snowmobile frame assembly: A snowmobile rear suspension is shown comprised of a linear force element (LFE) positioned outside the envelope of the snowmobile endless track. The snowmobile frame includes a chassis mounted to a tunnel, where the chassis includes a central mounting bracket. The LFE is attached at one end to the bracket... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070199754 - Motorcycle: In a motorcycle having an engine between a front wheel and a rear wheels, functional components (a first radiator, a fuel pump, a rear shock absorber) are arranged, as viewed from the side, on a circumference of a circle with a radius R corresponding to a distance from a crankshaft,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070199755 - Clutch failure detector, automatic clutch system and straddle-type vehicle: A clutch failure detector is provided for detecting failure of an automatic clutch system. The clutch failure detector can include a current value detector and a determination device. Upon turning ON a main switch, an operation to disengage and engage a clutch can be performed by a clutch actuator, and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070199756 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle includes a vehicle body frame, a rear swing arm which is mounted on a vehicle body frame in a rockable manner by way of a pivot shaft, and a rear wheel which is pivotally supported on a rear portion of the rear swing arm and is rotated by... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070199757 - Brake support structure: A brake support structure for effectively utilizes a space is disposed so as to be hardly visible in appearance. In addition, the brake support structure protects the pipes. A brake support structure includes a vehicle frame having rear frames extending from main frames with a swing arm having a front... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070199758 - Motor-driven seatbelt apparatus: A motor-driven seatbelt apparatus which enables easy re-restraining of a webbing even when an occupant releases the webbing temporarily from a restrained state. A control device senses the vehicle velocity with a vehicle-velocity sensor. When the vehicle velocity is a predetermined value or lower, the control device drives a motor... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070199759 - Device and method for reinforcing a vehicle having a pillared roof: A reinforcement for a vehicle having a pillared roof includes a support structure and an activation mechanism to contact the support structure, driving the support structure to an extended position substantially upwardly. The extended support structure is capable of strengthening the pillared roof by contacting the roof to prevent an... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20070199760 - Opening/closing controlling apparatus: An opening/closing controlling apparatus of the present invention has an automatic opening/closing mechanism for automatically opening and closing an opening/closing object such as a door; a collision detecting sensor for detecting a collision of a vehicle; a time measuring device for measuring a time from a time when the collision... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070199761 - Speed reduction device of vehicle: A speed reduction device of a vehicle for reducing the rotation of drive wheels includes a casing mounted on a vehicle frame, first and second drive axles rotatably mounted on the casing and connected to first and second drive shafts, respectively, and a driven sprocket wheel and a brake disc... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070199762 - Panel mount cable control assembly: A panel mount cable control assembly is provided which is useful with a vehicle having controllable mechanisms such as a throttle and choke of an internal combustion engine. The cable control assembly includes independently actuated shifters operatively connected to respective Bowden cables connected to the controllable mechanisms, which each shifter... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070199763 - Rigid axle with integrated spring brackets for use on a vehicle: In a rigid drive axle for a vehicle comprising an axle beam provided with a differential housing, at least two tubular axle sections extending in opposite directions from the differential housing and spring support brackets projecting laterally from the axle tube sections, the spring support brackets are integral parts of... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20070199764 - Electric power steering control apparatus: An electric power steering control apparatus can limit a motor impression voltage thereby to maintain an appropriate motor output even upon occurrence of a failure of a motor current detection circuit or a motor current feedback control system. The apparatus includes a motor that generates an assist force to the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070193793 - Hybrid motor vehicle driveline: A hybrid motor vehicle (10) has a four wheel drive arrangement in which the front wheels (12 and 13) are driven by the engine (11) in two wheel drive mode and all four wheels (12-15) in four wheel drive mode. The engine is connected to the rear wheels (14 and... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20070193795 - Hybrid drivetrains for trailers: A trailer includes a pair of wheels rotatably coupled to a trailer frame. A motor is operable to provide drive torque to at least one of the wheels. The energy storage device is mounted to the frame and operable to selectively provide energy to the motor. A load sensor is... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070193789 - Legged mobile robot and control system thereof: The legged mobile robot the foot comprises a foot main body connected to each leg, a toe provided at a fore end of the foot main body to be bendable with respect to the foot main body, and a bending angle holder capable of holding a bending angle of the... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070193790 - Variable configuration articulated tracked vehicle: A variable configuration articulated tracked vehicle comprises a chassis, a pair of right and left drive pulleys, a right and left planetary wheel, a right and left track, a right and left arm mechanism, and a right and left drive motor. The drive pulleys are rotatably attached to the chassis... