A vehicle control apparatus includes a host vehicle position recognizer, a moving object recognizer, a map database, an influence recognizer configured to recognize an influence of a moving object around the host vehicle traveling along a target path of the host vehicle, and a vehicle controller configured to decelerate the host vehicle to avoid collision with the moving object based on the influence. Map information includes area information regarding a plurality of areas on the map for specifying the moving object that is a target of recognizing the influence. When the host vehicle position satisfies predetermined host vehicle position conditions set in advance for each area, the influence recognizer recognizes the influence of the moving object present in the area where the host vehicle position satisfies the host vehicle position conditions, based on the host vehicle position, the area information, and the recognition result from the moving object recognizer.
A vehicle structure for an electric vehicle according to the present disclosure comprises a radiator, a power unit for an electric vehicle, and a power supply unit for supplying power to the power unit. One between the power unit and the power supply unit has a cover member having an opposing surface that receives air which has passed through a radiator. The opposing surface has a downward inclined surface for which the distance from the radiator along the front-rear direction of the vehicle becomes greater toward a lower end of the opposing surface, or a width-direction inclined surface for which the distance from the radiator along the front-rear direction of the vehicle becomes greater toward at least one among width-direction ends of the opposing surface.
A drive device according to the present disclosure comprises: a three-phase motor having a stator provided with stator windings; and first and second inverters. First to third stator windings are electrically separated from other stator windings. The U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase of three-phase alternating-current from the first inverter can be electrically connected to first terminals of the first to third stator windings, and the U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase of three-phase alternating-current from the second inverter can be electrically connected to a second terminal of the third stator winding, a second terminal of the first stator winding, and a second terminal of the second stator winding. The first and second inverters are configured to be capable of supplying three-phase alternating-current having phases that are mutually offset by π/3.
H02P 25/18 - Arrangements or methods for the control of AC motors characterised by the kind of AC motor or by structural details characterised by the circuit arrangement or by the kind of wiring with arrangements for switching the windings, e.g. with mechanical switches or relays
A vehicle power supply control device includes an interlock circuit configured to detect opening of a case of an electronic device, an interlock detecting unit configured to detect the opening based on an input signal from the interlock circuit, a vehicle speed detecting unit, and a power supply control unit configured to cut off supply of electric power from an onboard battery to the electronic device when a duration of a state in which a vehicle speed is 0 exceeds a predetermined stoppage time after the opening of the case has been detected.
This deceleration control device is provided with: a valve that is opened to thereby supply compressed air to a brake mechanism and is closed to thereby stop the supply of the compressed air to the brake mechanism; a sensor for detecting the air pressure of the compressed air supplied to the brake mechanism; a brake instruction acquisition unit for acquiring a brake instruction signal for deceleration control; an air pressure acquisition unit for acquiring the air pressure from the sensor; and a valve control unit for controlling the valve to open or close the same. The valve control unit starts the deceleration control if the brake instruction signal has been acquired and, in the deceleration control, controls the valve to close when the air pressure has risen to at or above a predetermined first threshold value, and controls the valve to open when the air pressure has fallen to at or below a predetermined second threshold value smaller than the first threshold value.
B60T 8/00 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force
B60T 13/36 - Compressed-air systems direct, i.e. brakes applied directly by compressed air
B60T 13/68 - Electrical control in fluid-pressure brake systems by electrically-controlled valves
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CRUISING RANGE CALCULATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING CRUISING RANGE
A cruising range calculation device according to an aspect of the present disclosure calculates a cruising range of a moving body comprising an electric motor as a power source, and a power storage device that supplies power to the electric motor. The cruising range calculation device comprises: a remaining capacity calculation unit that calculates remaining capacity of the power storage device; an electric mileage calculation unit that calculates electric mileage on the basis of a travel distance of the moving body and electricity consumption of the power storage device; a setting unit that sets a rate coefficient indicating a degree of increasing and reducing the electric mileage on the basis of a state of the electric motor; a rate processing unit that executes a rate process of correcting the electric mileage using the rate coefficient; a range calculation unit that calculates a cruising range of the moving body on the basis of the electric mileage having been subjected to the rate process and the remaining capacity of the power storage device; and a display control unit that displays the cruising range of the moving body on a gauge.
B60L 7/14 - Dynamic electric regenerative braking for vehicles propelled by ac motors
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
B60L 50/60 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by batteries
B60L 58/12 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries responding to state of charge [SoC]
Provided is an electric vehicle control device for controlling the acceleration and deceleration of an electric vehicle having a motor serving as a driving source. This electric vehicle control device comprises: an accelerator opening degree detection unit for detecting the accelerator opening degree of an electric vehicle; a motor rotation speed detection unit for detecting the rotation speed of the motor; and a motor control unit for controlling the motor, wherein the motor control unit obtains a target torque on the basis of the accelerator opening degree and the rotation speed of the motor, obtains a torque rate that is an amount of change in torque per unit time on the basis of the accelerator opening degree, and controls the motor so that the torque of the motor becomes the target torque at the torque rate.
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performance; Adaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
B60L 7/14 - Dynamic electric regenerative braking for vehicles propelled by ac motors
This air brake system has a backup air system, and comprises: a double check valve provided to an air flow path that connects a brake valve and a front axle modulator in the backup air system; an air flow path constituted by a second air flow path that connects the double check valve and an air tank; a front solenoid valve provided to the air flow path; and a pressure-reducing valve provided to the air flow path.
B60T 8/17 - Using electrical or electronic regulation means to control braking
B60T 8/1761 - Brake regulation specially adapted to prevent excessive wheel slip during vehicle deceleration, e.g. ABS responsive to wheel or brake dynamics, e.g. wheel slip, wheel acceleration or rate of change of brake fluid pressure
This solenoid valve control part comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires the rotational speed of a propulsion shaft that transmits power from a vehicle transmission to a differential gear; an estimation unit that estimates a vehicle wheel speed on the basis of the rotational speed of the propulsion shaft; a calculation unit that calculates a vehicle brake slip ratio on the basis of the wheel speed estimate by the estimation unit; and a control unit that performs vehicle ABS control on the basis of the brake slip ratio calculated by the calculation unit.
B60T 13/36 - Compressed-air systems direct, i.e. brakes applied directly by compressed air
B60T 8/1761 - Brake regulation specially adapted to prevent excessive wheel slip during vehicle deceleration, e.g. ABS responsive to wheel or brake dynamics, e.g. wheel slip, wheel acceleration or rate of change of brake fluid pressure
B60T 8/88 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration with failure responsive means, i.e. means for detecting and indicating faulty operation of the speed responsive control means
A treatment device for treating a blowby gas from a hydrogen engine, the treatment device comprising: a catalytic part that is provided to an exhaust flow path through which an exhaust gas from the hydrogen engine is made to pass, and that reduces nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas by using hydrogen as a reducing agent; a scavenging flow path through which the blowby gas from the hydrogen engine is made to pass; a scavenging pump that is provided to the scavenging flow path, and with which the blowby gas is scavenged from the hydrogen engine and made to pass through the scavenging flow path; a hydrogen separation filter that is provided downstream of the scavenging pump in the scavenging flow path, and that separates hydrogen contained in the blowby gas so as to generate, from the blowby gas, hydrogen gas and a treated gas that is a blowby gas obtained after removal of the hydrogen; and a hydrogen-gas adding part for adding the hydrogen gas generated at the hydrogen separation filter to the catalytic part.
F01M 13/02 - Crankcase ventilating or breathing by means of additional source of positive or negative pressure
C01B 3/56 - Separation of hydrogen or hydrogen containing gases from gaseous mixtures, e.g. purification by contacting with solids; Regeneration of used solids
In the present invention, a route generation device is provided with: a road information acquisition unit for acquiring road information including traffic lane information representing a traffic lane and object information representing an object; a travelable area map generation unit for generating, on the basis of the road information, a travelable area map which includes traffic lane boundaries defining width-directional ends of a traffic lane and a vehicle-contacting boundary in the road width direction defined by an object present in a space at a prescribed height or higher; a route generation unit for generating, on the basis of the travelable area map, a route in which the entirety of a vehicle stays in the vehicle-contacting boundary and all the wheels of the vehicle stay within the traffic lane boundaries; and an output unit for outputting route information representing a route generated by the route generation unit.
