290results about "Component optimization" patented technology

A motor vehicle comprising a rear wheel and a body having a floor arranged to face a ground during use is disclosed, the floor having a rear end portion defining a diffuser to expand an underlying aerodynamic flow, thereby generating downforce, and a rear wheel arch defining an underlying wheel well housing the rear wheel. The motor vehicle further comprises a duct extending through the body from an inlet to an end section having an opening discharging onto the wheel well between the rear wheel and an intermediate portion of the diffuser according to a pitch axis of the motor vehicle.

The invention refers to an active aero shutter for a motor vehicle, comprising a frame with openings through which air can flow, at least one closing plate in each opening, which closes the opening and stops the air flow when closed, and the frame is formed by several struts, each connected to at least one other strut, wherein each closing plate is pivoted with a hinge on a basic strut. As the active aero shutter according to the invention has counterrotating closing plates which are rotating in several angles it is possible to explore new design concepts and ensure driving performance.

Disclosed is an aerodynamic monocoque chassis for a vehicle, the aerodynamic monocoque chassis comprising: a main compartment bounded by a plurality of walls and a floor extending between the walls, the floor comprising: a first region, the first region being located at least partially under a pedal footbox of the vehicle; and a second region, the second region located rearwards of the first region; wherein the second region is located lower than the first region thereby forming a void under an underside of the first region.

A vehicle, a method of controlling a vehicle, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are described. The vehicle can comprise a management and control system associated to onboard systems and / or to a driving input interface and / or to the engine and / or powertrain and / or to at least one wheel and / or to the chassis. The management and control system can: determine aggregated command outputs; detect one or more dynamic parameters exceeding a threshold safety value; selectively prioritize each of the aggregated command outputs based on one or more of the dynamic parameters to change from a user-selected driving mode to a safety driving mode; and change the prioritized safety driving mode back to the user-selected driving mode in response to the one or more of the dynamic parameters no longer exceeding the threshold safety value.

Disclosed is an aerodynamic system for an underside of a vehicle, the system comprising: an aerodynamic chassis, the aerodynamic chassis comprising a main compartment bounded by a plurality of walls and a floor extending between the walls; and an aerodynamic device, the aerodynamic device comprising: a mounting structure, the mounting structure being fixedly mounted to the floor of the aerodynamic chassis; and an aerodynamic body, the aerodynamic body comprising a leading edge, a trailing edge and at least two outboard edges, the aerodynamic body being fixable to the floor of the aerodynamic chassis by the mounting structure, the mounting structure being located wholly inboard of the outboard edges of the aerodynamic body.

The invention relates to the technical field of automobile control, and provides an active air-inlet grille actuator step loss prevention self-calibration method and system. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, arranging a microswitch at a completely closed position of a blade to establish a non-tampering absolute position reference, and using a trigger signal of the absolute position reference as a physical reference point for system calibration; and continuously comparing the actual state of the switch with the expected state calculated based on the step number to realize real-time diagnosis of step loss abnormity. And when the states are detected to be inconsistent, the system automatically triggers a self-calibration process, the blade is controlled to recalibrate the reference position and the maximum opening limit, and the linear mapping relation between the step number and the opening angle is dynamically reconstructed. Through the synergistic effect of physical reference positioning and intelligent diagnosis, the accuracy of blade opening control and the system reliability are remarkably improved, the problem of pose misalignment caused by external force intervention, mechanical abrasion and the like is effectively solved, and a complete solution is provided for accurate control over the active air inlet grille.

Systems and methods for providing power to a refrigeration unit (105) of a hybrid vehicle. The system includes an accumulation choke (135), a PWM rectifier (140), and a frequency inverter (145). The accumulation choke is configured to receive a first AC power, a second AC power, and a DC power. The accumulation choke and PWM rectifier convert the received power into an intermediate DC power having a peak voltage. The PWM rectifier provides the intermediate DC power to the frequency inverter. The frequency inverter converts the intermediate DC power to an output AC power. The frequency inverter provides the output AC power to the refrigeration unit.

