Class 180/199 - WITH POWERED, GROUND-ENGAGING MEANS FOR PRODUCING, OR ASSISTING IN THE PRODUCTION OF, LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE (E.G., FOR PARKING)

Subclass of Class 180 - Motor vehicles
Definition: Vehicle provided with powered means for engaging the ground
No. of patents: 37
Last issue date: 01/24/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8100213	Parking device for motor vehicles A parking device for motor vehicles to facilitate and expedite the parallel parking operation especially when the space available between two parked vehicles is not abundant. The device is typically operated after the car has entered the parking spot diagonally so t...	01/24/2012
7931108	Semi-trailer repositioner Exemplary apparatus and system for repositioning a semi-trailer are described. The repositoner may comprise two pivoting arms, each comprising a mechanical actuator attached to an underside area of the semi-trailer, wherein the pivoting arms are disposed substantial...	04/26/2011
7921952	Parking assistance system A parking assistance system includes front and rear auxiliary wheel assemblies mounted to a chassis of the vehicle and adjacent front and rear wheels of the vehicle. Each of the front and rear auxiliary wheel assemblies includes two auxiliary wheels and an auxiliary...	04/12/2011
7878284	Omni-directional tread and contiguous moving surface A tire that is capable of moving a vehicle in both longitudinal and lateral directions has been developed. The tire is mounted on a circular hub with a center opening and a concave groove around the outer edge. The groove contains an electromagnetic drive mechanism ...	02/01/2011
7375651	Parking assistance apparatus In a parking assistance apparatus disclosed herein, when a lateral parking mode switch is set at an initial stop position A, a controller calculates a backward movement start position B for parking based on a yaw angle and a steering angle of a vehicle, and issues g...	05/20/2008
7311161	Hospital bed having a drive wheel unit A hospital bed includes a carrier frame, a driven wheel unit disposed below the frame, a motor unit, a drive wheel unit disposed below the frame and coupled operably to the motor unit in such a manner that actuation of the motor unit results in rotation of the drive...	12/25/2007
7272477	Vehicle parking assisting system and method A vehicle parking assisting system detects an obstacle by sonar devices, and displays it as a present detection position and a past detection point on a display device in an overlapping manner with a combined birds-eye view image. The present detection point is disp...	09/18/2007
7256559	Walking structure of object This invention is a “four-direction moving” structure that can move in all four directions without turning first. It contains two groups of wheels that are arranged perpendicular to one another, i.e. four rows of wheels form a quadrate. Within each group, the wh...	08/14/2007
7155325	Parking assist apparatus A method for performing a parking assist control for automatically guiding a vehicle to a target parking position includes the steps of calculating a change of a vehicle direction based on a traveling distance of the vehicle and a steering angle obtained by a steeri...	12/26/2006
7099758	Parking assist apparatus A parking assist apparatus includes an initial traveling locus calculator for calculating an initial traveling locus, a new traveling locus calculating a new traveling locus when a deviation amount of the present vehicle position from a current traveling locus is eq...	08/29/2006
7085634	Parking assist apparatus and parking assist method for vehicle A parking assist apparatus allows a target parking position to be set by a user moving a target parking frame displayed together with an actual image of surroundings of a vehicle, and automatically guides the vehicle to the set target parking position. In the parkin...	08/01/2006
7018157	Powered transport apparatus for a bed A patient support and powered transport apparatus are provided. The powered transport apparatus is provided to assist a caregiver in moving the patient support from one location in a care facility to another. ...	03/28/2006
6966725	Apparatus for spreading aggregate material on a road berm An apparatus is provided for spreading aggregate material on ground. The apparatus includes a body 12, an engine 14 carried by the body, motive structure 18 powered by the engine to move the apparatus along the ground. A hopper 20 is asso...	11/22/2005
6929082	Parking assist apparatus for vehicle and control method of same In a parking assist apparatus that assists with moving, by automatic steering, a vehicle from an arbitrary stopping position to a target parking position set by the driver, a setting portion (i.e., a parking assist ECU) sets both a path from the stopping position to...	08/16/2005
6926256	Center sill car jack utilizing air bellows The disclosed jack assembly is used to raise the frame of a railroad car to a sufficient height above a wheeled truck assembly coupled to the railroad car in order to perform maintenance or remove the truck assembly. The jack assembly comprises an air-operated bello...	08/09/2005
6853313	Vehicle positioning device A method and apparatus for guiding a vehicle into an optimal position within a parking space. A first linear ray of light is projected along the centerline of a parking space. A second linear ray of light is projected at an angle to and intersecting the first linear...	02/08/2005
6672417	Arrangement in a snowmobile equipped with an apparatus for intensifying steering An arrangement in a snowmobile equipped with an apparatus for intensifying steering modifies the ski of the snowmobile to include a drum rotated by means of actuators, the drum forming at least part of the bearing surface of the ski. The rotation axis of ...	01/06/2004
6584396	Method for determining the lateral acceleration of a motor vehicle In a method for determining the lateral acceleration of a motor vehicle, the lateral acceleration is calculated from signals of a wheel sensor and a load sensor. Since in many cases these sensors are already present on the vehicle, e.g., for chassis contr...	06/24/2003
