Motor vehicles inventions 05/09

20090133943 - Vehicle mounted with fuel cell power supply system: It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle that can efficiently cool or heat a group of the components, in view of appropriate operating temperature ranges of respective components configuring a fuel cell power supply system, while realizing saving of a mounting space in the vehicle... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090133945 - Method for dynamic torque coordination of power units of a hybrid drive of a vehicle, and corresponding device: A method and device for dynamic torque coordination of power units of a hybrid drive of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle. The method has a plurality of successive coordination stages, each coordination stage being assigned an operating range for at least one of the power units, and each... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090133946 - Method for operating an internal combustion engine: A method for operating a hybrid drive in a vehicle with an internal combustion engine and at least one electric machine connected thereto which is in connection with at least one energy storage device including operating the internal combustion engine is operated in overload mode in at least one preferably... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20090133947 - Motor control apparatus: An object of the present invention is to provide a motor control apparatus that can perform an abnormality diagnosis of current sensors and achieve cost reduction. When the outputs from three current sensors, which detect individual phase currents of a 3-phase AC current supplied from an inverter to a 3-phase... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090133944 - In-wheel motor system: An electric motor 10 and a reduction gear mechanism 11 are connected to each other by a flexible coupling 12, such as an Oldham's coupling, which is a power transmission mechanism. Also, a casing 11c of the reduction gear mechanism 11 is integrally structured together with a knuckle 5, which... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090133948 - Vehicle and fuel storage system for a vehicle: A vehicle and a fuel storage system for a vehicle are provided. A frame defining a perimeter structure and having first and second ends, and a generally open central interior portion, is configured to receive any one of a plurality of vehicle bodies in a body-on-frame vehicle architecture. A fuel... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090133949 - Open-loop control method for cancelling engine induced noise and vibration: An open-loop control system that provides control signals to active engine mounts to reduce or eliminate the transfer of engine vibration to a vehicle body structure, where the system uses only a crank signal from the engine as an input. The control system includes an instant crank speed variation sensing... Agent: MillerIPGroup, PLC General Motors Corporation

20090133950 - Wheeled work machine: A wheel type work machine having improved ease of assembly and a compact-sized traveling system power transmission mechanism. The wheeled work machine comprises a traveling body (2) having an engine (7) mounted at the rear of a machine frame (6) supported by front and rear wheels (4, 5) and the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090133951 - Method for operating a hydrostatically driven vehicle: A hydrostatically driven vehicle has an engine operating a variable displacement propel pump, a displacement of which can vary based on an angle of a rotating swashplate, such that a fluid flow impelled by the pump transfers power to at least one propel motor rotating a wheel of the vehicle.... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090133952 - Vehicle drive line and a working machine provided therewith: A vehicle drive line (1), comprising an engine (2) provided with an outgoing crank shaft (3), a main transmission unit (4), an intermediate drive shaft (8) that connects the main transmission unit (4) with the crank shaft (3), the intermediate drive shaft (8) being connected to the crank shaft (3)... Agent: Mark P. Stone, Attorney At Law

20090133953 - Power steering system having a variable-ratio drive mechanism for a vehicle: A power steering system for translating movement to a pair of wheels of a vehicle having an engine is disclosed. The system includes a steering assembly adapted for coupling engagement to the wheels for turning the wheels. The system includes a hydraulic pump having a pump input and a pump... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090133954 - Rear axle steering system for a mobile crane: A rear axle steering system for a mobile crane including at least one actively steered rear axle with wheels arranged thereon. A rear axle steering system of this type is provided with a hydraulic steering system including one or more hydraulic steering cylinders of which a particular number are in... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20090133955 - Electric power steering apparatus: A drive control unit alone can be replaced without detaching an electric power steering apparatus from a gear housing. A motor housing of an electric motor, which outputs assist torque to a steering wheel of a vehicle, and a drive housing of the drive control unit, which controls the driving... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090133956 - Steering system motor: A plurality of magnetic pole bodies, provided on a stator of a steering motor, are divided into two electrically independent groups. Each group includes i) six magnetic pole bodies that are arranged in succession and ii) a corresponding number of magnetic pole bodies arranged opposing those six magnetic pole bodies.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090127007 - Compact crawler type tractor: A compact crawler type tractor having an excellent turning feeling is provided. A hydraulic speed change mechanism for turning includes a hydrostatic transmission pump for turning and a hydrostatic transmission motor for turning, and is characterized in that the hydrostatic transmission pump for turning is a variable displacement pump, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090127008 - Hybrid conversion kits and methods: A hybrid conversion kit is configured for attachment to a pre-existing vehicle. The kit includes a frame assembly, an auxiliary wheel, a generator/motor, an energy storage device, and a controller. The frame assembly is adapted to be connected to the vehicle. The auxiliary wheel is mounted to the frame assembly... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP Attn: Diane Bell