This steering control device comprises: a feed-forward steering angle determining unit for determining a feed-forward steering angle corresponding to a target yaw rate; a feedback steering angle determining unit for determining a feedback steering angle on the basis of a yaw rate detected by a yaw rate sensor and a steering angle detected by a steering angle sensor; a target steering angle determining unit for determining a target steering angle of a vehicle on the basis of the feed-forward steering angle and the feedback steering angle; and a correcting unit which, if the yaw rate detected by the yaw rate sensor exceeds a target yaw rate range including the target yaw rate, and the steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor moves periodically, performs feedback steering angle fixing control for correcting the feedback steering angle output to the target steering angle determining unit to a fixed value.
A reference steering angle determination method according to one embodiment of this invention includes: a step for measuring the amount of lateral movement of a vehicle when the vehicle travels a fixed distance from a starting point to an endpoint in a state in which the steering of the vehicle is fixed at a first steering angle, said lateral direction being a direction parallel to the width direction of the vehicle at the starting point; a step for calculating a theoretical amount of lateral movement of the vehicle when the vehicle travels the fixed distance in a state in which the steering of the vehicle is set to a second steering angle, the second steering angle being a steering angle for which the amount of deviation relative to the midpoint of the steering is within a preset permissible range; and a step for setting the first steering angle as a reference steering angle that serves as a reference steering angle for the vehicle, when the measured amount of lateral movement is equal to or less than the theoretical amount of lateral movement.
Provided is a control device (brake effectiveness determination device) configured to carry out first control of outputting a braking instruction for brake effectiveness determination to a braking device in a self-driving vehicle during travel and second control of detecting a travel state of the self-driving vehicle after the first control and determining whether or not the brake effectiveness is appropriate on the basis this travel state.
B60T 17/22 - Devices for monitoring or checking brake systems; Signal devices
B60T 8/88 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration with failure responsive means, i.e. means for detecting and indicating faulty operation of the speed responsive control means
B60W 10/04 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units
B60W 10/18 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of braking systems
B60W 50/04 - Monitoring the functioning of the control system
B60W 60/00 - Drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles
Provided is a yaw rate calibration device comprising: a lateral position acquisition unit that acquires a lateral position of a vehicle with respect to a target travel position of a travel lane in which the vehicle travels; a driver steering torque acquisition unit that acquires a driver steering torque inputted by a driver; and a zero-point calibration unit that calibrates the zero point of a yaw rate sensor, wherein the zero-point calibration unit calibrates the zero point of the yaw rate sensor on the basis of the lateral position acquired by the lateral position acquisition unit and the driver steering torque acquired by the driver steering torque acquisition unit.
A vehicle control device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a lateral position acquisition unit that acquires a lateral position of a vehicle; a feedforward control unit that determines a feedforward steering angle corresponding to a target yaw rate; a feedback control unit that determines a feedback steering angle on the basis of a yaw rate measured by a yaw rate sensor and a steering angle measured by a steering angle sensor; a steering angle determination unit that determines the steering angle of the vehicle on the basis of the feedforward steering angle and the feedback steering angle; an erratic steering determination unit that detects erratic steering of the vehicle on the basis of a change over time in the lateral position of the vehicle; and an adjustment unit that, when the erratic steering determination unit has detected erratic steering of the vehicle, adjusts the feedback steering angle so as to reduce an amount of variation of the feedback steering angle relative to an average value thereof over a most recent fixed period.
This vehicle control device controls an automobile that runs with an electric motor as the power source, and the vehicle control device is provided with a control unit that controls the electric motor. The control unit controls the electric motor so that when the torque of the electric motor decreases from a torque positive-side region in which the electric-motor torque is in the direction of accelerating the automobile, toward a torque negative-side region in which the electric-motor torque is in the direction of decelerating the automobile, the torque rate, which is the rate of change in torque per unit time, in the torque negative-side region will be smaller than the torque rate in the torque positive-side region.
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performance; Adaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
This parking route generation device comprises: a pattern storage unit that stores a plurality of reverse path patterns based on a rear axle of a trailer for each wheelbase length of the trailer; a position-setting unit that sets a parking start position for a connected vehicle and a parking target position for the connected vehicle; a trajectory generation unit that generates a plurality of reverse trajectory profiles on the basis of information indicating the wheelbase length of the trailer in the connected vehicle, and information stored in the pattern storage unit; a trajectory selection unit that selects a reverse trajectory profile in which the connected vehicle does not collide with an obstacle; a route-deciding unit that decides a parking route such that the connected vehicle, having begun to park from the parking start position, will be parked in the parking target position by moving in reverse after moving forward; and a route output unit that outputs the parking route.
A drive control device for a multi-axle-driving electrified vehicle including a first driving axle that is rotationally driven by a first electric motor and a second driving axle that is rotationally driven by a second electric motor includes: an axle load distribution change control unit configured to perform axle load distribution change control for changing an axle load distribution for the first driving axle and the second driving axle; and a drive control unit configured to control operations of the first electric motor and the second electric motor. The drive control unit is configured to perform driving force change control for changing driving forces of the first electric motor and the second electric motor when the axle load distribution change control unit performs the axle load distribution change control.
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performance; Adaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
B60L 15/00 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performance; Adaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train
B60W 10/22 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of suspension systems
B60W 10/08 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
B60G 9/00 - Resilient suspensions for a rigid axle or axle housing for two or more wheels
B60G 21/10 - Interconnection systems for two or more resiliently-suspended wheels, e.g. for stabilising a vehicle body with respect to acceleration, deceleration or centrifugal forces not permanently interconnected, e.g. operative only on acceleration, only on deceleration, or only at off-straight position of steering
B60G 17/015 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or s the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements
A battery pack may include battery cells, each of which may have a pair of first surface portions facing each other in a first direction and have a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate stacked so as to be arranged in the first direction, an outer shell portion that houses the stacked battery cells, elastic structures, each of which may be provided between the battery cells adjacent to each other in the first direction, and a plurality of frames that may fix the battery cells to the outer shell portion. The elastic structures may be disposed so as to cover the central portions of the first surface portions and the frames may be disposed so as to cover an outer circumference portions of the first surface portions.
H01M 50/291 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs characterised by their shape
H01M 50/209 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells
H01M 50/103 - Primary casings, jackets or wrappings of a single cell or a single battery characterised by their shape or physical structure prismatic or rectangular
H01M 50/264 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders with fastening means, e.g. locks for cells or batteries, e.g. straps, tie rods or peripheral frames
H01M 50/249 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains
H01M 50/242 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by physical properties of casings or racks, e.g. dimensions adapted for protecting batteries against vibrations, collision impact or swelling
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Injection amount calculation device, injection amount control method, and exhaust gas purification device
A controller 1 includes a calculation unit 10 that receives the current sensor value A1 of the vehicle and calculates an injection amount based on the current sensor value A1 and a target value of the ammonia adsorption amount of the selective reduction catalyst 105 so that the ammonia adsorption amount approaches the target value, and a prediction unit 20 that receives the current sensor value B1 and calculates a corrected target value by future prediction based on the current sensor value B1. The calculation unit 10 calculates the injection amount based on the corrected target value calculated by the prediction unit 20.
F01N 3/20 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operation; Control specially adapted for catalytic conversion
A cooling system for cooling a fuel cell on a vehicle includes a radiator, a branch portion connected to an outlet side of the radiator, a confluence portion connected to an inlet side of the radiator, a first passage and a second passage connected in parallel between the confluence portion and the branch portion, a fuel cell and a first pump provided in the first passage, a resistor and a second pump provided in the second passage, and a backflow preventer provided in the second passage. The first passage has no backflow preventer.
Provided is a brake control apparatus of an automobile that drives drive wheels by an electric motor to which electric power is supplied from a battery and obtains a braking force by regenerative braking of the electric motor while charging the battery, including: a speed change process unit configured to increase a rotation speed of the electric motor with respect to a rotation speed of the drive wheels when operating the regenerative braking.
An operating mode control device includes a travel driving force information acquisition unit configured to acquire a time-series travel driving force when traveling on a travel route; a vehicle speed information acquisition unit configured to acquire a time-series vehicle speed when traveling on the travel route; a motor operation estimation unit configured to estimate a time-series torque and rotation speed of the motor on the basis of a time-series travel driving force and vehicle speed; an efficiency calculation unit configured to acquire a time-series efficiency value of each operating mode on the basis of the time-series torque and rotation speed and calculate a total efficiency value; an operating mode determination unit configured to determine the operating mode having the highest total efficiency value as a default operating mode; and an operation control unit configured to control an operation by the default operating mode.
