Energy absorption member for a vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US09981680B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-29

    申请号:US15253230

    申请日:2016-08-31

    CPC classification number: B62D1/197 B62D1/19 B62D25/14

    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle support structure and a steering linkage. The vehicle support structure includes a dash wall. The dash wall separates an engine compartment and a passenger compartment. The dash wall has an energy absorption member supported by the support structure on an engine compartment side of the dash wall. The steering linkage extends through an opening of the dash wall between the engine compartment and the passenger compartment. The steering linkage includes a steering column in the passenger compartment. The steering linkage further includes an abutment. The abutment is positioned and configured to contact the energy absorption member upon a frontal impact of the vehicle to transfer energy from the steering linkage to the energy absorption member and to limit a rearward displacement of the steering linkage.

    Vehicle windshield wiper assembly
    582.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09981634B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-29

    申请号:US14974639

    申请日:2015-12-18

    Abstract: A support panel adjacent to the windshield opening has an upper surface and a lower surface with a first shaft opening. A wiper drive mechanism is supported to the vehicle body structure and extends along the lower surface of the support panel. The wiper drive mechanism includes a shaft housing and a wiper shaft pivotally supported within the shaft housing. A water diverting panel at least partially covers the wiper drive mechanism and is attached thereto and has a cylindrically shaped portion extending upward therefrom. The cylindrically shaped portion defines a second shaft opening with the shaft housing and wiper shaft extending upward through the second shaft opening and further extending upward through the first shaft opening. A filter member is mounted to the cylindrically shaped portion above the water diverting panel and below the support panel encircling the shaft housing.

    VEHICLE STRUCTURE
    585.
    发明申请
    VEHICLE STRUCTURE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180118274A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-03

    申请号:US15338949

    申请日:2016-10-31

    CPC classification number: B62D21/155 B62D21/03

    Abstract: A vehicle structure includes a frame and a diagonal structure. The frame has a first side member, a second side member and a cross-member that extends in a vehicle lateral direction between the first and second side members. The cross-member is perpendicular to the first and second side members. The diagonal structure has a beam with a rear end that extends to an area of the second side member rearward of the cross-member. An angle of between 35 and 60 degrees is defined between the cross-member and the beam of the diagonal structure. The rear end of the beam is supported to the second side member by a rear attachment bracket such that the rear end of the beam is spaced apart from the second side member with a rear gap being defined between the rear end of the beam and the second side member.

    REAR CARGO REMINDER SYSTEM
    586.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180111597A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-26

    申请号:US15333865

    申请日:2016-10-25

    Abstract: A vehicle rear cargo reminder system having a front door sensor, a rear door sensor, an alerting device and a controller. The front door sensor being configured to detect opening movement and closing movement of a front door. The rear door sensor configured to detect opening movement and closing movement of a rear door. The alerting device is configured to provide an alarm signal. The controller detects a sequence of events via the front door sensor and the rear door sensor. The controller determines whether or not an object might be located beside or on the rear seat of the passenger compartment, and operates the alerting device to provide the alarm signal to the vehicle operator in the absence of detection of conditions of an ignition switch of the vehicle.

    VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE
    587.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180093552A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-05

    申请号:US15281231

    申请日:2016-09-30

    CPC classification number: B60H3/0616 B60H1/243 B60H1/248 B60H2003/065

    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a wall and a removable panel. The wall has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The wall defines a vent opening with a peripheral edge extending between the first surface and the second surface. The wall includes an air vent structure open to the vent opening. The removable panel has a trim surface and an attachment surface with a plurality of air vent slots extending from the attachment surface to the trim surface. The attachment surface has a retaining structure configured to retain an air filter along the attachment surface and an attachment structure configured to attach to the wall covering the vent opening with the retaining structure extending at least partially within the air vent structure.

    Vehicle adaptive steering control apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US09919736B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-20

    申请号:US15085547

    申请日:2016-03-30

    Inventor: Andre Yanez

    CPC classification number: B62D6/002 B62D5/001 B62D5/0418 B62D6/06 B62D7/159

    Abstract: A vehicle adaptive steering control apparatus includes a front wheel steering mechanism having a right wheel steering portion and a left wheel steering portion. A left front wheel rotatably is coupled to the left wheel steering portion. A right front wheel rotatably coupled to the right wheel steering portion. A controller in electronic communication with a steer-by-wire steering wheel assembly and the front wheel steering mechanism operates the front wheel steering mechanism to turn the left front wheel and the right front wheel in accordance with Ackerman steering geometry. The controller is also configured to calculate toe angle adjustments for the right wheel steering portion relative to the left wheel steering portion and make the toe angle adjustments to right wheel steering portion and the left wheel steering portion during turning and steering movements effected by the right wheel steering portion and the left wheel steering portion.

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