序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
41 RAINWATER RECYCLING SYSTEM AND METHOD US15261283 2016-09-09 US20180072253A1 2018-03-15 Carlos Humberto Felix Frias
A rainwater recycling system for a motor vehicle includes a rainwater collector, a rainwater reservoir connected to the rainwater collector and a heat exchanger to heat rainwater in the rainwater reservoir. A related method of recycling rainwater is also disclosed.
42 WORKING VEHICLE US15505419 2016-08-22 US20180050727A1 2018-02-22 Hiroyasu Furukawa
A working vehicle includes a housing member in which fluid is housed, and a gauge that indicates a remaining amount of the fluid in the housing member. The gauge is disposed at a central portion of the housing member in a longitudinal direction.
43 ASSEMBLY, A CLIP ASSEMBLY FOR RETAINING A CONDUIT AND A VEHICLE US15459850 2017-03-15 US20180015894A1 2018-01-18 Laura Nathaly Zaldivar Ortiz; Alejandro Perez-Ruiz; Steven E. Morris; Fausto Eleazar Vazquez Flores; Joel Mejia Arriaga; Marcos Rodriguez Lopez
A clip assembly includes a support defining an opening and a clip attachable to the support. The clip includes a body configured to retain a conduit and a retention member extending from the body and having a first portion inserted through the opening to attach the clip to the support and a second portion engaging the support inside the opening to prevent rotation of the clip relative to the support. The retention member is movable between an initial position from which the first portion of the retention member elastically deforms as the first portion is inserted into the opening and a final position at which the first portion of the retention member has elastically deformed back toward an original configuration once the first portion has passed beyond the opening such that the second portion engages the support inside the opening to prevent rotation of the clip relative to the support.
44 Routing And Securing System With Nested Support Arrangement US15498016 2017-04-26 US20170314706A1 2017-11-02 Martin L. Krohn; Glen Gunderson; Jade Abner; Stephen Stuhr
A routing and securing system with a nested support arrangement is provide that includes a base block and a retainer in a nested relationship with respect to each other. Routed components which may include various ones of hoses, lines, and wire harnesses of vehicles are captured between the base block and retainer at predetermined positions to allow for straightforward and repeatable installation of the routed components.
45 SOLENOID MANIFOLD DEVICE, CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SOLENOID MANIFOLD US15076760 2016-03-22 US20170277204A1 2017-09-28 Christopher H. Hutchins; Daniel P. Zula; Randy S. Wise; Timothy J. Frashure; Thomas S. Legeza
Various embodiments of a controller for controlling at least one solenoid comprise a first electrical connector for electrically communicating with a vehicle communications bus; a second electrical connector for transmitting messages to a plurality of solenoids; and a processor having control logic. The control logic is capable of associating each of a plurality of solenoids with a vehicle function when the plurality of solenoids are in electrical communication with the controller; receiving a control message at the first electrical connector in a first format to enable a first vehicle function; and electrically communicating a control message in a second format at the second electrical connector in response to receiving the control message in the first format to control one of the plurality of solenoids associated with the first vehicle function.
46 Harness system US14278144 2014-05-15 US09771035B2 2017-09-26 Joseph Lee Rottman; Justin Matthew Krager; Bhiku S. Sinai Usgaonker
Harness systems for a mining vehicle are disclosed. One system includes a first harness having a first plurality of wires coupled together and a first length. The system further comprises a second harness having a second plurality of wires coupled together and a second length, wherein at least one of the first plurality of wires is conductively coupled to at least one of the second plurality of wires. The second length spans a distance no greater than the first length. The second harness may be placed in a high risk area, which may be selected based upon at least one of one or more characteristics of the mining vehicle or a location of the high risk area within the mining vehicle.
47 DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID TANK FOR AN OFF-ROAD VEHICLE US15585041 2017-05-02 US20170234193A1 2017-08-17 Timothy Ralph Hertsgaard; Jason Keith Novacek; David Donald Blomberg; John Thomas Rasset; Erik Andrew Larson; Paul Eugene Wibbels; Daniel LaRoy Hinz; Jay Michael Larson; David Larry Tveito; David Edward Susag; Russell Victor Stoltman; Chad Alry Bautz; Nathaniel James Keller; David Sheldon Booth
A diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank for an off-road vehicle including a retaining bar configured to support the DEF tank and a channel molded into a side of the DEF tank. The channel is configured to interface with the retaining rod. The DEF tank further including a cutout formed within the channel, wherein the cutout establishes a gap between the retaining bar and a body of the DEF tank. The DEF tank also includes a drain channel molded into an exterior surface of the DEF tank. The drain channel is configured to provide structural support to the DEF tank, and the gap is configured to enable DEF flow downwardly into the drain channel without contacting the retaining bar.
