10953 results about "Motorized vehicle" patented technology

An energy storage floor assembly for a motor vehicle having an electric drive includes an electrical energy storage device accommodated in a storage housing and arranged on the bottom side of a vehicle floor. At least one longitudinal beam is arranged within the storage housing. The front end of the longitudinal beam, viewed in the vehicle direction, is connected at least indirectly to a crossbeam component which is arranged in the region of a front-end structure and to which a front axle carrier is also attached. A load transfer element is installed between a rearward region of the front axle carrier and the front end of the longitudinal beam, which load transfer element has a front support region on the front end thereof and a rear support region on the rear end thereof. In an event of an accident-induced backward movement of the axle carrier as a result of a collision, the axle carrier can be supported on the front support region of the load transfer element, the rear support region of which can be supported at least indirectly on the longitudinal beam.

A method is provided for arranging a high-voltage accumulator having a plurality of battery modules on a support structure of a motor vehicle, in which the battery modules are arranged and fastened on a base plate, and the base plate is fastened on a bottom plate of the support structure of the motor vehicle, as a result of which the base plate and the bottom plate provide an accumulator housing which delimits an accumulator interior in which the battery modules are accommodated. At least one connection field is mechanically connected to the support structure. The connection field is able to electrically and / or fluidically connect the high-voltage accumulator to the motor vehicle.

A structural element for a motor vehicle chassis, particularly a chassis of an electrically powered motor vehicle, includes at least two securing sections and a central section which connects the two securing sections. Each securing section can be secured to an outer surface of a motor mounting element of the chassis and / or to an outer surface of a longitudinal member of the chassis.

An air guidance control unit having a frame, which surrounds at least one air opening for air flowing along an air flow direction to flow through, a closing device including adjustable flaps, which closing device can be adjusted by means of an adjusting element between an open position in which the air opening is exposed and a closed position in which the air opening is at least partly closed. The invention devises various solutions for especially compact and reliable flap arrangements.

The invention relates to an electrical / electronic component (10) for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing (12) enclosing a receiving space (14), at least one electrical or electronic component (16) which is received in the receiving space (14), a heat conducting element (18) which is arranged on a surface of the component (16) to be cooled and is designed to conduct heat away from the component (16), and a coolant guide device (20) which is configured to guide a dielectric coolant (22) to the heat conducting element (18), whereby the heat conducting element (18) can be exposed to and surrounded by the coolant (22), whereby heat can be transferred from the heat conducting element (18) to the coolant (22).

A motor vehicle traction battery arrangement includes two cooling plates respectively disposed in a horizontal plane and a high-voltage battery module. The lower and upper horizontal walls of which are cooled directly by the cooling plates and which encases a plurality of identical rectangular battery cells in a rigid battery module housing. The battery cells are all configured such that they are plate-like and elongated, are parallel to one another in vertical planes (y,z) and each includes two small-area vertical end walls, two large-area vertical side walls and two medium-area horizontal walls. On its end face, each battery cell includes an anodic connecting element and a cathodic connecting element. At least two similar cell stacks including a same plurality of battery cells are provided, and are stacked such that their battery cell side walls adjoin one another. The battery cell horizontal walls directly adjoin a cooled battery module horizontal wall.

A method for detecting a safe state of a switchable valve of a hydraulic system of an actuator in a motor vehicle includes the at least one first switchable valve, which is actuated by being energized, a pump, and a controller which controls at least the first switchable valve and the pump. The pump delivers the fluid to a first load in a first rotational direction and to at least one second load in a second rotational direction.

Embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for determining lane level localization of a vehicle with global coordinates. An automotive vehicle includes a vehicle navigation system, a database comprising standard-definition map data corresponding to road level latitude and longitude coordinates for a plurality of roadway features, at least one image sensor, and a processor in communication with the vehicle navigation system, the database, and the at least one image sensor. The processor is configured to determine an initial location of the vehicle, estimate a current location of the vehicle based on a dead reckoning process, detect, based on image data from the at least one image sensor, a lateral position of the vehicle within a lane of a road, and update the current location of the vehicle based on a difference between the estimated current location and the lateral position of the vehicle within the lane.