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070193791 - Vehicle wheel driving apparatus and electric motor: In a rolling bearing 21, a plurality of balls (rolling elements) 124 are arranged in an annular fashion, the balls 124 so arranged are held by inner and outer bearing rings 121, 122, some of the plurality of balls 124 are arranged along a pitch circle having a primary pitch... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070193792 - Control device of vehicle: A hybrid ECU executes a program including the steps of calculating an SOC of a battery when turn-on of pre-air-conditioning is requested; prohibiting pre-air-conditioning when the SOC does not satisfy a condition that the SOC is greater than an SOC (Y %) necessary for warm-up and running; and notifying a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070193794 - Vehicle for materials handling and other industrial uses: A heavy duty wheeled vehicle for an industrial environment is electrically driven by one or more switched reluctance motor traction drive system connected to the wheels. The switched reluctance motors are powered by an electrical generator that is driven by an engine, such as a diesel engine, which may run... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

20070193796 - Economical running control apparatus: An economical running control apparatus is operable to control an economical running in which an engine is automatically stopped when a predetermined engine stopping condition is established and the engine is automatically started when a predetermined engine starting condition is established. The economical running control apparatus is adapted to be... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070193797 - Pressure booster system: A pressure booster system including a pressure booster; an engine in fluid communication with the pressure booster; and a compressed fluid storage tank in fluid communication with the pressure booster. The engine provides fluid to the pressure booster and the fluid can be used to compress fluid supplied to the... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070193798 - Systems and methods for obstacle avoidance: Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for obstacle avoidance. In some embodiments, a robotically controlled vehicle capable of operating in one or more modes may be provided. Examples of such modes include teleoperation, waypoint navigation, follow, and manual mode. The vehicle may include an obstacle detection and avoidance... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070193799 - Snowmobile: A snowmobile includes a vehicle body frame, an arm connected to the vehicle body frame, and a knuckle connecting the arm and a ski. The knuckle includes a frame and a connection member connecting the arm and the knuckle and the knuckle is arranged inside of the frame.... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070193800 - Snowmobile with intercooler: A snowmobile with an intercooler includes a four-stroke-cycle engine unit disposed in an engine room covered by an engine hood, and the engine unit includes an engine body, a turbocharger, an intercooler for cooling an intake-air, which is pressurized and heated up by the turbocharger, and an electric motor-driven cooling... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070193801 - Snowmobile and stopper mechanism for snowmobile: A snowmobile includes a handlebar controlling the direction of a pair of skis, a link mechanism transferring a rotation movement of the handlebar, a conversion mechanism connected to the link mechanism and converting a movement of the link mechanism into a movement including a vector in a vehicle body width... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070193802 - Traction control system and method: A method and system of controlling the traction of a vehicle having at least a front axle and a rear axle. One method includes determining a stability status of the vehicle, identifying a driving style of a driver of the vehicle, generating a first drive slip target, generating a second... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070193803 - Multitrack curve-tilting vehicle, and method for tilting a vehicle: A curve-tilting vehicle, e.g, a three-wheeled vehicle (30), including a laterally tilting device (4) at least one section (5) of the vehicle by a tilting axis (6) that runs substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis (3) of the vehicle such that the center of gravity of the vehicle can be... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070193804 - Engine air intake arrangement for a vehicle: A vehicle, such as a motorcycle, includes one or more stationary funnels through which air is delivered to an intake port of an engine. One or more movable funnels are arranged on an inlet side of the one or more stationary funnels and cooperating with the stationary funnels to deliver... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070193805 - Motorcycle body frame structure: To ensure that a down frame in an off-road motorcycle body frame is lightweight, rigid and easy to weld, a down frame extending downward obliquely and backward from a main frame ahead of an engine is divided along its length into a down frame front portion and a down frame... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070193806 - Rear wheel structure: To provide a rear wheel structure which can easily perform the mounting and dismounting of a rear wheel without causing a fluctuation in a banking angle. In the rear wheel structure which includes a pair of left and right swing arms which are arranged to sandwich a rear wheel, a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070193807 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle can include a frame having first and second side frame members. A swing-type motor unit can be mounted on the frame for up and down swinging movement. Te frame can include cross members disposed on two sides of a pivot connecting the motor unit to the frame.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070193808 - System and method for managing a powertrain in a vehicle: A system and method for managing a powertrain in a vehicle determines a number of vehicle conditions, and compares them to predetermined conditions to determine whether a secondary axle of the vehicle should be automatically connected to or disconnected from the powertrain. In general, if the speed of the vehicle... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20070193809 - 4 wheel drive of hydraulic manual and automatic transmission: Disclosed is a 4-wheel drive of hydraulic manual and automatic transmission of a vehicle running on a road by transmitting rotational engine force to rear wheels, which allows manual or automatic gear shifting using hydraulic rotary machines rotating a main shaft by hydraulic pressure and hydraulic rotary machines independently installed... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070193810 - Drive device for rotating and oscilliating a tool, and a compatible tool for mining: A drive device for rotating tools operating with oscillation superimposition, including a drive housing, a carrier sleeve mounted rotatably within the drive housing, a drive shaft mounted rotatably therein, a tool carrier to receive working tools and an oscillation-generating mechanism for generating the oscillation superimposition for the one or more... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20070193811 - Vehicular occupant protection system control arrangement and method using multiple sensor systems: Arrangement and method for controlling an occupant protection system in a vehicle which protects an occupant of a vehicular compartment during a crash involving the vehicle includes a first sensor system for obtaining information about the occupant, a second sensor system for determining a position of the occupant or a... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20070193812 - Motorcycle exhaust structure: To place a muffler in a front area to make it suitable for an off-road motorcycle, A down frame extending downward obliquely from a head pipe ahead of an engine and a lower frame connected with its lower end, extending backward under the engine, are provided. A muffler is located... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070193813 - Rear drive and suspension for an all terrain vehicle: A vehicle, including an independent rear suspension and a rear drive mechanism including a pair of dual offset joints mounted in a sprocket hub. Each dual offset joint is connected to a half shaft coupled to a wheel. A driven sprocket is connected to the sprocket hub at a location... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070193814 - Rotary knob for a motor vehicle: A rotary knob is for operating a motor vehicle by rotation of the rotary knob, the rotary knob having an at least partially transparent display layer which rotates along in response to an angular movement of the rotary knob, and a controllable light source for displaying changeable information on the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070193815 - Tilting vehicles: A tilting chassis vehicle has a differential gear driving opposed half shafts (16,18). Each half shaft is connected to a respective wheel hub. Pivoting tie rods (24,26) are provided between the chassis (12) and these wheel hubs, and a control arm (48) is provided between the chassis and the differential... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070193816 - Working vehicle: [Object] There is provided a working vehicle including the right and left vehicle frames reinforced by an upper connecting member and a lower connecting member near the engine, thereby eliminating the conventional need for e.g. highly rigid cylindrical members in constructing the right and left vehicle frames. [Means for Solution]... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070193817 - Hydraulic power steering: A hydraulic power steering system for a vehicle includes a first, hydraulic actuator for making available steering power or auxiliary steering power for adjusting the steering angle of one or more steered wheels of the vehicle, and with a second electric actuator for making available a steering power or auxiliary... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070193818 - Vehicle steering system: A vehicle steering system for steering vehicle wheels includes a steering wheel, a steering power assisting unit for providing assisting power when the steering wheel is steered, a transfer ratio control mechanism for controlling the ratio of a steering angle of the steering wheel to a steered angle of the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070193821 - Electric power steering apparatus: An electric power steering apparatus comprises a transmission mechanism for transmitting driving force of a steering assisting electric motor to a steering mechanism. A driven gear of the transmission mechanism is rotatably supported by first and second bearings. One of the first and second bearings includes an inner ring coupled... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070193820 - Electric power steering apparatus: An electric power steering apparatus is provided with a worm which is a driving gear interlocked with an electric motor for assisting steering, and a worm wheel which is a driven gear having an annular teeth body made of synthetic resin meshing with the worm and a metallic core body... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070193819 - Electric power steering device: An electric power steering device (1) is provided which transmits output rotation of an electric motor for generating a steering assist force (16) to a steering mechanism (64) via a driving gear (22) and a driven gear (21). A housing (8) has a support hole (28) for supporting one end... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070187158 - Control apparatus and control method for electric vehicle: A control apparatus for an electric vehicle includes a road surface condition detection portion, a slip determination portion, a torque reduction device, and a voltage control device. The electric vehicle includes a motor that generates drive power for the electric vehicle, and a drive device that drives the motor. The... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070187161 - Control system for a hybrid electric vehicle: In a control system for a hybrid electric vehicle equipped with an engine and an electric motor, when it is judged that the vehicle is in a preset state where torque required in the electric motor is zero, storage-rate retention control is carried out by causing the electric motor to... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070187157 - Mower traction device: A device for stabilizing traction in a zero turn mower having a riding frame, a pair of front caster-type wheels, a primary right-side rear wheel and a primary left-side rear wheel, and an asymmetric drive system to said rear wheels for driving and steering, comprising: a) auxiliary right-side and left-side... Agent: Olive & Olive, P.A.