20090127009 - Handle structure of walk-behind working machine: A handle structure of a walk-behind working machine includes: a handle having left and right raised portions extending upward from a handle frame and a cross portion interconnecting the left and right raised portions; and a main clutch lever shiftable from a clutch-OFF position to a clutch-ON position by being... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090127011 - Control method for optimizing the operation of a hybrid drive system: A control apparatus and method are provided for operating a hybrid drive system that can optimize the storage of energy during different operating modes, such as during collection modes and transportation modes of a garbage collection vehicle. Initially, a hybrid drive system is provided for use with a drive train... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090127010 - Electric vehicle with power takeoff: A vehicle includes an independent suspension for supporting at least first and second wheel ends relative to the vehicle, and a transmission having an input shaft and an auxiliary power output shaft and a respective drive shaft coupled to each wheel end, and an electrical power source, and a variable... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090127012 - Method for preventing uncontrolled rollback: A method and a motor vehicle applying that method for preventing an uncontrolled rollback of a motor vehicle is suggested, said method comprising means for influencing the torque transmission by a drive train. In case a rollback action is detected, namely a movement in opposite direction as the predetermined direction... Agent: Alexander R Schlee SchleeIPInternational P.C.

20090127013 - Turbocharger activated clutch: A vehicle may have an engine that provides power for locomotion; a plurality of ground engaging wheels; a clutch assembly connected to the engine and connected to at least one of the ground engaging wheels; and a turbocharger assembly connected to the engine and connected to the clutch assembly. The... Agent: Emerson Thomson & Bennett

20090127014 - Differential limiting control apparatus for four-wheel drive vehicle: Restraining torque TF of an electronic controlled front limited slip differential (5) arranged between right and left front wheels is controlled in accordance with controlling right-left wheel rotational speed difference ΔNF, which is the rotational speed difference between the right and left front wheels, while restraining torque TC of an... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090127015 - Angularly disposed planar pedal system for motor vehicles: The present invention relates generally to systems and methods designed to reduce the dangers presented by certain unintentional and intentional actions by drivers of motor vehicles, and more specifically to eliminating the panic-based, unintentional acceleration of motor vehicles by drivers in emergency situations as well as the intentional abuse of... Agent: Harry V. Mcgahey Jr.

20090127016 - Pedestrian air bag system: A hood panel is arranged in a front end side of a vehicle so as to cover an engine room from above. An air bag system according to the invention includes an air bag which is disposed in a containing part near a front fender which is arranged at an... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090127017 - Motor vehicle: A motor vehicle is provided with a vehicle body (2) and with a steering arrangement (15), which is connected to the vehicle body (2) and by means of which the motor vehicle (1) can be steered. At least two wheels (3, 4) are spring-mounted at the vehicle body (2) and... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20090127018 - Component combination for a hydrostatically driven vehicle: A hydrostatically driven vehicle includes an engine operating at a first speed and operably connected to a variable displacement pump in fluid communication with a hydraulic circuit. The pump includes a rotating swashplate being adapted to operate at selective angles, which dictate pump displacement ranging from zero to a maximum... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090127019 - Hydraulic damper: The present invention provides a damping system for use with a mechanism such as a steering system wherein one element moves relative to another element. The system includes a variable volume chamber, a collection chamber, and an inertia track providing fluid communication between the two chambers. A fluid is disposed... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090120698 - Harrison automobiles (ha) that use the kinetic energy stored in harrison flywheel engines (hfe) to power and control automobiles and other machines: Harrison Automobiles (HA) that use the kinetic energy stored in Harrison Flywheel Engines (HFE), and electricity generated by Harrison Flywheel Engines (HE) to power the propulsion and control of automobiles and other machines. Propulsion and control by Harrison Flywheel Engines (HFE) shall also be used for the propulsion of other... Agent: Wilbur E. Harrison, Jr.

