Toyota Motor Corporation Patente

A method for manufacturing an electrode sheet (2) may include preparing a binder mixture containing a fibrillated first binder by mixing a fibrillatable first binder and inactive material particles which are non-fibrillatable particles; and preparing an electrode composite mixture containing the binder mixture and active material particles.

A positive electrode active material includes a primary particle (1), wherein the primary particle (1) contains an olivine-type phosphate compound, the primary particle (1) has a cross-section in at least part of which a streak structure is provided, the streak structure includes a first region (1a) and a second region (1b), the second region (1b) contains an ion conductor containing phosphorus at a higher concentration as compared to the first region (1a), the second region (1b) extends in a streaky manner, and the first region (1a) is divided into two or more by the second region (1b).

The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material, an electrode (10), and a battery (100) that improve the rate characteristics of a battery (100). The positive electrode active material includes a primary particle. The primary particle contains an olivine-type phosphate compound. The primary particle has a degree of circularity of 0.60 or less.

A system includes an inspection facility that performs an inspection of a vehicle, and a processing device, in which the processing device detects a vehicle orientation that is a direction in which the vehicle is oriented with respect to the inspection facility, compares the vehicle orientation that is detected with a direction that is set in advance, and outputs a difference between the vehicle orientation and the direction that is set in advance to the inspection facility, and the inspection facility performs the inspection using the difference that is output by the processing device.

A system includes: an inspection apparatus configured to perform an inspection of a vehicle; a detection unit configured to detect load information related to a load applied to an occupant seat section of the vehicle during the inspection; and an output unit configured to output a result of the inspection by the inspection apparatus in association with the load information detected by the detection unit.

Disclosed is an electrode active material having an O3-type structure, wherein the electrode active material has high capacity and high coulombic efficiency. The electrode active material of the present disclosure comprises a Na-containing transition metal oxide. The Na-containing transition metal oxide has an O3-type structure. The Na-containing transition metal oxide comprises, as constituent elements, Na, Ni, Mn, and O. An X-ray diffraction pattern of the Na-containing transition metal oxide satisfies 0.476 < I₀₀₃/I₁₀₄ < 0.554 (where I₀₀₃ is the diffraction peak intensity of the (003) plane in the X-ray diffraction pattern, and I₁₀₄ is the diffraction peak intensity of the (104) plane in the X-ray diffraction pattern).

A battery electric vehicle (100) includes one or more processors (102) that control an output of an electric motor (2). In a case where the battery electric vehicle (100) is in an on-demand mode, the one or more processors (102) calculate, using an on-demand model, a virtual acceleration of a virtual mobility in response to driving operation of a driver, and control the output of the electric motor (2) such that an acceleration of the battery electric vehicle (100) equals the virtual acceleration. Further, in a case where a virtual mobility to be reproduced is switched to a second virtual mobility, the one or more processors (102) control the output of the electric motor (2) in a transition mode in which at least some of driving environment properties simulated by the on-demand model are changed to properties of the second virtual mobility in stages.

A system includes an inspection facility that inspects a vehicle that is travelable by unmanned driving, and a control device that controls the unmanned driving of the vehicle such that a direction of the vehicle with respect to the inspection facility is oriented in a direction that is set in advance.

A vehicle front structure (10) includes a main body portion integrally provided to include a vertical wall portion (34), a first framework portion including a plurality of first ribs (58; 72) provided on the main body portion so as to extend in a vehicle front-rear direction and erected from the vertical wall portion (34) along a vehicle width direction, and a second framework portion including a plurality of second ribs (64; 78) connected to a front end part of the first framework portion, provided on the main body portion so as to extend to the front pillar lower portion (26) while leaning downward in a vehicle-height direction as they extend rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction, and provided to be erected from the vertical wall portion (34) along the vehicle width direction. The first framework portion and the second framework portion are joined to the front pillar lower portion (26).

A vehicle front structure includes: a front framework portion (12) including right and left front structure portions (14; 22) and right and left suspension tower portions (16), each of the right and left front structure portions (14; 22) being disposed forward of a cabin of a vehicle body and a lower part of the vehicle body, and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a cowl portion (32); a left arm portion (20) and a right arm portion (20) extending upward from a front portion of the left front structure portion (14; 22) and a front portion of the right front structure portion (14; 22), respectively; and a frame-shaped reinforcement member (10) coupling upper portions of the right and left arm portions (20), upper portions of the right and left suspension tower portions (16), and the cowl portion (32).