20070187160 - Hybrid power train and operating method therefor: A hybrid motor vehicle power train (10) operating in thermal mode or electric mode and including a thermal engine (20) coupled to a gearbox (100) via a clutch (113) and an electrical machine (200), characterised in that the electrical machine is continuously connected to the input shaft (130) of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070187159 - Power transmission apparatus for hybrid vehicle: Disclosed is a power transmission for a hybrid vehicle which is capable of efficiently controlling energy generated from an engine to get a high degree of efficiency. A power transmission apparatus for a hybrid vehicle comprises an engine, a power splitting part using a planetary gear system, a generating part... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070187162 - Hub motor formed in a wheel: Disclosed herein is a hub motor (100) formed in a wheel (14) for assisting in the movement of a vehicle (10).... Agent: Stephen B. Katsaros

20070187163 - Noise reducing side shields: Side panels for internal combustion engine housings lacking rectilinear access to housing suppress engine noise.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070187164 - Wheel exchangeable scooter: A scooter with variable wheel configuration capable of being configured from a two-wheeled vehicle to a three-wheeled vehicle and vice-versa, according to requirement, is provided. The scooter includes: a frame for supporting and carrying a rider or a passenger and containing a battery and a controller; a steering assembly mounted... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070187165 - Apparatus for promoting traction of a motorcycle rear wheel: An apparatus capable of temporarily limiting travel of the rear suspension system of a motorcycle for the purpose of obtaining better traction when accelerating. The apparatus includes a device having a first base secured to at least one frame member of the motorcycle at a location above a rear suspension... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20070187166 - Control of a transporter based on attitude: A transporter for transporting a load over a surface. The transporter includes a support platform for supporting the load. The support platform is characterized by a fore-aft axis, a lateral axis, and an orientation with respect to the surface, the orientation referred to as an attitude. At least one ground-contacting... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20070187167 - Machine, in particular construction machine: This present disclosure relates to a machine, in particular a construction machine and preferably a wheel loader, comprising a drive unit, a drive train connected with the drive unit for driving the machine, a pump, an energy store connected with the pump, which can be charged by the pump, and... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070187168 - Steerable primary axle: A steerable primary axle for a fairway mower or other machine includes a pair of motors mounted in fixed positions on opposing ends of an axle. The mechanical drive system includes a pair of input shafts having input bevel gears, a pair of output shafts with output bevel gears and... Agent: Stephen D. Dellett Patent Department

20070187169 - 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

20070181355 - Electric traction: A drive train includes an internal combustion engine (“ICE”) coupled to a transmission having a power takeoff port. A transfer device couples an electric motor to the transmission via the port. The electric motor is enabled in a certain configuration to selectively power the drive train during at least certain... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070181351 - Swivel mounted track frame: Track frame assemblies wherein one assembly provides a multi-section sub-frame that supports a series of idler wheel suspensions. Each section is mounted to pivot laterally from stub axles longitudinally secured to a drive frame. In another assembly, resilient bushings support idler wheel suspension axles to the track frame. The track... Agent: Law Offices Douglas L. Tschida

20070181352 - Cart coupler assembly for cart collection machines: The present invention is an improved cart coupler assembly for use on a shopping cart retriever vehicle. The cart coupler assembly provides a means for connecting shopping carts to the cart retriever vehicle. The cart coupler assembly may employ an actuator to move yokes into position to enable the yokes... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070181353 - Powered wheelchair having a side-access battery compartment: A wheelchair includes a frame, a chair, a pair of drive wheels, a pair of rear wheels, and a pair of from wheels. Each front wheel is part of a front arm assembly that is rigidly coupled to a drive via a mounting plate. The mounting plate is connected to... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20070181354 - Dynamic allocation of energy storage limits for a hybird vehicle propulsion system: A system and method is disclosed for operating a hybrid propulsion system for a vehicle including at least an engine having a plurality of combustion cylinders, wherein the engine is mechanically coupled to at least a drive wheel of the vehicle, an energy conversion device mechanically coupled to at least... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20070181356 - Cooling system, control method of the same, and motor vehicle: The technique of the invention determines whether input data for driving and controlling a cooling fan have any abnormality (steps S100 and S110), sets an actual drive level F* of the cooling fan to a high level (Hi) in the event of detection of any abnormality (step S130), and controls... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070181357 - Motor-driven wheel driving apparatus: A motor-driven wheel driving apparatus has a wheel bearing, a planetary reduction gear, a driving section with an electric motor to drive the planetary reduction gear, and a rotation member. The wheel bearing includes a wheel hub formed with a wheel mounting flange on one end. An inner ring is... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070181358 - Small-sized vehicle: A small-sized vehicle, such as an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle), includes an engine having an output shaft, a front gear mechanism including a first shaft on a side of a front wheel to which a drive force from a front output shaft portion of the output shaft is transmitted, and... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070181359 - Device for detecting collision with a vehicle: A device for detecting a collision with a vehicle includes a pressure sensor for detecting compression of a substantially closed measuring volume upon collision. The measuring volume is arranged along a part of the vehicle body that is impacted during the collision. The cross-sectional area of the measuring volume, along... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070181360 - Exhaust system and saddle-ride type vehicle: An exhaust system for a saddle-ride type vehicle provides sufficient volume in a chamber while avoiding interference between the chamber and other parts. The vehicle center of gravity is lowered and differences in exhaust pipe length are reduced. Exhaust pipes are connected to combustion chambers of front and rear cylinder... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070181361 - System and method for controlling an implement based upon a gear shift: Systems and methods for controlling an implement based upon a gear shift include a shift detector circuit which detects a direction of the gear shift and an implement controller circuit which adjusts an implement in response to the direction of the gear shift.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070175679 - Control device and control method of hybrid vehicle: A control device of a hybrid vehicle including a motive power distribution mechanism that distributes output of an engine to a first motor-generator and to an output shaft, a second motor-generator that outputs power to the output shaft via a stepped type transmission, and an electricity storage device, and a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070175681 - Vehicle and method of assembling same: A parallel hybrid vehicle includes a heat engine, a transmission including an input and an output, and an electrical device. The transmission input is coupled to the engine and the transmission output is coupled to the electrical device such that substantially all of the torque generated by the heat engine... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (12552)

20070175682 - Body frame of motorcycle: A body frame for a motorcycle for ensuring the binding rigidity between an engine and a body frame while reducing the weight of the body frame, and also increasing the flexibility of the disposition of motorcycle components. A body frame includes a first frame member and a second frame member,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070175683 - Air intake sound transmission device and method: An air intake sound transmission device of a vehicle is disclosed. The air intake sound transmission device comprises an engine hood and an intake channel. The engine hood has a vibratory portion. The intake channel connects an inlet of an engine to a fresh-air inlet. The intake channel further includes... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070175676 - Vehicle having twin transmissions for driving respective wheels: A vehicle comprises a vehicle frame, a prime mover mounted on the vehicle frame, a laterally turnable wheel disposed at one side of the vehicle frame, a pair of drive wheels disposed at the other side of the vehicle frame, a steering operation device, a traveling operation device for setting... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070175677 - Mini container handling unit: A system is provided for the integration of freight transportation from the producers work site to the freight carrier, including any intermediate carriers using carriers adapted for carrying motor vehicles. The system of the invention allows a producer to load a module at the work site, move the module directly... Agent: Henry W. Cummings

20070175678 - Multifunctional electric-powered infant car with cradle function: A multifunctional electric-powered infant car with cradle function comprises a car body (1) and a cradle unit (2). The cradle unit (2) is mounted on the car body (1) such that the cradle unit (2) can be moved back and forth. The cradle unit (2) has a supporting frame (21)... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070175680 - Power generator using traction drive electronics of a vehicle: A system and for generating power associated with a hybrid vehicle or electrically propelled vehicle comprises a mode selector for selecting at least one of an operational mode and a power generation mode. A controller activates one or more switches to disconnect an inverter output from a drive electrical path... Agent: Deere & Company

