Denso Corporation

Denso International America, Inc.

Shunji Yamauchi

Kazuki Kita

Gareth Webb

Michael Lozano

Cary Horvath

Marc Arceo

Christopher Levay

Katsumi Nishikawa

Christopher Guzman

Kazuteru Itou

Homare Shirai

Charles Hummer

Claudia Gonzalez

Harunori Fujitsu

Tatsuzou Suzuki

A variable resistor includes: a main body and a rotating part vertically separated away from each other, among which the main body includes: a substrate having a first main surface, a second main surface and a through hole vertically penetrating the first main surface and the second main surface; a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion provided on the first main surface; a resistor body connected thereto; an electrode positioned closer to the through hole than the resistor body; and a third conductive portion (i) provided on each of the second main surface and a partition wall surface for partitioning the through hole and (ii) connected to the electrode, and the rotating part includes: an opposing part rotatable in a circumferential direction; and a slider configured to conductively slide as the rotating part rotates.

Variable resistor and electronic device

A vehicle input device includes: an interior panel that is an opaque plate-shaped member; and multiple fixing portions for fixing the interior panel to a vehicle. In the interior panel, an operation area portion in which multiple symbols indicating multiple control contents and a non-operation area portion are set. On a rear surface side of the operation area portion, a press sensor for detecting a press operation on a switch portion and a vibrator that vibrates the operation area portion are placed. The switch portion is a portion in which the multiple symbols are placed. The vehicle input device includes a controller that specifies an operation content and causes the vibrator to vibrate. The multiple fixing portions are placed in the non-operation area portion and are not placed in the operation area portion.

Vehicle input device with uniform tactile feedback

A drive circuit for a liquid crystal panel includes a voltage output device, a resistive voltage dividing circuit, and a low-pass filter. The voltage output device has a pulse-signal output port, a first port and a second port. The pulse-signal output port outputs a pulse signal, which is modulated by pulse width modulation. The first port and the second port switch an output between a DC power supply voltage and a ground voltage. The resistive voltage dividing circuit is connected to the first port and the second port. The low-pass filter has an input and an output. The input of the low-pass filter connected to a voltage output node of the resistive voltage dividing circuit and the pulse-signal output port. The output of the low-pass filter connected to a terminal, which outputs a voltage to the liquid crystal panel.

Liquid crystal panel drive circuit and liquid crystal display apparatus

A display assembly including a first display surface in a first plane and a second display surface in a second plane. The second plane overlaps and is vertically offset from the first plane. A control device is mounted over the first display surface and includes the second display surface. The display assembly is configured to simultaneously project images onto both the first display surface and the second display surface.

Projected display in control dial

The present disclosure generally relates to a method for monitoring the performance of a blower motor for a blower unit positioned in a vehicle. The method may include: diagnosing the motor based on predefined criteria and one or more physical parameters sensed by one or more sensors; identifying a performance mode from among a plurality of modes based on the diagnosis, where the plurality of modes are predefined; determining a mode message based on a signal code protocol, where the mode message is indicative of the performance mode identified and the signal code protocol associates each of the plurality of modes with a different coded signal; and transmitting a diagnostic signal that includes the mode message to a climate control module located in the vehicle separate from the motor.

Diagnostic function for brushless blower motor

A display including a liquid crystal layer, a light source, and a wall. The liquid crystal layer includes a first display area, a second display area, and a transition area therebetween. The light source is configured to generate light of a first intensity to illuminate the first display area with light of the first intensity, and generate light of a second intensity that is greater than the first intensity to illuminate the second display area with light of the second intensity. The wall is opposite to the transition area and is configured to permit passage of light of the first intensity and light of the second intensity to the transition area such that at the transition area there is a gradual transition from light of the second intensity proximate to the second display area to light of the first intensity proximate to the first display area.

LCD display with highlighting

A gray scale control system for a liquid crystal display (LCD) positioned in a vehicle may include a microcontroller unit, a filter, and a switching network. The microcontroller unit may include a PWM port that is configured to supply a PWM signal to a LCD segment of the LCD. The filter may be operable to adjust voltage applied to the LCD segment. The switching network may include a switch device that is connected to the filter. The switching network is operable by the microcontroller unit to electrically couple and decouple the filter between the PWM port and the LCD segment by way of the switch device.

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Kariya, Japan

Shunji Yamauchi