公开(公告)号：US20180257479A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-13

申请号：US15451636

申请日：2017-03-07

Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Feng ZHOU ,  Ercan Mehmet DEDE

IPC: B60K11/04 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B60K7/00 ,  B60L15/00 ,  H01M16/00 ,  F25B11/02

CPC classification number: B60K11/04 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B60K7/0007 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/1874 ,  B60L11/1877 ,  B60L11/1892 ,  B60L11/1896 ,  B60L15/007 ,  B60L2210/14 ,  B60L2210/40 ,  B60Y2306/05 ,  B60Y2400/112 ,  B60Y2400/202 ,  F02B39/085 ,  F25B11/02 ,  F25B2400/14 ,  H01M10/425 ,  H01M16/006 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  H01M2250/402 ,  Y02T90/32

Abstract: The electric vehicle including one or more in-wheel motors, a battery electrically coupled to one or more in-wheel motors, a power electronics including a DC-AC inverter, a AC-DC inverter, and a boost converter that receives DC power from the battery and supplies AC power to the one or more in-wheel motors, and a generator electrically coupled to the battery via the power electronics. Further, it includes a Rankine cycle system including a pump, a first valve having an input, a first output, and a second output connected to the pump, the generator, and the one or more in-wheel motors, respectively. A second valve having a first input connects to the generator, a second input connects the one or more in-wheel motors and an output delivers the working fluid to the power electronics. An expander receives the working fluid from at least one of the power electronics.

公开(公告)号：US20180140934A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15864939

申请日：2018-01-08

Applicant: Future Motion, Inc.

Inventor： Kyle Jonathan DOERKSEN ,  Daniel WOOD ,  Julian de la RUA

IPC: A63C17/12 ,  B62D51/02 ,  A63C17/08 ,  B62D37/00 ,  B60L11/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  A63C17/01 ,  A63C17/26

CPC classification number: A63C17/12 ,  A63C17/01 ,  A63C17/014 ,  A63C17/08 ,  A63C17/26 ,  A63C2203/12 ,  A63C2203/24 ,  B60L11/00 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L2200/14 ,  B60L2240/12 ,  B60L2240/14 ,  B60L2240/421 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60L2250/22 ,  B62D37/00 ,  B62D51/02 ,  Y02T10/642 ,  Y02T10/7005

Abstract: An electric vehicle may comprise a board including deck portions each configured to receive a foot of a rider, and a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions. A motor assembly may be mounted to the board and configured to propel the electric vehicle using the wheel assembly. At least one orientation sensor may be configured to measure orientation information of the board, and at least one pressure-sensing transducer may be configured to determine rider presence information. A motor controller may be configured to receive the orientation information and the rider presence information, and to cause the motor assembly to propel the electric vehicle based on the orientation and presence information.

公开(公告)号：US09943203B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US13608640

申请日：2012-09-10

Applicant: Benedict Nicholas Samuels ,  Mark Stamford Vanderstegen-Drake ,  Andre David Brown ,  James Dyson

Inventor： Benedict Nicholas Samuels ,  Mark Stamford Vanderstegen-Drake ,  Andre David Brown ,  James Dyson

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  B60L1/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60L15/20

CPC classification number: A47L9/2889 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B60L1/003 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L15/2036 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2220/44 ,  B60L2240/421 ,  B60L2260/32 ,  Y02T10/645 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T10/7275 ,  Y02T90/14

Abstract: An autonomous vacuum cleaner having a bump detection system, the vacuum cleaner comprising a chassis having traction means for supporting the chassis on a surface and a cleaner head defining a dirty air inlet, and a body carried on the chassis and being movable relative to it in response to a collision with an obstacle, the body including at least one of an airflow generator for generating an airflow along an airflow path from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and a separating apparatus positioned in the airflow path to separate dirt from the air, wherein the vacuum cleaner further comprises sensing means for sensing relative movement between the chassis and the body.

公开(公告)号：US09931948B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-03

申请号：US15628129

申请日：2017-06-20

Applicant: Energy Technology S.r.l.