20090120700 - Control device for hybrid vehicle: The control device for the hybrid vehicle is mounted on the hybrid vehicle including the engine and the motor generator as the driving source and capable of switching at least two modes, i.e., the infinite variable speed mode and the fixed gear ratio mode. When the speed change is performed... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090120699 - Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof: A hybrid vehicle 20 sets a tentative limit value Win0 of determining a fuel increase relation with respect to a selected gearshift position SP for driving (S220,S230,S350), and performs increasing correction of a fuel injection amount according to either a first OT increase factor setting map or a second OT... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090120701 - Rotating electrical machine control system and vehicle drive system including rotating electrical machine control system: A rotating electrical machine includes a DC power supply; a rotating electrical machine; an inverter provided between the DC power supply and the rotating electrical machine to control current flowing in the rotating electrical machine; and a control device that: determines a rotational speed as a rotational speed requested for... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090120702 - Structure for installing electrical part: A structure for installing a fan as an electrical part includes a battery case having a top surface and provided to a vehicle, and a battery cooling fan installed at a prescribed position on the top surface. The battery case and the battery cooling fan have a guide, grooves and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090120703 - Structure for mounting power supply device in vehicle: A structure for mounting a battery pack in a vehicle includes a battery set mounted in the vehicle, auxiliary machinery electrically connected to the battery set for using the battery set, a battery case housing the battery set, and an auxiliary machinery case housing the auxiliary machinery. The battery case... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090120704 - Engine hood for a motor vehicle: An engine hood for a motor vehicle has an outer planking and an inner part. Between the outer planking and the inner part, a supporting part is arranged, which reinforces the outer planking. In order to reduce the manufacturing costs for an engine hood while maintaining a favorable delay pattern... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090120705 - Shoe with retractable motorized wheels: A pair of shoes is provided having retractable motorized wheels. Each of the shoes has an upper, a sole, and first and second wheels mounted on the sole and movable from a retracted to an extended position. When the wheels are in an extended position, at least one wheel of... Agent: Monahan & Moses, LLC

