A vehicle pillar structure including: a pillar outer panel that extends with a length direction substantially in a vehicle vertical direction and configures a first part of a vehicle pillar, the vehicle pillar including a first column extending substantially along the vehicle vertical direction and a second column disposed at a predetermined spacing from the first column and extending substantially along the vehicle vertical direction; a pillar inner panel that configures a second part of the vehicle pillar, that extends with a length direction in the substantially vehicle vertical direction so as to face the pillar outer panel; and a weld portion at which an end in a short direction of one of the pillar outer panel or the pillar inner panel is abutted against a flat face provided at the other of the pillar outer panel or the pillar inner panel, and welded to the flat face.

A protective radiator shroud for a motor vehicle that is provided with a receiving area for a license plate holder and with a license plate holder. A deformable, plate-shaped energy absorber is arranged between the receiving area of the protective radiator shroud and the and the license plate holder.

A pillar structure includes: a pillar inner panel; and an outer reinforcement including a flange portion welded to the pillar inner panel, an outer portion located at a more vehicle-outward position than the flange portion and having a thicknesses that varies in the up-down direction of the vehicle, and a coupling portion coupling the flange portion to the outer portion. The outer reinforcement has a plate-thickness gradual change region where a thickness of the outer reinforcement gradually changes in the front-rear direction of the vehicle such that a thickness of the flange portion becomes equal to or less than a thickness of the thick-plate region between a thick-plate region where a thickness of the outer portion is more than a predetermined thickness and the flange portion.

A front end assembly for a motor vehicle has improved load absorption for forces acting on the front of the front end assembly. The front end assembly has at least one impact-absorbing crossbeam; at least one support beam which can be arranged vertically on the motor vehicle and towards the rear of the impact absorbing crossbeam, can be secured to a motor longitudinal support of the motor vehicle, and has at least one upper end portion that can be arranged at least partly above the motor longitudinal support. At least one support strut extends rearwards and downwards from the impact-absorbing crossbeam and via which the forces acting on the front of the impact-absorbing crossbeam can be partly transmitted to a front axle support of the motor vehicle. At least one deformation element can be arranged at least partly geodetically higher than the impact-absorbing crossbeam and in front of the upper end portion of the support beam at least partly on the front side, and is supported at least partly rearwards against the upper end portion of the support beam at least while deforming.

The present invention provides a pillar member of a vehicle, which is characterized by comprising: a pillar main body portion; and a connecting and joining portion provided on both ends of the pillar main body portion and coupled to a vehicle body. The pillar main body portion and the connecting and joining portion are consecutively formed. The connecting and joining portion includes: a first connecting and joining portion provided on one side of the pillar main body portion; and a second connecting and joining portion provided on the other side of the pillar main body portion so as to face the first connecting and joining portion. The pillar main body portion is consecutively formed through a roll forming technique in a region between the first connecting and joining portion and the second connecting and joining portion, and has an odd number of closed cross section portions formed therein.

A vehicle seat is provided with a seat pad formed of a foam material defining a seating surface for supporting an occupant and a rear surface opposite the seating surface. A speaker cavity for receiving a speaker assembly is formed in the pad and extends from the rear surface toward the seating surface. At least one speaker retention bracket is disposed in the speaker cavity. The retention bracket is co-molded with the pad so at least a portion of the retention bracket is encapsulated in foam material to retain the bracket in the cavity, the retention bracket having at least one retention feature extending within the cavity to cooperate with the speaker assembly and retain the speaker assembly in the pad. The speaker retention bracket is configured to mount a speaker assembly within the cavity to allow acoustic radiation to be transmitted through the foam material to a seated occupant.

A vehicle substructure includes a first undercover disposed in a lower portion of a vehicle and a second undercover disposed side by side with the first undercover in the lower portion of the vehicle. The second undercover is fastened to a skeleton member of the vehicle via a fastening bolt inserted into a bolt hole provided in the second undercover. A part of the first undercover is disposed below the second undercover to cover the fastening bolt fastening the second undercover from below the vehicle.

The present invention is directed to an apparatus for holding a portable or hand-held electronic device that is operated by an end user. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a body or housing that holds the electronic device. In some embodiments, the body or housing of the apparatus can be adjusted to accommodate or hold larger or smaller electronic devices. Further, in some embodiments, the apparatus is also configured for attachment to another structure, such as a car or airplane seat. In some embodiments, the apparatus is further configured to allow it to be reversibly pulled away from the other structure for use without completely detaching it from the other structure and then returning it to its original position attached to the other structure after use.

A system and method for counting passengers in a road vehicle (10) comprises a vehicle server (160) within the vehicle (10). At the start of a journey, the vehicle server sends (210) local connection data for a local short-range network, e.g. WiFi or Bluetooth, to a public server (101). During the journey, one or more user terminals (112) request (220) and gets (224) the connection data, and can thereby submit (230) a digital passenger ID to the vehicle server (160). The passenger IDs are added to a passenger list (162). At the end of the journey, the vehicle server (160) counts the number of distinct passenger IDs in the, and submits (240) the passenger count to the public server (101). An alternative embodiment comprises an ID-card and USB cable instead of a short-range private network.

A system and method for counting passengers in a road vehicle (10) comprises a vehicle server (160) within the vehicle (10). At the start of a journey, the vehicle server sends (210) local connection data for a local short-range network, e.g. WiFi or Bluetooth, to a public server (101). During the journey, one or more user terminals (112) request (220) and gets (224) the connection data, and can thereby submit (230) a digital passenger ID to the vehicle server (160). The passenger IDs are added to a passenger list (162). At the end of the journey, the vehicle server (160) counts the number of distinct passenger IDs in the, and submits (240) the passenger count to the public server (101). An alternative embodiment comprises an ID-card and USB cable instead of a short-range private network.