In a grounding structure for a driving unit of a motor-driven vehicle, the grounding structure includes an coupling portion provided to an machine casing and being coupled to a mechanism casing; a coupling portion provided to the mechanism casing and being coupled to the coupling portion of the machine casing; a circumference wall that forms a space by arranging the coupling portion of the machine casing and the coupling portion of the mechanism casing so as to face each other between machine casing and the mechanism casing; a casing hole through which the space communicates with an inside of the mechanism casing; a pressure release hole that releases a pressure of the space by causing the space to communicate with an outside of the mechanism casing; and a grounding object that is disposed in the space and that grounds the rotating device.
H02K 11/40 - Structural association with grounding devices
H02K 7/00 - Arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with dynamo-electric machines, e.g. structural association with mechanical driving motors or auxiliary dynamo-electric machines
H02K 7/116 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters with gears
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
F16H 57/027 - GearboxesMounting gearing therein characterised by means for venting gearboxes, e.g. air breathers
B60K 1/00 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units
B60K 17/16 - Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles characterised by arrangement, location or kind of gearing of differential gearing
F16H 1/20 - Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion without gears having orbital motion involving more than two intermeshing members
To reduce the number of components, size and weight while preventing breakage of the casing, a high-voltage device provided adjacent to a vehicle component constituting a vehicle includes: a casing housing a high-voltage portion; and a plurality of bolts fastening the casing to an attachment portion to which the casing is attached. The high-voltage device has a first end face at which the casing is in contact with the attachment portion and a second end face opposite to the first end face, and the plurality of bolts are composed of long bolts extending from the second end face to the first end face. The long bolts are each attached to the casing at a position between the vehicle component and the high-voltage portion.
B60K 1/00 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units
H02K 5/04 - Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
A washer nozzle arrangement structure includes a rear spoiler, a wiper arm, a wiper blade and a washer nozzle. The rear spoiler is arranged on a portion of a body above a rear window and includes a recess part formed on a side of the rear window. A rotation center axis disposed on one end side of the wiper arm is supported on the vehicle. The wiper blade is supported on the other end side of the wiper arm, and is configured to be stored in the recess part when the wiper arm is in a stop position. The washer nozzle is configured to eject a washer liquid toward the rear window. The washer nozzle is arranged in an inside of a portion of the recess part which exists on a front side of the vehicle than the rotation center axis of the wiper blade.
B60S 1/58 - Cleaning windscreens, windows, or optical devices specially adapted for cleaning other parts or devices than front windows or windscreens for rear windows
A vehicle hood structure includes a hood outer panel and a hood inner panel that is disposed at a back surface of the hood outer panel. In vehicle hood structure, the hood inner panel includes an outer peripheral frame that is arranged in an outer peripheral portion of the hood inner panel, a proximate surface that is arranged inside from the outer peripheral frame and is joined to the back surface of the outer panel, and a connection vertical wall that connects an inner peripheral vertical wall configuring an inner periphery of the outer peripheral frame and the proximate surface.
A body structure of a vehicle includes a floor panel, a battery pack, an electric water heater (electric apparatus), and a bracket which mounts the electric water heater to the floor panel. The electric water heater is mounted to the floor panel so as to set a battery pack side of the electric apparatus higher.
B60K 1/04 - Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units of the electric storage means for propulsion
B60K 6/28 - 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 electric energy storing means, e.g. batteries or capacitors
B60L 11/18 - using power supplied from primary cells, secondary cells, or fuel cells
A cylinder head containing an exhaust system manifold for an engine includes screw holes formed through a fastening face of the cylinder head and an exhaust pipe, and outlet cooling channels that are provided adjacent to an outlet of a confluence of the manifold, and are disposed between the screw holes and the outlet. Coolant flows through the outlet cooling channels.
A cylinder block including: a plurality of cylinders; a cylinder head attached on the cylinder block and including, for each of the cylinders, an intake port extending from a combustion chamber upward and obliquely relative to an axis of the cylinder; a direct injector disposed at a position on an outer side of the intake port in a cylinder radial direction and directly injecting fuel into the combustion chamber; a port injector disposed at a position on a same side as the direct injector relative to the intake port, and injecting fuel into the intake port are provided. The intake port includes: a valve seat provided at an intake air inlet opened to the combustion chamber; and an arc portion protruding downward in a center area of the intake port on an upstream side of the valve seat, and an injection direction of the port injector is orientated in a direction in which the fuel injected from the port injector passes through a lower area of the arc portion.
