公开(公告)号：US20170203195A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-20

申请号：US15474542

申请日：2017-03-30

Applicant: Equalia LLC

Inventor： Robert A. Bigler

IPC: A63C17/12 ,  A63C17/26 ,  B62K11/00 ,  A63C17/01

CPC classification number: A63C17/12 ,  A63C17/014 ,  A63C17/016 ,  A63C17/08 ,  A63C17/265 ,  A63C2203/10 ,  A63C2203/12 ,  A63C2203/18 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L2200/14 ,  B60L2260/34 ,  B62D37/00 ,  B62K11/007 ,  Y02T10/7005

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for carrying a user including a board for supporting the user, a ground-contacting member coupled with the board, a motorized drive assembly coupled with the ground-contacting member and one or more sensors coupled with the drive assembly. In operation, the drive assembly adjusts the velocity of the ground-contacting member based on one or more distances of the board from a surface below the board as detected by the sensors. As a result, the system is able to maintain a desired velocity when ascending, descending or traversing uneven ground without the need for excessive and sometimes impossible tilting of the board.

公开(公告)号：US09676391B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US15142486

申请日：2016-04-29

Applicant: Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company LLC

Inventor： Jeremy Carter ,  Brad P. Pohl ,  Loren T. McDaniel ,  Cyril Keilers ,  Tim Ruggles ,  David Lynn Rogers ,  Eric Diehl ,  Austin Orand ,  Alan Mark Delz ,  Paul Argus Parks ,  Mark Edward Bartholomew ,  Christopher M. Vasiliotis

IPC: B60W30/18 ,  B60W30/188 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W10/109 ,  B62M6/45 ,  B62M6/65 ,  B60L11/00 ,  F16H9/04 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60W10/108 ,  F16H15/52 ,  F16H15/40 ,  F16H61/664

CPC classification number: B60W30/188 ,  B60L11/007 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60L2200/12 ,  B60L2240/441 ,  B60L2240/642 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W10/108 ,  B60W10/109 ,  B60W2510/0638 ,  B60W2510/1005 ,  B60W2510/244 ,  B60W2520/10 ,  B60W2540/10 ,  B60W2550/142 ,  B60W2710/081 ,  B60W2710/1005 ,  B60Y2200/12 ,  B62M6/45 ,  B62M6/65 ,  F16H9/04 ,  F16H15/40 ,  F16H15/52 ,  F16H61/6648 ,  F16H61/6649 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7258 ,  Y02T10/7291 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y10T29/49002 ,  Y10T477/6237

Abstract: Disclosed here are inventive systems and methods for a powertrain of an electric vehicle (EV). In some embodiments, said powertrain includes a continuously variable transmission (CVT) coupled to an electric drive motor, wherein a control system is configured to control the CVT and/or the drive motor to optimize various efficiencies associated with the EV and/or its subsystems. In one specific embodiment, the control system is configured to operate the EV in an economy mode. Operating in said mode, the control system simultaneously manages the CVT and the drive motor to optimize the range of the EV. The control system can be configured to manage the current provided to the drive motor, as well as adjust a transmission speed ratio of the CVT. Other modes of operation are also disclosed. The control system can be configured to manage the power to the drive motor and adjust the transmission speed ratio of the CVT taking into account battery voltage, throttle position, and transmission speed ratio, for example.

公开(公告)号：US09676289B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US14052649

申请日：2013-10-11

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Xiaoguang Chang ,  Chuan He ,  Xu Wang

IPC: B60L11/18 ,  B60L1/00 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L3/10 ,  B60L7/12 ,  B60L11/12 ,  B60L15/20

CPC classification number: B60L11/1862 ,  B60L1/003 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60L3/0046 ,  B60L3/102 ,  B60L7/12 ,  B60L11/126 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/1857 ,  B60L11/187 ,  B60L11/1874 ,  B60L11/1875 ,  B60L11/1877 ,  B60L11/1879 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60L15/2009 ,  B60L15/2018 ,  B60L2240/12 ,  B60L2240/421 ,  B60L2240/423 ,  B60L2240/465 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  B60L2240/547 ,  B60L2240/642 ,  B60L2240/647 ,  B60L2240/80 ,  B60L2250/28 ,  B60L2260/56 ,  Y02T10/6217 ,  Y02T10/645 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T10/7275 ,  Y02T10/7291 ,  Y02T90/16