An in-vehicle system includes a display device (21, 22, 23), and an information processing apparatus (10) configured to output information via the display device (21, 22, 23). The display device (21, 22, 23) includes a pair of display units (22, 23) that are provided in a forward portion of a driver's seat (2) in a passenger compartment, are disposed at positions on both sides of a steering wheel (4) while protruding rearward of an instrument unit (21) disposed in front of the steering wheel (4), and have touch panels (25); and the information processing apparatus (10) includes a controller (101) configured to execute: obtaining touch operations performed on each of the pair of display units (22, 23); obtaining sensor data indicating a state of holding the steering wheel (4) by a driver; and performing, based on the sensor data, a disabling process of at least partially disabling the touch operations on at least one of the pair of display units (22, 23).

An in-vehicle charging system (40) is a system that charges a drive battery (30) for storing power for traveling of an electrically powered vehicle (1), and includes a charger (34) that charges the drive battery using power from an EVSE (300), a communication ECU (140) that communicates with the EVSE, and a charging control ECU (110) that controls the charger. The charging control ECU sets a start time of reserved charging using the power from the EVSE (step S114), and controls the charger to start the reserved charging to the drive battery in response to a start notification from the EVSE when the start time is reached (step S121, step S122). When the start notification is not provided, and a predetermined time related to the start time is reached, the communication ECU transmits information for stopping the reserved charging to the EVSE (step S121, step S131, step S135).

An irradiation control region of a headlight (3) including a first region (R1) including a vehicle (V) in front of the vehicle and a second region (R2) not including a front vehicle in a periphery of the first region is set, based on a front captured image (IM). A set light intensity of the headlight is set based on the irradiation control region. Light distribution of the headlight (3) is controlled based on the irradiation control region and the set light intensity. A size of a blur region (R3) surrounding the first region on a first region side in the second region is set, based on a user setting parameter or a user operation of a user of the vehicle. A first light intensity of the first region, a second light intensity of the second region that is higher than the first light intensity, and a third light intensity of the blur region that increases from the first light intensity to the second light intensity as a distance from the first region increases are set.

A controller includes an execution device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The storage medium stores playback content items. A playback content item refers to content in which multiple videos are switched and displayed on a display. The execution device acquires user information of a user in a vehicle. The execution device selects a specific content item from among the playback content items based on the acquired user information. The execution device plays the selected specific content item to display the videos.

The control device (40) includes a control part (43) configured to play content and perform control of a vehicle function in conjunction with the content. The control part (43) is configured to generate control data for controlling the vehicle function based on a feature amount of the content, play the content in response to a playback request for the content, and control the vehicle function in conjunction with playback of the content based on the control data during playback of the content.

A power storage device (10) includes a first power storage cell (101), a second power storage cell (102) spaced apart from the first power storage cell (101) in a predetermined direction, a third power storage cell (103) spaced apart from the second power storage cell (102) in the predetermined direction, a conductive member (850), a first spacer (701) disposed between the first power storage cell (101) and the second power storage cell (102), and a second spacer (702) disposed between the second power storage cell (102) and the third power storage cell (103). A first terminal (121b) is provided on the side of a lower surface of the first power storage cell (101). A second terminal (122a, 122b) is provided on the side of a lower surface of the second power storage cell (102). A third terminal (123a) is provided on the side of a lower surface of the third power storage cell (103). The conductive member (850) is connected to the first terminal (121b), the second terminal (122a, 122b), and the third terminal (123a).

A controller is configured to control a vehicle that includes a battery configured to store electrical energy for driving a drive motor, a touch display configured to display an image and receive a touch operation, and a display configured to display an image. The controller includes a storage device and an execution device. The storage device is configured to store charging-time content. The charging-time content includes a charging-state image that is to be displayed on the display during charging of the battery. The execution device is configured to cause the display to display the charging-time content when the battery is not being charged and a predetermined operation has been performed on the touch display.