F02M 35/116 - Intake manifolds for engines with cylinders in V-arrangement or arranged oppositely relative to the main shaft
F02M 63/00 - Other fuel-injection apparatus having pertinent characteristics not provided for in groups or Details, component parts or accessories of fuel-injection apparatus, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups or
A fuel vapor recovering structure for a vehicle, the vehicle having a side member extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a cross member extending along a vehicle width direction, includes: a canister attached to the side member for absorbing a fuel evaporation gas in a fuel tank of the vehicle; and an atmosphere communicating pipe having a first end connected to the canister, and a second end opened to the atmosphere and inserted in the cross member.
F02M 25/08 - Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture adding fuel vapours drawn from engine fuel reservoir
B01D 46/00 - Filters or filtering processes specially modified for separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours
B01D 53/04 - Separation of gases or vapoursRecovering vapours of volatile solvents from gasesChemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases or aerosols by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography with stationary adsorbents
F02M 35/024 - Air cleaners using filters, e.g. moistened
B60K 15/035 - Fuel tanks characterised by venting means
In a power control device for a vehicle in which an electric motor for driving the vehicle to travel is supplied with power from a battery mounted on the vehicle and a fuel cell, a control unit sets a target charging rate (SOCt) of the battery in such a manner that the target charging rate decreases as a remaining fuel amount (Qf) of the fuel cell decreases after the power generation of the fuel cell is started during high-output/high-speed travelling and controls a power generation output (Pf) of the fuel cell based on a difference between the target charging rate (SOCt) and a current charging rate (SOC).
B60L 58/30 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling fuel cells
H01M 8/04302 - Processes for controlling fuel cells or fuel cell systems applied during specific periods applied during start-up
H01M 8/04082 - Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
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]
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
An intake mechanism (100) for an engine (10) is provided with a piping member (2) that connects an intake path and an exhaust circulation path to an intake port (13a) of a cylinder head (13) having a distribution path for distributing intake air to a plurality of cylinders. The piping member (2) has a main body part (20) externally attached to the cylinder head (13), a first ventilation path (21) for channeling the intake air from the intake path, a second ventilation path (21) for channeling exhaust from the exhaust circulation path, and a third ventilation path (33) for channeling a mixture of the intake air and the exhaust. The first ventilation path (21) and the second ventilation path (22) continue to the third ventilation path (23), with the center line (22c) of the second ventilation path (22) intersecting the center line (21c) of the first ventilation path (21) from vertically above.
The present invention comprises: a bottom wall section (41) arranged on a cylinder block (3) side of an engine (1); and an outer perimeter wall section (42) standing upright from a rim of the bottom wall section (41). Injector support sections (40) that support injectors (9) are provided in the bottom wall section (41). The injector support sections (40) have: an injector insertion hole (401) into which an injector (9) is inserted; a positioning section (402) that positions the injector (9) that has been inserted into the injector insertion hole (401); and an opening (403) that penetrates the outer circumferential section of the injector insertion hole (401), avoiding the positioning section (402).
Provided is a cylinder head that is lighter, has improved rigidity, and achieves smooth flow of lubricating oil. The cylinder head (14) comprises: an injector holding section (32) that holds an injector (20) and is provided in a bottom wall (22) of a main body (140); a pair of outer walls (24) standing up from a rim facing the bottom wall; and a reinforcing section formed in a ring shape so as to surround the periphery of the injector holding section, at a prescribed height from the bottom wall, and coupled to the pair of outer walls at two facing locations.
Provided is a cylinder head that is lighter, has improved rigidity, and achieves smooth flow of lubricating oil. The cylinder head (14) comprises: an injector holding section (32) that holds an injector (20) and is provided in a main body section (140); an injector fixture (40) that fixes the injector held by the injector holding section, to the cylinder head; and an attachment seat (34) provided in the main body section and having the injector fixture attached thereto. The attachment seat comprises a first leg section (70) having one end thereof coupled to a lower section of the attachment seat and the other end thereof coupled to the main body section.
