公开(公告)号：US20250029797A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18767596

申请日：2024-07-09

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Wenquan SHA ,  Changsuo LI ,  Hongpeng ZHONG ,  Kangxi NING

IPC: H01H13/06

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a button assembly, comprising a pressing portion (101), a housing (102) and a connecting portion (103). The housing (102) comprises a tubular side wall (308), the side wall (308) having a first end (381) and a second end (382), and the first end (381) having a first opening (315). The connecting portion (103) is arranged between the pressing portion (101) and the housing (102), and the connecting portion (103) is connected to the pressing portion (101) and the first end (381) of the side wall (308) in a sealed manner, such that the pressing portion (101) and the connecting portion (103) cover the first opening (315). The connecting portion (103) is made of an elastic material, such that the pressing portion (101) is movable relative to the housing (102). The button assembly of the present disclosure has a good waterproof performance.

公开(公告)号：US20240416749A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18734586

申请日：2024-06-05

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Wenquan SHA ,  Kangxi NING ,  Hongpeng ZHONG

IPC: B60K35/10 ,  G01H17/00

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a human-computer interaction method for a vehicle. The vehicle is provided with a controller and a body of the vehicle is provided with a number of operating regions. The method includes: setting a linkage operation relationship between the number of operating regions; disposing a number of actuators for the number of operating regions, each of the number of operating regions including one corresponding actuator; disposing a plurality of vibration sensors for the number of operating regions, at least one vibration sensor being disposed on each of the number of operating regions; and monitoring a tapping signal on a corresponding one of the number of operating regions by the at least one vibration sensor, where the controller is configured to control the number of actuators in the number of operating regions based on the linkage operation relationship and the tapping signal. The human-computer interaction method and system for a vehicle provided in the present disclosure improve the accuracy of control over vehicle components while reducing the costs of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20240383327A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18659814

申请日：2024-05-09

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Kangxi NING ,  Changsuo LI

IPC: B60K15/05 ,  E05F15/652 ,  E05F15/662

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving assembly. The driving assembly includes a driving rod, a driven member and a limit structure. The driving rod has an axis and is rotatable about the axis in a forward direction and in a reverse direction. The driving rod and the driven member are configured such that the driving rod is capable of driving the driven member to move backwards and forwards in an axis direction of the driving rod when the driving rod rotates in the forward direction and the reverse direction, the driven member having a closed position and an open position in the axis direction of the driving rod. The limit structure is configured such that when the driven member is in the closed position, the limit structure prevents the driven member from moving toward the open position in the axis direction of the driving rod due to an external force. The limit structure of the driving assembly of the present disclosure can prevent the driven member from moving toward the open position due to the external force when the driven member is in the closed position and subjected to the external force.