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performance; Adaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
B60L 50/51 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells characterised by AC-motors
A battery management device includes: a first switch state acquisition unit configured to acquire the state of an ignition switch; a determination unit configured to determine to perform correction control for correcting an error in the state of charge (SOC) of the battery when the ignition switch is operated from ON to OFF; a correction control unit configured to perform the correction control of the SOC of the battery when it is determined that the correction control is to be performed; and a second switch state acquisition unit configured to acquire the state of a cancel switch for canceling the execution of the correction control. When the ignition switch is operated from ON to OFF while the cancel switch is ON, the determination unit determines that the correction control is not to be performed.
B60L 58/13 - Maintaining the SoC within a determined range
B60L 53/62 - Monitoring or controlling charging stations in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge
B60L 58/40 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for controlling a combination of batteries and fuel cells
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H02J 7/14 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from dynamo-electric generators driven at varying speed, e.g. on vehicle
A cooling device according to one aspect is mounted on a vehicle comprising a vehicle component having a curved surface. This cooling device comprises: a radiator disposed so as to face the curved surface of the vehicle component on one side surface among a pair of side surfaces of a vehicle; and a radiator fan which is disposed between the radiator and the vehicle component and blows outside air to the curved surface from the radiator.
B60K 11/04 - Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds
B60K 1/04 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units of the electric storage means for propulsion
B60K 8/00 - Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units not provided for in one of main groups
B60L 50/70 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by fuel cells
B60L 58/33 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling fuel cells for controlling the temperature of fuel cells, e.g. by controlling the electric load by cooling
A lane deviation suppression device that comprises: an operability determination unit that determines whether or not a lane deviation suppression operation that suppresses deviation of a vehicle from a traffic lane is possible, determining same on the basis of the yaw angle for the vehicle relative to the traffic lane the vehicle is traveling in; and a vehicle body slip angle acquisition unit that acquires a vehicle body slip angle for the vehicle. The operability determination unit deducts the vehicle body slip angle from the yaw angle and determines whether or not the lane deviation suppression operation is possible.
This steering control device comprises: a traveling scene determining unit which determines a traveling scene of an own vehicle; and a steering control unit which performs steering control for the own vehicle so that the own vehicle travels in the own lane on which the own vehicle is traveling at a traveling position according to the traveling scene.
According to the present invention, a self-position estimation device is provided with a peripheral object information acquisition unit for acquiring peripheral object information, a storage unit storing map information and dynamic object information, a dynamic object determination unit, and a self-position estimation unit. The dynamic object information has fixed portion information that is information regarding a fixed portion in which the morphology of the dynamic object does not change, and a movable portion information that is information regarding a movable portion in which the morphology of the dynamic object changes. The dynamic object determination unit performs a comparison between the peripheral object information and the fixed portion information to determine whether a dynamic object is present in the vicinity of a mobile body, and if the dynamic object determination unit determines that a dynamic object is present in the vicinity of the mobile body, the self-position estimation unit excludes a portion corresponding to the dynamic object from the peripheral object information and performs a comparison between the map information and the peripheral object information to estimate the position of the mobile body on the map information.
A suspension structure for a power unit is configured to suspend a power unit including a motor, a transaxle, and a power control unit. In the suspension structure for a power unit, the transaxle is arranged in a substantially center portion in a vehicle width direction, the motor is arranged at a position on an upper side with respect to the transaxle, and on one side in the vehicle width direction, and the power control unit is arranged at a position on the upper side with respect to the transaxle, and on an opposite side of the motor. In the suspension structure for a power unit, the motor and the power control unit are suspended on a principal axis of inertia substantially parallel with an axis in the vehicle width direction.
This vehicle control device comprises: a host vehicle position recognition unit that recognizes a host vehicle position, which is the position on a map of a host vehicle; a moving body recognition unit that recognizes a moving body in the surroundings of the host vehicle; a map database in which map information is stored; an effect recognition unit that recognizes the effect of the moving body on the host vehicle traveling along a target route, on the basis of the recognition result of the moving body recognition unit and the target route of the host vehicle; and a vehicle control unit that reduces the speed of the host vehicle so as to avoid a collision with the moving body on the basis of the recognition result of the effect recognition unit. The map information includes area information relating to a plurality of areas on the map for specifying the moving body that is the target of the effect recognition. When the host vehicle position satisfies a prescribed host vehicle position condition preset for each area, the effect recognition unit recognizes the effect for the moving body present in an area in which the host vehicle position satisfies the host vehicle position condition, on the basis of the host vehicle position, the area information, and the recognition result of the moving body recognition unit.
A vehicle-use power supply control device (1) comprises: interlock circuits (3, 4) for detecting the opening of cases (62, 72) of electronic devices (6, 7); an interlock detection unit (21) that detects the opening on the basis of input signals from the interlock circuits; a vehicle speed detection unit (22); and a power supply control unit (23) that shuts off the supply of electric power from a vehicle-mounted battery (8) to the electronic device if, after the opening of the case was detected, the duration of the state in which the vehicle speed is zero exceeds a predetermined vehicle stoppage time.
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
B60K 1/04 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units of the electric storage means for propulsion
A transport vehicle configured to run on electricity generated by a fuel cell includes: a body having a cargo space for freight; a chassis frame located below the body and supporting the body; and a tank unit including a plurality of tanks that stores fuel gas to be used for power generation by the fuel cell and a connecting portion connecting the tanks, the tank unit being located between the cargo space and the chassis frame.
A convoy travel system includes a plurality of vehicles and is configured such that the plurality of vehicles form a convoy and travel. The plurality of vehicles include a preceding vehicle and following vehicles configured so as to follow the preceding vehicle by means of automatic driving. The preceding vehicle is equipped with a steering information acquisition unit configured so as to acquire steering information pertaining to steering of the preceding vehicle, and a transmission unit configured so as to transmit the steering information to the following vehicles. The following vehicles are equipped with a reception unit configured so as to receive the steering information, and an automatic driving control unit configured so as to begin a steering angle control for avoiding a collision with an obstruction when the steering information indicates the execution of emergency steering for avoiding a collision with the obstruction.
G08G 1/00 - Traffic control systems for road vehicles
B60W 30/09 - Taking automatic action to avoid collision, e.g. braking and steering
B60W 30/095 - Predicting travel path or likelihood of collision
B60W 30/165 - Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle automatically following the path of a preceding lead vehicle, e.g. "electronic tow-bar"
In the present invention, a battery pack (1) comprises: battery cells (10) which each have a pair of first surface parts opposing in a first direction, and which are layered so that a positive electrode plate (14a) and a negative electrode plate (14b) are aligned in the first direction; an outer shell (80) that accommodates the layered battery cells (10); an elastic member (60) that is provided between the battery cells (10) that are adjacent in the first direction; and a plurality of frames (20) for fixing the battery cells (10) to the outer shell (80). The elastic member (60) is disposed so as to cover a center portion of the first surface parts (11), and the frames (20) are disposed so as to cover an outer circumferential portion of the first surface parts (11).
A fuel cell assembly is mounted on a vehicle via a mounting portion. The fuel cell assembly includes a first fuel cell unit, a first frame portion on which the first fuel cell unit is mounted and fixed, a second fuel cell unit, a second frame portion on which the second fuel cell unit is mounted and fixed, and a connecting portion that connects the first frame portion and the second frame portion such that the second fuel cell unit is located above the first fuel cell unit.
A travel assistance device configured to execute travel assistance when a plurality of vehicles form a vehicle group and travel in a line. The travel assistance device includes: a first control unit configured to, if there is lane-change instruction for the vehicle group, cause an end-of-line vehicle to change lanes, such vehicle being the vehicle from among the plurality of vehicles forming the vehicle group that is positioned at the end of the line; and a second control unit configured to, following the lane change of the end-of-line vehicle, allow a lane change for at least one vehicle that is other than the end-of-line vehicle and that is one of the vehicles forming the vehicle group.
B60W 10/20 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of steering systems
B60W 30/165 - Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle automatically following the path of a preceding lead vehicle, e.g. "electronic tow-bar"
B60W 50/00 - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit
A driving assistance device includes a guide line detecting unit configured to detect the guide line, a remaining distance acquiring unit configured to acquire a remaining distance to the scheduled stop position, and a braking control unit configured to control deceleration of a vehicle. The guide line detecting unit detects a base-point mark, a curvature of the guide line, and a curvature feature point. The remaining distance acquiring unit acquires the remaining distance on the basis of the position of the base-point mark when the guide line detecting unit has detected the base-point mark, and acquires the remaining distance on the basis of the position of the curvature feature point when the guide line detecting unit has not detect the base-point mark and has detected the curvature feature point.