An evaporative fuel treatment apparatus, which is loaded on a hybrid vehicle equipped with a fuel tank and a battery mounted forward of the fuel tank, has a sealing valve for sealing evaporative fuel in the fuel tank. The sealing valve is disposed between the battery and the fuel tank and is arranged above the battery. The evaporative fuel treatment apparatus can prevent fuel leakage from the sealing valve more reliably.
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
B60K 15/035 - Fuel tanks characterised by venting means
F02M 25/08 - Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture adding fuel vapours drawn from engine fuel reservoir
Provided is a tire carrier (10) capable of preventing interference with a guide plate (32) and a chain (14) even in the unlikely event of a collision. The tire carrier (10) is provided with a guide plate (32) in which a first chain guide hole (41), through which the chain (14) passes, is formed adjacent to the front side thereof. The guide plate (32) is provided with: a movable part (36c) and a front visor part (37) which are disposed more frontward than the first chain guide hole (41); a fixed part (36d) disposed more rearward than the first chain guide hole (41); and notches (44a, 44b). The notches (44a, 44b) break the guide plate (32) such that a portion (W1) including the movable part (36c) and the front visor part (37) and a portion (W2) including the fixed part (36d) are spaced apart from each other in a state in which an external force exceeding a predetermined magnitude is applied to the chain (14) in a direction (Z) in which a spare tire (9) is pushed forward.
A power control device 2 for a vehicle 1, that supplies power to an electric motor 3 for travel drive, supplying said power from a battery 6 and a fuel cell 8 that are mounted in the vehicle 1. A control unit 22: selects an EV travel mode when the vehicle 1 starts to travel; drives the electric motor 3 using power from the battery 6 and causes the vehicle to travel; and, if a TOTAL fuel consumption priority mode is selected by a mode switching device 23, controls power generation output Pf for the fuel cell 8 constantly at a prescribed low output value Pf1, until the state of charge SOC of the battery 6 falls below a prescribed target arrival state of charge SOCb.
A power control device 2 for a vehicle 1, that supplies power from a battery 6 and a fuel cell 8 that are mounted in the vehicle 1, to an electric motor 3 for travel drive. After starting power generation by the fuel cell 8 during high-output, high-speed travel, a control unit 22: sets a target state of charge SOCt for the battery 6 so as to reduce as residual fuel Qf in the fuel cell 8 reduces; and controls the power generation output Pf of the fuel cell 8 on the basis of the difference between the target state of charge SOCt and the current state of charge SOC.
A power control device 2 for a vehicle 1, that supplies power from a battery 6 and a fuel cell 8 that are mounted in the vehicle to an electric motor 3 for travel drive. After starting power generation by the fuel cell 8, a control unit 22: sets a target state of charge SOCt for the battery 6 so as to reduce as residual fuel Qf in the fuel cell 8 reduces; and controls the power generation output Pf of the fuel cell 8 on the basis of a deviation ΔSOC found by deducting the current state of charge SOC from the target state of charge SOCt. During control of this power generation output Pf, the rate of change of the power generation output Pf relative to the deviation ΔSOC is set to increase as the deviation ΔSOC increases as a positive value.
A cylinder head structure for an engine, said cylinder head structure equipped with: cam bearing parts that rotatably attach camshafts of a valve train mechanism of the engine to the cylinder head of the engine; and hydraulic lash adjusters for the valve train mechanism. The cam bearing parts are arranged at a positon where, in a planar view, they overlap the attachment position of first securing members securing the cylinder head to the cylinder block of the engine. Oil passages communicating with the lash adjusters are formed in the interior of the cam bearing parts, and the lash adjusters are arranged at positions lower than the oil passages in the interior of the cam bearing parts.
An objective of the present invention is to downsize a V-type engine equipped with a supercharger in a position between and above the V-banks, by providing cylinder injectors and intake port injectors in the V-banks below the supercharger. In order to do so, the present invention is characterized by: intake port injection valves (101a) and cylinder injection valves (105a) being provided to the inside, as viewed from the direction of a crankshaft (20), of V-banks (12a, 12b); being provided with a supercharger (30) arranged in a position between and above the V-banks, and an intake path (29) that introduces the air discharged from the supercharger (30) into the left and right bank; and the intake port injection valves (101a) and cylinder injection valves (105a) of the left and right banks being arranged so as to be enclosed by the supercharger (30), the intake path (29) and the left and right banks (12a, 12b).