Inventor： Sandro Maria Tenconi ,  Giuseppe Taddia

IPC: G05F1/00 ,  H02M7/00 ,  H02M7/521 ,  B60L11/18 ,  H02M3/335 ,  H02M3/158 ,  H02M3/24 ,  H02M3/07 ,  A61N1/02

CPC classification number: B60L11/1805 ,  A61N1/025 ,  H02M3/07 ,  H02M3/158 ,  H02M3/24 ,  H02M3/33576 ,  H03K3/57

Abstract: An electrical pulse generator for ohmic-inductive loads with a capacitive module in which a primary capacitor is charged by a first generator for generating voltage pulses, with high capacity and high voltage, on an ohmic-inductive load. In the capacitive module there is also a secondary capacitor or supercapacitor with a very high capacity, charged by a second generator designed to continuously supply voltage to the load. An electronic splitter, or Chopper is interposed between the capacitive module and the load which splits the voltage supplied by the capacitive module according to modulated high frequency pulses, in such a way that the value of the voltage supplied to the load is constant.

公开(公告)号：US09931924B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-03

申请号：US14679775

申请日：2015-04-06

Applicant: SUPERPEDESTRIAN, INC.

Inventor： Assaf Biderman ,  Jon Stevens ,  John David Heinzmann ,  Ruben Cagnie ,  Tai Chan

IPC: 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 ,  B60Q5/00 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  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 ,  B60C5/00 ,  B60C9/00 ,  B60W50/00 ,  E05B47/00 ,  G08G1/16

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. A control system for the device of the electrically motorized wheel can include an application module operable to execute a control algorithm that manages operation of the device and a boot loader module in communication with the application module, the boot loader module operable to update the application module in response to a validity of the application module.

公开(公告)号：US09903131B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US14433859

申请日：2013-12-22

Applicant: MAYTRONICS LTD.

Inventor： Yaniv Tamar ,  Eyal Tryber ,  Yermi Herut ,  Shay Witelson ,  Oded Golan ,  Amir Gilead

IPC: B01D35/00 ,  E04H4/16 ,  H02J50/00 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02K7/18 ,  B60L1/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  A61L2/10 ,  B25J11/00 ,  C02F1/00 ,  B01D33/00 ,  B01D33/41 ,  B01D33/80 ,  G05D1/02 ,  H02J50/10 ,  C02F103/42

CPC classification number: E04H4/1672 ,  A61L2/10 ,  B01D33/0006 ,  B01D33/41 ,  B01D33/804 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B60L1/003 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L2240/62 ,  B60L2260/32 ,  C02F1/001 ,  C02F2103/42 ,  E04H4/1654 ,  G05D1/021 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J7/025 ,  H02J50/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02K7/1823 ,  Y02T10/641 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7291 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/162 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that may include first and second fluid openings, with a fluid path between the first fluid opening and the second fluid opening; a turbine at least partially disposed within the fluid path so as to extract energy from flow of fluid through the fluid path; an electrical generator; a rechargeable power source; and a controller that is arranged to direct the pool cleaning robot to be positioned in a certain location in which a flow level of fluid that is circulated by a pool fluid circulation system is higher than a flow level of the fluid within a majority of the pool, wherein when positioned at the certain location the fluid that is circulated by the pool fluid circulation system passes through the fluid path.

公开(公告)号：US09892640B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US15042517

申请日：2016-02-12

Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Peter Krams ,  Andreas Boehland

IPC: G08G1/00 ,  G08G1/07 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L11/18 ,  G01R19/25 ,  G01R31/00

CPC classification number: G08G1/07 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L3/0007 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L2240/429 ,  B60L2240/529 ,  B60L2240/549 ,  B60L2240/70 ,  B60L2250/10 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60L2260/22 ,  G01R19/25 ,  G01R31/006 ,  Y02T10/642 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y02T10/7291 ,  Y02T90/16

Abstract: A high-voltage apparatus has at least one high-voltage component and at least one current sensor, which is assigned to a corresponding high-voltage component. The high-voltage apparatus has at least one transmission apparatus, to which at least one corresponding current sensor is assigned. The at least one transmission apparatus is designed to provide an information signal, which contains information on whether there is a potential risk originating from the corresponding high-voltage component or not, depending on a measurement signal of the at least one corresponding current sensor, by way of a wireless radio link in order for the information to be reproduced on an external reproduction apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US09878741B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US14783442