Disclosed is an aerodynamic device (200, 800) for guiding airflow around a wheel (201) of a vehicle (700), the device comprising: a wheel well (202) defining a wheel cavity (203) arranged to receive the wheel, the wheel cavity comprising an inlet (204) and an outlet (205), so that when the vehicle is in forward motion, incoming airflow (210) enters the wheel cavity at the inlet, moves through the wheel cavity, and exits the wheel cavity at the outlet; and an aerodynamic body (206) located in the wheel cavity and between the wheel well and the wheel, the aerodynamic body defining a first passage (208) between the aerodynamic body and the wheel well and a second passage (209) between the aerodynamic body and the wheel, so that when the incoming airflow moves through the wheel cavity, the incoming airflow is divided into a first airflow through the first passage and a second airflow through the second passage.

The application discloses a linkage control system and method of an air conditioner and vehicle heating, wherein the air conditioner and a water circuit are connected through a heat exchanger; a temperature acquisition module is used to acquire the temperature of a driving area, the temperature of a passenger area and the water temperature in the water circuit after heat exchange through the heat exchanger; and a controller is used to control the driving area radiator fan and the passenger area radiator fan to open at low speed when the air conditioner is heating, the temperature of a certain area is less than or equal to the first set value of the area, and the water temperature in the water circuit is greater than the first temperature value; the controller is used to control the driving area radiator fan and the passenger area radiator fan to open at high speed when the temperature of a certain area is less than or equal to the first set value of the area, and the water temperature in the water circuit is greater than the second temperature value; the controller is used to control the working state of the driving area radiator fan and the passenger area radiator fan to remain unchanged when the temperature of a certain area is greater than the first set value of the area and less than or equal to the second set value of the area; and the controller is used to control the driving area radiator fan and the passenger area radiator fan to be closed when the temperature of a certain area is greater than the second set value of the area. The linkage control of the air conditioner and vehicle heating is realized.

The application discloses an air conditioner power adjustment method, system and vehicle, determines whether the air conditioner and / or power battery of the new energy vehicle is in a specific state; if it is determined that the air conditioner and / or power battery of the new energy vehicle is in a specific state, the power information of the power battery, the ambient temperature information and the available power of the whole vehicle in the new energy vehicle are obtained; and the available power of the air conditioner in the new energy vehicle is adjusted based on at least one of the power information of the power battery, the ambient temperature information and the available power of the whole vehicle. Through the determination of the state of the new energy vehicle, the available power of the air conditioner in the vehicle can be adjusted when the vehicle is in a specific state, so that the available power of the air conditioner in the vehicle is in an adjustable state, and the situation that the whole vehicle is insufficient in power when the output capacity of the power battery of the whole vehicle is low is avoided.

The present invention provides an undercover fixing structure capable of reducing vibration of an undercover during traveling by newly providing a fixing portion in a central section of the undercover, and further capable of preventing damage to parts around an assembly part to be fixed. This undercover fixing structure is the structure for fixing the undercover to the assembly part that covers a lower portion of a body of an automobile. The undercover fixing structure includes a fixing protruding portion that protrudes from one of the assembly part and the undercover and has a fixing face portion that is fixed to the other of the assembly part and the undercover at a tip end portion. The fixing protruding portion includes: a base portion that is fixed to one of the assembly part and the undercover; and a fragile portion that connects the base portion and the fixing face portion.

To provide a quick and convenient way to convey lubricants into an A / C system without the use of a manual injector.SOLUTION: Compositions, systems, and methods for introducing lubricants and additives designed to work with environmentally friendly refrigerants into vehicle heat management systems including passenger compartment air-conditioning (A / C) systems are disclosed. Methods for loading lubricants and specific additives using environmentally desirable (low GWP) refrigerant or refrigerant blend compositions into an environmentally friendly system, such as a system that uses HFO-1234yf, are also disclosed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A control system (300) for a transport engineless refrigeration unit (301), the control system comprising: a controller (302) for communication between a vehicle (307) and a plurality of vehicle devices, the controller comprising: a vehicle data connection (306) for transmitting data to and from a vehicle; a vehicle engine on / off connection (308) for triggering start-up of the vehicle engine; a plurality of device data connections (314), wherein each device data connection transmits data to and from at least one device external to the controller; and a device power connection (313), wherein the device power connection supplies power from the controller to at least one device external to the controller.