A drive mechanism for a supercharger of a V-type engine, in which a supercharger is disposed between V-banks of the V-type engine, the drive mechanism being configured so as to be equipped with: an output portion of a crankshaft which extends from one end surface disposed on one side of the V-type engine in the axial direction; a rotary input shaft which protrudes from the supercharger and extends beyond the one end surface of the V-type engine; and an endless first power transmission member which is disposed along and adjacent to the one end surface of the V-type engine and wound between the rotary input shaft and the output portion of the crankshaft so as to transmit power from the crankshaft to the rotary input shaft.
This V-type engine, which is equipped with a pair of banks comprising a first bank and a second bank, comprises: a plurality of first side intake ports of the first bank that open between the pair of banks; a plurality of second side intake ports of the second bank that open between the pair of banks; a first manifold passage part connected to each of the first side intake ports and comprising a plurality of manifold passages that extend upwards from between the pair of banks and along the first bank; a second manifold passage part connected to each of the second side ports and comprising a plurality of manifold passages that extend upwards from between the pair of banks and along the second bank; a first side intake passage fuel injection device that is configured so as to inject fuel into a first side intake passage comprising the first side intake ports and the first manifold passage part; and a second side intake passage fuel injection device that is configured so as to inject fuel into a second side intake passage comprising the second side intake ports and the second manifold passage part. The first side intake passage fuel injection device is provided, between the first side intake passage and the second side intake passage, to a first side projecting part that projects the furthest towards the second bank from the first intake passage. The second side intake passage fuel injection device is provided, between the first side intake passage and the second side intake passage, to a second side projecting part that projects the furthest towards the first bank from the second intake passage.
F02M 63/00 - Other fuel-injection apparatus having pertinent characteristics not provided for in groups or Details, component parts or accessories of fuel-injection apparatus, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups or
F02M 35/116 - Intake manifolds for engines with cylinders in V-arrangement or arranged oppositely relative to the main shaft
The present invention is provided with: a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinders; a cylinder head which is installed above the cylinder block and which has, for each cylinder, an intake port that extends from a combustion chamber at an angle relative to the axis of the cylinder; direct injectors which are disposed in positions to the outside of the intake ports in the radial direction of the cylinders and which directly inject fuel into the combustion chambers; and port injectors which are disposed in positions to the same side, relative to the intake ports, as the direct injectors, and which inject fuel into the intake ports. The intake ports each have a valve seat at an intake opening thereof that opens into the combustion chamber, and an arc part that protrudes downward in the central region of the intake port upstream of the valve seat. The injection direction of the port injectors is oriented in a direction such that the fuel injected from the port injectors passes through the lower region of the arc part.
F02M 63/00 - Other fuel-injection apparatus having pertinent characteristics not provided for in groups or Details, component parts or accessories of fuel-injection apparatus, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of groups or
F02M 35/116 - Intake manifolds for engines with cylinders in V-arrangement or arranged oppositely relative to the main shaft
This V-type engine, in which the axis of cylinders formed in each of a pair of banks comprising a first bank and a second bank are offset from the axial center of a crankshaft in the same direction as the direction of rotation of the crankshaft, is provided with: a port injection device provided to each cylinder, and configured so as to inject fuel into an intake port that opens between the pair of banks; and a cylinder injection device provided to each cylinder and between the pair of banks, and configured so as to directly inject fuel into a combustion chamber.
