There are provided a floor panel, a tunnel portion which is provided to protrude at the floor panel, a pair of right-and-left tunnel side frames, a pair of right-and-left floor frames, and a band plate which is made from carbon fiber reinforced plastic, an inward end portion which being connected to the tunnel side frame and an outward end portion of which being connected to the floor frame, wherein the band plate portion includes a first displacement following portion which is configured to be displaced, following displacement of the tunnel side frame and a second displacement following portion which is configured to be displaced, following displacement of the floor frame, and the first displacement following portion and the second displacement following portion are configured to be asymmetrical relatively to a longitudinal-directional axis.

A system includes a mounting assembly for a muffler of an off-road vehicle including a first mounting pad rotatably coupled to a first support. The first mounting pad is configured to rotate in a first direction and in a second direction, opposite the first direction, about a first rotation axis. The mounting assembly also includes a second mounting pad rotatably coupled to a second support. The second mounting pad is configured to rotate in the first direction and in the second direction about a second rotation axis. Moreover, the first and second mounting pads are laterally offset from one another relative to a longitudinal axis of the muffler, the first and second mounting pads are configured to support the muffler, and the first and second mounting pads are configured to independently rotate relative to the respective supports about the respective rotation axes.

A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a tire held by the vehicle body, an electric power control unit including at least one of an inverter and a converter, a case housing the electric power control unit, a first predetermined member connected to the vehicle body in an insulated state, a self-discharge static eliminator configured to reduce the positive potential of the first predetermined member by elimination of static electricity, and a transfer member electrically connecting a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion to each other. Accordingly, static electricity charged to the electric power control unit is transferred to a portion, where static elimination is performed by the self-discharge static eliminator, of the first predetermined member via the case and the transfer member so as to be neutralized and eliminated.

According to a steer-by-wire steering apparatus of the present embodiments, by means of offsetting a gap due to abrasion occurring in a rotation preventing member for preventing the rotation of a sliding bar as the sliding bar connected to wheels slide, noise is reduced, precision of a sensor for sensing the position of the sliding bar is enhanced, and sensor precision degradation due to moving or bending of the sliding bar can be prevented.

A control device for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes an engine, an accessory, a continuously variable transmission, and a lock-up clutch. The control device includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to: when the load state is less than a predetermined value, control the speed ratio of the continuously variable transmission and the rotational speed of the engine such that the rotational speed of the engine during engagement of the lock-up clutch is kept at a first rotational speed; and when the load state is greater than or equal to the predetermined value, control the speed ratio of the continuously variable transmission and the rotational speed of the engine such that the rotational speed of the engine during engagement of the lock-up clutch becomes a second rotational speed higher than the first rotational speed.

A cowl top garnish includes a protruding portion that protrudes upward, with its top being situated at an upper position when a vehicle body is viewed in a lateral cross-sectional view. The protruding portion has a front segment that is disposed in along the width of the vehicle and extends from the top in a lower forward direction, and a rear segment that extends from the top in a lower backward direction. The protruding portion is an element having flexibility that allows the front segment and the rear segment to spread when a load acts on the protruding portion from above the top. The front segment has a projecting portion that projects toward the rear segment. The rear segment has a load receiving portion onto which the projecting portion abuts to receive the load when the load acts on the front segment in the backward direction.

A method for active vibration control of a hybrid electric vehicle may include: determining by a controller whether a driving mode enters an idle region based on a motor speed or an engine speed; selecting a reference angle signal based on position information of a motor or an engine when the driving mode enters the idle region; setting up a period of fast Fourier transform (FFT) and performing FFT of the engine speed or the motor speed corresponding to the period of the FFT from the reference angle signal; setting up a reference spectrum according to the engine speed and an engine load; extracting vibration components based on the reference spectrum; summing vibration components according to frequencies and performing inverse FFT; determining an amplitude ratio according to the engine speed and the engine load; and performing active vibration control of each frequency based on the amplitude ratio and motor torque.

A sleeve 15 is formed on a mirror base 10. An opening 28a is formed in a mirror head 20. The sleeve 15 has an outer peripheral surface including a first outer peripheral surface 15a and a second outer peripheral surface 15b. The second outer peripheral surface 15b is located further in an inward radial direction of the sleeve 15 than the first outer peripheral surface 15a. The second outer peripheral surface 15b is formed so as to extend smoothly in a circumferential direction of the sleeve. A passage 40, which guides wind entering the mirror head 20, is formed between the second outer peripheral surface 15b and an inner peripheral surface of the opening 28a.

An airbag assembly in a vehicle is provided. The airbag assembly comprises a base and a housing to be inserted into the base, The housing includes a first connection part protruding from an outer wall of the housing and a second connection part extending from the first connection part and facing the outer wall and the base includes a first slot extending in a first direction and a second slot extending from the first slot at a second direction different from the first direction, and the first slot includes an open end to receive the first connection part. The housing is connected with the base when first connection part is received in the second slot.

A front vehicle-body structure of a vehicle comprises a hinge pillar, an apron reinforcement, a suspension housing, a side sill, and a connecting member which connects the apron reinforcement to the hinge pillar in a brace shape and connecting the apron reinforcement to a front portion of the side sill. The connecting member includes first and second bending portions which are positioned between a rear face portion and a side face portion and between a forward flange and the side face portion, respectively, and the apron reinforcement and the side sill are continuous to each other via at least one of the first and second bending portions.