B60W 30/00 - Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of vehicle sub-units
A fuel cell system includes at least one pressure reducing valve connected to a downstream side of a hydrogen gas tank, a hydrogen gas flow path including a first flow path connected to a downstream side of the pressure reducing valve and a plurality of second flow paths connected to a downstream side of the first flow path and branched from the first flow path, a plurality of injector units, each of which is connected to each of the second flow paths, a plurality of fuel cell stacks, each of which is connected to each of the injector units, and a control unit controlling opening and closing of the injector units. The control unit sets valve closing periods of the injector units to periods deviating from each other such that at least one of the injector units is always opened when the fuel cell system satisfies a predetermined operating condition.
A freight vehicle has a loading space, on which freight is loaded, rearward of a vehicle cabin in which an occupant rides. The freight vehicle includes a fuel cell mounted below the vehicle cabin and functioning as an electric power source, a storage portion disposed between the vehicle cabin and the loading space, and a tank disposed in the storage portion and stores fuel gas that is supplied to the fuel cell, and a radiator installed in the storage portion and performs heat exchange between air and a coolant that is supplied to the fuel cell.
A combination vehicle includes a tractor and a trailer towed by the tractor. The trailer includes a first tank that is configured to store a high-pressure gas as a fuel used by the tractor to travel. The tractor includes a second tank that is configured to store a high-pressure gas as a fuel used by the tractor to travel. The combination vehicle is configured to travel using the fuel supplied from the first tank and the second tank.
F16L 37/40 - Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in only one of two pipe-end fittings with a lift valve being opened automatically when the coupling is applied
B60D 1/62 - Auxiliary devices involving supply lines, electric circuits, or the like
F16L 37/127 - Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection between abutting or axially-overlapping ends is maintained by locking members using hooks, pawls, or other movable or insertable locking members using hooks hinged about an axis
A motor control device includes an acquisition unit and a torque control unit that controls, by selectively using one of a first map and a second map, a motor torque defined in correspondence with a requested torque and an engine rotation speed in each of the first map and the second map. The torque control unit controls the motor torque using the first map when the battery temperature is less than a switch temperature lower than a limit start temperature at which the motor torque is limited, and controls the motor torque using the second map when the battery temperature is greater than or equal to the switch temperature and less than the limit start temperature. The second map includes a larger assist region than the first map. The assist region of the second map defines a smaller maximum torque than the assist region of the first map.
B60W 20/15 - Control strategies specially adapted for achieving a particular effect
B60W 10/08 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
B60W 50/04 - Monitoring the functioning of the control system
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
B60W 50/00 - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit
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Vehicle reinforcement member and vehicle center pillar
An elongate vehicle reinforcement member having a U-shaped cross section, wherein the member is disposed inside and welded to a vehicle structural member, wherein the vehicle structural member includes opposite base lateral walls, the vehicle reinforcement member including: opposite reinforcement lateral walls extending in vehicle height and width directions, each having an outward edge on an outer side in vehicle width direction and an inward edge on an inner side; and a reinforcement connecting wall connecting the outward edges of the lateral walls, each lateral wall together with the connecting wall forming a ridge, each lateral wall including a row of welding projections, each protruding outward over the entire width of the lateral wall, each welding projection having a raised welding surface wherein the reinforcement lateral wall is welded to the base lateral wall, the welding projections in each row being arranged at intervals along vehicle height direction.
B62D 21/15 - Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body
[Problem] To provide a power unit suspension structure capable of well-balanced suspension of a power unit while also minimizing space needed for suspension of the power unit, in a vehicle front/rear direction. [Solution] A power unit suspension structure 10 that suspends a power unit 20 that has a motor 24, a transaxle 22, and a power control unit 26. The power unit suspension structure 10 has the transaxle 22 arranged substantially in the center in the vehicle width direction and has the motor 24 positioned on one side and the power control unit 26 positioned on the opposite side to the motor 24, in the vehicle width direction , said positions being above the transaxle 22. The power unit suspension structure 10 suspends the motor 24 and the power control unit 26 above a principal axis of inertia X substantially parallel to the vehicle width direction.
A charging/discharging control device includes a route information acquisition unit, a section identification unit that identifies an excessive discharging section and an excessive charging section, and a charging/discharging control unit that controls charging and discharging of a battery. The charging/discharging control unit limits a charge current value in the excessive charging section to a fixed first upper limit value. The state of charge reaches a maximum state of charge at an end point of the excessive charging section when the charge current value is maintained at the first upper limit value. The charging/discharging control unit limits a discharge current value in the excessive discharging section to a fixed second upper limit value. The state of charge reaches a minimum state of charge at an end point of the excessive discharging section when the discharge current value is maintained at the second upper limit value.
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performance; Adaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
B60K 6/42 - Arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion, e.g. hybrid propulsion systems comprising electric motors and internal combustion engines the prime-movers consisting of electric motors and internal combustion engines, e.g. HEVs characterised by the architecture of the hybrid electric vehicle
B60L 50/16 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by engine-driven generators, e.g. generators driven by combustion engines with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion
B60W 10/08 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
B60W 10/26 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of energy storage means for electrical energy, e.g. batteries or capacitors
B60W 20/12 - Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand using control strategies taking into account route information
B60W 20/13 - Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand in order to prevent overcharging or battery depletion
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
An upstream portion of a communication passage 16 in an exhaust emission control device has a gas gathering chamber 16A encircling and gathering exhaust gas 1 from an exit end of a particulate filter 3 through perpendicular turnabout of the gas 1 and a communication pipe 16B extracting the gas 1 gathered by the chamber 16A through an exhaust outlet 17 into an entry side of a selective reduction catalyst 4. An injector 18 is in the passage 16 to add urea water into the gas flow. The injector 18 is fixed to the chamber 16A in a position opposed to the outlet 17 and in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the filter 3. The outlet 17 of the chamber 16A has a reactor 19 into which the reducing agent injected by the injector 18 is impinged to facilitate gasification of the gas 1.
F01N 3/20 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operation; Control specially adapted for catalytic conversion
F01N 3/08 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
F01N 13/08 - Other arrangements or adaptations of exhaust conduits
B01D 53/94 - Chemical or biological purification of waste gases of engine exhaust gases by catalytic processes
B01D 46/00 - Filters or filtering processes specially modified for separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours
Provided is a convoy travel system that includes a plurality of vehicles and is configured such that the plurality of vehicles form a convoy and travel. The plurality of vehicles include a preceding vehicle and following vehicles configured so as to follow the preceding vehicle by means of automatic driving. The preceding vehicle is equipped with a steering information acquisition unit configured so as to acquire steering information pertaining to steering of the preceding vehicle, and a transmission unit configured so as to transmit the steering information to the following vehicles. The following vehicles are equipped with a reception unit configured so as to receive the steering information, and an automatic driving control unit configured so as to begin a steering angle control for avoiding a collision with an obstruction when the steering information indicates the execution of emergency steering for avoiding a collision with the obstruction.
G08G 1/00 - Traffic control systems for road vehicles
B60W 30/09 - Taking automatic action to avoid collision, e.g. braking and steering
B60W 30/165 - Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle automatically following the path of a preceding lead vehicle, e.g. "electronic tow-bar"
B62D 6/00 - Arrangements for automatically controlling steering depending on driving conditions sensed and responded to, e.g. control circuits
G08G 1/09 - Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
A motor control device that comprises an acquisition part and a torque control part. The torque control part selectively uses one of a first map and a second map to control motor torque. The first map and the second map each prescribe motor torque in accordance with requested torque and engine speed. When a battery temperature is lower than a switching temperature that is lower than a restriction start temperature at which motor torque is restricted, the torque control part uses the first map to control the motor torque. When the battery temperature is at or above the switching temperature but below the restriction start temperature, the torque control part uses the second map to control the motor torque. An assist region of the second map is larger than an assist region of the first map, and the maximum torque prescribed in the assist region of the second map is lower than the maximum torque prescribed in the assist region of the first map.
B60W 10/08 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
B60K 6/547 - Transmission for changing ratio the transmission being a stepped gearing
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
B60L 50/16 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by engine-driven generators, e.g. generators driven by combustion engines with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion
B60W 20/10 - Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
A charging/discharging control device that comprises: a route information acquisition unit; a section specification unit that specifies excessive discharging sections and excessive charging sections; and a charging/discharging control unit that controls charging/discharging of a battery. The charging/discharging control unit restricts a charging current value for excessive charging sections to a fixed first maximum value. When the charging current value for excessive charging sections is kept at the first maximum value, charge level reaches a maximum charge level at the end of excessive charging sections. The charging/discharging control unit restricts a discharging current value for excessive discharging sections to a fixed second maximum value. When the discharging current value for excessive discharging sections is kept at the second maximum value, charge level reaches a minimum charge level at the end of excessive discharging sections.