申请日：2014-04-11

Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH

Inventor： Michael Cirillo

IPC: B62D15/02 ,  B62D6/10

CPC classification number: B62D15/0215 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/1864 ,  B62D6/10

Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor arrangement on a steering column (2) of a motor vehicle and consists of at least two sensors (10, 11, 20, 21) for redundant capture of the torque applied to the steering column (2) and/or for capture of the rotation angle of the steering column (2). The sensors (10, 11, 20, 21) of the sensor arrangement (9) are connected to a power supply (VDD, GND) via electrical lines (30, 31, 32, 33), each of the sensors (10, 11, 20, 21) transmitting data to a controller (8) via a signal line (16, 17, 26, 27). In order to reduce the number of connecting cables to the controller (8), provision is made for the signal lines (16, 17, 26, 27) from two sensors (10, 11, 20, 21) to be connected to the controller (8) via a common data line (34, 35, 36). Each sensor (10, 11, 20, 21) can be individually actuated by the controller (8) via the data line (34, 35, 36) and the signal line (16, 17, 26, 27) such that a signal (53) from the controller (8) prompts the addressed sensor (10, 11, 20, 21) to output its data to the controller (8) via the signal line (16, 17, 26, 27) and the data line (34, 35, 36).

公开(公告)号：US09861877B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US15432807

申请日：2017-02-14

Applicant: Future Motion, Inc.

Inventor： Kyle Jonathan Doerksen ,  Daniel Wood ,  Julian de la Rua

IPC: A63C17/12 ,  A63C17/01 ,  A63C17/26 ,  B62D51/02 ,  A63C17/08 ,  B60L11/00 ,  B62D37/00 ,  B60L11/18

CPC classification number: A63C17/12 ,  A63C17/01 ,  A63C17/014 ,  A63C17/08 ,  A63C17/26 ,  A63C2203/12 ,  A63C2203/24 ,  B60L11/00 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L2200/14 ,  B60L2240/12 ,  B60L2240/14 ,  B60L2240/421 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60L2250/22 ,  B62D37/00 ,  B62D51/02 ,  Y02T10/642 ,  Y02T10/7005

Abstract: An electric vehicle may comprise a board including deck portions each configured to receive a foot of a rider, and a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions. A motor assembly may be mounted to the board and configured to propel the electric vehicle using the wheel assembly. At least one orientation sensor may be configured to measure orientation information of the board, and at least one pressure-sensing transducer may be configured to determine rider presence information. A motor controller may be configured to receive the orientation information and the rider presence information, and to cause the motor assembly to propel the electric vehicle based on the orientation and presence information.

公开(公告)号：US09836972B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US14466572

申请日：2014-08-22

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees ,  Anthemios Philemon Petridis

IPC: B60W20/00 ,  G08G1/0968 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L11/12 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L11/18

CPC classification number: G08G1/0968 ,  B60L3/0023 ,  B60L11/123 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/182 ,  B60L11/1824 ,  B60L11/1829 ,  B60L11/1833 ,  B60L11/1835 ,  B60L11/1846 ,  B60L11/1848 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L2230/16 ,  B60L2240/62 ,  B60L2240/667 ,  B60L2240/80 ,  B60L2250/10 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60L2260/44 ,  Y02T10/6217 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y02T10/7088 ,  Y02T10/7291 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/122 ,  Y02T90/125 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/162 ,  Y02T90/163 ,  Y02T90/168 ,  Y02T90/169 ,  Y04S30/12 ,  Y04S30/14

Abstract: A method for assisting with the positioning of a motor vehicle for inductive charging of a battery of the motor vehicle comprises reading a number plate associated with the motor vehicle using the number plate information to produce a location on the vehicle of a vehicle inductive coupling point (VICP) with reference to at least one reference point on the motor vehicle, comparing a predicted current position of the VICP to a fixed inductive coupling point (ICP) located in or on a road surface upon which the motor vehicle is to be positioned, and providing feedback to one of the driver and the motor vehicle indicative of the required action required to produce alignment of the VICP with the ICP. The method may further comprise energizing the ICP to charge the battery of the motor vehicle when the VICP is predicted to be aligned with the ICP.