A kind of automobile air conditioner transmission mechanism, left defrosting air door and right defrosting air door are installed on air outlet shell, two defrosting connecting rods are installed on two defrosting air doors by ball head link mode, the other end of two defrosting connecting rods is fixed in defrosting drive disc by ball head bayonet mode, there is shaft hole in the middle of defrosting drive disc, the positioning guide cylinder in the middle of mode disc is fixed in the middle shaft hole of defrosting drive disc, spring is sleeved on two transmission rods of mode disc, the other end of two transmission rods is fixed in defrosting drive disc by bayonet, face blowing swing lever and face blowing connecting rod are connected by ball head, face blowing connecting rod and face blowing air door are connected by ball head, the other end of face blowing swing lever is installed in mode disc by ball head, and the whole transmission mechanism is integrally installed on mode base plate by bayonet.The present application can realize the free control of three modes of blowing foot, defrosting and blowing face.

A vehicle may include a body; a plurality of heat producing components within the body; an air intake through which air is provided from outside the body to dissipate heat from the heat-producing components; a shutter configured to control an amount of airflow through the air intake through control of a position of the shutter; and a controller configured to control the position of the shutter based on a cost function, wherein the cost function accounts for an aerodynamic drag of the vehicle and a rate of heat extraction from the heat-producing components, wherein the aerodynamic drag of the vehicle and the rate of heat extraction from the heat-producing components each depend on the position of the shutter.

The invention discloses an inhaul cable transmission type active braking air duct grille assembly which comprises auxiliary grilles symmetrically arranged on the two sides of a main grille, and the two auxiliary grilles are linked through an inhaul cable assembly. Each auxiliary grille comprises a frame, blades erected in the frame through a rotating shaft and a driving assembly arranged on the outer side of the frame, the inhaul cable assemblies are connected with the driving assemblies respectively, a motor is arranged on the outer side of the auxiliary grille on one side and drives the driving assemblies to act, and the driving assemblies drive the auxiliary grille on the other side to act through the inhaul cable assemblies. The double-side grille has the beneficial effects that by means of the structure and the driving form, the synchronism of the grilles on the two sides is enhanced, the use of motors is reduced, the overall space occupation is small, the cost is low, and the use performance of a vehicle can be greatly improved through independent air duct control.

The application provides an integrated automatic constant-temperature steering wheel and a temperature control method thereof, comprising a temperature information acquisition unit, a steering wheel constant-temperature evaluation index calculation unit, a steering wheel constant-temperature control mode selection unit, a steering wheel temperature regulation execution unit, a heater and a refrigerator. The temperature information acquisition unit is used for acquiring an external environment temperature, an internal environment temperature and a steering wheel surface temperature. The steering wheel constant-temperature evaluation index calculation unit is used for calculating an external environment temperature evaluation factor, an internal environment temperature evaluation factor and a steering wheel surface temperature evaluation factor. The steering wheel constant-temperature control mode selection unit is used for selecting a suitable steering wheel constant-temperature control mode from a comfort mode, a constant-temperature mode and an off mode according to the steering wheel constant-temperature evaluation index. The steering wheel temperature regulation execution unit is used for controlling the switching of the heater and the refrigerator according to the steering wheel constant-temperature control mode, so that the steering wheel surface temperature is kept within a set value.