A transmission device for a motor vehicle includes a gearwheel space, a gearwheel received in the gearwheel space and having at least one oil bunker for supplying oil for lubricating the gearwheel, and at least one oil return device. The oil is conveyable from the oil bunker into the gearwheel space. At least one oil sump for catching the oil is arranged in the gearwheel space. At least one partition is arranged between the oil bunker and the oil sump for separating the oil sump from the oil bunker. The at least one oil return device includes at least one wiper for wiping the oil from the gearwheel and at least one outlet for removing the wiped oil into the oil bunker. The wiper and the outlet are arranged on different sides of the at least one partition and are connected by at least one fluid connection.

The present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle, including a projection system having at least one first and at least one second projection device. The at least one first projection device has at least one first light source and the at least second projection device has at least one second light source, where at least one first light projection can be projected into surroundings of the motor vehicle by the at least first projection device. The at least first light projection defines an actual position of the stationary motor vehicle, and at least one second light projection can be projected into surroundings of the motor vehicle by the at least second projection device. The at least second light projection defines a target position defining a parking position of the motor vehicle. The at least second projection device can be set by the user to change the target position. A deviation between the actual position and the target position can be determined via a detection device. Depending on the determined deviation, control parameters for performing an autonomous driving maneuver, in the context of which the motor vehicle can be maneuvered autonomously into the parking position, can be determined via a control device.

The proposed invention relates to methods for controlling a motor vehicle, and can be used in transportation industry. The technical problem to be solved by the proposed invention is to provide a method, a device, a system, a motor vehicle, and a computer-readable medium that do not possess the drawbacks of the prior art and thus make it possible to generate an optimized track for a motor vehicle that provides a speed profile for a portion of the route, ensuring preferable energy and resource consumption, and time spent by the motor vehicle to pass the portion of the route, as well as minimizing the risk of not passing the portion of the route.

A closure system for a motor vehicle cargo bed includes a closure panel having a plurality of slats moveable between a deployed position and a retracted position, with each adjacent pair of the slats being pivotably connected to one another by a hinge unit for pivotal movement of the adjacent slats about a hinge axis. First and second guide track units are configured to be mounted to one side of the cargo bed to extend adjacent opposite side edge portions of the closure panel. A plurality of roller units, each having first and second rollers, are supported along the opposite side edge portions of the cover panel for rolling movement along the first and second guide track units, with each roller unit rolling about a roller axis that is coaxially aligned with one of the hinge axes.

A system and method for controlling a cleaning system for motor vehicle components, wherein the cleaning system includes a fluid conveying device, a pressure sensor for determining a pressure generated by the fluid conveying device, a fluid distribution device with at least one input port fluid-connected to the fluid conveying device and with at least two output ports fluid-connected to the input port, wherein each output port is adjustable between an open position and a closed position, at least two cleaning devices, each fluid-connected to a respective output connection via a fluid line, and a control device, which is data-coupled to the fluid conveying device, the pressure sensor and the fluid distribution device for transmitting and / or receiving signals, the method achieving simplified control of the cleaning system and a reduction in the susceptibility of the cleaning system to errors.

A motor vehicle including a drive unit with an electric machine, wherein the electric machine is a directly cooled electric machine, a transmission, a first cooling loop for cooling assemblies of the directly cooled electric machine using a first dielectric coolant which flows directly around respective assemblies of the electric machine, a second cooling loop for cooling the transmission using a second coolant designed as a transmission oil, and a third cooling loop using a third coolant. The first cooling loop and the third cooling loop are coupled via a first heat exchanger, and the second cooling loop and the third cooling loop are coupled via a second heat exchanger.

A vehicle includes a first footwell and a first massage housing disposed at the first footwell. The massage housing comprises an upper surface, a lower surface and a first actuator coupled between the upper surface and the lower surface. The first actuator generates movements of the upper surface. A user interface within the vehicle controls the first actuator.

The invention relates to a method for detecting self-moving objects in a motor vehicle, in particular using sparse or noisy measurement data (1, 2). It comprises detecting the surroundings of the motor vehicle, classifying (6) and indexing (8) self-moving objects, determining temporal offsets between current and time-shifted measurement data (1, 2), and extracting and transforming feature data. A transformer network and an attention mechanism are used to generate feature vectors (17) and assign cost values ​​(19) to them. These are then fed into an association function (20), which identifies self-moving objects based on the assigned cost values ​​(19). Based on this, a control device of the motor vehicle is controlled and / or a notification is provided to the driver.