B60W 20/12 - Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand using control strategies taking into account route information
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performance; Adaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
B60L 50/16 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by engine-driven generators, e.g. generators driven by combustion engines with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion
B60W 10/08 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
B60W 10/26 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of energy storage means for electrical energy, e.g. batteries or capacitors
B60W 20/13 - Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand in order to prevent overcharging or battery depletion
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H02J 7/10 - Regulation of the charging current or voltage using discharge tubes or semiconductor devices using semiconductor devices only
52.
REINFORCING MEMBER FOR STRUCTURAL MEMBER FOR VEHICLE
Provided is a reinforcing member for structural member for vehicle. The reinforcing member is positioned in the internal space of a structural member for vehicle having a closed cross section, is joined by welding to the structural member for vehicle, has a curved portion in at least one part in the longitudinal direction, has a top plate, and a pair of vertical walls which extend from ridgelines on both edges of the top plate, and is formed in an open-ended rectangle shape. The vertical walls are provided with a plurality of protrusions for welding, having a bearing surface for welding at intervals when viewed in the longitudinal direction. The protrusions for welding protrude from the base surface of the vertical walls towards the structural member for vehicle, and a bead that prevents or curbs the occurrence of wrinkles during press-molding is formed on the vertical walls in the curved part, between the protrusions for welding. The bead protrudes from the base surface of the vertical walls towards the structural member for vehicle.
This steering control device performs steering control for allowing a vehicle to travel along a target locus on the basis of detection results from a vehicle-mounted external sensor. This steering control device comprises: a lane width recognition unit that recognizes the lane width of the lane in which the vehicle is travelling; a distance recognition unit that recognizes the distance between a reference line extending along the lane and the vehicle; a variation index calculation unit that, based on the distance, calculates a variation index representing variations in the lateral position of the vehicle in the lane; a lane width threshold value calculation unit that calculates a lane width threshold value, which is a criterion for whether to allow or disallow execution of steering control, on the basis of the variation index and the vehicle width; and a steering control unit that executes steering control if the lane width is larger than the lane width threshold value.
This driving assistance device comprises a guide-line detection unit, a remaining-distance acquisition unit, and a braking control unit. The driving assistance device control the driving of a vehicle on the basis of a guide-line leading to a planned stop position. The guide-line includes a reference mark disposed at a position which is a first distance from the planned stop position. The guide-line detection unit detects the reference mark at a measurement position in a captured image, and upon detecting the reference mark at the measurement position in the captured image, sets the detected position of the reference mark at the measurement position as the center of the reference mark in the extending direction of the guide-line. The remaining-distance acquisition unit acquires the remaining distance on the basis of the position of the reference mark set by the guide-line detection unit.
This convoy traveling system includes vehicle control systems which are respectively installed in a plurality of vehicles, including a manually operated lead vehicle. The vehicle control system controls a host vehicle in which the vehicle control system is installed so that the host vehicle follows a preceding vehicle via wireless communication between the host vehicle and the preceding vehicle. The vehicle control system is provided with a sensor for detecting the status of the host vehicle, an actuator for adjusting the behavior of the host vehicle, and a control device for controlling the host vehicle. When the control device of the lead vehicle receives, via the wireless communication, a status signal that includes information indicating the status of a following vehicle, the control device of the lead vehicle causes the actuator in the host vehicle to operate in order to physically notify the driver of the host vehicle of the status of the following vehicle.
Provided is a travel assistance device configured to execute travel assistance when a plurality of vehicles form a vehicle group and travel in a line. The travel assistance device comprises: a first control unit configured to, if there is lane-change instruction for the vehicle group, cause an end-of-line vehicle to change lanes, such vehicle being the vehicle from among the plurality of vehicles forming the vehicle group that is positioned at the end of the line; and a second control unit configured to, following the lane change of the end-of-line vehicle, allow a lane change for at least one vehicle that is other than the end-of-line vehicle and that is one of the vehicles forming the vehicle group.
G08G 1/00 - Traffic control systems for road vehicles
B60W 30/165 - Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle automatically following the path of a preceding lead vehicle, e.g. "electronic tow-bar"
In the present invention, a guide line leading to a planned stop position includes: a first linear section including a reference mark disposed at a position which is a first distance from the planned stop position; and a curve section continuing to the planned stop position side of the linear section. This driving assistance device comprises: a guide line detection unit that detects the guide line; a remaining distance acquisition unit that acquires the remaining distance to the planned stop position; and a braking control unit that controls deceleration of a vehicle. The guide line detection unit detects the reference mark, the curvature of the guide line, and a curvature feature point. If the guide line detection unit has detected the reference mark, the remaining distance acquisition unit acquires the remaining distance on the basis of the position of the reference mark. If the guide line detection unit has detected the curvature feature point without detecting the reference mark, the remaining distance acquisition unit acquires the remaining distance on the basis of the position of the curvature feature point.
A vehicle floor structure includes a first floor member arranged on a floor of a vehicle; a second floor member arranged in a position that is horizontally offset with respect to the first floor member and is adjacent to the first floor member; a wire harness including a portion arranged below the first floor member and the second floor member, extending from a first floor member side to a second floor member side, and having an end situated on the first floor member side and coupled to a connector; and a restrictor configured to restrict a crossover portion of the wire harness to be below the connector. The crossover portion is a portion of the wire harness situated below an interface between the first floor member and the second floor member.
B60R 16/02 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric
Disclosed is a mixing structure for spraying and mixing urea water (additive agent) into and with exhaust gas 1 flowing through a communication passage 7 (exhaust flow passage). The mixing structure is provided with a curved portion 11 in the communication passage 7 downstream of a sprayed position of the urea water as well as a depression 12 on an exit side of the curved portion 11 and formed on only one of sides of the curved portion 11 bisected by a plane into plane symmetry.
F01N 3/20 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operation; Control specially adapted for catalytic conversion
F01N 3/08 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
F01N 3/24 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by constructional aspects of converting apparatus
Provided is a vehicle reinforcing member that is disposed on the inside of a vehicle structural member, weldedly joined, elongate in form, having a C-shaped cross section, and comprising: an opposing pair of reinforcing-side vertical walls which extend in the vertical and widthwise directions of the vehicle and are disposed on the inside of an opposing pair of first vertical walls of the vehicle structural member; and a reinforcing-side connecting wall which connects the outside edges, widthwise of the vehicle, of the pair of reinforcing-side vertical walls. A ridgeline is formed between the pair of reinforcing-side vertical walls and the reinforcing-side connecting wall. The pair of reinforcing-side vertical walls have a pair of welding protrusions which protrude outwardly of the vehicle in front-back direction over the entirety of the width from the ridgeline to the inside edge widthwise of the vehicle and which are formed with a weld bearing face weldedly joined to the first vertical walls. The pair of welding protrusions are intermittently disposed along the vehicle vertical direction.
This control device (100) for an internal combustion engine is a control device for an engine that burns a natural gas-containing gas mixture. The control device (100) for an internal combustion engine is provided with: a throttle valve (5) that adjusts the intake amount of an engine; an intake amount control unit (11) that controls the throttle valve (5); an air-fuel ratio sensor (4) that detects the air-fuel ratio of a gas mixture burned in the engine; and a fuel amount control unit (15) that performs, on the basis of the detection result of the air-fuel ratio sensor (4), a fuel feedback control for correcting the injection amount of natural gas so that the air-fuel ratio reaches the target air-fuel ratio. The intake amount control unit (11) controls the throttle valve (5) on the basis of a fuel correction value of the fuel feedback control.
F02D 19/02 - Controlling engines characterised by their use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or non-fuel substances added to the combustible mixtures peculiar to engines working with gaseous fuels
A valve control device controls an opening degree of a valve provided in an intake passage, an exhaust passage, or a passage connected one of these and includes an observed value acquisition unit, an inlet temperature acquisition unit, a target calculation unit, an equilibrium opening degree calculation unit, an observer, a correction opening degree calculation unit, an instruction opening degree calculation unit, and an output unit. The target calculation unit calculates an equilibrium state value and a target property value. The correction opening degree calculation unit calculates a correction opening degree by multiplying a gain matrix by a deviation vector including, a deviation between the equilibrium state value and the estimated state value and an integrated value of a deviation between the target property value and the estimated property value.