The invention discloses an active air inlet grille and a grille air inlet control method, and belongs to the technical field of automobile parts, the active air inlet grille comprises a frame, an upper side outer grille is fixedly installed on the front side of the frame, an upper side inner grille is arranged on the rear side of the frame in a sliding mode, the upper side inner grille and the upper side outer grille are oppositely arranged, and a driving unit is fixedly installed on the frame; the telescopic end of the driving unit is fixedly connected with the upper side inner grid; a plurality of first grating holes are evenly formed in the upper side outer grating, a plurality of second grating holes are evenly formed in the upper side inner grating, the number and the shape of the second grating holes are the same as those of the first grating holes, the vertical positions of the second grating holes and the vertical positions of the first grating holes are the same, and the second grating holes and the first grating holes are transversely arranged in a staggered mode. The opening degree is controlled through cooperation of the grille holes, the sliding stroke is effectively reduced, the occupied space is small, deformation and damage are not prone to occurring, the overall operation noise is lower, and the grille failure rate can be effectively reduced.

The invention discloses an automobile power flow dredging pressurization compensation energy-saving plate which comprises an automobile, and an automobile flow dredging pressurization plate is arranged at the bottom end of the automobile. An air inlet is formed in the front end of the automobile flow dredging and pressurizing plate, and an internal cavity is divided into pressurizing cavities through a plurality of flow dredging plates. An exhaust port communicated with the pressurizing cavity is formed in the rear portion of the top end of the automobile flow dredging pressurizing plate and communicated with an impeller inner cavity of a wheel of an automobile through a rubber high-pressure hose. Energy-saving plate fixing shafts used for being rotationally connected with a frame of the automobile are arranged on the two sides of the automobile flow dredging and pressurizing plate. When the automobile advances, wind power is generated according to the speed, is pressurized by the automobile flow dredging and pressurizing plate and then is conveyed to wheel impellers of the automobile, so that the wheels of the automobile are subjected to additional assistance; meanwhile, when an included angle is formed between the automobile flow dredging pressurizing plate and the bottom face, upward lifting force can be obtained, so that the weight of an automobile body is reduced, and a certain oil saving effect of the automobile is achieved.

Air guidance system for the front of a battery-electric vehicle (1), comprising an air duct (3) for guiding ambient air to cool an electrical component of the vehicle (1), a first air inlet (5) to the air duct (3) and a second air inlet (7) to the air duct (3), wherein the first air inlet (5) to the air duct (3) is always open and the second air inlet (7) to the air duct (3) can be selectively closed and opened by a closing element (9), and comprising a control unit designed tothe closing element (9) to close the second air inlet (7) when the vehicle (1) is traveling at a speed greater than zero and when a predetermined speed-dependent limit value is undershot, and the closing element (9) to open the second air inlet (7) when the vehicle (1) is being loaded while stationary and when the vehicle (1) is traveling and exceeds the speed-dependent limit value, characterized in that the closing element (9) is designed as a splitter or diffuser.

The application relates to a hybrid vehicle heating air control method and device, and relates to the technical field of vehicle control. The method comprises the following steps: calculating the heating air abundance of a vehicle cabin air conditioner based on the ambient temperature, the air conditioner target heating temperature, the actual temperature of the vehicle cabin, the air volume gear of the air conditioner blower, the air blowing mode of the air conditioner, the engine water temperature, the heating air outlet temperature and the engine operation time; when the heating air abundance is greater than the heating air abundance threshold, the hybrid engine is allowed to stop; when the hybrid engine stops, the air conditioner blower and the inside-out circulation air door are regulated and controlled to improve the heating air outlet temperature comfort and the heating air continuous working time. The application analyzes the vehicle cabin heating air comfort under the complex environment change of the vehicle and the air conditioner, thereby controlling the hybrid engine stop and the low-heat operation of the air conditioner, and realizing the oil saving effect to a certain extent.

Winding shaft (0) for a cover of a heat exchanger of a vehicle comprising at least two areas, wherein a shaft area (1) has a hollow shaft (11) and the connection area (2) is arranged at at least one end of the first area (1) and has a connecting element to a drive unit, characterized in that the shaft area (1) and the connection area (2) are positively connected, and the shaft area (1) has a connection (12) for connection with the connection area (2) which has a connecting pin (121) with an N-angular or star-shaped cross-section.