A catalyst for synthesizing methanol from carbon dioxide and hydrogen via a catalysis, comprising a zirconium oxide support of a monoclinic crystal structure and catalytic sites provided on the support for the catalysis and from an impregnation with a precursor solution for forming zinc oxide crystals, shows amounts of zinc atoms and zirconium atoms determined on the catalyst by XPS with a ratio of an amount of zinc to an amount of zirconium of 0.4 or more.

A battery electric vehicle (100) controlled in control modes including a manual mode in which an electric motor (4) is controlled so as to simulate an action of a virtual vehicle equipped with a virtual engine includes: a transmission (9) configured to change a gear ratio between the electric motor (4) and a drive wheel (6F, 6R); a clutch (8) provided between the electric motor (4) and the transmission (9); a clutch operation device (24); and a control device (101) including a processor (102). The processor (102) is configured to communicate with the clutch (8) and the clutch operation device (24). The processor (102) is configured to, in the manual mode, control the clutch (8) according to a command from the clutch operation device (24). The processor (102) is configured to, even in the manual mode, at the time of starting of the battery electric vehicle (100), start the battery electric vehicle (100) by controlling the clutch (8) without depending on the command from the clutch operation device (24).

A method of manufacturing a porous silicon, comprising: bringing a raw material containing a silicate into contact with an alkali earth metal gas; and bringing the raw material, which was brought into contact with the alkali earth metal gas, into contact with an acid.

A text conversion method for voice data that is executed by an information processing device (10) includes: acquiring voice data; generating text data based on the voice data; and correcting an error pattern included in the text data, based on an error correction table. The error correction table includes a first error pattern, at least one second error pattern generated based on the voice data in which the first error pattern is generated, and a correction pattern corresponding to the first error pattern and the at least one second error pattern.

A battery device includes: a plurality of battery cells, each including a cell case provided with a relief valve that opens when internal pressure reaches a predetermined threshold; a case that houses the plurality of battery cells; a non-combustible paper that is provided at at least a part of an inner surface of the case; an intermediate material that is provided at a surface of the non-combustible paper opposite from the inner surface and that has a higher mechanical strength than the non-combustible paper; and an insulating plate that is provided at a surface of the intermediate material opposite from the non-combustible paper, that opposes the relief valves, and that has electrical insulation properties and a higher mechanical strength than the non-combustible paper, wherein thermal insulation properties of the non-combustible paper and the intermediate material are higher than those of the insulating plate.

A power storage device includes a plurality of power storage cells (29), and a heat exchange plate (32) disposed between the plurality of power storage cells (29) so as to face respective long side surfaces of the plurality of power storage cells (29) and extending in a long-side direction of the long side surface. In the heat exchanger (32), Young's modulus of a central portion (32c) in a short-side direction of the long side surface is smaller than Young's modulus of an end portion (32b, 32d) in the short-side direction of the long side surface.

An electricity storage apparatus (10) includes a plurality of electricity storage cells (100), a bottom wall (212), and a panel member (230). A safety valve (SV) is provided on a lower surface of each electricity storage cell (100). The bottom wall (212) includes an upper plate portion (212A) and a lower plate portion (212B). The upper plate portion (212A) has at least two upper through-holes (h1) provided in positions facing the safety valve (SV). The lower plate portion (212B) has at least one lower through-hole (h2) provided in a position facing at least two upper through-holes (h1). A length (L2) of the lower through-hole (h2) in one direction (DR1) is greater than a length (L1) of each of the upper through-holes (h1) in the one direction (DR1).

Disclosed is a technology where, when a current collector containing Al is used in an aqueous battery, elution of Al from the current collector into an aqueous electrolyte solution can be suppressed. The aqueous battery of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode, an aqueous electrolyte solution, and a negative electrode. One or both of the positive electrode and the negative electrode has/have a current collector containing Al. The current collector is in contact with the aqueous electrolyte solution. The aqueous electrolyte solution contains water, potassium polyphosphate dissolved in the water, and a silicic acid salt dissolved in the water.

A vehicle (1) includes: a floor panel (300); a seat cushion (81) disposed above the floor panel (300); a high-voltage unit (20) excluding a battery (30); a high-voltage connector (23) provided on the high-voltage unit (20); and a harness (50). The high-voltage unit (20) has at least a part disposed between the seat cushion (81) and the floor panel (300). The high-voltage connector (23) is provided on a lower surface side of the high-voltage unit (20). The harness (50) extends toward a gap between the high-voltage unit (20) and the floor panel (300) to be connected to the high-voltage connector (23).