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a battery pack supplying power to propel a vehicle are disclosed. One example method includes, increasing a battery pack state of charge window in response to a negative grade of a section of road a vehicle is traveling. The method also includes decreasing the battery pack state of charge window in response to the vehicle transitioning from traveling down a section of road having a negative grade to traveling down a section of road that has a positive or zero grade.

公开(公告)号：US09673654B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US14232699

申请日：2012-07-12

Applicant: François Beauregard

Inventor： François Beauregard

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/04 ,  H02J7/02 ,  B60L7/12 ,  B60L11/18

CPC classification number: H02J7/007 ,  B60L7/12 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/185 ,  B60L11/1866 ,  B60L2200/26 ,  B60L2210/10 ,  B60L2210/40 ,  B60L2240/527 ,  B60L2240/529 ,  H02J5/00 ,  H02J7/0024 ,  H02J7/0054 ,  H02J7/02 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7055 ,  Y02T10/7061 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7216 ,  Y02T10/7241 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/127 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14

Abstract: A multi-stage quick charging system is proposed. The system uses an intermediate power battery as voltage supporting point so that a converter having a fraction of the output voltage may control the entire power flow towards or from the battery of a vehicle or an electrical power device. The intermediate battery comprises several stages in series, associated with respective small chargers allowing a management of the charge balancing of the stages of the intermediate battery, since the chargers may be controlled in order to separately vary the contribution of each stage.

公开(公告)号：US09656560B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14570147

申请日：2014-12-15

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Juan Lopez ,  Nondo G. Basoukeas

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  B60L11/18

CPC classification number: B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L11/187 ,  Y02T10/7005

Abstract: A vehicle includes a traction battery that is coupled to an external charger via a charge port. The traction battery has a maximum charge current. At least one conducting element between the charger and the traction battery is configured with a continuous current rating that is less than the maximum charge current. A controller within a vehicle charging system is programmed to control the current flow through the conducting element such that a current greater than the continuous current rating is conducted for less than a predetermined time that is based on an expected temperature rise of the conducting element.

公开(公告)号：US09636993B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US14680348

申请日：2015-04-07

Applicant: SUPERPEDESTRIAN, INC.

Inventor： Assaf Biderman

IPC: B60L9/00 ,  B60K7/00 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L7/12 ,  B60L11/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  A61G5/04 ,  B62B3/00 ,  B62B5/00 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/08 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/00 ,  B60C5/00 ,  B60C9/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/11 ,  B60W50/08 ,  A63B24/00 ,  B62M6/45 ,  B62M25/08 ,  H02P3/06 ,  B60L7/00 ,  H02P6/08 ,  B62M6/80 ,  A63B21/005 ,  A63B21/22 ,  A63B22/06 ,  B60R16/02 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G08G1/127 ,  B60R25/04 ,  B60R25/10 ,  B60R25/20 ,  E05B49/00 ,  E05B81/54 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G08G1/01 ,  G08G1/052 ,  G08G1/123 ,  G08G1/00 ,  B61L25/02 ,  G08G1/13 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H02P29/20 ,  B60W50/00 ,  E05B47/00