This supercharger drive mechanism is provided with an endless power transmission member that is looped between a rotary input shaft and a crankshaft extending from one side surface of a supercharger disposed between the V-banks of a V-type engine, and that transmits the crankshaft output to the rotary input shaft. The power transmission member is configured so as to be looped between the rotary input shaft and the crankshaft so that when the power transmission member rotates, the direction of the axial load exerted in the radial direction on the crankshaft by the power transmission member is upwards substantially along a central line between the V-banks.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a vehicular rear gate that offers increased freedom in the arrangement of a rear gate handle and a high-mount stop lamp even when a handle bracket and a stop lamp bracket are affixed to a rear gate panel. In the vehicular rear gate according to the present invention, a support wall portion (25) of a stop lamp bracket (14) holding a stop lamp (7), and an upper leg portion (32a) of a handle bracket (13) reinforcing an attachment portion (holding location 18) of a rear gate handle (6) of a rear gate outer panel (12) are disposed so as to overlap in a vehicle front-rear direction, with the support wall portion (25) joined to the upper leg portion (32a).
B60Q 1/44 - Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating braking action
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REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE FOR SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT PART OF VEHICLE
The purpose of the invention is to ensure sufficient strength with respect to the load from a seat belt 2803, and strive to keep the vehicle body light in weight. A rear pillar inner panel 12, along with a corresponding portion of an outer panel 10, constitutes a rear pillar 22. A seat belt anchor 28 for supporting the seat belt 2803, which is used in the rear seat of the vehicle, is attached to the rear pillar inner panel 12. A quarter inner panel 14 is disposed between a rear door opening part 18 and the rear pillar inner panel 12, and the rear part of the quarter inner panel 14 is integrally joined to the rear pillar inner panel 12, with the remaining sites of the quarter inner panel 14 being joined to the outer panel 10. An irregularly shaped bead part 30 extending along the direction in which load is applied from the seat belt 2803 to the seat belt anchor 28 is provided to a lower lateral part 14D of the quarter inner panel 14.
Provided is a front structure of a vehicle body, comprising: a pair of upper frames (21) continuing from front pillars (30) of a vehicle and extending forward; an upper bar (22) connected at either end thereof to the respective upper frames (21) of the pair, and extending in the vehicle width direction; a cross member (23) supported on a body mount member (24); and a radiator support reinforcement (26) for linking the upper bar (22) and the cross member (23); the upper frames (21) each having a closed cross-sectional structure, and being connected at the distal end thereof to the cross member (23).
B62D 21/02 - Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted comprising longitudinally or transversely arranged frame members
A center pillar reinforce 6 is joined to a side sill reinforce 7 at a plurality of locations by spot welding, where welding points 21 to 28 of the spot welding are arranged to be at uniform distances from ridge lines of reinforcing beads 10A and 10B.
A cylinder head having a coolant water passage in which coolant water led into a cylinder head from a cylinder block is merged with and discharged into a length-flow passage along a direction of cylinder alignment after a cross-flow for passing across the cylinders, wherein the cylinder head is characterized in having, for the purpose of efficiently discharging air bubbles in the coolant water passage: a coolant water inlet (7) for leading coolant water into a cylinder head (1); a coolant water discharge port (15) for discharging coolant water led in from the coolant water inlet (7); a cross-flow coolant water passage (11) in which coolant water led in from the coolant water inlet (7) passes across the plurality of cylinders along a transverse direction; a length-flow coolant water passage (13) into which coolant water flowing through the cross-flow coolant water passage (11) merges and in which coolant water flows along the direction of cylinder alignment toward the coolant water discharge port (15); and a protrusion (18) provided to a downstream end part of the length-flow coolant water passage (13), the protrusion rising upward from a main body part (13a) of the length-flow coolant water passage (13), the coolant water discharge port (15) being provided to the protrusion (18).
Provided is a vehicle seat device having a simple configuration and a reduced number of parts and advantageous in reducing cost. A rear seat (10) is configured so as to be capable of moving to: a use state (A) in which a seat cushion (12) is disposed on a deck section (20) located higher than a floor section (18) and in which the seatback (14) is raised to enable a vehicle occupant to sit thereon; and a stowed state (B) in which the seatback (14) is folded over the seat cushion (12) and stowed on the floor section (18) in front of the deck section (20). A position control strap (30) is provided straddling both a strap mounting metallic fitting (24) and a mounting metallic fitting (26). In the stowed state (B), the strap mounting metallic fitting (24) and a contact metallic fitting (28) are in contact with each other, and a pipe frame (1206) at the rear end of the seat cushion (12) in the stowed state (B) is supported.