48 Gas turbine engine systems US13716587 2012-12-17 US09730275B2 2017-08-08 Paul Broughton; Richard Peace; Gary Alan Skinner; Robin Charles Kennea
A gas turbine engine 10 comprises at least one rigid raft assembly that has a fluid passageway 210 at least partially embedded therein. The fluid passageway 210 is at least a part of a fluid system. In addition to the fluid passageway 210, the rigid raft assembly 200 also has at least a part of another system. For example, the rigid raft assembly may also include electrical conductors 252, which are part of an electrical system. The rigid raft assembly 200 may be lighter, easier to assemble, more robust and more compact than conventional solutions for providing systems to gas turbine engines.
49 Externally controlled switch mechanism US15227452 2016-08-03 US09682820B2 2017-06-20 Ralph Waldo Whitfield, Jr.; Brian H. Ham; Albert Jiang
A control mechanism for a refuse vehicle includes a first control valve that operates a first hydraulically controlled mechanism and a second control valve that operates a second hydraulically controlled mechanism. The control mechanism also includes a plurality of switches and a pneumatic control mechanism. The plurality of switches generates a valve select signal and a mode signal. The pneumatic control mechanism selectively controls the first control valve and the second control valve based on the valve select signal and the mode signal. An operator of the refuse vehicle actuates the plurality of switches while the operator is operating the pneumatic control mechanism.
50 Line Arrangement For A Motor Vehicle Having At Least One Line Which Is Configured As A Textile Hose US15217662 2016-07-22 US20170022845A1 2017-01-26 Gottfried RAAB; Josef KLAMMER; Stefan ROBAUSCH
A line arrangement for a motor vehicle, preferably for a waste heat utilization system of a motor vehicle. The line arrangement includes one or more lines for conducting a fluid medium and is distinguished, in particular, by the fact that at least one line comprises at least one textile hose or is configured as at least one textile hose, and the textile hose has a textile structure and an inner sheath.
51 Externally Controlled Switch Mechanism US15227452 2016-08-03 US20160340121A1 2016-11-24 Ralph Waldo WHITFIELD, JR.; Brian H. HAM; Albert JIANG
A control mechanism for a refuse vehicle includes a first control valve that operates a first hydraulically controlled mechanism and a second control valve that operates a second hydraulically controlled mechanism. The control mechanism also includes a plurality of switches and a pneumatic control mechanism. The plurality of switches generates a valve select signal and a mode signal. The pneumatic control mechanism selectively controls the first control valve and the second control valve based on the valve select signal and the mode signal. An operator of the refuse vehicle actuates the plurality of switches while the operator is operating the pneumatic control mechanism.
52 Externally controlled switch mechanism US13833779 2013-03-15 US09428128B2 2016-08-30 Ralph Waldo Whitfield, Jr.; Brian H. Ham; Albert Jiang
A control mechanism for a refuse vehicle includes a first control valve that operates a first hydraulically controlled mechanism and a second control valve that operates a second hydraulically controlled mechanism. The control mechanism also includes a plurality of switches and a pneumatic control mechanism. The plurality of switches generates a valve select signal and a mode signal. The pneumatic control mechanism selectively controls the first control valve and the second control valve based on the valve select signal and the mode signal. An operator of the refuse vehicle actuates the plurality of switches while the operator is operating the pneumatic control mechanism.
53 Electrical raft with map US13716516 2012-12-17 US09426844B2 2016-08-23 Paul Broughton; Richard Peace; Gary Alan Skinner; Robin Charles Kennea; Michael Christopher Willmot; Philip Summerfield
An electrical raft 200 is provided that has electrical conductors 252 embedded in a rigid material 220. The electrical raft 200 may have other embedded components, such as embedded fluid pipes 210. The electrical raft 200 is provided with a raft map 400 that indicates the location and/or path of components embedded in the electrical raft 200. The raft map 400 can be used to identify the positions of the embedded components, and may also be provided with active elements, such as LEDs, which may be used to indicate an operating state of the systems/components embedded in the electrical raft 200. The raft map 400 may be useful in assembly, repair and fault diagnosis, for example.
54 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING A THERMODYNAMIC SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE US14596528 2015-01-14 US20160201520A1 2016-07-14 Shiguang ZHOU
A vehicle has a vehicle system with a waste heat fluid. An expander, a condenser, a pump, and an evaporator are provided in sequential fluid communication in a thermodynamic cycle containing a working fluid. The evaporator is configured to transfer heat from the waste heat fluid to the working fluid. At least one valve adjacent to the pump is controlled to control fluid flow through at least one chamber to maintain a pressure of the fluid at a pump inlet at a threshold pressure above a saturated vapor pressure associated with a temperature at a condenser outlet when ambient temperature varies.