A suspension member (30) is integrally molded by casting and mounted on a rear part of a vehicle body (200). The suspension member (30) includes left and right side beams (31L, 31R); a first cross member (32) connecting, in a vehicle width direction, vehicle body mounting portions (36L, 36R) of the respective left and right side beams (11L, 11R); and a second cross member (33) disposed further frontward of the vehicle relative to the first cross member (32) and connecting the left and right side beams (31L, 31R) in the vehicle width direction. The first cross member (32) has a groove shape with a rear side being open, and the second cross member (33) has a groove shape with a lower side being open.

An aggregator uses, as a power adjustment resource, a battery (11) mounted in a vehicle (10). An inlet (12) of the vehicle is connectable with a connector (25) of a DR-compatible EVSE (20) that uses the vehicle as a power adjustment resource and with a connector (45) of a non-DR-compatible EVSE (40) that does not uses the vehicle as a power adjustment resource. A lock device (300) enters a locked state in which the connector cannot be removed from the inlet when the connector is connected to the inlet. A controller (15) of the vehicle sets a lock release condition to "during user's operation" (S24) when the connector of the DR-compatible EVSE is connected to the inlet and sets the lock release condition to "upon completion of charging" when the non-DR-compatible EVSE is connected to the inlet.

A vehicle lower portion structure (10) comprises a pair of rocker portions (24) disposed at both vehicle transverse direction sides of a vehicle body lower portion (12A) and extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, at least one cross member portion (30) that extends in a vehicle transverse direction and having both end portions respectively connected to the pair of rocker portions (24), and a reinforcing panel portion (50) disposed at a vehicle front side or a vehicle rear side of the cross member portion (30) between the pair of rocker portions (24) so as to overlap with the rocker portions (24) as seen from the vehicle transverse direction, and at which concave portions (50A), which are convex toward a vehicle lower side and extend in the vehicle transverse direction, and convex portions (50B), which are convex toward a vehicle upper side and extend in the vehicle transverse direction, are provided alternately in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

A vehicle drive system may include: a rotating electric machine including a hollow output shaft; a differential gear that distributes a driving force output by the rotating electric machine to a pair of drive wheels; a case housing the rotating electric machine and the differential gear therein; an intermediate shaft extending through a through hole of the output shaft along an axial direction of the rotating electric machine, wherein one end portion of the intermediate shaft is connected to the differential gear; and a drive shaft fitted at other end portion of the intermediate shaft. The intermediate shaft may include a first flow passage extending along the axial direction. The case may include a second flow passage. A fitting portion between the intermediate shaft and the drive shaft may include a third flow passage that allows a lubricating liquid to flow between the first and second flow passages.

A suspension member assembly (70) is provided which has a suspension member (30) and a tower bar (60). The suspension member (30) includes left and right side beams (31L, 31R), a front cross member (34), and first and second rear cross members (32, 33). The front cross member (34) has a length in a vehicle front-and-rear direction shorter than a length in a vehicle up-and-down direction. The tower bar (60) is provided at a vehicle rear side relative to the front cross member (34), and at an upper side relative to the first and second rear cross members (32, 33), connects between the left and right side beams (31L, 31R) in a width direction, and has at least two fastening points (61L, 61R, 62L, 62R) with each of the left and right side beams (31L, 31R).

A control device (100) for an electrically powered vehicle (1) is a control device for an electrically powered vehicle including a drive battery (30) capable of charging/power feeding between the drive battery and an EVSE (300). The control device includes a processor (110, 140), and a communication unit (140) that communicates with the EVSE. When a predetermined condition for performing charging/power feeding between the EVSE and the drive battery is satisfied, the processor controls the communication unit to communicate information indicating to make transition to a charging/power feeding mode for performing charging/power feeding between the drive battery and the EVSE (S116, S117, S152, S153, S154), and when the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the processor controls the communication unit to communicate information indicating to make transition to a charging mode for performing charging from the EVSE to the drive battery (S116, S121, S152, S153, S155). It is possible to appropriately switch between charging and charging/power feeding.

