Uchida, Toyota-Shi

Akito Uchida, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150025779	CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When a stop position of a piston resulting from the automatic stop is in a range that is on an advance side of a threshold in terms of crank angle, fuel injection is performed at beginning of the automatic restart-up in the cylinder that is in the intake stroke and an ignition is performed in a subsequent initial compression stroke in the same cylinder. When the stop position of the piston resulting is in a range that is on a retard side of the threshold in terms of crank angle, initial fuel injection is performed in the cylinder that next enters an intake stroke among the cylinders of the internal combustion engine after the beginning of automatic restart-up and initial ignition is performed in a subsequent compression stroke in the same cylinder. The threshold is determined in accordance with an amount of deviation of a crank angle.	01-22-2015

Hirokazu Uchida, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120274174	ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE STATOR - A stator includes annular segment assembly portions of phases wound on a stator core in a distributed winding manner. The annular segment assembly portion of each phase includes segment coils that are each formed in a coil shape by connecting conductor segments to each other. An annular protrusion-equipped electrical insulation sheet is inserted between two conductor segments adjacent to each other in the radial direction in a turn portion-side coil end portion that is formed of portions of the segment coils which portions are protruded to an outer side from an end surface of the stator core in the axial direction. The protrusion-equipped electrical insulation sheet has a protrusion that is provided on an end edge of an annular main body portion on the side opposite to the stator core side in the axial direction so that the protrusion is protruded in the axial direction from the end edge.	11-01-2012
20120293037	COIL FIXING MEMBER OF ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE, AND ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A coil fixing member of a rotating electrical machine, wherein the rotating electrical machine includes a ring-shaped stator core, a slot formed at inner peripheral section of the stator core, a coil arranged in the slot, and wall sections defining opening on an inner periphery of the slot in a radial direction of the stator core, and wherein the coil fixing member is inserted into the slot, the coil fixing member comprising: a pressing section that presses the coil outward in the radial direction of the stator core; and engaging sections that are adjacent to both end sections of the pressing section in a peripheral direction of the stator core, that extend from the both end sections to an inward side in the radial direction of the stator core, and that include leading end sections respectively engaged with the wall sections.	11-22-2012

Keisuke Uchida, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100200554	WELDING EQUIPMENT AND WELDING METHOD - Welding equipment includes a torch for irradiating a laser beam, wire feeding means for feeding a filler wire, and tracking means for controlling the moving tracks of the torch and the wire feeding means so as to make the moving tracks follow a welding line. The tracking means has a contactor provided so as to be advanceable/retractable for making contact with a joint object resiliently. The torch and the wire feeding means are moved so as to follow the welding line by touching the contactor of the tracking means resiliently to the joint object while feeding the filler wire to a welding portion and irradiating that portion with the laser beam, thereby joining the joint objects.	08-12-2010

Masatoshi Uchida, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090326749	DEGRADATION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE, VEHICLE, DEGRADATION ASSESSMENT METHOD FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON FOR COMPUTER TO EXECUTE THE DEGRADATION ASSESSMENT METHOD - A degradation assessment system includes a vehicle mounted with a power storage device, a charge station, a connection cable for connecting the vehicle to the charge station, and a server. The vehicle can charge the power storage device from the charge station. The charge station includes a degradation assessment device. The degradation assessment device collects data such as the voltage, charging current and temperature of the power storage device when the power storage device is charged from the charge station, and uses the collected data and assessment data obtained from the server to assess the degradation state of the power storage device.	12-31-2009
20100007481	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DEGRADATION OF POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A degradation evaluating unit collects data related to a power storage device from a vehicle through a power cable, and based on the collected data, evaluates the state of degradation of the power storage device. A data processing unit reads data related to the state of degradation of the power storage device evaluated by degradation evaluating unit from a storage unit, and processes the read data related to the state of degradation to a first display item for a user, a second display item for a dealer and a third display item for a manufacturer. A display control unit controls display of the data processed by data processing unit on a display terminal.	01-14-2010
20100010704	DEGRADATION DETERMINING APPARATUS FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND DEGRADATION DETERMINING METHOD FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A vehicle identifying unit obtains an identification number of a vehicle from the vehicle. A first evaluation unit evaluates a degradation state of a power storage device based on the use history of the power storage device obtained from the vehicle, using data analyzed beforehand concerning the relation between the use history and the degradation state of the power storage device. A second evaluation unit evaluates a degradation state of the power storage device using data collected when the power storage device of the vehicle is charged from a power station or when power is fed from the vehicle to the power station. A degradation determining unit determines the degradation state of the power storage device based on the degradation states evaluated by the first and second evaluation units.	01-14-2010
20100102776	CHARGING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE, ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE, METHOD FOR CHARGING CONTROL FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDED MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON FOR COMPUTER TO EXECUTE THE CHARGING CONTROL - An energy cost prediction unit predicts an energy cost for the next travel. A lifetime prediction unit uses a charge amount—lifetime map to predict the lifetime of a power storage device according to an amount of charge to the power storage device. A usage cost prediction unit predicts the cost of using the power storage device according to the amount of charge to the power storage device, based on the lifetime of the power storage device predicted by the lifetime prediction unit. The predicted cost associated with the amount of charge to the power storage device is indicated on a display device. In accordance with an instruction from a user, the power storage device is charged from a charging station.	04-29-2010
20100235024	HYBRID VEHICLE BATTERY LIFE EVALUATING APPARATUS - A hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus	09-16-2010
20110208382	VEHICLE BATTERY DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - A vehicle battery diagnosis system diagnoses the state of use of a battery of a vehicle, and includes: an information accumulation portion that accumulates diagnostic information that includes a use condition regarding the battery; a control plan presentation portion that presents a plurality of control plans about the vehicle for increasing the service life of the battery on the basis of the diagnostic information; and an information changing portion that changes control information regarding the control of the vehicle which is retained in a vehicle-mounted ECU of the vehicle so that the control information corresponds to a control plan selected from the plurality of control plans.	08-25-2011
20110218703	VEHICLE BATTERY DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM - A vehicle battery diagnosis system diagnoses the state of degradation of a battery of a vehicle equipped with the battery as a motive power source. The system includes: an information accumulation portion that accumulates degradation information regarding the battery; an information processing portion that reads information from the information accumulation portion, and that creates a plurality of types of screen information that are different from each other in display format, for a plurality of information recipients; a display portion that displays a screen that corresponds to at least one of the types of screen information created by the information processing portion.	09-08-2011
20140015532	REMAINING LIFE DETERMINING SYSTEM FOR STATIONARY STORAGE BATTERY, AND METHOD OF DETERMINING REMAINING LIFE OF STATIONARY STORAGE BATTERY - A remaining life determining system for a stationary storage battery has a detecting unit configured to detect an evaluation value indicative of a deterioration level of the stationary storage battery, a first storage unit configured to store a usage history of the stationary storage battery, a second storage unit configured to store remaining life information associated with usage information of the stationary storage battery, a third storage unit configured to store remaining life basic information of the stationary storage battery, and a controller configured to estimate the remaining life of the stationary storage battery, from the usage history, the evaluation value, and the remaining life information.	01-16-2014
20140015537	CONTROL SYSTEM FOR BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF DETERMINING REUSE OF BATTERY ASSEMBLY - A control system for a battery assembly that consists of a plurality of batteries determines whether the battery assembly can be reused, by using detected values of the open voltage, internal resistance and full charge capacity of each of the batteries, as evaluation parameters.	01-16-2014
20140021923	ELECTRICAL STORAGE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL STORAGE SYSTEM - An electrical storage system including electrical storage devices, relays and a controller, and a control method therefor are provided. When the electrical storage devices are discharged, the controller isolates the completely discharged electrical storage element from a current path with a corresponding bypass circuit, and isolates the completely discharged electrical storage device from the current path with the corresponding relay. When the electrical storage devices are charged, the completely charged electrical storage element is isolated from the current path with the corresponding bypass circuit, and the completely charged electrical storage device is isolated from the current path with the corresponding relay. When the electrical storage devices are charged after being discharged, the full charge capacities of each electrical storage element and each electrical storage device are calculated by accumulating a current value until being isolated from the current path.	01-23-2014
20140210483	PROCESSING DEVICE FOR BATTERY PACK AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - A processing device for a battery pack including a plurality of batteries has a voltage detection section configured to detect the voltage of each of the batteries, a first processing section configured to perform first processing for discharging the battery pack, and a second processing section configured to perform second processing for individually charging the batteries. The second processing section is configured to suppress a voltage drop by performing the second processing on the battery of which the voltage value has been reduced to a first predetermined value during the discharging in the first processing.	07-31-2014

Takahiro Uchida, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090183500	EVAPORATIVE FUEL TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An evaporative fuel treatment apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes: a communication portion that communicates a plurality of branch passages with one another at positions downstream of the plurality of throttle valves; a purge passage that introduces purge gas, containing evaporative fuel, to the communication portion; an air supply passage that flows dilution air, which is used to dilute the evaporative fuel, into the purge passage; a first flow rate changing portion that is provided in the air supply passage and that is able to change the inflow of the dilution air; and a control unit that controls the first flow rate changing portion.	07-23-2009

Takefumi Uchida, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120277979	AIR/FUEL RATIO VARIATION ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS, AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD - In an abnormality detection apparatus and an abnormality detection method for a construction in which each of cylinders is provided with a plurality of fuel injection valves, if it is discerned that a cause of the inter-cylinder variation abnormality exists in one of the fuel injection valves, an air/fuel ratio fluctuation parameter as an index value that represents the degree of the abnormality is calculated by normalizing the air/fuel ratio fluctuation parameter regarding that fuel injection valve on the basis of the injection proportion used when the parameter is measured.	11-01-2012
20120297866	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMAL AIR-FUEL RATIO VARIATION - An apparatus for detecting an abnormal air-fuel ratio variation, includes an abnormality detecting unit that detects an abnormal variation in each of a plurality of fuel injection valves on the basis of an injection ratio between the plurality of fuel injection valves, a fluctuation in the output before the injection ratio is changed and the fluctuation in the output after the injection ratio is changed; and a setting unit that corrects the abnormality determination threshold for each of the plurality of fuel injection valves on the basis of the injection ratio.	11-29-2012

Takehiro Uchida, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090031835	SHIFT DEVICE OF TRANSMISSION - A shift control ECU includes the steps of storing a position of a shift lever; starting a count-up timer when the shift lever comes to a neutral position; and recognizing a driver's request for the neutral position when a count-up timer value attains TN(	02-05-2009
20100079105	CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE AND CABLE CONNECTION STATE DETERMINING METHOD - A vehicle-side connector included at one end of a cable through which a power source outside a vehicle feeds a power storage device, includes a signal pin, a resistive element R	04-01-2010

Yozo Uchida, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130004855	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY ELECTRODE - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a battery electrode. This method comprises the steps of applying a binder solution	01-03-2013
20130022864	BATTERY ELECTRODE PRODUCTION METHOD - The present invention provides a method for producing a battery electrode having a configuration in which a compound material layer containing an active material	01-24-2013
20130130107	SECONDARY BATTERY - The secondary battery according to the present invention includes an electrode (	05-23-2013
20130255074	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The method for manufacturing a lithium ion secondary battery includes a binder coating step (	10-03-2013
20130280413	ELECTRODE MATERIAL APPLYING APPARATUS AND FILTERING APPARATUS - An electrode material applying apparatus	10-24-2013
20140079872	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A method for manufacturing a lithium ion secondary battery having electrodes in which a mix layer including a first binder and one of a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode active material is formed via a second binder on a collector. The method includes: performing pattern coating of the second binder on the surface of the collector and regularly forming binder-coated sections and uncoated sections; and feeding a powder of mix particles on the binder-coated sections and the uncoated sections so as to form the mix layer on the collector.	03-20-2014
20140134486	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The method for manufacturing a lithium ion secondary battery includes a binder coating step (	05-15-2014
20150194680	LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium-ion secondary battery has an electrode sheet having a current collecting foil formed thereon with a mixture layer containing powdered mixture particles. On the current collecting foil, there are provided a binder coated section on which a binder layer is formed having patterned markings; and a binder non-coated section on which a binder layer is not formed. The mixture particles contain at least an electrode active material and a binder. The mixture layer is formed on the binder coated section and the binder non-coated section.	07-09-2015

Yu Uchida, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160076700	HIGH PRESSURE TANK - The high pressure tank comprises a tank main body including a liner made of a resin and a mouthpiece made of a non-resin material and mounted to an open end of the liner; and a reinforcement layer provided to cover the entire tank main body and have pressure resistance. The liner includes a first contact surface arranged approximately perpendicular to a central axis of the liner to come into contact with the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece includes a second contact surface arranged to come into contact with the first contact surface of the liner. One of the first contact surface and the second contact surface includes projections, and the other includes recesses in which the projections being fitted. The second contact surface is formed in an approximately circular shape.	03-17-2016

Yutaka Uchida, Toyota-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160102761	SHIFT APPARATUS - A shift apparatus mounted on a vehicle includes: a shift switching member including valley sections according to a shift position; a positioning member provided to establish the shift position in a state of being fitted into any of the valley sections; an actuator for driving the shift switching member; and a driving force transmission mechanism including a driving-side member on an actuator side and a driven-side member on a shift switching member side, and rotating the shift switching member, wherein the driving-side and driven-side members are able to relatively rotate in an engaged state by a predetermined amount of backlash, and a position of a valley bottom of the valley section is configured to be learned, based on a difference between rotational angles on the actuator side and the shift switching member side.	04-14-2016