3020 patents
Utility
Moving body control apparatus
29 Mar 22
An image capturing unit captures a periphery of a moving body through a transmitting portion.
Seiji Kudo, Masaki Nakajima
Filed: 14 Jan 20
Utility
Laser machining apparatus
29 Mar 22
A laser machining apparatus 1 includes: a laser head that is supported by a laser moving device so as to be movable in X, Y, and Z directions above a motor driven conveyor that transports a workpiece loaded thereon.
Toshiyuki Tanaka, Kazuhide Matsuo, Shinichi Miyasaka, Satoshi Oyama
Filed: 8 Feb 18
Utility
Vehicle
29 Mar 22
A vehicle includes an electrical device, a frame member configured to hold the electric device, and a bracket connecting a vehicle structural member and the frame member.
Takanori Suzuki
Filed: 22 Aug 19
Utility
Traveling control system and control method of vehicle
29 Mar 22
A traveling control system comprises: a detection unit that detects another vehicle traveling in the periphery and peripheral environmental information; an acquisition unit that acquires, based on detected information, a range of a lane on which a self-vehicle travels; a first determination unit that determines, based on the detected information, approach of the other vehicle traveling in the periphery to the acquired lane, on which the self-vehicle travels; and a control unit that performs traveling control to increase a distance between the self-vehicle and the other vehicle if it is determined by the first determination unit that the approach by the other vehicle is made, wherein as the traveling control, the control unit moves a traveling position of the self-vehicle in a lateral direction different from a side of the other vehicle.
Hiroshi Miura, Daisuke Sakai
Filed: 20 Nov 19
Utility
Traveling control apparatus
29 Mar 22
A traveling control apparatus includes: an information obtainer configured to obtain braking state information of a braking device in the host vehicle; and an ACC-ECU configured to execute traveling control including constant speed traveling control to cause the host vehicle to travel at a constant speed based on a preset vehicle speed, and follow-up traveling control to cause the host vehicle to travel so as to follow another vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle at a predetermined inter-vehicle distance.
Satoshi Matsushita, Yoshimichi Kawamoto, Takashi Horiguchi, Shigeru Yamawaki
Filed: 13 Feb 20
Utility
Wheel house structure
29 Mar 22
A wheel house structure including a bumper forming a part of a wheel arch part on a lower side of a vehicle body; an inner fender disposed inside the bumper in a vehicle width direction; and a connection cover member connecting the bumper and the inner fender and being a separated member from the inner fender.
Masataka Nishino, Akira Hojo
Filed: 19 Mar 20
Utility
Vehicle body rear structure
29 Mar 22
Provided is a vehicle body rear structure including: a rear roof rail extending in a vehicle width direction and being attached with a retractor for a seat belt; a bracket which is connected to the rear roof rail, so that the retractor is arranged between the bracket and the rear roof rail, and defines an opening portion at an end portion in the vehicle width direction thereof with the rear roof rail; and an extension which connects an end portion in the vehicle width direction of at least one of a top surface and a rear surface of the bracket to a front wall of the rear roof rail.
Yoshinori Okamoto
Filed: 11 Mar 20
Utility
Vehicle control system and vehicle
29 Mar 22
A vehicle control system includes a vehicle, an information terminal apparatus that can provide, on a display unit, a plurality of contents which provide training on an operation method of the vehicle, and a server that can communicate with the vehicle and the information terminal apparatus.
Masaya Ikeda, Takafumi Hirose, Kentaro Ishisaka, Takashi Watanabe, Junpei Yashima, Katsuya Yashiro, Toru Kokaki, Daiki Nishida, Yuta Takada, Yuji Fujiki
Filed: 6 Mar 20
Utility
Vehicle carpet systems and methods of installing same
29 Mar 22
A method and a vehicle carpeting system includes a floor pan that includes a forward end, an opposing aft end, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and a floor pan body extending therebetween.
Prakalp Arun Satvilkar, Aruna Kumara, Brian D. Large, Sarah J. Huth
Filed: 27 Jul 20
Utility
Airbag assembly and method
29 Mar 22
A vehicle airbag assembly for a vehicle body includes an airbag having a storage position and an unfolded position, in the unfolded position the airbag features an inboard side facing an interior of the vehicle body, an outboard side facing an exterior of the vehicle body, a top portion fixed to the vehicle body, and a bottom portion located on a side of the airbag opposite the top portion.
Jimmie A. Ruffner, II
Filed: 26 Nov 19
Utility
Vehicle, and control apparatus and control method thereof
29 Mar 22
In a case in which a lane change operation is to be performed, a control unit performs travel control in accordance with a lane change mode selected among lane change modes.