F02D 41/00 - Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
F02B 37/22 - Control of the pumps by varying the cross-section of exhaust passages or air passages
F02M 26/05 - High pressure loops, i.e. wherein recirculated exhaust gas is taken out from the exhaust system upstream of the turbine and reintroduced into the intake system downstream of the compressor
A vehicle seat assembly includes a backrest, a seat including a seat surface, and a partition. The seat is movable between a seat folded position in which the seat surface is disposed along a front surface of the backrest and a seat unfolded position in which the seat surface faces up. The partition to be disposed adjacent to a side surface of the backrest includes a fixing portion and a movable portion. The fixing portion includes a base portion that extends along the side surface and a projecting portion projecting from the base portion farther than the front surface. The movable portion is movable between a folded position adjacent to the base portion and the front surface and an unfolded position away from the base portion and the front surface. The movable portion includes an armrest surface that faces up when the movable portion is in the unfolded position.
This lift axle device comprises: a first air spring which corresponds to a first axle; a second air spring which corresponds to a second axle that reciprocates between a down position and lift position; an air bellows; a pneumatic circuit which has a solenoid valve; and a control circuit. The control circuit controls the supply of electric power to the solenoid valve. If the pressure transitions to less than a first pressure, the second axle is placed in the lift position. If the pressure transitions to at least a second pressure, the second axle is placed in the down position. If the pressure transitions to at least the first pressure and less than the second pressure, the second axle is caused to maintain the position thereof.
B60G 17/015 - Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or s the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements
A vertically extending air intake duct on a rear of a cab in a delivery vehicle to take in ambient air for an engine through an air intake has a duct body as an outer shell with the air intake on an upper portion; a side branch section on a lower portion of the body and having upper and lower ends opened in the body and outside, respectively; a mesh member extending over the air intake to collect rainwater; a louver for covering the mesh member and the air intake to prevent intrusion of matter other than ambient air; and a drip channel or bead on an inner wall of the duct body and just below the mesh member to capture and guide rainwater flowing down on the inner wall to the upper end of the side branch section.
F02M 35/16 - Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines characterised by use in vehicles
B60K 13/02 - Arrangement in connection with combustion air intake or gas exhaust of propulsion units concerning intake
A coolant temperature sensor abnormality determination device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not two coolant temperature sensors, which are configured to detect the temperature of the coolant, have an abnormality. The determination unit has a determination permission condition under which a reference temperature is set to an estimated temperature of a present time point and the estimated temperature is then changed from the reference temperature by a determination temperature. The determination unit is configured to determine, when the determination permission condition is satisfied, that the two coolant temperature sensors are functioning normally if a discrepancy between detection values of the two coolant temperature sensors is less than a normal temperature that is less than or equal to the determination temperature.
F01P 7/16 - Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid by thermostatic control
F01P 11/16 - Indicating devices; Other safety devices concerning coolant temperature
F02M 26/22 - Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories with coolers in the recirculation passage
F02D 45/00 - Electrical control not provided for in groups
F02M 26/00 - Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
A throttle valve abnormality determination device includes a permission/rejection determination unit configured to determine whether or not to permit a sticking determination of a throttle valve. The determination unit is configured to prohibit the sticking determination if a first temperature, which is a temperature in a passage through which intake air flows, is less than or equal to a freezing temperature at which the throttle valve may be frozen when an engine is started and, after prohibiting the sticking determination, permit the sticking determination if an integrated value of a heat amount conversion value based on a second temperature, which is a temperature in the passage, and an intake air amount exceeds a threshold value when the second temperature is greater than or equal to a de-freezing temperature at which a frozen portion of the throttle valve is de-frozen.
F02D 45/00 - Electrical control not provided for in groups
F02D 11/10 - Arrangements for, or adaptations to, non-automatic engine control initiation means, e.g. operator initiated characterised by non-mechanical control linkages, e.g. fluid control linkages or by control linkages with power drive or assistance of the electric type
The present invention relates to a reactor 8 which is installed in a gas collection chamber 7A (flow change part) through which exhaust gas 1 of an exhaust system flows in a meandering manner and which is configured so as to be impinged on by a spray of urea water 10 (additive) sprayed from the upstream side of the reactor and receive heat therefrom so as to promote vaporization of the spray of urea water 10. The reactor is provided with: a plurality of flow straightening vanes 12 which are arranged along a direction substantially bisecting an angle formed by an exhaust gas 1 inflow direction (refer to the x arrow) and outflow direction (refer to the y arrow) and which are installed in an orientation aligned with the exhaust gas 1 flow; and a support body 13 which is housed inside the gas collection chamber 7A with the flow straightening vanes 12 supported thereon. Each of the flow straightening vanes 12 is supported by the support body 13 so as to be spaced away from flow path walls of the gas collection chamber 7A.
F01N 3/24 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by constructional aspects of converting apparatus
B01D 53/94 - Chemical or biological purification of waste gases of engine exhaust gases by catalytic processes
F01N 3/08 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
The present invention relates to a reactor 8 which is installed in a gas collection chamber 7A (flow change part) wherethrough exhaust gas 1 of an exhaust system flows in an angled manner, and which induces vaporization of atomized urea-water solution 10 (additive) sprayed from the upstream side of the reactor by means of heat received from an impingement therewith. The reactor is provided with: multiple straightening vanes 12 which are adjacently arranged so as to align with a direction that substantially bisects an angle formed between an inflow direction (refer to arrow X) and outflow direction (refer to arrow y) of the exhaust gas 1; and a support body 13 which is housed inside the gas collection chamber 7A with both ends of each of the straightening vanes 12 supported thereon. Each of the straightening vanes 12 is anchored by having both ends inserted, from the upstream side, into insertion slits 14 formed at multiple levels in the sloped sides of each of the opposing sidewalls 13a, 13a of the support body 13, with each of the straightening vanes 12 assuming, in the anchored state, a mounting orientation aligned with the flow of the exhaust gas 1.
F01N 3/24 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by constructional aspects of converting apparatus
78.
PRECEDING-VEHICLE DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM
This preceding-vehicle determination apparatus comprises: a vehicle speed sensor which detects the speed of a host vehicle; a preceding vehicle detection sensor which detects the position of a preceding vehicle ahead of the host vehicle; a steering angle sensor which detects the steering angle of the host vehicle; a low speed determination section which determines whether or not the vehicle speed of the host vehicle detected by the vehicle speed sensor is at a determination threshold value or less; a radius of curvature estimation section which estimates the radius of curvature R of the road on which the host vehicle is travelling on the basis of the steering angle if the vehicle speed is equal to or less than the determination threshold value; a coordinate conversion section which converts, on the basis of the radius of curvature R, the position of the preceding vehicle in a first coordinate system in which the curve corresponding to the radius of curvature R is used as the reference, to the position in a second coordinate system in which the straight line along the straight traveling direction of the host vehicle is used as the reference; and a host vehicle lane probability calculation section which calculates, on the basis of the position of the preceding vehicle in the second coordinate system, a probability that the preceding vehicle is present in the lane on which the host vehicle is travelling.
Provided is an exhaust purification apparatus in which an upstream portion of a communication channel 16 is constituted by a gas collecting chamber 16A surrounding an outlet-side end surface of a particulate filter 3 and collecting an exhaust gas 1 emitted from the end surface while switching the flow direction of the exhaust gas in an approximately perpendicular direction, and by a communication tube 16B through which the exhaust gas 1 collected in said gas collecting chamber 16A is discharged from an exhaust outlet 17 and through which the exhaust gas collected in the gas collecting chamber 16A is discharged from the exhaust outlet and is guided to an inlet side of a selective reduction type catalyst 4. The exhaust purification apparatus is equipped with an injector 18 for adding urea water to the flow of the exhaust gas 1, the urea water being added in the middle of said communication channel 16. The injector 18 is installed at a position facing the exhaust outlet 17 of the gas collecting chamber 16A and in a direction approximately perpendicular to the axial center direction of the particulate filter 3, and a reactor 19 for accelerating vaporization by causing the urea water injected by said injector 18 to collide is provided at the exhaust outlet 17 of the gas collecting chamber 16A.