B60N 2/36 - Seats specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles convertible for other use into a loading platform
B60N 2/30 - Non-dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats
A condensation water separation device (50) which is provided downstream from a cooling device (13) that cools the intake air in an engine (1), and which separates condensation water from the intake air, said condensation water separation device being provided with: a storage unit (80) that stores the condensation water separated from the intake air; an upstream pipe (60) the upstream end (60a) of which is connected to the cooling device (13) and the downstream end (60b) of which communicates with the storage unit (80), thereby forming a flow passage (10) for the intake air; and a downstream pipe (70) the upstream end (70a) of which protrudes into the storage unit (80), and which is provided downstream from the upstream pipe (60), thereby forming the flow passage (10) for the intake air. On the inner wall surface of the storage unit (80) there is a collision surface (82a) against which the intake air discharged from the downstream end (60b) of the upstream pipe (60) collides, and the upstream end (70a) of the downstream pipe (70) is provided at a distance from the collision surface (82a) of the storage unit (80).
When a cooling fan module (30) is viewed in the width direction of the vehicle while being mounted to the vehicle, an air suction-side duct (33) is formed so as to extend upward from vertically below, with respect to the vehicle body, a cooling fan (31) along the outer shape of an air discharge-side duct (32) and then extend toward a battery pack (20) from a position at the same height as the cooling fan (31) when the cooling fan module (30) is mounted to the vehicle. A recess (37) is formed in the upper surface of the extended section (38) of the air suction-side duct (33), the upper surface facing upward when the cooling fan module (30) is mounted to the vehicle. The cooling fan module (30) is constituted by the cooling fan (31), the air discharge-side duct (32), and the air intake-side duct (33).
A possible travel distance calculation device having: a refresh means (72) that records measured residual fuel values and updates said recorded values in order; a calculation means (73) that calculates possible travel distances on the basis if the residual battery capacity and the recorded values; and a display means (80) that displays at least the possible travel distance. The refresh means (72) is configured so as to hold values recorded during engine (13) operation, as recorded values, during periods that the engine (13) is stopped. DRAWING: FIG. 2: 11, 12 Motor 13 Engine 19 Battery 30 Control unit 70 Distance calculation means 71 Correction calculation means 72 Refresh means 73 Calculation means 74 Determination means 75 Counting means 76 Alarm means 80 Combination panel
B60K 35/00 - Instruments specially adapted for vehiclesArrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
B60K 6/22 - 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
B60K 6/52 - Driving a plurality of drive axles, e.g. four-wheel drive
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
B60W 10/06 - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function including control of propulsion units including control of combustion engines
B60W 20/00 - Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles
An inverter cover that is advantageous in sustaining the durability of a harness is provided. The inverter cover (30) is attached to an inverter (16). The inverter cover (30) is configured so as to include a main body section (32), an extension section (slope section) (34), and a bend section (guide section) (36). The main body section (32) covers, from above, the inverter (16) and a part where first through third harnesses (28A, 28B, 28C) are connected to the back of the inverter (16). The slope section (34) is connected to the back of the main body section (32) via a bend section (35) and is displaced downward as the slope section extends rearward. The slope section (34) is positioned between the part where first through third harnesses (28A, 28B, 28C) are connected to the inverter (16) and an edge part (24) of a vehicle body panel (12). The guide section (36) guides the slope section (34) downward by coming into contact with the vehicle body panel (12) and is provided on the rear end of the slope section (34).
A support structure for a front wiper device for a vehicle has an annular pivot cap (30) which surrounds, below a deck garnish, a pivot on which the base end of a wiper arm is supported. The pivot cap (30) is provided with: a bottom plate section (31) having an annular shape surrounding the pivot and extended toward the front of the vehicle; and a flange section (33) extending upward from an edge of the bottom plate section (31). The flange section (33) is provided with an opening (34) facing the front of the vehicle. A protrusion (35) is provided to the portion of the bottom plate section (31) which faces both the rear of the vehicle and an electric motor (15), and the protrusion (35) protrudes further upward than the portion of the bottom plate section (31) which is on the side opposite the electric motor (15).
A vehicle fuel tank according to the present invention has a structure such that a chamber space (10) of a baffle member (6) is formed away from the inner surface of a tank body (1).