Atsushi Ishioka, Kanta Tsuji, Haruhiko Nishiguchi
Filed: 28 Jan 20
Utility
Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle with lane change regulation
29 Mar 22
A vehicle control apparatus for controlling a vehicle, includes a traveling control unit configured to control traveling of the vehicle including a course change, and a regulation unit configured to regulate a plurality of course changes of the vehicle within a predetermined period by the traveling control unit.
Kanta Tsuji, Tadahiko Kanoh, Daichi Kato
Filed: 7 Feb 20
Utility
Vehicle control device
29 Mar 22
The present invention provides a vehicle control device that performs travel control of a vehicle, comprising: a detection unit capable of detecting a situation around the vehicle; and a control unit for controlling the vehicle based on a detection result in the detection unit, wherein based on a fact that lane change of another vehicle that is performed between a first lane in which the vehicle is traveling and a second lane adjacent to the first lane is detected by the detection unit, the control unit changes an operation condition on an occupant for permitting lane change of the vehicle intended by the occupant.
Katsuya Yashiro, Tadahiko Kanoh, Kanta Tsuji, Daichi Kato
Filed: 27 Feb 20
Utility
Traveling control apparatus, traveling control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program
29 Mar 22
An estimation unit, if an acquisition unit acquires, as information outside a vehicle, information of a following other vehicle that is a vehicle traveling on a lane different from a traveling lane of the vehicle and is traveling behind the vehicle and information of a preceding other vehicle that is traveling ahead the vehicle and the following other vehicle, estimates, based on a behavior of the following other vehicle to the preceding other vehicle and a behavior of the following other vehicle to the vehicle, whether the behavior of the following other vehicle allows a lane change of the vehicle to enter between the preceding other vehicle and the following other vehicle.
Takayasu Kumano, Yuji Yasui
Filed: 18 Mar 20
Utility
Hood frame reinforcement for deflection mitigation
29 Mar 22
A vehicle hood includes a unitary metallic hood frame including a plurality of embosses having respective curved surfaces and a plurality of openings.
Ryan M. Hahnlen, Amitkumar Patil, Tyler J. Rupp
Filed: 3 Sep 19
Utility
Resistance welding apparatus
29 Mar 22
A welding gun includes: a moving mechanism portion (ball screw mechanism) for moving a movable electrode back and forth; a motor that includes a rotor and drives the moving mechanism portion to move the movable electrode back and forth; and a brake mechanism that prevents rotation of the rotor during a braking operation, wherein the brake mechanism includes an annular brake disc that is attached to an outer peripheral surface of the rotor and rotates integrally with the rotor, and a clamping portion that prevents rotation of the brake disc by clamping the brake disc during the braking operation.
Yohei Teragaito, Yoshito Otake, Takuya Furuno, Hiroshi Miwa
Filed: 19 Sep 19
Utility
Road information learning device
29 Mar 22
A road information learning device acquires a map extraction curve and a measurement curve for a traveling curve along which a vehicle travels, determines whether the map extraction curve and the measurement curve correspond to an identical traveling curve, and registers the measurement curve as a definitive registration curve when the map extraction curve and the measurement curve correspond to the identical traveling curve, and a predetermined definitive registration condition is satisfied.
Takayuki Watanabe, Hiroshi Sekine, Hirotaka Takiguchi, Takuji Harayama, Yutaka Mochizuki
Filed: 27 Sep 19
Utility
Airbag and occupant restraint device
29 Mar 22
An airbag includes: a first inflatable section that is inflated and deployed forward from the upper portion of a seat back through the left side of a head of an occupant; a second inflatable section that is inflated and deployed forward from the upper portion of the seat back through the right side of the head of the occupant; and a third inflatable section that is continuous with lower portions of front portions of the first inflatable section and the second inflatable section and that is inflated and deployed in front of the chest of the occupant.
Akira Kokeguchi, Shinichi Takeuchi, Norihisa Okada, Hiroyuki Ito, Takashi Saso, Takayuki Shimizu
Filed: 11 Mar 20
Utility
Vehicle control system and control method
29 Mar 22
A vehicle control system includes an automated driving control unit for controlling, based on surrounding environment information of a vehicle, driving, braking, and/or steering of the vehicle without depending on a driving operation of a driver; and a driving support control unit for supporting driving of the vehicle by the driver by controlling driving, braking, and/or steering of the vehicle.
Jun Ochida, Mahito Shikama, Takuji Hiroma, Tadahiko Kanoh, Kanta Tsuji, Takuyuki Mukai
Filed: 7 Aug 19
Utility
Joining support jig
29 Mar 22
A joining support jig includes: a cylinder support for supporting a cylinder; an annular body support for supporting an annular body; and a plurality of movable members that can approach or separate from the cylinder.
Daisuke Kato
Filed: 17 Feb 21