CPC classification number: B60K7/0007 ,  A61B5/0002 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/6893 ,  A61B5/7275 ,  A61B5/7282 ,  A61G5/04 ,  A61G5/048 ,  A63B21/0058 ,  A63B21/22 ,  A63B22/0605 ,  A63B24/0062 ,  A63B24/0084 ,  A63B24/0087 ,  B60C5/005 ,  B60C9/00 ,  B60K7/00 ,  B60K2007/0092 ,  B60L3/0046 ,  B60L3/0061 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L7/00 ,  B60L7/12 ,  B60L11/007 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/1809 ,  B60L11/1851 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L11/1864 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60L15/2009 ,  B60L15/2036 ,  B60L2200/12 ,  B60L2200/34 ,  B60L2200/36 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2200/44 ,  B60L2220/44 ,  B60L2220/50 ,  B60L2240/12 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2240/421 ,  B60L2240/423 ,  B60L2240/425 ,  B60L2240/461 ,  B60L2240/463 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  B60L2240/547 ,  B60L2240/549 ,  B60L2240/622 ,  B60L2240/68 ,  B60L2240/70 ,  B60L2260/44 ,  B60Q5/005 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  B60R16/02 ,  B60R25/04 ,  B60R25/1003 ,  B60R25/20 ,  B60W50/085 ,  B60W2050/0014 ,  B60W2050/0089 ,  B60Y2300/18 ,  B60Y2300/1884 ,  B61L25/02 ,  B62B3/00 ,  B62B5/004 ,  B62M6/45 ,  B62M6/80 ,  B62M25/08 ,  E05B49/006 ,  E05B81/54 ,  E05B2047/0088 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G01C21/3632 ,  G01C21/3664 ,  G05D1/021 ,  G05D1/0285 ,  G05D1/0287 ,  G05D1/0291 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G07C5/006 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  G07C9/00007 ,  G07C9/00309 ,  G07C2009/00769 ,  G08G1/0129 ,  G08G1/052 ,  G08G1/123 ,  G08G1/127 ,  G08G1/13 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G08G1/20 ,  G08G1/202 ,  H02P3/06 ,  H02P6/08 ,  H02P29/20 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04W4/60 ,  H04W4/80 ,  Y02P90/60 ,  Y02T10/641 ,  Y02T10/645 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/7061 ,  Y02T10/7275 ,  Y02T10/7291 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/162

Abstract: A system, method, and device for operations of an electrically motorized vehicle. The vehicle can utilize an electrically motorized wheel to convert a non-motorized wheeled vehicle to an electrically motorized wheeled vehicle. One system is a physical therapy system including a prescription module to prescribe a physical therapy prescription for operation of the device of the electrically motorized wheel and a rehabilitation application in communication with the prescription module to calculate the set of control parameters based on the physical therapy prescription.

公开(公告)号：US20170110760A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-20

申请号：US15128315

申请日：2015-03-10

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Kazuhito HATTA ,  Nobuaki SHIMOSAKA

IPC: H01M10/0565 ,  H01M4/131 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M4/66 ,  B60K6/28 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/46 ,  H01M10/0587 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60K6/46 ,  B60W20/13 ,  H01M2/16 ,  H01M4/133

CPC classification number: H01M10/0565 ,  B60K6/28 ,  B60K6/46 ,  B60L11/1803 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/1818 ,  B60L11/1851 ,  B60L11/1859 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L11/1864 ,  B60L11/1872 ,  B60L2210/40 ,  B60L2240/42 ,  B60L2240/441 ,  B60L2240/54 ,  B60W20/13 ,  B60W2510/242 ,  B60W2710/0644 ,  B60W2710/08 ,  B60Y2200/91 ,  B60Y2200/92 ,  B60Y2300/91 ,  B60Y2400/112 ,  H01M2/162 ,  H01M2/1653 ,  H01M4/0404 ,  H01M4/0435 ,  H01M4/131 ,  H01M4/133 ,  H01M4/1391 ,  H01M4/1393 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M4/623 ,  H01M4/625 ,  H01M4/661 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/056 ,  H01M10/0587 ,  H01M10/46 ,  H01M2004/021 ,  H01M2004/027 ,  H01M2004/028 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  H01M2220/30 ,  H01M2300/0037 ,  H01M2300/0085 ,  Y02E60/122 ,  Y02T10/6217 ,  Y02T10/6269 ,  Y02T10/7011 ,  Y10S903/907 ,  Y10S903/93

Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode formed with a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material at least on one side of a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode formed with a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material at least on one side of a negative electrode current collector, a separator, and an electrolyte containing solid particles. The capacity area density (mAh/cm2) of the negative electrode active material layer is equal to or higher than 2.2 mAh/cm2 and equal to or lower than 10 mAh/cm2, and the capacity area density (mAh/cm2) of a gap in the negative electrode active material layer is equal to or higher than 5.9 mAh/cm2 and equal to or lower than 67 mAh/cm2.