A seat assembly for an automotive vehicle has a seat base, a seat cushion, and a swivel mechanism. The swivel mechanism includes a lower plate fixedly coupled to the seat base by a structure attachment, an upper plate rotatably coupled to the lower plate, and a modular carrier assembly fixedly coupled to the upper plate and fixedly coupled to the seat cushion. The modular carrier assembly includes a tubular frame fixedly coupled to the upper plate. The tubular frame includes a front portion and a rear portion extending between a left portion and a right portion with the tubular frame surrounding around an opening extending vertically therethrough providing vertical access to lower attachment holes in the seat base.

The invention relates to an indirect rear viewing system for a motor vehicle having a supporting element for fastening at least one reflective element, wherein the supporting element has a coupling region for a position variable fastening / attachment to an adjusting element, which in turn can be attached to the vehicle, wherein the coupling region contacts a counter contact regions, of the adjusting element, wherein interlocking anti rotation means are present on the supporting element and on the adjusting element, wherein the anti rotation means are forming an index geometry, which, in a first operating state, permits an adjustment of the supporting element relative to the adjusting element about two axes of rotation, which are transverse to one another, and, in at least a second operating state, permits a basic position change of the supporting element relative to the adjusting element about a third axis of rotation which is aligned transversely to the two other axes of rotation.

The present invention relates to a method for operating an electromechanical steering system (1) of a motor vehicle (2). According to the method, a communication fault between a first control device (7) and a second control device (9) is first detected, and the first control device (7) applies a predefined excitation pattern to an electric motor (3), which is then detected by the second control device (9). In this way, communication between the first control device (7) and the second control device (9) is ensured even in the event of a communication link (6) failure. The invention further relates to an electromechanical steering system (1) for a motor vehicle (2) and a motor vehicle (2).

A roof for a motor vehicle, in particular for a passenger car, having a roof skin which is disposed above a roof substructure and having a sensor system which has at least one sensor module having at least one environment sensor for detecting a vehicle environment. The roof has a cooling device for the sensor module, said cooling device having a compressed-air device by which compressed air is applied to the sensor module.

A lamp or lens assembly for a motor vehicle that includes electrically conductive traces for defogging or deicing the lens. Aspects include a light transmissive lens coupled to a lamp housing. The light transmissive lens may define a curved cross-section with a curvature extending across the length and / or the width of the lens. The lens may include one or more electrically conductive traces positioned on a surface of the lens, the electrically conductive traces optionally extending across and curving with the curvature of the light transmissive lens. One or more coatings may optionally cover the conductive traces and a portion of the lens surface leaving portions uncovered. The electrically conductive traces may extend outwardly away from the surface of the lens with height that is greater than their width.

A device for detecting the movement of part of a user's body and / or the approach of a portable user device. The device placed on board a motor vehicle. The device includes: a near field communication antenna having a resonance frequency between 3 and 30 MHz, including at least one continuous winding in the form of at least two sets of strips, each having different variable capacitance and different sensitivity, connected in parallel with the antenna. The antenna generating a different variation of impedance on the approach of part of a user's body towards the first or second set; a device measures a variation of impedance of the antenna. The device has a high series resonance frequency and detects the approach of a portable user device or movement of the body part taking place consecutively in front of the first and then in front of the second set of strips.

A motor vehicle including a steering wheel comprising a touch-sensitive portion, a user interface comprising a control device for triggering an enablement of a hill descent control function, and a control unit coupled to the steering wheel and to the user interface is disclosed. The control unit is configured to detect the enablement of the hill descent control function by the control device and to start the hill descent control function in response to a touch on the touch-sensitive portion by a driver of the motor vehicle, provided that the hill descent control function is enabled.

A battery unit with a battery housing with a base body having an open design at its two opposite end regions. Two battery housing covers are provided which can each be arranged so that they can be connected at one of the two opposite end regions to the base body in order to close the battery housing. At least two battery chambers are provided in the battery housing for the arrangement of battery cells. The base body has, for partitioning the battery chambers, at least one partition wall which extends from an end region of the base body to the other end region of the base body along its longitudinal extent. At least one of the battery housing covers or both battery housing covers has, on its respective side facing the partition wall, an open socket into which a respective partition wall can be inserted.