201 |
AGRICULTURAL WORKING MACHINE |
US12174008 |
2008-07-16 |
US20090030581A1 |
2009-01-29 |
Manfred Pollklas; Daniel Immer |
The present invention relates to an agricultural working machine (2), in particular a forage harvester (1) with a device for adjusting the ground speed v, with which the maximum ground speed v of the agricultural working machine (2) is determined as a function of the tire pressure of at least one tire (14). |
202 |
Console system suitable for use in an interior cabin of a vehicle |
US11441592 |
2006-05-26 |
US07460007B2 |
2008-12-02 |
Kenneth Schofield; Niall R Lynam |
An improved console system is provided that is suitable for use in an interior cabin of a vehicle, the interior cabin having a roof and a windshield having an upper portion. The improved console system comprises a console assembly that includes a headliner portion disposed at the roof of the interior cabin of the vehicle and that further includes a windshield portion disposed at the upper portion of the windshield that extends downwardly from the headliner portion. The downwardly extending windshield portion includes an image capturing device having a field of view through the windshield in the direction of forward travel of the vehicle that preferably captures images at least one chosen from (a) a forward park-aid system, (b) a collision avoidance system, and (c) an automatic headlamp control system. |
203 |
Vehicle stability control enhancement using tire force characteristics |
US10978915 |
2004-11-01 |
US07292924B2 |
2007-11-06 |
Danny R. Milot |
A method of controlling an advanced chassis control system of a vehicle such as an anti-lock brake system, traction control system, vehicle stability control system, or roll control system affecting the vehicle dynamic performance and safety is disclosed. A control unit controls the operation of the advanced chassis control system based at least in part upon predictions of force generating characteristics of tires of the vehicle and driver input signals. The advanced chassis control system of the vehicle is controlled in one manner if the tire is determined to be inflated, controlled in another, different manner if the tire is determined to be deflated. During normal driving, the chassis control systems can operate to control the vehicle according to the desires of the driver while accounting for at least one tire being deflated. During braking the controller can act to distribute braking forces in order to divert forces from the deflated tire to the inflated tires. |
204 |
Video mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle |
US11700363 |
2007-01-31 |
US20070132567A1 |
2007-06-14 |
Kenneth Schofield; Frank O'Brien; Robert Bingle; Niall Lynam |
A vehicular video mirror system comprises an interior electrochromic mirror having a transflective mirror reflector and a video screen disposed behind the mirror reflector so that the presence of the video screen is substantially unobservable to a driver of the vehicle until the video screen is actuated to emit light that passes through the electrochromic reflective element to be viewed by the driver of the vehicle. Control circuitry receives a signal indicative of selection of a reverse gear of the vehicle by the driver and actuates the video screen in order to display video images captured by a video imaging device disposed to the rear of the vehicle and having a field of view rearward of and external to the vehicle. |
205 |
Console system suitable for use in an interior cabin of a vehicle |
US11441592 |
2006-05-26 |
US20060220817A1 |
2006-10-05 |
Kenneth Schofield; Niall Lynam |
An improved console system is provided that is suitable for use in an interior cabin of a vehicle, the interior cabin having a roof and a windshield having an upper portion. The improved console system comprises a console assembly that includes a headliner portion disposed at the roof of the interior cabin of the vehicle and that further includes a windshield portion disposed at the upper portion of the windshield that extends downwardly from the headliner portion. The downwardly extending windshield portion includes an image capturing device having a field of view through the windshield in the direction of forward travel of the vehicle that preferably captures images at least one chosen from (a) a forward park-aid system, (b) a collision avoidance system, and (c) an automatic headlamp control system. |
206 |
Properties of a tire with sensor signals of speed of deformation |
US10535309 |
2002-12-20 |
US20060123897A1 |
2006-06-15 |
Carlo Monguzzi; Franco Rossi; Paolo Brivio; Giuseppe Matrascia |