55 Methods and systems for compressed natural gas (CNG) US14729727 2015-06-03 US09358877B2 2016-06-07 Gary Gibb; Michael Pintz; Stephen Polatas
Provided is a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system that can include a frame and at least one container. The frame can include a first side and a second side, with each side being configured to partly define a portion of an interior space. The at least one container can be configured to house or contain CNG and can be engaged to and partly encased by the frame. The at least one container can be partly located within the interior space of at least one of the first side or the second side. The frame assembly can be engaged to a chassis of a vehicle such that the at least one container is located either at least partially underneath a cab of the vehicle or at least partially behind a cab of the vehicle.
56 Open Center Hydraulic Flushing System and Method US14556267 2014-12-01 US20160153556A1 2016-06-02 Aaron R. Kenkel
An open center flushing valve for a hydraulic system including a hydraulic circuit and a fluid flushing system, where the flushing valve has multiple positions that each include a fluid exhaust path through the flushing valve. Any of the flushing valve positions couples the hydraulic circuit to the fluid flushing system through a fluid exhaust path for that position. The flushing valve can include unpowered and powered positions. The hydraulic circuit can have two sides separately coupled to the flushing valve where in a powered position, only one side of the hydraulic circuit is coupled to the fluid flushing system through the flushing valve, and in an unpowered position both sides of the hydraulic circuit are coupled to the fluid flushing system through the flushing valve. In a powered position, the lower pressure side of the hydraulic circuit can be coupled to the fluid flushing system through the flushing valve.
57 Electrical structure having a grounding plane US13716300 2012-12-17 US09204497B2 2015-12-01 Michael Christopher Willmot; John Philip Richardson; Jason Watkiss; Paul Broughton; Richard Peace; Gary Alan Skinner; Robin Charles Kennea
An electrical assembly including electrical raft having electrical conductors embedded in a rigid material is provided. The electrical assembly has an electrically conductive screen layer. The electrically conductive screen layer provides electromagnetic protection to the electrical conductors. The electrically conductive screen layer is electrically connected to a mounting fixture, which in turn may be electrically connected to an apparatus on which the electrical assembly may be mounted. The electrical raft is used to transport electrical signals (which may be, for example power and/or control signals), for example around a gas turbine engine.
58 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) US14729727 2015-06-03 US20150266372A1 2015-09-24 GARY GIBB; MICHAEL PINTZ; STEPHEN POLATAS
Provided is a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system that can include a frame and at least one container. The frame can include a first side and a second side, with each side being configured to partly define a portion of an interior space. The at least one container can be configured to house or contain CNG and can be engaged to and partly encased by the frame. The at least one container can be partly located within the interior space of at least one of the first side or the second side. The frame assembly can be engaged to a chassis of a vehicle such that the at least one container is located either at least partially underneath a cab of the vehicle or at least partially behind a cab of the vehicle.
59 Cooling Line Grommet Sealing Passage Through Multiple Vehicle Panels US13956613 2013-08-01 US20150035319A1 2015-02-05 David D. Fabricatore; Emin Oker; Elizabeth Louise Dearie
A grommet assembly for sealing an opening through a floor pan and a reinforcement panel that are spaced apart is disclosed. The grommet assembly also seals around cooling lines that pass through the grommet assembly. The grommet assembly defines hollow sealing legs having extended and inverted positions in which the cooling lines are sealed when the hollow sealing legs are in the inverted position. The grommet assembly seals on the floor pan and is attached to the reinforcement panel. A mounting bracket for the grommet is disclosed having recessed and slotted apertures to aid in receiving the mounting post and aligning the grommet in the opening.
60 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) SYSTEM US14148104 2014-01-06 US20140251479A1 2014-09-11 GARY GIBB; MICHAEL PINTZ; STEPHEN POLATAS
Provided is a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system comprising a frame, a first container, a second container, a first manifold, a second manifold, and a casing. The frame may have: a first side; a first connecting member; and a second side. The first container may be configured to house or contain CNG and be engaged to and substantially shrouded by the first side of the frame. The second container may be configured to house or contain CNG and be engaged to and substantially shrouded by the second side of the frame. The first manifold may be engaged to and substantially shrouded by the first side of the frame. The second manifold may be engaged to and substantially shrouded by the second side of the frame. The casing may at least partially surround the frame, the first container, the first manifold, and the second manifold.
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