6326887	Vehicle parking aid system A parking aid system for a vehicle includes a device that measures the instantaneous distance of a vehicle part from an obstacle located in its path and generates at least one output signal indicative of the measured distance, as well as a device capable ...	12/04/2001
6202009	Method for detecting fault of vehicle motion sensors A method for detecting fault in vehicle motion sensors for a motor vehicle includes providing a measured lateral acceleration signal and yaw rate signal. The method further includes calculating, respectively, a first and second road bank angle estimate ba...	03/13/2001
6196346	Device for transverse displacement of a vehicle and a vehicle provided therewith A device for transverse movement of a vehicle has longitudinal rotatable axles and transverse rotatable axles, four rotatable wheels fixedly connected with two longitudinal rotatable axles, couplings through which the wheels are connected with four transv...	03/06/2001
6102147	Automatic steering system for vehicle In carrying out an automatic steering control for the vehicle, a deviation between an actual locus of movement of a vehicle and a standard locus of movement is corrected, so that the vehicle can be accurately guided to a target position. An automatic stee...	08/15/2000
6102419	Suspension system for electric car A suspension system for electric car constructed and arranged to prevent interference from suspension system and steering system even when wheels are steered with steering angle thereof established upto 90 degrees, thereby making it easy to park the elect...	08/15/2000
5884720	Parking device for vehicles A parking device attachable to one end of a vehicle understructure for use in parking the vehicle, includes a carriage and coupling mechanism which permits the carriage to move either to a retracted position or to a deployed vertically-spaced position, an...	03/23/1999
5742919	Method and apparatus for dynamically determining a lateral velocity of a motor vehicle A system and a method for dynamically estimating a lateral velocity of a motor vehicle for input to a controller employed to control dynamics of the motor vehicle includes sensors for measuring predetermined vehicle operating state. The system also includ...	04/21/1998
5742141	Semi-autonomous parking control system for a vehicle providing tactile feedback to a vehicle operator A semi-autonomous parking system calculates the current position as well as the desired trajectory required to accomplish the parking task by utilizing vehicle position measurements. The parking system alters the power steering's required effort to maneuv...	04/21/1998
5419580	Direction change device for use with an automobile A direction changing device for use with an automobile having a chassis, a rear wheel frame, a suspension mounted to the rear wheel frame, and front and rear wheels is disclosed. The direction changing device is operated from a power source of the automob...	05/30/1995
4997195	Pallet loader The present invention relates to a pallet loader which can be used for carrying and unloading pallets on which goods are loaded. The pallet loader of the present invention includes an initial wheel-turning driving mechanism which enables a wheel disposed ...	03/05/1991
4955450	Lifting device for motor vehicles Lifting equipment 4 for turning a four-wheeled vehicle on the spot to facilitate maneuvering, which equipment can be driven mechanically, pneumatically, hydraulically or electrically, is arranged at the underside of the vehicle and comprises a spindle-dri...	09/11/1990
4938305	Automatic direction changing apparatus for vehicle An automatic direction changing apparatus for a vehicle in which an air tube is mounted at the bottom of the vehicle body and the air tube is expanded to lift the vehicle to a predetermined height from the ground surface and the vehicle body can be moved ...	07/03/1990
4931930	Automatic parking device for automobile A device to be mounted on a car for assisting a driver to make a parallel parking or a perpendicular parking, comprises displacement-sensing devices to measure specific distance that the car moves, obstacle-sensing devices for sensing the position of obst...	06/05/1990
4776415	Safety control for baby's walker A safety control for a baby's walker comprising a typical baby's walker having a horizontally extending peripheral frame supported on four peripherally spaced apart legs having rollers or wheels and a seat secured to and extending downwardly from the peri...	10/11/1988
4616726	Device for turning an articulated motor vehicle The invention relates to a device for an articulated vehicle, for turning the vehicle about within a very limited space. According to the invention, the rear vehicle portion is provided with at least one supporting wheel mounted sideways, the axis of whic...	10/14/1986
4564209	Trailer hitch assembly This hitch assembly includes a frame which is fixedly attached to the rear of a truck and extends widthwise of the truck to provide upper and lower horizontal rails. A transverse carriage having upper and lower roller assemblies engageable with the rails ...	01/14/1986
4516653	Vehicle mounted parking device for use on front wheel drive vehicles A vehicle mounted parking device for use on a front wheel drive vehicle of the type having motive means and at least two front and two rear wheels. An auxiliary wheel is mounted substantially between and equidistant from the rear wheels and is mounted so ...	05/14/1985
4483405	Omnidirectional motorized wheelchair An omnidirectional motorized wheelchair having front wheels consisting of a pair of free wheels, and rear wheels consisting of motor-operated wheels driven by electric motors independently of each other. This wheelchair can be moved forward and backward, ...	11/20/1984
4416344	Outriggered vehicle capable of crabwise translation A rubber-tired, outriggered vehicle for use as the mounting of a mobile crane is disclosed which has two pairs of telescopic outrigger beams on the opposite sides of the vehicle body, together with a lift cylinder coacting with each outrigger beam for rai...	11/22/1983

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Class 180/199 - WITH POWERED, GROUND-ENGAGING MEANS FOR PRODUCING, OR ASSISTING IN THE PRODUCTION OF, LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE (E.G., FOR PARKING)