A method for measuring at least one characteristic property of a pneumatic tyre for a vehicle wheel includes arranging at least one array of deformable sensors along a first direction; making the tyre pass at speed over the sensors along a second direction; generating an electrical signal proportional to a speed of deformation of each sensor when the tyre contacts the sensor; detecting the electrical signal generated by each sensor; and determining, starting with the detected signals, the at least one characteristic property. The second direction is a motion direction of the tyre. The first direction is transverse to the second. The at least one array of sensors extends in the first direction for a distance greater than or equal to a dimension of the tyre in the first direction. When the at least one array includes a plurality of arrays, the arrays may be arranged substantially in parallel. |
207 |
Vehicular tire pressure monitoring system |
US10940545 |
2004-09-14 |
US07053761B2 |
2006-05-30 |
Kenneth Schofield; Niall R. Lynam |
A tire pressure monitoring system is provided for a vehicle equipped with at least a front driver-side wheel location, a front passenger-side wheel location, a rear driver-side wheel location and a rear passenger-side wheel location. A tire (that is inflated to a tire pressure) is associated with one each of the four wheel location and has associated therewith a tire pressure sensor sensing the tire pressure in that tire. A signal indicative of the tire pressure is broadcast via a radio frequency wireless transmission from each of the four tire sensors to a controller located within the interior cabin of the vehicle. The controller processes the transmitted signals and applies a triangulation technique to determine at which of the front driver-side wheel location, front passenger-side wheel location, rear driver-side wheel location and rear passenger-side wheel location are located the four tires transmitting signals to the controller. A display is provided that is visible to the driver of the vehicle indicating the tire pressure condition at any one, at several or at all of said four wheel locations. |
208 |
Vehicle steering apparatus |
US10696508 |
2003-10-30 |
US20040148078A1 |
2004-07-29 |
Shirou
Nakano; Sachio
Yoshida; Ryouhei
Hayama |
An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle steering apparatus that detects the tire load, and based on the detected tire load, performs steering control which accurately reflects the road conditions. A vehicle steering apparatus of the present invention includes a control unit 14, which controls a steering actuator in accordance with the operation of a steering wheel 1. An operation reaction force generated by a reaction force actuator 9 is applied to the steering wheel. Within the tire W, stress sensors SL and SR and an air pressure sensor SP are provided. The control unit 14 controls the steering actuator 2 and the reaction force actuator 9 with referring to the tire load detected by these sensors. |
209 |
Accessory system suitable for use in a vehicle |
US10755915 |
2004-01-13 |
US20040145457A1 |
2004-07-29 |
Kenneth
Schofield; Frank
O'Brien; Robert
L.
Bingle; Niall
R.
Lynam |
A vehicular video mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly and a video display assembly. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror casing incorporating a reflective element. The reflective element has a rearward field of view when the interior rearview mirror assembly is mounted in a vehicle. The mirror assembly further includes a mirror-mounting portion, which is adapted to mount the interior rearview mirror assembly at an interior portion of the vehicle, such as a windshield portion or a header portion. The mirror casing is adjustable about the mirror-mounting portion for adjusting the rearward field of view of the reflective element. The video display assembly includes a video screen which is incorporated in a video display housing. The video display assembly also includes a display-mounting portion, which is adapted to mount the video display assembly at the interior portion of the vehicle. The display housing is adapted to be adjustable about the display-mounting portion for adjusting the orientation of the video screen and, further, for moving the display housing to a stowed position whereby the video screen is generally not viewable by a driver when seated in a vehicle seat in the vehicle to thereby minimize the distraction to the driver of the vehicle. |
210 |
Variable-diameter wheel apparatus for motor vehicles |
US10648218 |
2003-08-27 |
US20040036347A1 |
2004-02-26 |
Douglas
B.
Elkow |
A wheel-and-tire apparatus having at least two coaxially mounted tires is disclosed in which the diameters of one or more of the tires in the apparatus may be adjusted to select the tire or tires which are to be in contact with the road surface. The apparatus facilitates the selective use of tires having different performance characteristics, as may be desired or preferred to suit particular road conditions or vehicle operating conditions. The diameters of particular tires are increased or decreased as required to achieve a desired configuration of relative tire diameters, using tire diameter adjustment means such as one or more pneumatic pumps mounted in association with the apparatus. Sensors monitor selected operational parameters of the vehicle and transmit corresponding signals to a computer which selects an optimal tire configuration to suit the particular combination of operational parameters received from the sensors. The computer then transmits a corresponding signal instructing the tire diameter adjustment means to adjust the diameter of one or more tires in the apparatus as required to achieve the selected optimal tire configuration. |
211 |
Video mirror systems incorporating an accessory module |
US09793002 |
2001-02-26 |
US06690268B2 |
2004-02-10 |
Kenneth Schofield; Frank O'Brien; Robert L. Bingle; Niall R. Lynam |
A vehicular video mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly and a video display assembly. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror casing incorporating a reflective element. The reflective element has a rearward field of view when the interior rearview mirror assembly is mounted in a vehicle. The mirror assembly further includes a mirror-mounting portion, which is adapted to mount the interior rearview mirror assembly at an interior portion of the vehicle, such as a windshield portion or a header portion. The mirror casing is adjustable about the mirror-mounting portion for adjusting the rearward field of view of the reflective element. The video display assembly includes a video screen which is incorporated in a video display housing. The video display assembly also includes a display-mounting portion, which is adapted to mount the video display assembly at the interior portion of the vehicle. The display housing is adapted to be adjustable about the display-mounting portion for adjusting the orientation of the video screen and, further, for moving the display housing to a stowed position whereby the video screen is generally not viewable by a driver when seated in a vehicle seat in the vehicle to thereby minimize the distraction to the driver of the vehicle. |
212 |
Variable-diameter wheel apparatus for motor vehicles |
US09976268 |
2001-10-15 |
US06637834B2 |
2003-10-28 |
Douglas B. Elkow |
A wheel-and-tire apparatus having at least two coaxially mounted tires is disclosed in which the diameters of one or more of the tires in the apparatus may be adjusted to select the tire or tires which are to be in contact with the road surface. The apparatus facilitates the selective use of tires having different performance characteristics, as may be desired or preferred to suit particular road conditions or vehicle operating conditions. The diameters of particular tires are increased or decreased as required to achieve a desired configuration of relative tire diameters, using tire diameter adjustment means such as one or more pneumatic pumps mounted in association with the apparatus. Sensors monitor selected operational parameters of the vehicle and transmit corresponding signals to a computer which selects an optimal tire configuration to suit the particular combination of operational parameters received from the sensors. The computer then transmits a corresponding signal instructing the tire diameter adjustment means to adjust the diameter of one or more tires in the apparatus as required to achieve the selected optimal tire configuration. |
213 |
Variable-diameter wheel-and-tire apparatus for motor vehicles |
US10189485 |
2002-07-08 |
US06615888B2 |
2003-09-09 |
Douglas B. Elkow |
A wheel-and-tire apparatus has a pneumatic tire with two or more circumferential tread sections, the relative diameters of which may be adjusted to select the tread sections in contact with the road. The tire may have one or more air chambers. The apparatus facilitates selective use of tire tread designs and compositions having different performance characteristics to suit particular road conditions and vehicle operating parameters. Adjustment of tread section diameters is accomplished using tread diameter adjustment means having a source of compressed air. Sensors monitor selected operational parameters of the vehicle and transmit corresponding signals to a computer, which selects an optimal configuration of tread section diameters to suit the data from the sensors. The computer sends a corresponding signal instructing the tread diameter adjustment means to adjust the diameter of one or more tread sections as required to achieve the selected configuration of tread section diameters. |
214 |
Apparatus and method for alarming decrease in tire air-pressure |
US09945664 |
2001-09-05 |
US20020044051A1 |
2002-04-18 |
Toshifumi
Sugisawa |
An apparatus for alarming a decrease in tire air-pressure by using a judged value calculated based on rotational information obtained from tires fitted to a four-wheeled vehicle. The apparatus comprises: traveling determining means for determining whether the vehicle should be stopped at once or the vehicle can still travel to some extent; vehicle position detecting means; collating means for collating the detected vehicle traveling position with positional information on a blowout repairing facility; facility calling means for calling a nearest blowout repairing facility; and display means for displaying a route from the vehicle traveling position to the called facility. The apparatus according to the present invention can teach the route to the blowout repairing facility after giving the alarm of the decrease in tire pressure, thus achieving the repairing of blown-out tire after the safe traveling. |
215 |
Heated tire |
US09887241 |
2001-06-22 |
US06350963B1 |
2002-02-26 |
Kevin L. Gray |
A heated tire for melting snow and ice that contacts a vehicle's tire tread. The heated tire includes a vehicle tire that has a heating apparatus integrally formed within the tire between the tire tread and the outermost steel belt and is automatically activated by a control unit interlinked to a temperature sensor. |
216 |
Method and device for ascertaining the laden state of a vehicle |
US09882553 |
2001-06-14 |
US20020019685A1 |
2002-02-14 |
Klaus
Ries-Mueller |
A method for ascertaining the laden state of a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, the pressure in at least one tire of the vehicle being measured, and the laden state being ascertained in view of the measured tire pressure. |
217 |
Tire inflation assistance monitoring system |
US09876816 |
2001-06-07 |
US20010026218A1 |
2001-10-04 |
Kenneth
Schofield; Niall
R.
Lynam |
A vehicular tire inflation monitoring system is provided for a vehicle that includes at least one tire inflation indicator assembly, visible exterior of the vehicle, positioned at an exterior vehicle portion, such as at an exterior rearview mirror assembly. The at least one tire inflation indicator assembly provides an indication of the inflation condition of at least one of the vehicle tires. The tire inflation monitoring system includes a control receiving at least one input from at least one tire pressure sensor sensing pressure of at least one vehicle tire. The control produces an output to illuminate the at least one tire inflation indicator assembly. |
218 |
System and method for vehicle side rollover aversion |
US09551692 |
2000-04-18 |
US06290019B1 |
2001-09-18 |
Scott Edward Kolassa; Kevin J. Schemansky |
A system (10) and an associated method to avert vehicle side rollover for a vehicle (12) that has inflated tires (14A-14D). A sensor (18) senses a parameter indicative of an imminent threat of vehicle rollover to one side of the vehicle (12). A tire deflator device (e.g., 26A) reduces an inflation pressure of one of the vehicle tires (14A) on one side of the vehicle (12) to avert vehicle rollover in response to the imminent threat of vehicle rollover. |
219 |
Method and apparatus for controlling the inflation pressure of a pneumatic compactor |
US09208238 |
1998-12-09 |
US06236923B1 |
2001-05-22 |
Paul T. Corcoran; Federico Fernandez |
A method and apparatus for controlling the inflation pressure on a pneumatic compactor. The method and apparatus includes means for dynamically determining a level of density of a material to be compacted, a control system for determining a desired inflation pressure as a function of the density, and an inflation pressure system for adjusting the inflation pressure in response to the desired inflation pressure. |
220 |
Tire shock absorber |
US937693 |
1986-12-04 |
US4793395A |
1988-12-27 |
Donald E. Mahan |
A tire shock absorber for attachment to a pneumatic tube tire or pneumatic tubeless tire for improving the smoothness of ride and decreasing road vibrations, the tire shock absorber comprising a chamber having at least one valve means which permits the unrestricted flow of air from the tubeless tire or tube tire into the chamber when the tire is subjected to intermittent road pressure, the valve means permitting the return of the displaced air to the tubeless tire or tube tire subsequent to the tire being subjected to the intermittent pressure. The tire shock absorber is designed for positioning either exterior to the tire or interior to the tire depending upon whether or not it is a tube tire or a tubeless tire. |