B60K 15/077 - Fuel tanks with means modifying or controlling distribution or motion of fuel, e.g. to prevent noise, surge, splash or fuel starvation
F02M 37/00 - Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatusArrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
The present invention provides a lubrication device that can further facilitate the warm-up of an internal combustion engine. A lubrication device (180) comprises an oil pan (100) having a first oil reservoir (131) open at the top and a second oil reservoir (132) encircling the first oil reservoir (131), an oil pump (90) for supplying oil (O) of the oil pan (100) to a member to be lubricated, an oil screen (170) connected to the oil pump (90) and provided with an intake port (173) for sucking out the oil (O) in the first oil reservoir (131), and a thermo valve (160) for switching the first oil reservoir (131) and the second oil reservoir (132) between a communicated state and a non-communicated state. An inner wall surface (103) of a peripheral wall (102) of the oil pan (100) is continuous with an inner wall surface (23a) of a crank case (23). A top end edge (123) of a peripheral wall (122) of an inner oil pan (120) is separated from an inner wall surface (103) of the oil pan (100) and the inner wall surface (23a) of the crank case (23).
A secondary cell (1) provided with a cell case (11), an electrode body (13) accommodated inside the cell case, and an electrolytic solution (14) containing an initial additive and filling the interior of the cell case, the electrode body being provided with adding means (a capsule (3)) for adding to the electrolytic solution a restoring additive for restoring a deteriorated state of a coating film formed by the initial additive, and the additive being added in response to the deteriorated state.
A lithium-ion battery capacity recovery method determines whether degradation is caused by the decrease of lithium ions or not, calculates the decreased amount of lithium ions, and allows lithium ions corresponding to the decreased amount to be released from a lithium-ion supplying electrode by connecting the lithium-ion supplying electrode and a positive electrode or a negative electrode, thereby supplying lithium ions to the lithium-ion battery and recovering the battery capacity.
Disclosed is a vehicle starting control device provided with a first switch (22) which turns on by a depression operation to a pedal (12) and which turns off by release of the depression operation; a second switch (24) which is switched by the depression operation to the pedal (12) to a first state which is either the on state or the off state and which is switched by release of the depression operation to a second state which is the other of the on state or off state; and a control unit (20) which implements a first determination for determining whether or not the first switch (22) turns on and the second switch (24) switches to the first state, and starts an engine when an engine starting switch (14) is operated and a positive determination is made at the first determination. Also, after determining if the first switch (22) or the second switch (24) turns on-off-on or off-on-off following a negative determination at the first determination, the control unit (20) starts the engine when the engine start switch (14) is operated and it is determined that the switch used for detection of double depression operations indicates that a depression operation to the pedal (12) has been made.
F02D 29/02 - Controlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving vehiclesControlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving variable-pitch propellers
F02N 11/08 - Circuits specially adapted for starting of engines
A battery unit (14) is provided with a battery case (50), and a plurality of battery modules (60) which are stored and held in the battery case (50). The battery case (50) is provided with a bottom wall section (505) whereupon the battery modules (60) are placed, and partitioning sections (503, 509). The partitioning sections are arranged upright on the bottom wall section (505), and partition the adjacent battery modules (60) arranged along a second direction (Y) traversing a first direction (X), which is a direction from a first end section (50a) on a side whereupon an introducing port (86) is formed in the battery case (50) toward a second end section (50b) on a side whereupon exhaust ports (555, 556) are formed. The partitioning sections extend along a surface facing the second direction (Y) in the battery module (60), and incline in such extending direction.
A battery unit (14) includes a bypass structure (700). The bypass structure (700) includes, at a first end (50a) of a battery case (50), a bypass outlet (534) formed at one end in a second direction (Y) crossing a first direction (X) extending from the first end (50a) toward a second end (50b) where exhaust ports (555,556) are formed, a bypass inlet (535) formed at the center along the first direction (X) of the battery case (50) and at the center along the second direction (Y), a bypass duct (531) for communicating between the bypass outlet (534) and the bypass inlet (535), and a flow path (533) for leading a cooling gas (G) in the downstream from the bypass inlet(535) to both sides in the second direction (Y).