20090120706 - Power takeoff for all-wheel-drive systems: A system for transmitting rotary power to the wheels of a motor vehicle includes an input, a planetary final drive connected driveably to the input and including a first output that is driven at a speed that is slower than a speed of the input, and a inter-wheel planetary differential... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090120707 - Vehicle tack-in prevention control device: In a driving-force distribution control unit, a first transfer-torque calculation unit calculates an input-torque sensitive transfer torque, a second transfer-torque calculation unit calculates a steering-angle/yaw-rate sensitive transfer torque, and a third transfer-torque calculation unit calculates a tack-in preventing transfer torque. In the third transfer-torque calculation unit, tack-in prevention control is... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090120708 - Airbag for pedestrian and airbag apparatus for pedestrian: An airbag, in which at least a part of the inside thereof is partitioned into cells, is easily manufactured. An airbag apparatus 4 for a pedestrian includes a case 8 for housing a folded airbag 5, an inflator 9 for inflating the airbag 5, and a lid 10 that closes... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20090120709 - Hydrostatic transaxle: In a housing of a hydrostatic transaxle, an HST including mutually fluidly connected hydraulic pump and motor, an axle, and a deceleration gear train interposed between the hydraulic motor and the axle are disposed. The deceleration gear train includes an L-shaped counter shaft. The L-shaped counter shaft consists of mutually... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090120710 - Vehicle transmission system: A vehicle has an engine, an accelerator for controlling the rotary speed of the engine, an axle and a multi-speed transmission for transmitting power from the engine to the axle. The multi-speed transmission includes an odd-numbered speed drive train for an odd-numbered speed level, a first clutch for the odd-numbered... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090120711 - Worm gear and electric power steering apparatus: A worm gear includes a worm shaft including a thread including a tooth flank that defines a concave edge in a tooth profile of the thread; and a worm wheel including a tooth including a tooth flank that defines a convex edge in a tooth profile of the tooth. The... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090120712 - Electric power steering device: An electric power steering device which has, on the outer surface of its gear box, the circuit modules of a control device such as a power module, a frame module, and a control module, and which is easily mountable on a vehicle and less affected by heating. The upper half... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20090120713 - Motor-vehicle/gearwheel arrangement for a motor vehicle auxiliary gearing, and power steering system drive gearwheel arrangement: The invention relates to a motor-vehicle/gearwheel arrangement for a motor-vehicle auxiliary gearing having a gearwheel, having a flange arrangement with at least one, preferably two flanges, wherein the gearwheel is arranged adjacent to at least one of the flanges such that these rotate about a common rotational axis and engage... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090120714 - Electric power steering apparatus: A electric power steering apparatus having a steering torque detecting unit for detecting a steering torque transmitted to the steering system; an electric motor for generating a steering assist force to give to the steering system; a motor control unit for controlling the electric motor based on at least the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090114460 - Biped mobile mechanism: A robot having a leg mechanism having high rigidity, so as to enable moving on wheels, on the leveled ground, and also moving on the bipedalism, on the unleveled ground, and also enabling to execute exchanging between the wheel running and the bipedalism in a short time, comprising: a body;... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090114461 - Electric brake manual release mechanism: A manual release mechanism for an electric braking assembly is provided. In various implementations, the manual release mechanism includes a shaft having an armature retraction cap connected to a distal end of the shaft and a handle connected to a proximal end of the shaft. The shaft includes threads that... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090114462 - Drive device of vehicle: A drive device of a vehicle includes a motor generator, a lubricant circulating mechanism lubricating and cooling the motor generator, a power control unit controlling the motor generator, arranged on a circulation path of a lubricating oil and being in contact with the lubricating oil for transferring and receiving a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090114464 - Control apparatus for vehicular power transmitting system: A control apparatus for a vehicular power transmitting system including (a) an electrically controlled differential portion operable to distribute an output of a drive power source of a vehicle to a first electric motor and a power transmitting member, (b) a second electric motor connected to a power transmitting path... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090114463 - Self-learning control system for plug-in hybrid vehicles: A system is provided to instruct a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle how optimally to use electric propulsion from a rechargeable energy storage device to reach an electric recharging station, while maintaining as high a state of charge (SOC) as desired along the route prior to arriving at the recharging station... Agent: Ut-battelle/indy/bhgl Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090114465 - Mechanical launch assist propshaft assembly: A propeller shaft and energy storage assembly includes a first power transfer mechanism for selectively drivingly interconnecting the propeller shaft and an energy storage device to store energy within the energy storage device. A second power transfer mechanism is operable to selectively retain and release energy stored within the energy... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090114466 - Seat mounting structure for motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same: A seat mounting structure having a seat rail for supporting a seat of a motorcycle includes seat rail members having front end portions thereof supported by an intermediate portion of a vehicle body frame. Each of the seat rail members extends rearwardly from the intermediate portion of the vehicle body... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090114467 - Holding device: In a holding device and a motor vehicle including such a holding device for gas cylinders, comprising a frame formed by two longitudinal members interconnected at opposite ends by cross-members and supporting a first gas cylinder mounted to the longitudinal members by straps extending around the first gas cylinder, a... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20090114468 - Method for vehicle creep torque control: A vehicle and a method of operation is disclosed. The method of operating the vehicle may include a method of controlling a creep torque in a vehicle having a powertrain configured to provide variable creep torque. The method may comprise the steps of: detecting a vehicle creep torque condition, determining... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090114469 - Hydraulic steering: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering (1) with a supply connection arrangement (P, T), a steering motor (2) and a steering unit (3) between the supply connection arrangement and the steering motor (2), the steering unit (3) having a directional section (4) and a measuring section (5), a steering valve... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090114470 - Electric power steering device: An electric power steering device is configured to transmit an auxiliary torque to a steering unit of front wheels, and includes: an operator; an electric motor configured to generate the auxiliary torque in accordance with at least a steering torque generated by input from the operator; the steering unit of... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090114471 - Electric power steering system: An electric power steering system which includes a torque detector for detecting a steering torque applied to a steering member and a steering assist brushless DC motor, whereby a plurality of phase currents are caused to flow to the brushless DC motor based on the steering torque detected by the... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC