Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130045432 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND MOBILE OBJECT - A fuel cell system capable of improving the voltage controllability of a converter provided in the system is provided. A controller judges whether or not a passing power of a DC/DC converter falls within a reduced response performance area for the number of active phases as of the present moment. When the controller determines that the passing power of the DC/DC converter falls within the reduced response performance area, the controller determines the number of phases which avoids the driving within the reduced response performance area, and outputs a command for switching to the determined number of phases (phase switching command) to the DC/DC converter. | 02-21-2013 |
20130062117 | TERMINAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRIC WIRE WITH TERMINAL CONNECTOR - An electric wire with a terminal connector includes an electric wire and a female terminal connector crimped onto a core wire exposed at the electric wire. A female terminal connector has a wire barrel having a surface to be applied to the core wire. The surface has a plurality of recesses formed therein. Each recess has an opening edge. The opening edge of the recess includes first opening edges that are parallel to each other. The first opening edges are arranged to overlap with each other in the extending direction of the electric wire so that the first opening edges are present over the entire length of all over the plurality of the recesses on the crimping portion in the extending direction of the electric wire. | 03-14-2013 |
20130062118 | Terminal Connector and Electric Wire with Terminal Connector - An electric wire with a terminal connector includes an electric wire and a female terminal connector crimped onto a core wire exposed at the electric wire. A female terminal connector has a wire barrel having a surface to be applied to the core wire. The surface has a plurality of recesses formed therein. Each recess has an opening edge. The opening edge of the recess includes first opening edges that are parallel to each other. The space between the recesses adjacent to each other in the extending direction of the first opening edge is set narrower than the space between the recesses adjacent to each other in the extending direction of the electric wire. | 03-14-2013 |
20130073143 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION APPARATUS - When a vehicle state changes from an off-road state (STEP S | 03-21-2013 |
20130080008 | CONTROL DEVICE OF VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A control device of a vehicle continuously variable transmission, includes a pair of variable pulleys consisting of an input-side variable pulley and an output-side variable pulley whose effective diameters are variable; a transmission belt wound around the pair of variable pulleys; an electromagnetic valve that controls an oil pressure fed to prevent a slip of the transmission belt; and an oil pressure sensor that detects the oil pressure controlled by the electromagnetic valve, wherein a sensor failure determination for determining whether a failure occurs in the oil pressure sensor is executed after execution of an electronic valve failure determination for determining whether a failure occurs in the electromagnetic valve. | 03-28-2013 |
20130092502 | CLUTCH DEVICE - A clutch device includes; i) a clutch mechanism including a friction engagement member capable of rotating relative to a rotating member and a clutch member that is supplied with restoration force in a direction in which the clutch member departs from the friction engagement member by a restoration spring; and ii) a cam mechanism including; a cam member that is arranged in parallel to the clutch mechanism along a rotation axis line of the rotating member and that is incapable of rotating relative to the rotating member; and a cam follower capable of rolling on a cam surface that exists between the cam member and the clutch member. The cam angle is set to make torque applied to the clutch member due to reaction force accompanied by friction engagement with the friction engagement member larger than torque applied to the clutch member by thrust force caused by an activation of the cam mechanism. | 04-18-2013 |
20130127640 | DRIVE ASSIST DEVICE AND METHOD - A drive assist device and method capable of preventing the confusion of a driver at a traffic signal with an arrow lamp are provided. An ECU has a section for determining whether or not it is possible to pass a signal, which determines whether or not a vehicle can pass a signal, and a signal waiting time notification control section, which determines a signal waiting time of the vehicle and displays it on a display unit when the section for determining whether or not it is possible to pass a signal determines that the vehicle cannot pass a signal. The section for determining whether or not it is possible to pass a signal determines not only a lighting time of only a red signal but also a lighting time of a red signal and an arrow lamp and a lighting time of a yellow signal subsequent thereto are determined as a no-pass time. | 05-23-2013 |
20130131959 | STARTING CONTROL DEVICE AND STARTING CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When a fuel oil leakage from an injector during a stop of an engine is large and a fuel oil leakage determination condition is satisfied, an intake air flow rate is increased and then the engine is started. Through such control, while the engine is cranked at the time of a start, it is possible to early scavenge an air-fuel mixture having a high concentration of HC, and it is possible to optimize an air-fuel ratio (set an air-fuel ratio to an appropriate value within a combustible range) at the time of a start of the engine. As a result, a combustion state gets better, torque at the time of a start of the engine increases, and the startability of the engine improves. | 05-23-2013 |
20130134737 | FUEL LID STRUCTURE - The present invention prevents a lock pin from coming out of a lock hole even if a fuel lid locked in a bolted manner by intrusion of the lock pin into the lock hole is pushed toward a vehicle body. A second lock hole is formed in an inner peripheral wall of the lock hole and a protruding portion formed on the lock pin is engaged in the second lock hole when the fuel lid is pushed toward the vehicle body. | 05-30-2013 |
20130147402 | DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE OF OPENING AND CLOSING BODY FOR VEHICLE - There is provided a driving control device of an opening and closing body, which drives the opening and closing body in a closed state by a motor through an idling section thereof. The device includes a calculation section for calculating a rotation speed difference between a rotation speed of the motor in the idling section and a current rotation speed of the motor; and an insertion detection section for detecting insertion of a foreign member based on the calculated rotation speed difference and a predetermined threshold value. The threshold value monotonously decreases according to an increase in the rotation amount of the motor to coincide with a fully-closed state threshold value at a predetermined rotation amount of the motor within an error range of the rotation amount corresponding to the fully-closed state, and to maintain the fully-closed state threshold value to a maximum rotation amount in the error range. | 06-13-2013 |
20130149466 | ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electrode manufacturing method includes: a coating process of applying a coating material to a metal foil while the metal foil is fed forward to form a coated foil; and a drying process of drying the coated foil by heating while the coated foil is fed forward to pass through a drying oven of a drying machine placed in line on a feeding path. The drying oven includes at least a first drying chamber which the coated foil first passes through in the drying process and a second drying chamber which the coated foil passes through following the first drying chamber. The first drying chamber has a smaller area in cross section perpendicular to the feed direction along the feeding path than an area of the second drying chamber to provide a smaller volume than a volume of the second drying chamber. | 06-13-2013 |
20130150236 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST - Disclosed is an exhaust gas purification catalyst that is provided with a base material and a catalyst later, which is formed on the base material and has an upstream side catalyst section and a downstream side catalyst section. Ba is added to the upstream side catalyst section and the downstream side catalyst section, the quantity of Ba added to the upstream side catalyst section is a quantity corresponding to 8 to 22 mass % relative to the total mass of a ceria-zirconia composite oxide contained in the upstream side catalyst section, and the quantity of Ba added to the downstream side catalyst section is a quantity corresponding to 3 to 7 mass % relative to the total mass of a ceria-zirconia composite oxide contained in the downstream side catalyst section | 06-13-2013 |
20130151118 | AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD, OF HYBRID POWER UNIT - The invention relates to an air-fuel ratio control apparatus of a hybrid power unit that selectively executes a first mode in which a ratio of a period during which an internal combustion engine is operated is relatively small, and a second mode in which the ratio of the period during which the internal combustion engine is operated is relatively large. This air-fuel ratio control apparatus executes a target air-fuel ratio correction when a difference among air-fuel ratios in a plurality of combustion chambers exists or is greater than a predetermined difference. An air-fuel ratio correction amount that is a correction amount for the target air-fuel ratio by the target air-fuel ratio correction is set according to whether operational control of the internal combustion engine according to the first mode is being executed or whether operational control of the internal combustion engine according to the second mode is being executed. | 06-13-2013 |
20130175065 | FASTENING DEVICE AND FASTENING METHOD - A fastening device includes first to third rotary sensors (position detecting unit) which are provided in a support arm and detect a position of a nut runner (fastening tool), and a main controller (controlling unit) which has a storage unit for storing a plurality of fastening positions of a chain cover, and drives the nut runner when a detection result from the first to third rotary sensors coincides with position information of the fastening position of the chain cover stored by the storage unit. Therefore, during a fastening work, an operator does not need to pull a trigger to drive and rotate the nut runner, thus reducing a burden on the operator during the fastening work. | 07-11-2013 |
20130175071 | PLATE-LIKE CONDUCTOR FOR A BUSBAR AND THE BUSBAR CONSISTING OF THE PLATE-LIKE CONDUCTOR - A plate-like conductor for a busbar, which is a clad member consisting of two copper layers derived from respective two copper plates clad on respective opposite major surfaces of an aluminum plate, an aluminum layer derived from the aluminum plate and formed integrally with the copper layers, and two alloy layers consisting of aluminum and copper and formed between the aluminum layer and the two copper layers. | 07-11-2013 |
20130189595 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PERFORMING GAS PURGE TO ADJUST AMOUNT OF WATER THEREIN - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell having laminated cells; a measuring unit that measures an impedance of the cell and a purging unit that performs purging to discharge residual water from a gas passage. The cell includes a wet region and a dry region which are set depending on a distribution of water in the cell when the purging is executed so as to set a total amount of water in the fuel cell to be a necessary amount of water to start up the fuel cell; the measuring unit measures the impedance at a local portion located at a boundary portion between the wet region and the dry region in the cell; and the purging unit terminates the purging when the impedance measured by the measuring means is larger than a predetermined reference threshold value. | 07-25-2013 |
20130196186 | PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY - A current interruption mechanism for prismatic secondary battery includes a tubular conductive member electrically connected to a positive electrode external terminal, an inversion plate, and a positive electrode collector connected to the inversion plate. The positive electrode collector has a first region that is parallel to a sealing body and a second region that is connected to a positive electrode plate. The boundaries between the first and second regions are disposed further outward than the inner surface of the tubular conductive member, and at least one of the edge portions, other than the boundaries between the first region and second region, is located further outward than the inner surface of the tubular portion of the conductive member. The current interruption mechanism is unlikely to be damaged even if the battery is subjected to shock due to vibration, falling, etc. | 08-01-2013 |
20130196187 | PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a prismatic secondary battery in which a second insulating member that has a through-hole is disposed between an inversion plate and a first region of a positive electrode collector, and through the through-hole the first region of the positive electrode collector is electrically connected to the inversion plate by a connecting portion. The positive electrode collector has an annular notch portion that encircles the connecting portions connecting with the inversion plate. The product of the thickness t of the thinnest part of the notch portion and the length L of the notch portion is 0.28 to 0.57 mm | 08-01-2013 |
20130196189 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND VEHICLE COMPRISING NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a current interruption mechanism in at least one of a conductive pathway from the positive electrode sheet to the outside of the outer body and a conductive pathway from the negative electrode sheet to the outside of the outer body. The current interruption mechanism interrupts electric current when the pressure in the outer body exceeds a predetermined value. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains an overcharge inhibitor. The overcharge inhibitor is contained in an amount of 3.0% or more and 4.5% or less with respect to the spatial volume in the outer body in terms of volume ratio. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has excellent output characteristics in a low temperature condition and can sufficiently ensure reliability even when the battery is overcharged through two-step charging in a low temperature condition. | 08-01-2013 |
20130196191 | SEALED BATTERY - Provided is a sealed battery with improved safety and reliability in which no spark discharge or voltage recovery occurs after a current interrupt mechanism has been actuated. A sealed battery | 08-01-2013 |
20130196192 | SEALED SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a sealed secondary battery having a current interrupt mechanism with a high heat resistance that prevents fusion of the current collecting plate by the Joule heat generated during high-rate charge and discharged. A current interrupt mechanism | 08-01-2013 |
20130196220 | PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY - A high-reliability prismatic secondary battery with a current interruption mechanism that is unlikely to be damaged even if the battery is subjected to shock is provided. The prismatic secondary battery includes a second insulating member having a first through-hole, the second insulating member being arranged between a first region of a positive electrode collector and an inversion plate. The first region of the positive electrode collector and the inversion plate are electrically connected to each other through the first through-hole. The second insulating member has a plurality of fixing pawl portions. The fixing pawl portions are hooked and fixed to a fixing portion formed on the outer surface side of the conductive member. | 08-01-2013 |
20130196221 | PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY - A crimped portion of a positive electrode external terminal is crimped on its upper end side to be electrically connected to a positive electrode terminal plate. This crimped portion is welded to the positive electrode terminal plate by applying high energy beams. The negative electrode side has a configuration similar to that of the positive electrode side. The contact area between the positive electrode terminal plate and the crimped portion of the positive electrode external terminal is set smaller than the corresponding contact area on the negative electrode side, and the volume of the crimped portion of the positive electrode external terminal is set larger than that of the corresponding crimped portion on the negative electrode side. Thus, a prismatic secondary battery is provided that shows strong joining strength between the external terminal and the terminal plate, suppressed internal resistance variations, and improved reliability. | 08-01-2013 |
20130196521 | BATTERY PACK BUSBAR MODULE - Abnormal noise at a battery pack busbar module is prevented. A battery pack busbar module includes busbar accommodating portions each accommodate busbars which connect in series batteries, cover portions coupled by hinges to one of side edges of openings in the busbar accommodating portions to cover the openings, and lock portions to lock the cover portions by bringing first engagement portions provided on the other side edges of the busbar accommodating portions and second engagement portions provided on the cover portions into engagement with each other, and ribs projecting from the cover portions to come into abutment with the busbar accommodating portions are formed in positions spaced away from the lock portions, a height of the ribs being set such that the second engagement portions are not brought into engagement with the first engagement portions when the ribs abut the busbar accommodating portions. | 08-01-2013 |
20130196533 | ELECTRIC CABLE CONNECTING CONSTRUCTION AND ELECTRIC CABLE CONNECTING METHOD - Attaching work of a high-voltage cable is improved. In an electric cable connecting construction of battery packs, the high-voltage cable is connected to conductors held in resin busbar modules for connection with the general electrodes by fastening crimp terminals to the conductors. Two ribs are formed on each of the busbar modules where the crimp terminal is held therebetween to limit an entrained rotation of the crimp terminal. A difference between a gap of the two ribs on one of the adjacent battery packs and a width of the crimp terminal connected to the general electrode is set to a first gap dimension L | 08-01-2013 |