公开(公告)号：US09623756B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-18

申请号：US14358600

申请日：2012-10-05

Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yuuichi Suzuki ,  Tomoyuki Suzuki

IPC: B60L11/18 ,  B60L3/00

CPC classification number: B60L11/1803 ,  B60L3/003 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/1818 ,  B60L11/185 ,  B60L11/1877 ,  B60L2210/10 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B60L2240/34 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2240/525 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7216 ,  Y02T10/7241 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/127 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14

Abstract: This power control unit, which stores a power conversion module and a rapid charging device used when charging a battery, is provided with a power conversion chamber, which houses the power conversion module, and a charging device chamber, which houses the charging device, the power conversion chamber and the charging device chamber have a bottom surface in common with each other, the power conversion module and the charging device are affixed to the bottom surface in the respectively corresponding chambers, and an ECU that controls the power conversion module is disposed at a position that is above the charging device and enclosed by a peripheral wall that includes the partition wall that partitions the charging device chamber and the power conversion chamber.

公开(公告)号：US09604697B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-28

申请号：US14818753

申请日：2015-08-05

Applicant: National Tsing Hua University

Inventor： Ting-Jen Yeh ,  Chun-Feng Huang ,  Bang-Hao Dai

IPC: B62M6/50 ,  A61G5/04 ,  B60L11/16 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B62M6/45 ,  A61G5/02 ,  A61G5/10 ,  A61G7/018

CPC classification number: B62M6/50 ,  A61G5/022 ,  A61G5/041 ,  A61G5/10 ,  A61G7/018 ,  A61G2203/38 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B62M6/45

Abstract: A mobility vehicle includes a personal mobility vehicle having at least one wheel body and a power-assisting system. The power-assisting system includes an actuation unit, a sensing unit and a signal processing unit. The actuation unit has a motor and a power amplifier geared with the motor. The sensing unit includes a motor rotation speed sensor, a multi-axis accelerometer and a multi-axis gyroscope, so as to sense the velocity, acceleration and the absolute angular velocity of the mobility vehicle in motion in real time. The signal processing unit is connected to the actuation unit and the sensing unit, so as to process the signals of the sensing unit. Then, the actuation unit performs inertia compensation, damping compensation and gravity compensation to the mobility vehicle through a dynamic signal-conditioning algorithm. When the mobility vehicle is actuated by human-power, the power-assisting system assists the power automatically to save human labor.

公开(公告)号：US20170079499A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-23

申请号：US15331965

申请日：2016-10-24

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Mark Steven Schnittman ,  Zivthan A. Dubrovsky ,  Jeffrey W. Mammen ,  Aaron Solochek

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/30

CPC classification number: A47L11/4025 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/0488 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/302 ,  A47L11/34 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4041 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/408 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L15/2036 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2220/44 ,  B60L2240/12 ,  B60L2240/421 ,  B60L2240/423 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60L2260/32 ,  B60L2270/145 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0227 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D2201/0215 ,  Y02P90/60 ,  Y02T10/645 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T10/7275 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16

Abstract: An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis having forward and rearward portions and a drive system carried by the chassis. The forward portion of the chassis defines a substantially rectangular shape. The robot includes a cleaning assembly mounted on the forward portion of the chassis and a bin disposed adjacent the cleaning assembly and configured to receive debris agitated by the cleaning assembly. A bin cover is pivotally attached to a lower portion of the chassis and configured to rotate between a first, closed position providing closure of an opening defined by the bin and a second, open position providing access to the bin opening. The robot includes a body attached to the chassis and a handle disposed on an upper portion of the body. A bin cover release is actuatable from substantially near the handle.