An air flap apparatus for a vehicle includes a frame disposed behind a grille of a vehicle, the frame including an air inlet, an air flap including a first main body for opening and closing the air inlet, links disposed at both sides of the air flap and coupled to the air flap; and a loader connected to the air flap through the links. The air flap is disposed at a position where the air flap is rotated to open the air inlet when moved along the links and coupled to the loader, or at a position where the air flap is rotated to close the air inlet when moved along the links and decoupled from the loader.

The invention relates to a device for controlled regulation of the flow of incoming cooling air (1) intended to be inserted longitudinally between, on the one hand, the beams (2A, 3A) of the lower (2) and upper (3) bumper reinforcements and, on the other hand, the cooling module (4) of a vehicle, the device comprising a rectangular peripheral frame (10) delimited by two upper (11) and lower (12) crossmembers and two side posts (13, 14), as well as at least one regulation module (30) supported by the frame and intended to be arranged vertically between the beams, the at least said module comprising a plurality of flaps (22, 23) mounted so as to pivot between closing and opening positions as well as control means (34) for controlling the movement of the flaps, at least one (17) of the lower corners of the frame being bevelled along an inclined plane forming an angle of inclination with the lower face of the lower crossmember.

An aerodynamic kit control system for a vehicle, and a vehicle are provided, which relate to the technical field of vehicles. The aerodynamic kit control system for a vehicle may include a rear wing system, a grille system, an air dam system, a diffuser system and a control apparatus, where the control apparatus may control the motion of the rear wing system, the grille system, the air dam system and the diffuser system according to real-time operation data of the vehicle, so as to adjust an airflow. Thus, the aerodynamics of a vehicle when the vehicle is in different traveling conditions is resolved, the stability of vehicle control is improved, the traveling resistance of the vehicle is reduced, the fuel consumption / power consumption of the complete vehicle is reduced, and an extreme vehicle-machine interaction experience is also provided for customers.

To provide an automobile interior temperature regulation device, which can achieve both quick achievement of an environment suitable for an occupant in terms of temperature and reduction of electric power consumption.SOLUTION: The automobile interior temperature regulation device comprises: an air conditioner 40 including an air outlet 52 that blows out air having temperatures regulated including air regulated by a refrigeration cycle including a compressor 42 that is driven by an electric motor 54, toward an automobile interior; air blowing devices 62 and 76 that blow out the air having temperatures regulated toward passengers seated on seats 26 and 38, which consume less electric power than the air conditioner 40; and a control device 100 that makes the air blowing devices 62 and 76 operate over a predetermined period of time, when activating the air conditioner 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

The invention relates to a diagnostic method for diagnosing an operating anomaly of a cooling system of a vehicle, in particular of an electric machine and of some associated electrical power elements, such as an inverter, of an embedded charger. The method comprises an estimation step for estimating a weighted temperature (424) determined on the basis of a barycenter calculation of the first and second weighted temperatures (422, 423), a determination of a threshold value (426) intended to calculate the lowest value between, on the one hand, an outside temperature (425) in the environment of the vehicle, and, on the other hand, the second temperature (423), a comparison step (427) for comparing the weighted temperature (424) with the threshold value (426), and an activation of a diagnostic step (200) for diagnosing an operating anomaly of the cooling system in the event of detection of the weighted temperature (424) below the threshold value (426).

The invention discloses a mining truck radiator shutter. A frame body is fixed on the front end face of a radiator by means of a first bolt; the driving device is arranged on the top face of the frame of the frame body and used for driving the blade assembly to adjust the blade angle. The blade assembly is arranged in the frame body and used for adjusting the air inlet amount of the radiator. The connecting device is arranged between the driving arm of the driving device and the blade assembly and used for hinging the driving arm and the blade assembly. The invention further discloses an air volume control method of the mine truck radiator. The air inlet amount of the mine truck radiator in the low-temperature environment can be effectively controlled, meanwhile, the requirement for heat dissipation after an engine operates for a long time can be met, then the working temperature of the engine is controlled, the engine is kept working in a proper temperature interval, the fuel economy of the engine is improved, the service life of the engine is prolonged, and the emission level of the engine is improved.