A method for manufacturing a power storage cell (100) includes: a bending step of bending a sheet member (120); and a disposing step of disposing an inner surface (111D) of a bent conductive layer (111) on an insulation support layer (110). The bending step includes: bringing an inner surface (110A) of the insulation support layer (110) into contact with an inner portion (111A); bringing an outer surface (110B) of the insulation support layer (110) into contact with an outer portion (111B); and causing an end portion (110C) of the insulation support layer (110) to face a connecting portion

A wound electrode assembly (10) includes a separator (110) including a first electrode region (R1) and a second electrode region (R2), in each of which an electrode layer is provided, alternately spaced apart from each other. In the wound electrode assembly (10), the separator (110) is wound with a direction, in which first electrode region (R1) and the second electrode region (R2) are aligned, extending along a winding direction.

Provided are system, method, and device for testing a vehicle software. According to example embodiments, the system may include: a memory storage storing computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory storage, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to execute the instructions to: obtain a configuration data of a vehicle; determine a plurality of vehicle elements associated with the vehicle based on the obtained configuration data; determine a connection between one of the plurality of vehicle elements and another of the plurality of vehicle elements based on the obtained configuration data; and display the determined plurality of vehicle elements and the determined connection in a graphical user interface.

A fuel cell includes an anode separator and a cathode separator each including a coating on its surface. Each of the anode and cathode separators includes: a body; a coolant manifold configured to allow a coolant to flow therethrough; an intra-cell sealing portion that provides a seal between the anode and cathode separators within the fuel cell and that is provided by the body being bonded to the insulating sheet so as to surround the coolant manifold; and a sacrificial electrolytic corrosion portion disposed between the coolant manifold and the intra-cell sealing portion and including a plurality of exposed portions where a base material is exposed without being covered with the coating. The sacrificial electrolytic corrosion portion includes at least one of the exposed portions on a straight line connecting the coolant manifold and the intra-cell sealing portion.

A power storage device includes: a power storage module (11) including a plurality of power storage cells (30); an accommodation case that accommodates the power storage module (11); a bus bar module (29) provided in the accommodation case and electrically connecting the plurality of power storage cells (30); and a biasing member (14) that improves close contact between the plurality of power storage cells (30) and the bus bar module (29). Since the biasing member (14) improves close contact between the plurality of power storage cells and the bus bar module, the state of contact between the power storage cells and bus bars can be improved.

An electrode assembly includes a first electrode portion (11) including a plurality of first stack portions (110) and a plurality of first curved portions (115) and formed of a first electrode sheet, and a second electrode portion (12) including a plurality of second stack portions (120). The plurality of first stack portions (110) and the plurality of second stack portions (120) are disposed alternately in a stacking direction. The first electrode sheet includes a first sheet portion including a portion formed of a first metal foil and forming the first stack portions and a portion formed of a first resin member and forming the plurality of first curved portions (115), and a first active material layer (112). The first stack portion (110) includes a first metal foil (111) and a first active material layer (112) provided on the first metal foil (111). The first active material layer (112) is not provided on the first resin member.

A text conversion method for voice data that is executed by an information processing device includes: acquiring voice data; detecting a specific expression in the voice data and feature information relevant to vocalization of the specific expression; converting the specific expression into corresponding standard language, based on the detected specific expression and the detected feature information; and outputting text information relevant to the voice data.

A wound electrode assembly (10) has a positive electrode (11) and a negative electrode (12) wound in a flat shape with a separator (13) in between, and includes a pair of flat portions (91) facing each other with a winding center in between and a pair of curved portions (92) connecting ends of the pair of flat portions (91) to each other. The positive electrode (11) includes a first base member including a first metal foil (111) and a first resin member (112) alternately joined along a winding direction of the wound electrode assembly (10). The negative electrode (12) includes a second base member including a second metal foil (121) and a second resin member (122) alternately joined along the winding direction. In each of the pair of flat portions (91), the first metal foil (111) and the second metal foil (121) are alternately arranged in a direction in which the pair of flat portions (91) face each other. In each of the pair of curved portions (92), the first resin member (112) and the second resin member (122) are alternately arranged in a radial direction of the wound electrode assembly (10).