A power supply management device for managing the power supply section of an electric automobile having a plurality of modules accurately and easily. In the power supply management device (30) for an electric automobile, module state detection means (12A-12L) for detecting the voltage and the temperature of each module are mounted, respectively, on modules (5A-5L) constituted by collecting a plurality of battery cells constituting the power supply section (5) of a motor (2), and a control means (10) judges the state of each module based on the information detected by each module state detection means. Each module state detection means is connected in series through a numbering communication line (21), imparts an identification number to itself based on ID information transmitted from a module state detection means in the upstream of connection, and transmits ID information including that identification number to a module state detection means in the downstream of connection. The control means is connected with each module state detection means through the numbering communication line and a communication line (22), and specifies abnormality of each module based on the detection information transmitted through the numbering communication line and the communication line.
G01R 31/36 - Arrangements for testing, measuring or monitoring the electrical condition of accumulators or electric batteries, e.g. capacity or state of charge [SoC]
A battery unit (14) is provided under a floor panel (70). The battery unit (14) is arranged between a pair of side members (31, 32) in right and left sides. The battery unit (14) comprises a battery case (50). The battery case (50) comprises a tray member (51) and a cover member (52). An electric component is housed in the battery case (50). Metal digit members (101, 102, 103, 104) are attached to the tray member (51). Both ends of the digit members are supported by the side members (31, 32). The tray member (51) has a metal insert member (200) provided in the resin. The insert member (200) comprises a metal plate arranged in the front side and the back side of the electric component.
A battery case (50) for housing a battery module (60) has a tray member (51), a cover member (52), and a sheet member (81). The sheet member (81) is supplied to a connection portion (82) between the tray member (51) and the cover member (52). Metal insert members (200a-200f) are embedded in the resin of the tray member (51). An embedded bolt (204) the screw portion of which protrudes upward and an embedded nut (205) are provided in each insert member (200a-200f). The battery case (50) comprises a first tightening portion (310) and a second tightening portion (320). A nut member (97) is screwed onto the embedded bolt (204) from a portion on the cover member (52), in the first tightening portion (310). A bolt member (96) is screwed into the embedded nut (205) from a portion on the cover member (52), in the second tightening portion (320).
A battery locking structure which provides excellent workability even when the sizes and heights of modules have variance and which can be locked easily and reliably to the modules. The battery locking structure has a bracket (21) which is mounted to the circumference (5c) of the modules (5a and 5b) to integrate the modules. Fitting members (24 and 25) having fitting parts (24a and 25a) to fit to locking parts (23a and 23b) provided at a vehicle body (7) are disposed at both of the ends (21a and 21b) of the bracket (21). Locking parts (26) are formed at the surfaces (21c and 21d) opposed to each other. While the bracket (21) is attached to the circumference of the modules, the fitting parts are attached and locked to the locking parts. A band member (22) which is formed so as to extend across the mutually opposed surfaces (21c and 21d) of the bracket and whose ends are to be locked to the locking parts are placed over the bracket (21) and locked to the locking parts (26).
Provided is an electric automobile which can cool down a power unit suppressing a rise in temperature at the time of the transportation of dew drops and cooling air without sacrificing interior comfort. The electric automobile is driven by a motor (2) to run, guides cooling air from an installed air conditioner unit (15) to a power unit (5) for the motor, and cools down the air. In the electric automobile, a duct (16) both ends (16a) and (16b) of which are connected to an ejection port (15a) of the air conditioner unit and a power unit side, respectively and which forms a flow path (R) for guiding the cooling air from the air conditioner unit to the power unit (5) is arranged on a floor (6A) on a passenger seat side in such a manner that the duct is formed along the shape of the interior of the automobile in the passenger seat (4A) side.
Provided is a switching device for dual system transmission using conventional parts without manufacturing a new switching device of dual system. The switching device (1) for transmission comprises a main inhibitor switch (11) and a sub-inhibitor switch (13). The main inhibitor switch (11) is connected to a shift cable (32) that moves depending on a selected position of a shift lever (3) operated by the driver, and detects the selected position of the shift lever according to the movement of the shift cable (32). The sub-inhibitor switch (13) is connected through a connection member to the shift cable (32) and detects the selected position of the shift lever according to the movement of the shift cable.
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