F01N 3/24 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by constructional aspects of converting apparatus
B01D 53/94 - Chemical or biological purification of waste gases of engine exhaust gases by catalytic processes
F01N 3/08 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
The present invention pertains to an exhaust gas purification apparatus in which a particulate filter 3 and a selectively reducing catalyst 4 are arranged in parallel such that the respective inlet sides are oriented the same direction, wherein the apparatus has a communication flow path 16 for returning an exhaust gas 1, discharged from the outlet side of the particulate filter 3, in the opposite direction and introducing the exhaust gas 1 to the inlet side of the adjacent selectively reducing catalyst 4, and is configured such that urea water (reducing agent) can be added upstream of the communication flow path 16. Downstream from the urea water feed point, the communication flow path 16 is returned stepwise toward the inlet side of the adjacent selectively reducing catalyst 4 via a plurality of bent portions x, y, and the communication flow path 16 is formed such that at least the most upstream bent portion x has a bending angle when viewed from the axial center direction of the particulate filter 3.
F01N 3/08 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
B01D 53/94 - Chemical or biological purification of waste gases of engine exhaust gases by catalytic processes
F01N 3/24 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by constructional aspects of converting apparatus
This state quantity estimating device is configured to: calculate a total enthalpy, which is the energy imparted to air by an impeller, an adiabatic compression efficiency of a compressor, and a diffuser outlet flow velocity, which is the flow velocity of air at an outlet surface of a diffuser; allocate to internal energy and pressure energy, on the basis of the adiabatic compression efficiency, a value obtained by subtracting kinetic energy based on the diffuser outlet flow velocity from the total enthalpy; calculate a compression temperature, which is the temperature of air flowing into the outlet surface, by means of a calculation formula including as variables the internal energy and an inlet temperature which is the temperature of the air prior to compression by the impeller; and calculate a compression pressure, which is the pressure of air flowing into the outlet surface, by means of a calculation formula including as variables the pressure energy and an inlet pressure which is the pressure of the air prior to compression by the impeller.
Provided is an exhaust purification device, including: a gas dispersion portion 7C that covers an inlet-side end surface of a selective reduction type catalyst 4 (post-treatment device) and guides exhaust gas 1 through an exhaust introduction port 11 from a direction substantially perpendicular to an axial direction of the selective reduction type catalyst 4; and a mixing pipe 7B (exhaust pipe) that is bent from the exhaust introduction port 11 toward an outlet side of the selective reduction type catalyst 4 and extends in the axial direction of the selective reduction type catalyst 4. The gas dispersion portion 7C has a crushed shape in which an area, of the gas dispersion portion 7C, between the exhaust introduction port 11 and the vicinity of an extension of the axis of the selective reduction type catalyst 4 is secured as an air guiding space 12 that fans out, and the remaining area close to the inlet-side end surface of the selective reduction type catalyst 4 is obtained as a flat restricting space 13; and a boundary portion between the restricting space 13 and the air guiding space 12 of the crushed shape is formed to create an arc-shaped tapered slope 14.
F01N 3/24 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by constructional aspects of converting apparatus
F01N 3/08 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
A speaker operation confirmation device that confirms operation of a right speaker attached on the right side of a vehicle and a left speaker attached on the left side of the vehicle, and comprises: a confirmation sound acquisition unit that obtains confirmation sounds to be generated by the right speaker and the left speaker; and a confirmation sound generation unit that causes the right speaker and the left speaker to generate the confirmation sound obtained by the confirmation sound acquisition unit. The confirmation sound has the volume of one out of the right speaker and the left speaker getting quieter over time and the volume of the other out of the right speaker and the left speaker getting louder.
B60R 11/02 - Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
A vehicle alarm generation device that generates an alarm sound inside the cabin of a vehicle and comprises: an alarm acquisition unit that obtains an alarm level for the generated alarm; and an alarm generation unit that generates an alarm sound corresponding to the alarm level obtained by the alarm acquisition unit. The alarm generation unit constitutes the alarm sound by using chords having a plurality of sounds that have a width of at least 200 Hz and causes the chords and rhythms of the alarm sounds to differ in accordance with the alarm level.
G08B 23/00 - Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions
B60R 16/02 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric
G08B 21/00 - Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
A support beam is provided with: a body portion extending along a predetermined direction; and a protruding portion protruding in an orthogonal direction, which is orthogonal to the predetermined direction, from an intermediate section of the body portion in the predetermined direction. The body portion includes: an axle housing support portion provided at the intermediate section of the body portion and used for supporting an axle housing; and a pair of suspension member connecting portions provided at one end and the other end of the body portion in the predetermined direction and connected to a suspension member. The protruding portion has a stabilizer member attaching portion to which a stabilizer member is attached. The stabilizer member attaching portion includes: a bottom wall portion continuous with the body portion and extending along the predetermined direction; a side wall portion continuous with the bottom wall portion and extending along a direction orthogonal to both the predetermined direction and the orthogonal direction; and a top wall portion continuous with the side wall portion and extending so as to face the bottom wall portion.
B60G 9/04 - Resilient suspensions for a rigid axle or axle housing for two or more wheels the axle or housing not being pivotally mounted on the vehicle
This brake system comprises: a pneumatic circuit which has first and second paths for supplying compressed air to a brake booster from an air tank that stores the compressed air; and a control unit which controls a proportional control valve disposed in the second path. The control unit is provided with: a first signal generation unit that is configured so as to generate a first signal which is a pulse signal having a first frequency and shows the driving amount of the proportional control valve; a second signal generation unit which is configured so as to generate a second signal which is a pulse signal having a second frequency equal to or less than one-tenth of the first frequency; and a third signal generation unit which is configured so as to generate a command signal for the proportional control valve by multiplying the first signal and the second signal.
The present invention relates to a mixing structure designed so as to spray and mix urea water (an additive) into an exhaust gas 1 flowing through an interconnecting flow channel 7 (an exhaust flow channel), the mixing structure being provided with a curved part 11 formed in the interconnecting flow channel 7 downstream of the urea water spraying position, and a concave part 12 positioned on the exit side of the curved part 11 and formed in only one of two sides located on either side of a plane that bisects the curved part 11 so as to obtain plane symmetry.
F01N 3/24 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by constructional aspects of converting apparatus
Provided is an air intake duct 6 for taking in, as intake air for an engine, outside air from an air intake port 2 that opens to the outer side in the vehicle width direction of a head section 4a mounted on the top surface of a cab of a vehicle, the air intake duct being configured such that: the air intake port 2 opens so as to avoid the area immediately above a duct section 4b that extends downward from the bottom surface of a rear section of the head section 4a along the rear surface of the cab; a level difference is formed at the rear end of the air intake port 2 toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction; and a guide section 7 is formed so as to make the level difference continuous though a concavely curved surface that forms a circular arc when seen in a plan view.
F02M 35/16 - Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines characterised by use in vehicles
B60K 13/02 - Arrangement in connection with combustion air intake or gas exhaust of propulsion units concerning intake
The present invention relates to an air intake duct 1 for vehicles. The air intake duct 1 is provided with: a duct body 4 having an air intake opening 3 which is open to the upper side of the duct body 4 and comprising an outer shell structure; a louver 5 for covering the air intake opening 3 to prevent the direct entry of rain water; and a metallic mesh 6 disposed inside the louver 5 and preventing fine foreign matter from being sucked in. The air intake duct 1 is configured such that: a drip channel 7 for receiving water droplets w flowing down along the metallic mesh 6 is formed on an inner wall surface of the duct body 4, the inner wall surface being located directly below the air intake opening 3, and the water droplets w can be conducted to a predetermined water recovery section 8 within the duct body 4 through the drip channel 7.
F02M 35/16 - Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines characterised by use in vehicles
Provided is an exhaust purification system which is capable of increasing the reduction amount of NOx. This exhaust purification system is provided with: an exhaust passage (10) in which an exhaust gas flows; a burner (20) which uses an upstream-side space within the exhaust passage (10) as a combustion space (15) of a fuel; a NOx adsorbent (50) which is positioned in the downstream of the combustion space (15) and adsorbs nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas; a selective reduction catalyst (51) which is positioned in the downstream of the NOx adsorbent (50); an addition valve (53) which is positioned in the upstream of the selective reduction catalyst (51); and a connection passage (54) which is connected to the addition valve (53) so that a urea water to be supplied to the addition valve (53) flows therein toward the addition valve (53), and a part of which passes through the combustion space (15). A DPF (30) is provided in the upstream of the NOx adsorbent (50). A selective reduction catalyst (29), which is positioned in the upstream of the selective reduction catalyst (51), is integrated into the DPF (30).
Provided is an exhaust purification system which is capable of increasing the reduction amount of NOx. This exhaust purification system is provided with: an exhaust passage (10) in which an exhaust gas flows; a selective reduction catalyst (43) which is disposed in the exhaust passage (10); an addition valve (36) which is positioned in the upstream of the selective reduction catalyst (43) in the exhaust passage (10); a connection passage (38) which is connected to the addition valve (36), and in which a urea water flows toward the addition valve (36); and a burner (20) which is positioned in the upstream of the addition valve (36) in the exhaust passage (10), and which uses a part of the space within the exhaust passage (10) as a combustion space (28) of a fuel. The connection passage (38) comprises a heating part (41) that passes through the combustion space (28).
This device for determining abnormalities of cooling water temperature sensors is provided with: an estimated temperature calculation unit configured so as to calculate an estimated temperature, i.e. an estimated value of the temperature of cooling water for cooling an engine; and a determination unit configured so as to determine, on the basis of the estimated temperature, and detection values of two cooling water temperature sensors configured so as to detect the temperature of the cooling water, the presence or absence of abnormalities of the two cooling water temperature sensors. The determination unit is configured so as to have, as a determination permissible condition, the estimated temperature changing from a reference temperature by a determination temperature after the estimated temperature at the current point in time has been set as the reference temperature. Furthermore, the determination unit is configured so as to determine that the two cooling water temperature sensors are normal if the deviation between the detection values of the two cooling water temperature sensors when the determination permissible condition has been established is less than a normal temperature which is equal to or lower than the determination temperature.
F02D 45/00 - Electrical control not provided for in groups
F01P 7/16 - Controlling of coolant flow the coolant being liquid by thermostatic control
F01P 11/16 - Indicating devices; Other safety devices concerning coolant temperature
F02M 26/00 - Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
F02M 26/22 - Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories with coolers in the recirculation passage
This throttle valve abnormality determination device is provided with: a first temperature acquisition unit configured so as to acquire a first temperature, i.e. a temperature in a passage through which intake air flows; a second temperature acquisition unit configured so as to acquire a second temperature, i.e. a temperature in the passage; an air amount acquisition unit configured so as to acquire the intake air amount, i.e. the mass flow rate of the intake air; and a permissibility determination unit configured so as to determine whether to allow or prohibit a throttle valve sticking determination on the basis of the first temperature, the second temperature, and the intake air amount. The permissibility determination unit is configured so as to: prohibit the sticking determination if the first temperature is equal to or lower than a freezing temperature, at which freezing of the throttle valve is likely, when an engine is started; and allow the sticking determination after the sticking determination has been prohibited, when the second temperature is equal to or greater than a thawing temperature, at which a frozen portion of the throttle valve thaws, and an integrated value of a heat quantity converted value based on the second temperature and the intake air amount exceeds a threshold value.
F02D 11/10 - Arrangements for, or adaptations to, non-automatic engine control initiation means, e.g. operator initiated characterised by non-mechanical control linkages, e.g. fluid control linkages or by control linkages with power drive or assistance of the electric type
Provided is an air intake duct 1 which is mounted on the rear surface of the cab 2 of a transport vehicle, extends vertically, and takes in outside air from an air intake opening 3 open to the upper side of the air intake duct 1, the outside air being taken in as intake air for the engine. The air intake duct 1 is provided with: a duct body 4 having the air intake opening 3 which is open to the upper side thereof and forming an outer shell structure; a side branch section 5 which is formed on the lower part of the duct body 4, has an upper end open to the inside of the duct body 4, and has a lower end open to the outside; a mesh member 6 stretched over the air intake opening 3 and collecting rainwater; a louver 7 with which the air intake opening 3 is covered together with the mesh member 6 and which only permits outside air to enter; and a drip channel (bead 8) which is provided on the inner wall of the duct body 4 directly below the mesh member 6, catches rainwater flowing down along the inner wall, and conducts the rainwater to the upper end of the side branch section 5.
F02M 35/16 - Combustion-air cleaners, air intakes, intake silencers, or induction systems specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines characterised by use in vehicles
A frame structure for a vehicle comprises: a pair of main side rails extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and facing each other; and extension side rails connected to the front portions of the main side rails in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The main side rails have main side rail bodies having a substantially C-shaped cross-section, and the extension side rails have extension side rail bodies having a substantially Z-shaped cross-section. A part of the front end surface of each of the main side rail bodies and a part of the rear end surface of each of the extension side rail bodies face each other in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
B62D 21/02 - Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted comprising longitudinally or transversely arranged frame members
An articulated bus is provided with: a front vehicle having steering wheels and also having rear wheels located behind the steering wheels in the front-rear direction of the vehicle; a rear vehicle disposed behind the front vehicle in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and having an engine mounted thereon; an articulation section for connecting the front vehicle and the rear vehicle so that the front vehicle and the rear vehicle can pivot relative to each other; a hybrid system having a motor generator functioning as a motor and as a generator, the hybrid system further having an HV battery for storing electric energy which is generated by the motor generator and supplying the electric energy to the motor generator. The HV battery is disposed on the roof of the front vehicle.
B60K 1/04 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units of the electric storage means for propulsion
B60K 6/40 - Arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion, e.g. hybrid propulsion systems comprising electric motors and internal combustion engines the prime-movers consisting of electric motors and internal combustion engines, e.g. HEVs characterised by apparatus, components or means specially adapted for HEVs characterised by the assembly or relative disposition of components
This thermostat abnormality determining device includes a cooling water temperature sensor, an estimated temperature calculating unit and a determining unit. The cooling water temperature sensor detects the temperature of cooling water that cools an engine. The estimated temperature calculating unit calculates an estimated temperature, which is an estimated value of the temperature of the cooling water. The determining unit determines if the thermostat has become stuck open after warming-up of the engine is complete. The criteria whereby the determining unit determines that the thermostat has become stuck open are that the estimated temperature is higher than a stuck-open determining temperature, which is a temperature lower than a warm-up completion temperature indicating that warming-up of the engine is complete, and that the cooling water temperature, which is the value detected by the cooling water temperature sensor, has been continuously at or below the stuck-open determining temperature for a determination period.
The present invention relates to a water ingress preventing structure for a tailpipe 1 which, provided at the terminal of an exhaust system passage, discharges an exhaust gas 3 to outside of the vehicle. A curved shape is imparted to the tailpipe 1, and, on the inner peripheral surface of the curved area 1a that is disposed to the outside with respect to the bending direction, a partition wall 5 is provided which gradually moves away from the said inner peripheral surface in the direction downstream in the flow direction of the exhaust gas 3. A dead-end section 6 is defined between said partition wall 5 and said inner peripheral surface of the curved portion 1a disposed to the outside with respect to the bending direction.
An intake joint structure capable of stopping the backflow of a lubricating oil 18 at a connection position between an air intake pipe 24 and an air inlet 12 of a turbocharger, the intake joint structure integrally forming a backflow prevention plate 25 equipped with a cylindrical section 25a fitted onto the air inlet 12, and a tapered section 25b bending from the upstream-side end of the cylindrical section 25a toward the inside, becoming narrower toward the downstream side and toward the center, and being open at the tip thereof. Furthermore, the downstream-side end section 24a of the air intake pipe 24 is formed from a soft material by exchange blow molding along a required range, the cylindrical section 25a of the backflow prevention plate 25 is mounted onto the air inlet 12 via a grommet 26 (first soft layer), the downstream-side end section 24a of the air intake pipe 24 is mounted onto and covers the cylindrical section 25a, and the end section 24a is bound thereon using a hose band 27.
F16L 3/12 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing comprising a member substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing
A device for determining a regeneration abnormality of a particulate filter has a temperature sensor detecting an exhaust temperature on an entry side of a particulate filter and a controller feedback controlling an injection amount of fuel to be added to a fuel addition valve to keep the exhaust temperature on the entry side of the particulate filter to a target regeneration temperature upon forced regeneration in a predetermined temperature range around the target regeneration temperature. The controller is configured to calculate the exhaust temperature on the entry side of the particulate filter based on the commanded injection amount to the fuel addition valve and detect any abnormality in feedback control based on deviation between the calculated exhaust temperature on the entry side of the particulate filter and the actually measured value by the temperature sensor.
F01N 3/00 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
F01N 3/025 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters using means for regenerating the filters, e.g. by burning trapped particles using fuel burner or by adding fuel to exhaust
F02D 41/02 - Circuit arrangements for generating control signals
F01N 9/00 - Electrical control of exhaust gas treating apparatus
F01N 11/00 - Monitoring or diagnostic devices for exhaust-gas treatment apparatus
F01N 3/035 - Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters in combination with other devices with catalytic reactors
F02D 41/22 - Safety or indicating devices for abnormal conditions
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