MULTIPURPOSE MODULE, MODULE FIXING DEVICE, AND LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20240166280A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-23

    申请号:US18076087

    申请日:2022-12-06

    发明人: Ki Hong Lee

    IPC分类号: B62D63/02

    CPC分类号: B62D63/025 B62D65/04

    摘要: A vehicle includes a multipurpose module replaceably coupled to a luggage zone of the vehicle, and a module fixing device coupled to the multipurpose module and configured to fix the multipurpose module to a vehicle body of the vehicle, in which the module fixing device includes one or more locking assemblies configured to fix the multipurpose module by being matched and inserted into a fixing hole provided in the multipurpose module, and a locking controller configured to control the locking assembly, in which the locking assembly includes a shape memory spring made of a shape memory alloy, a fixing protrusion connected to the shape memory spring and configured to move forward to be inserted into the fixing hole or move rearward to be separated from the fixing hole in accordance with extension or contraction of the shape memory spring, and a heater configured to apply heat to the shape memory spring, and in which the shape memory spring operates the fixing protrusion while being extended or contracted by the applied heat.

    Method of controlling an air blowing apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11964636B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-23

    申请号:US18215658

    申请日:2023-06-28

    IPC分类号: B60S1/54 B08B5/02 G01W1/14

    摘要: A method of controlling an air blowing apparatus includes: determining whether there is precipitation through a rain sensor by a controller; determining whether the air blowing apparatus is in an automatic mode in a precipitation condition by the controller; determining a vehicle speed when the air blowing apparatus is in the automatic mode in the precipitation condition; and setting power and a spray angle of the air blowing apparatus by comparing a rainfall received from the rain sensor to a stored rainfall by the controller. Setting the power and the spray angle of the air blowing apparatus includes compensating the spray angle and a spray amount by measuring a flow speed and a flow angle of rainwater through the rain sensor by the controller.

    SENSOR CLEANING DEVICE
    34.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240067135A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18238820

    申请日:2023-08-28

    IPC分类号: B60S1/56

    CPC分类号: B60S1/566

    摘要: A sensor cleaning device includes a sensor cover configured to cover an outer surface of a sensor lens. The sensor cleaning device also includes a moving unit configured to support the sensor cover and move the sensor cover between a first position and a second position. The sensor lens is covered by the sensor cover positioned at the first position and uncovered by the sensor cover positioned at the second position. The sensor cleaning device also includes a cleaning unit configured to clean an outer surface of the sensor cover upon the sensor cover being moved to the second position.

    SENSOR CLEANING DEVICE
    36.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230415704A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18078937

    申请日:2022-12-10

    摘要: Provided is a sensor cleaning device. The sensor cleaning device is configured to clean a sensor mounted on a vehicle. The sensor cleaning device includes a housing having an opening, a protection member movably disposed with respect to the opening, and a cleaning member mounted around the opening and disposed in close contact with the protection member. Also provided is a method of controlling a sensor cleaning device. The method is performed by a controller configured to control an operation of a motor and a nozzle of the sensor cleaning device. The method includes 1) detecting a first contamination of a protection member configured to protect an environmental sensor and disposed to be movable by the motor; 2) spraying a washer fluid to the protection member; 3) and driving the motor so that the protection member is wiped by a cleaning member disposed in contact with the protection member.

    Vehicle grille
    39.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11441751B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US17341883

    申请日:2021-06-08

    摘要: A vehicle grille includes: a grille panel; a lens panel disposed at a rear side of the grille panel, formed in a same shape as some or entire area of the grille panel, and, when a light is incident, configured to allow some of the light to propagate in the lens panel and emit some of the light to an outside of the lens panel; and a housing disposed on a rear surface of the lens panel, formed in a same shape as the lens panel, and including a coupling provision end portion configured to allow a front surface of the lens panel to be coupled to a rear surface of the grille panel at a front side of the lens panel, wherein the rear surface of the lens panel and a front surface of the housing are coupled at the front side of the lens panel.