Patent classifications
B60R2011/0043
MICROTRANSPORTERS
A microtransporter system includes a plurality of microtransporters and a housing. The microtransporters each include a rigid base structure, three wheels rotatably mounted in the base structure, an electric motor drivingly connected to one of the wheels, and a load support surface connected to the base structure. The housing includes a storage chamber sized to store a plurality of microtransporters, and a passageway connecting the chamber to an outside of the housing.
Sensor bracket
A sensor bracket includes a locking wall formed on a bracket main body of the sensor bracket and to which a side surface of the engaging is locked in a pressed state, the side surface of the engaging protrusion being formed so as to cross with a protruding direction of the engaging protrusion; and a biasing piece having a base section and a tip region, the base section being formed so as to be supported by the bracket main body, the tip region being formed so as to abut the side surface of the engaging protrusion and to bias the engaging protrusion in a direction pressing against the locking wall, wherein a plurality of bending deformation sections bent in a state in which the biasing piece is biasing the engaging protrusion against the locking wall are installed between the base section and the tip region of the biasing piece.
HEADREST EQUIPPED WITH LOUDSPEAKERS, AND ASSOCIATED SEAT
The invention relates to a sound-equipped headrest comprising at least one woofer associated with an open rear part, comprising a rear grid and/or open cell or semi-open cell foam with a density of between 8 and 60 kg/m.sup.3, so that said at least one woofer is two-directional; and at least one mid-range/tweeter, associated with a closed rear part comprising a solid wall and/or a closed cell foam so that at least one mid-range/tweeter is mono-directional.
VEHICLE CAMERA UNIT
A vehicle camera unit includes a bracket, a lens hood, an imaging device, and a cover. The bracket is configured to be fixed to a windshield. The lens hood is configured to be detached from the bracket. The imaging device is attached to the lens hood. The cover covers the imaging device. The vehicle camera unit overlaps a back surface projection portion of an interior mirror or a display device having a function of the interior minor, each of which is detachable in an inclination direction of the windshield. The lens hood is attached to the bracket detachably in the inclination direction of the windshield.
Sound control system, vehicle including the same, and sound control method
A sound control system comprises a sound generating device disposed at a vehicle ceiling corresponding to a seat region of the vehicle and disposed at a sound space formed within the vehicle to correspond to the seat region, and a sound processing circuit for providing a vibration driving signal to the sound generating device, the sound generating device vibrates based on the vibration driving signal to vibrate a vibration region of the vehicle ceiling corresponding to the sound space to provide a sound to the sound space.
AUDIO SYSTEM FOR A UTILITY VEHICLE
An all-terrain or utility vehicle includes an audio system having at least one speaker. The at least one speaker is positioned at a forward portion of the operator area and is supported by a body panel. More particularly, the body panel may be configured to receive at least a portion of the speaker as well as at least a portion of an upper frame assembly. In this way, the speaker is positioned to direct sound towards the rider, is generally concealed from a front view of the vehicle, and is positioned within available space on the vehicle above at least a portion of the door.
Method of assembling vehicular camera having coaxial connector
A method of assembling a camera assembly for a vehicular vision system includes providing a first housing portion, providing a printed circuit board (PCB), the PCB including circuitry, providing a mating connector at the PCB, disposing the PCB within the first housing portion, providing a second housing portion including a connector portion configured for connecting to a vehicle wiring, and disposing a coaxial connector at the connector portion of the second housing portion. The coaxial connector includes (i) a core connector element and (ii) a shield connector element that circumscribes the core connector element and that is spaced therefrom. Mating the second housing portion with the first housing portion, and electrically connecting a first end of the coaxial connector to the mating connector disposed at the PCB. The coaxial connector includes a second end for electrically connecting to the vehicle wiring when the camera assembly is installed at the vehicle.
Sound pickup device
There is provided a sound pickup device capable of satisfactorily picking up sound from a seated person side. A sound pickup device 1 includes a headrest 11 which is provided with an opening 29 on a seating surface 11a side, and has a recess 25 formed in the opening 29, and two or more sound pickup means, a first sound pickup means 31 and a second sound pickup means 32 are disposed in the recess 25 of the headrest 11, and the first sound pickup means 31 and the second sound pickup means 32 are disposed so that distances to the first sound pickup means 31 and the second sound pickup means 32 from a portion, closest to the seating surface 11a, of the opening 29 of the headrest 11 are different from each other.
Vehicle body rear structure
A vehicle body rear structure includes: an opening and closing body for opening and closing an opening defined in a vehicle body rear part, the opening and closing body having an outer panel and an inner panel located inwardly of the outer panel, the outer panel having a rear surface part facing substantially in a vehicle rearward direction; a license plate provided on a bumper member under the opening and closing body; an emblem disposed on the rear surface part and having a projecting part projecting rearward from the rear surface part outer panel; and an image capturing device installed between the rear surface part and the inner panel and configured to capture images behind the vehicle. The rear surface part has an installation hole which is located at a position lower than the projecting part and in which the image capturing device is installed.
SURROUNDING CIRCUMSTANCE MONITORING APPARATUS
A surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus (3) has a housing (31) forming a housing space (31s) therein; and a monitoring unit (32) in the hosing space that monitors a surrounding circumstance of a vehicle, the housing has two housing parts (311, 312) that are bonded to each other via flanges (311f, 312f), a first flange part (311f1, 312f1) protruding upwardly from an upper surface (31U) of the housing is inclined with respect to the upper surface and/or a second flange part (312f2, 312f2) protruding downwardly from a bottom surface (31L) of the housing is inclined with respect to the bottom surface.