20070175684 - Construction machine: A construction machine according to the present invention comprises a maintenance opening portion formed extending over a front shielding plate of a seat stand adjacent to a control stand and a side shielding plate of the control stand, or a maintenance opening portion formed extending over the front shielding plate... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070175685 - Chain driven scooter: The chain driven scooter has a body, a return device, a drive device, an operating device and a blocking device. The body has a baseboard and a rear wheel frame. The return device is mounted under the baseboard and has a jacket, a connector and a chain spring. The chain... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070175686 - Snowmobile: A snowmobile includes a vehicle frame, a track belt to which driving force is transferred from an engine mounted on the vehicle frame, a guide rail guiding the track belt, a frontal connecting member rotatably connected to the vehicle frame and the guide rail in a front portion of the... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070175687 - Snowmobile with intercooler: A snowmobile with an intercooler includes a four-stroke-cycle engine unit disposed in an engine room covered by an engine hood, and the engine unit includes an engine body, a turbocharger, an intercooler for cooling an intake-air, which is pressurized and heated up by the turbocharger, and an electric motor-driven cooling... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070175689 - Cantilevered motorcycle frame: A motorcycle frame assembly having a cantilevered, open loop motorcycle frame assembly that achieves a desirable balance between frame strength and rigidity in a lateral and a vertical direction without the necessity of a conventional down tube. The frame assembly utilizes a top tube supported by a top tube support... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070175688 - Saddle-straddling type motor vehicle: An air-cooled engine is hung and fixed under a rear part of a backbone of a body frame. The engine is disposed so that the center axis of a cylinder in its cylinder block extends approximately horizontally and so that its cylinder head is directed toward the front. A fuel... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070175690 - Rear shock absorber arrangement structure for motorcycle: To provide a rear shock absorber arrangement structure for a motorcycle having no limitation on the arrangement flexibility and shape of a storage chamber. In a rear shock absorber arrangement structure for a motorcycle, including a unit swing type power unit U swingably connected to a body frame F and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070175691 - Rear-wheel suspension for two-wheeled vehicle: A rear-wheel suspension system for a two-wheeled vehicle capable of further reducing a vehicle width. An upper end of a coil spring of a shock absorber includes a tubular damper case, a rod connected to a piston disposed within the shock absorber and protrusively provided to be capable of making... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070175692 - Vehicle pedal displacement control structure: A vehicle pedal displacement control structure, which is capable of causing a vehicle pedal to displace so as to turn aside from driver's lower extremities and of reducing load on a steering support member in the event of an external force being applied to the front of the vehicle, is... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070175693 - Floor conveyor: The present disclosure relates to a steerable floor conveyor with at least partly driven wheels, wherein the driven wheels can be driven by means of individual drives and a lateral wheel force controller is provided, which controls the driving torque of the driven wheels.... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070175694 - Disconnect actuator: An actuator for selectively coupling first and second shafts for transmitting torque between the first and second shafts and a system incorporating the same. The actuator includes a sleeve movable between engaged and disengaged positions. An armature is configured to move the sleeve into an engaged position in response to... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070175697 - Electric power steering apparatus equipped with steering angle sensor: Disclosed is an electric power steering apparatus which includes: a steering shaft connected to a steering wheel of a vehicle; an electric motor for supplying auxiliary steering power; a direction sensor including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit which face each other; a rotary member interposed between... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070175696 - Motor-driven steering apparatus: In a motor-driven steering apparatus structured such that a motor-driven steering assist unit is interposed between a steering shaft in a handle side and a wheel side steering member, and an input shaft connected to the steering shaft of the motor-driven steering assist unit and an output shaft connected to... Agent: Orum & Roth, LLC Ste 1616

20070175695 - Steering gear: A rack and pinion steering gear (10) for a vehicle, wherein the steering gear (10) comprising an input shaft (18) rotatable about a first axis (50) and adapted to provide steering input to the steering gear (10), and a rack (12) laterally displaceable with respect to a steering gear housing... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch