TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA patent applications on April 4th, 2024
Patent Applications by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA on April 4th, 2024
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA: 47 patent applications
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA has applied for patents in the areas of H01M50/15 (6), H01M50/103 (6), H01M50/169 (6), H01M50/188 (4), B60W30/09 (4)
With keywords such as: vehicle, control, unit, power, when, fuel, information, device, battery, and charging in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s): Naoya MATSUNAGA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takuya Kaminade of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masaki Ikai of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryo Ishii of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masashi Oishi of Owariasahi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60K28/02
Abstract: a driving assistance apparatus includes a parking lot staying determination section which determines whether or not a vehicle is present in a parking lot having a parking row including parking slots and/or parked vehicles located adjacent to each other, an erroneous operation determination section which determines whether or not an occupant has erroneously stepped on an acceleration operation element, and a control section which executes driving power reduction control upon determination that the vehicle is present in the parking lot and that the occupant has performed the erroneous operation. when the erroneous operation determination section determines that the occupant has performed the erroneous operation again before elapse of a predetermined threshold time after execution of the driving power reduction control, the control section executes the driving power reduction control again, irrespective of the result of the determination by the parking lot staying determination section.
20240109446.SOLAR CHARGING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Yukinori MURAKAMI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L53/51, B60L1/00, H02J7/35
Abstract: a solar charging system mounted on a vehicle, comprising: a power generation module using a solar panel; an auxiliary battery storing electric power generated by the power generation module; an auxiliary load supplied with electric power from the auxiliary battery; a drive battery used for driving the vehicle; and a control unit provided between the drive battery and the auxiliary machine battery to control power transfer between both batteries, wherein when there is no electric current flowing into the auxiliary battery, the control unit supplies electric power other than electric power consumed by the auxiliary load to the drive battery among the electric power generated by the power generation module.
Inventor(s): Tomoya ONO of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L53/66, B60L53/62, B60L53/65
Abstract: an ecu includes a processor that controls transmission and reception of signals between a vehicle and a charging facility in accordance with a communication sequence defined in a charging standard. the processor transmits, to the charging facility, a regular signal for obtaining a charging permission from the charging facility, prior to a start of electric power supply from the charging facility to the vehicle. the processor starts charging control of a battery by the electric power supply from the charging facility, when the charging permission is obtained, and transmits, to the charging facility, a retry signal in which a part of the regular signal is modified in order to retry to obtain the charging permission, when the charging permission is not obtained.
20240109453.CHARGING DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Masatoshi KIMATA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L53/67, B60L53/62, B60L58/12, B60L58/22
Abstract: the charging device disclosed herein charges each of a plurality of connected battery electric vehicle to a first charge level. subsequently, the charging device charges each of the plurality of battery electric vehicle to a second charge level greater than the first charge level. the first charge level is typically set to half the full charge level. according to this charging device, when half of the charging time until full charging has elapsed, charging of the subsequent battery electric vehicle is started. the time it takes to charge the first battery electric vehicle to full charge allows each of the two battery electric vehicle to be charged to half of full charge level and ready for use.
Inventor(s): Motoaki HACHISUKA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60Q1/14, G06V20/58
Abstract: in a vehicle headlamp control apparatus, a light distribution control section controls light distribution of a headlamp based on a detected light control target object ahead of a vehicle and a detected behavior of the vehicle or an expected change thereof. when the behavior is in a first behavior state in which a change in the headlamp irradiation area becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount or the behavior is expected not to change from the first behavior state, the light distribution control section causes the headlamp to project light in a standard pattern. when the behavior is in a second behavior state in which the change in the headlamp irradiation area exceeds the predetermined amount or the behavior is expected to change to the second behavior state, the light distribution control section causes the headlamp to project light in a pattern different from the standard pattern.
Inventor(s): Hideyuki SAKURAI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Katsuya SHIMAZU of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60R3/02, B60J5/04, B60J5/06, B60J10/84, B60J10/86
Abstract: a boarding and alighting step-mounted vehicle includes an entrance provided in a vehicle side portion, a sliding door having two door portions for opening and closing the getting-on/off port by sliding in directions opposite to each other in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a step body having a step body for allowing an occupant to step when getting on and off the vehicle. the step is switchable between the use state and the closed state by rotating the vehicle lower portion on the entrance side as a pivot axis. in the use state of the step, the step body is in a posture deployed outward of the vehicle. in the closed state of the step, the step body is closed on the vehicle side and is in a posture facing the sliding door.
Inventor(s): Hiroto TOMIDA of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Satoshi KOMAMINE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tetsuya IDE of Chofu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Mayuko ABE of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Makoto AKAHANE of Yokohama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Haruki OGURI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60R25/04, B60R25/24, B60R25/31, G07C9/00
Abstract: a vehicle management apparatus is configured to manage a vehicle for delivery loaded with one or more packages. the vehicle management apparatus includes a controller configured to, upon detecting that the vehicle has stopped, determine, based on vehicle data indicating a status of the vehicle, whether a driver of the vehicle is making a delivery, and control a door of the vehicle to lock in a case in which it has been determined that the driver is making a delivery.
20240109521.DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Kota ENDO of Mishima-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60T7/22, G06V20/56, G06V20/58, G06V20/64
Abstract: a driving support apparatus includes a surrounding sensor capable of acquiring surrounding information on a three-dimensional object around a vehicle and a road marking ahead of the vehicle, and a vehicle state sensor capable of acquiring vehicle state information on multiple types of vehicle states in response to driving operation by a driver, including an ap operation amount in response to the driver's ap operation as one of the vehicle states. the apparatus further includes a control unit configured to execute deceleration assist control to assist deceleration when a predetermined start condition is satisfied, and to cancel the deceleration assist control when a cancel condition which is satisfied when the ap operation is performed during execution of the deceleration assist control is satisfied. when the cancel condition is satisfied, the control unit reduces the braking force based on the surrounding information and the vehicle state information.
Inventor(s): Makoto KOBAYASHI of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuusuke Izumi of Tokyo (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60T7/22
Abstract: a driving support apparatus includes a surrounding sensor capable of detecting a first object which is a moving object present in a predetermined first area including a direct front of the own vehicle and a second object which is a moving object present in a predetermined second area including a front lateral area of the own vehicle; and a control unit configured to execute the autonomous braking control for automatically applying braking force to the own vehicle when a collision condition is satisfied, the collision condition being satisfied when there is a possibility that the own vehicle collides with a moving object. the control unit is configured to, when a target object which is a moving object satisfying the collision condition is the second object, reduce a magnitude of the braking force applied by the autonomous braking control, as compared to when the target object is the first object.
Inventor(s): Kenichi SHIMIZU of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takashi HASEGAWA of Ashigara-kami-gun (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuma HOSHIKAWA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/09, B60W30/095, B60W40/06
Abstract: a vehicle driving assistance apparatus executes a braking assistance control to forcibly stop an own vehicle when there is a probability that the own vehicle collides with an object, and executes a stopped-state keeping control to keep the own vehicle stopped when the own vehicle is stopped by the braking assistance control. the apparatus executes the stopped-state keeping control for a standard time when the own vehicle is stopped at a place in an area other than a termination recommendation area in which an execution of the stopped-state keeping control is recommended to be terminated. the apparatus executes the stopped-state keeping control for a time shorter than the standard time when the own vehicle is stopped at a place in the termination recommendation area.
Inventor(s): Mafune KAKESHITA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Toshifumi KAWASAKI of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/09, B60W30/095, B60W50/12
Abstract: a driving support apparatus comprises a sensor for detecting an object, and a controller for prohibiting a collision control when an override condition is satisfied. the controller executes the collision control in a case where the override condition is satisfied during an erroneous operation, determines that an acceleration operation is the erroneous operation in a case where a predetermined normal erroneous operation condition is satisfied, or in a case where a predetermined relaxation erroneous operation condition is satisfied when a predetermined relaxation condition is satisfied, and determines that the relaxation condition is satisfied when a number of executions of the collision control during the erroneous operation in one trip is greater than or equal to a first threshold number or when a number of determinations that the acceleration operation is the erroneous operation in one trip is greater than or equal to a second threshold number.
Inventor(s): Hiroshi UENO of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoshihisa YAMADA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W10/10, B60W30/14, B60W30/18, B60W40/105
Abstract: an information processing device configured to calculate a feature related to driving of a vehicle includes a first processor configured to receive input information including information on a speed of the vehicle and a second processor configured to calculate the feature by using the input information received during a first period in which predetermined conditions are satisfied. the first period being included in a second period in which the input information is received. the predetermined conditions include a condition that a driving operation is performed before a brief stop of the vehicle.
Inventor(s): Hisanori MITSUMOTO of Hadano-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Sota UKAI of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W40/114, B60W40/107, B60W40/109
Abstract: a difference in a longitudinal force indicating a difference between the longitudinal force acting on left and right wheels is obtained. a correction amount of the longitudinal force acting on each wheel is calculated based on the difference in the longitudinal force, and each wheel is independently controlled. when the difference in the longitudinal force is obtained, a speed increasing ratio of a front wheel steering angle for changing an overall steering ratio is calculated based on a preset control map and an input parameter including a vehicle speed and a lateral acceleration or the vehicle speed and steering wheel angle. a yaw moment to be generated around a weighted center of the vehicle is calculated based on the speed increasing ratio and a steering wheel angle of the vehicle as the input parameter. the difference in the longitudinal force is then calculated based on this yaw moment.
20240110430.ASSISTANCE DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Hiroaki SUTO of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takeru YOSHIDA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Akihiro UMENAGA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): E05F15/70
Abstract: an assistance device installed at a vehicle. the assistance device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. the processor being configured to: receive information relating to a window opening point corresponding to a predetermined service, notify the service of proximity in a case in which the vehicle has reached a predetermined range from the window opening point, and open a window of the vehicle in a case in which the vehicle has approached the window opening point.
20240110528.VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Takumi ANZAWA of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): F02D41/02, F02P5/15
Abstract: the vehicle includes an internal combustion engine provided with a catalyst for exhaust gas purification in an exhaust passage, and an automatic transmission having a parking lock mechanism. the control device executes the warm-up operation switching process for executing the first warm-up operation when the parking lock mechanism is operating, and executes the second warm-up operation in which the rotational fluctuation of the internal combustion engine becomes larger than the first warm-up operation when the parking lock mechanism is not operating.
20240110529.HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Tomohiko SATOMI of Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masanao IDOGAWA of Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Koji ICHIKAWA of Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tatsuro SHIMADA of Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): F02D41/04, F02D41/08, F02D41/30
Abstract: when the vehicle is stopped and removal of deposits is not required, and forced charging of a power storage device is not being performed, the controller controls the fuel supply device so that a supply fuel pressure is at the first fuel pressure. when the vehicle is stopped and the removal of deposits is required, and the forced charging of the power storage device is being performed, the controller controls the fuel supply device so that the supply fuel pressure is at a second fuel pressure higher than the first fuel pressure. when the vehicle is stopped and the removal of deposits is required, and the forced charging of the power storage device is not being performed, the controller controls the fuel supply device so that the supply fuel pressure is at a third fuel pressure higher than the first fuel pressure and lower than the second fuel pressure.
Inventor(s): Yuki SUZUKI of Kariya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomihisa TSUCHIYA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Jun MIYAGAWA of Numazu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): F02D41/38, F02D41/00
Abstract: a controller is used for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder and a direct injection valve that injects gaseous fuel into the cylinder. a cpu of the controller executes acquisition of an in-cylinder pressure that is a pressure in the cylinder during one combustion cycle and a supply fuel pressure that is a pressure of the gaseous fuel supplied to the direct injection valve, and calculation of a backflow rate that is an amount of combustion gas flowing into the direct injection valve from the cylinder during one combustion cycle of the cylinder. in the calculation of the backflow rate, the cpu calculates the backflow rate such that the backflow rate becomes larger as the in-cylinder pressure increases and the backflow rate becomes larger as the supply fuel pressure decreases.
20240110803.INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Hiroto TOMIDA of Shibuya-ku (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Satoshi KOMAMINE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tetsuya IDE of Chofu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Mayuko ABE of Shinagawa-ku (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Makoto AKAHANE of Yokohama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Haruki OGURI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G01C21/34, G01C21/36
Abstract: an information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to extract roads that are difficult for a particular truck to travel based on a travel history of one or more trucks and generate route guidance such that roads that are easy for the particular truck to travel are given priority by avoiding at least one road among the extracted roads.
Inventor(s): Shinichiro MORI of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Naoya HATAKEYAMA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hidenori MATSUTOH of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takuro FUCHIGAMI of Kasugai-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tsutomu KAWASAKI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuki MATSUI of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G01R31/389, G01R31/385
Abstract: the insulation resistance testing device of the present disclosure includes a first magnetic current sensor disposed between the control unit and the ground, and a first damping resistor disposed in series with the first magnetic current sensor between the control unit and the ground. the insulation resistance testing device of the present disclosure includes a second magnetic current sensor disposed between the positive terminal and the ground of the battery pack, and a second damping resistor disposed in series with the second magnetic current sensor between the positive terminal and the ground.
Inventor(s): Takumi TANAKA of Takarazuka-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G01R31/392, G01R31/36, G01R31/367, G01R31/389
Abstract: a state estimation device includes a first acquisition section, a derivation section, a second acquisition section, a computation section and an estimation section. the first acquisition section acquires measurement data and states of a reference rechargeable battery before and after a test that causes deterioration to progress. the measurement data is impedances at respective frequencies measured by an impedance method, and the states are found in advance. the derivation section computes peak frequencies before and after the test from arc-shaped curves in graphs plotting the impedances at the respective frequencies represented by the measurement data, and obtains a model representing a relationship between peak frequencies and states. the second acquisition section acquires measurement data of an estimation target rechargeable battery, which is impedances at respective frequencies measured by the impedance method. the computation section computes a peak frequency from an arc-shaped curve in a graph plotting the impedances at the respective frequencies represented by this measurement data. the estimation section uses the model to estimate the state of the estimation target rechargeable battery from the peak frequency of the estimation target rechargeable battery.
Inventor(s): Nobuhiro YOSHIDA of Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q10/0835
Abstract: a component management system includes: a delivery plan information acquisition unit that acquires delivery plan information of a component; a prediction unit that predicts occurrence of an abnormal situation in a storage use state of the component; a delivery track record information acquisition unit that acquires delivery track record information of the component; a first influence degree calculation unit that calculates a first impact degree and compares the first impact degree with a threshold; a prediction updating unit that updates prediction of the prediction unit; and a notification unit that notifies an abnormal situation when the prediction updating unit predicts occurrence of an abnormal situation.
Inventor(s): Kentaro SATAKE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Mami MORI of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0645
Abstract: the control unit of the information processing device acquires the identification information when an accident occurs in the first vehicle leased by the user. here, the identification information is information including a state of damage caused by an accident of the first vehicle and a percentage of fault of the user in the accident. the control unit of the information processing device performs predetermined processing based on the identification information here, the predetermined process is a process for determining whether or not to refuse the first application from the user who is an application for leasing the second vehicle in place of the first vehicle during the lease period of the first vehicle, and whether or not to refuse the second application from the user who is an application for leasing the new vehicle after the lease period expires.
Inventor(s): Isao HONDA of Kariya-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q50/30, B60W40/06, B60W60/00, G06V20/10
Abstract: a vehicle information management device includes: a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: before a vehicle arrives at a planned vehicle boarding area of a user, acquire road surface information of the planned vehicle boarding area; based on the road surface information, determine whether or not a road surface height of a planned vehicle boarding position, at which the user is waiting at the planned vehicle boarding area, is a height at which a ramp of the vehicle can be deployed; and in a case in which the road surface height is determined to not be a height at which the ramp can be deployed, propose a change of the planned vehicle boarding position to the user.
Inventor(s): Masahiro KEMMOTSU of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takuro SAWANO of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yasuyoshi HATANO of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shogo YASUYAMA of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kento IWAHORI of Nagoya-city (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Keigo IKEDA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06T7/70, G06T3/60, G06T5/00
Abstract: a position estimation system, a position estimation method, and a program that can estimate a position of a moving body without installing an installation object on the moving body are provided. a position estimation system includes a detection unit configured to generate a first mask image, a mask area masking a moving body in an image photographed being added to the first mask image, a perspective transformation unit configured to perform perspective transformation on the first mask image, and a position calculation unit configured to correct a coordinate point of a first circumscribed rectangle set for a mask area in the first mask image using a second coordinate point of the mask area in the second mask image, which is obtained by performing perspective transformation on the first mask, to calculate a third coordinate point.
20240112509.VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Yasunori WAKAMATSU of Nagakute-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masatoshi ISHINO of Nagakute-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuuki ARAI of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takafumi EGUCHI of Niwa-gun Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Akihiro KUSADA of Yokkaichi-shi Mie (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G07C5/02, B60Q3/78, B60Q3/80
Abstract: a vehicle is a vehicle that is equipped with an illumination device in a vehicle cabin and that is capable of traveling in an ev mode, the vehicle being configured to change a manner of luminescence of the illumination device when the vehicle enters a low emission zone (lez) where the vehicle needs to travel in the ev mode, and to cause a driver to perceive the entrance. for the change in the manner of the luminescence, for example, the color of the luminescence of the illumination device may be changed from a regular color to a specific color. by the change in the manner of the luminescence of the illumination device, it is possible to cause the driver to sensorily recognize the entrance to the low emission zone.
Inventor(s): Koichi SUZUKI of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G07C9/00
Abstract: in the information processing device according to the present disclosure, when the use start request of the first vehicle is received from the first terminal, the control unit transmits, to the first vehicle, a first command for transmitting the first identification information of the first vehicle by visible light communication. thereafter, when the first signal including the second identification information and the first identification information, which are the identification information of the first user, is received from the first terminal, the control unit transmits the digital key of the first vehicle to the first terminal on condition that the second identification information included in the first signal matches the third identification information associated with the first identification information in advance.
Inventor(s): Ayumu SHIOMI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Atsushi MIYAGAWA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroki TAKEUCHI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Toshiyuki KAWAI of Kariya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryosuke FUKAYA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroyuki TOKITA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yusuke IKENOUE of Takahama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tsukasa KATO of Toki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Katsuhisa YOSHIKAWA of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuta ICHIJYO of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takayuki AKAISHI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shintaro KAWAI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G08G1/01, G06N3/044, G08G1/052
Abstract: a congestion prediction device, a congestion prediction method, and a storage medium are provided. a mapping outputs an output variable when input variables are input to the mapping. the output variable indicates a degree of congestion in a predetermined specific area. the mapping is learned in advance by machine learning. the input variables include congestion variables. each of the congestion variables indicates a degree of congestion in the specific area at regular time intervals within a specific period. the output variable indicates a degree of congestion after a lapse of the regular time interval from an end time of the specific period.
Inventor(s): Atsushi IKENO of Kyoto-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yusuke JINGUJI of Hiroo-gun (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Toshifumi NISHIJIMA of Kasugai-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Fuminori KATAOKA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Horomi TONEGAWA of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Norihide UMEYAMA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G10L15/22, G10L13/08, G10L15/18
Abstract: a voice dialogue system includes: a voice input unit which acquires a user utterance, a dialogue text creator which creates a text of a system utterance, a voice output unit which outputs the system utterance as voice data, and a setting unit that sets a response deadline for system utterances. when a first system utterance is output by the voice output unit, a second system utterance is output after the first system utterance without having acquired a user utterance, and the second system utterance comprises a connective portion for connecting following sentences and a content portion that is a subject of the second system utterance, the setting unit sets a timing at which output of the connective portion of the second system utterance ends or output of the content portion of the second system utterance starts as the response deadline for the first system utterance.
20240113309.FUEL CELL SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Masayuki ITO of Shizuoka-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masaaki MATSUSUE of Mishima-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yumiko TSUGAWA of Nagareyama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H01M8/04089, H01M8/04082
Abstract: a fuel cell system that recirculates fuel off gas that has not been used for power generation of a fuel cell is provided. the fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a fuel container, a fuel supply path, and a fuel circulation path. the fuel circulation path is connected to a fuel outlet of the fuel cell stack and extends parallel to an end plate of the fuel cell stack. the fuel supply path is connected to the fuel container, extends parallel to the end plate, and merges with the fuel circulation path at a position where a center of the fuel supply path is offset from a center of the fuel circulation path. the fuel circulation path includes a bent portion downstream of a merging portion with the fuel supply path, and is connected to a fuel inlet of the fuel cell stack downstream of the bent portion.
20240113347.BATTERY SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Masatsugu KAWAKAMI of Sunto-gun (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yasumasa OGUMA of Sunto-gun (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H01M10/48, G01R31/3835, G01R31/3842, H02J7/00
Abstract: a battery system that avoids an over discharge with a simple sensor element is provided. the battery system comprises: a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells connected in series, a monitoring unit that monitors a condition of the battery pack, and a control unit that controls a discharge of the battery pack. the control unit calculates capacity condition a of the battery pack at a first discharge cutoff voltage based on the total voltage and the total current, estimates capacity condition b of the battery pack at the first discharge cutoff voltage based on the total current and the temperature, determines an occurrence of an over discharge based on the capacity condition a and the capacity condition b, changes the first discharge cutoff voltage to a second discharge cutoff voltage that is higher than the first discharge cutoff voltage, when the occurrence of the over discharge is determined.
Inventor(s): Yasuhiko SAKAI of Seto-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H01M50/30, H01M10/0525, H01M10/0587, H01M50/209
Abstract: a electrode body of a power storage cell is accommodated in an inner space of a housing to form an upper clearance on a side opposite to a bottom surface of the housing and form a side clearance between the electrode body and each of a first side surface and a second side surface of the housing. gas discharge valves include a first discharge valve provided on the first side surface and a second discharge valve provided on the second side surface. at least a portion of an opening of the first discharge valve is located at a region of the first side surface to which the upper clearance is projected, and at least a portion of an opening of the second discharge valve is located at a region of the second side surface to which the upper clearance is projected.
20240113546.Power Supply System_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Hirotsugu OHATA of Susono-shi Shizuoka-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H02J7/00
Abstract: a power supply system is composed of a plurality of cell units connected in parallel. each of the cell units includes a battery pack and a converter. a control device subjects the cell unit to voltage control such that an output voltage from the power supply system attains to a voltage command and subjects a cell unit different from the cell unit subjected to voltage control to power control such that output power from the power supply system attains to a power command, and switches a cell unit to be subjected to voltage control every prescribed period.
20240113547.Power Supply System_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Hirotsugu OHATA of Susono-shi Shizuoka-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H02J7/00, B60L53/22
Abstract: a power supply system is composed of a plurality of cell units connected in parallel. each of the cell units includes a battery pack and a converter. the control device carries out feedback control only under proportional control such that a unit output voltage which is an output voltage from the cell unit attains to a voltage command inputted from a pcs.
20240113560.NONCONTACT POWER SUPPLY DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Osamu YAMASHITA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Naoki IWATA of Kasugai-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shinjiro SAIGUSA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Sungmin CHO of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Katsuya KOBAYASHI of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Toshiya HASHIMOTO of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H02J50/00, H02J50/12, H02J50/40
Abstract: a noncontact power supply device is comprised of a plurality of coil units each having a coil for transmitting power to an object for receiving power by noncontact. furthermore, the coil units are joined together by a bonding agent having rubbery elasticity.
Inventor(s): Ryosuke IKEMURA of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shogo TSUGE of Fuji-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masato MAEMURA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Toshiya HASHIMOTO of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H02J50/80, H02H9/04, H02J50/12
Abstract: a power receiving device includes: a power receiving coil receiving power transmitted from a power transmission coil; a rectifier circuit between the power receiving coil and a load; a smoothing capacitor between the rectifier circuit and the load; and a control device executing a short-circuit mode of short-circuiting between output ends of the power receiving coil. further, the control device includes an acquisition unit acquiring information indicating a drive frequency of an inverter in the power transmission device, a setting unit setting a switching frequency of the rectifier circuit to a value different from the drive frequency of the inverter, and a control unit executing the short-circuit mode based on the switching frequency set by the setting unit.
Inventor(s): Kenichi TAKIZAWA of Koganei-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H04B7/155, H04B17/336, H04B17/40, H04W52/24, H04W52/42, H04W52/52
Abstract: a relay station includes a plurality of antennas and a controller. in non-regenerative relay of a first signal, the controller estimates an sinr of the first signal at a reception station after the relay on the basis of a transmit power of the first signal at a transmission station, first propagation characteristics between one or more first antennas set as reception antennas for the first signal and the transmission station, second propagation characteristics between one or more second antennas set as transmission antennas for the first signal after the relay and the reception station, a noise power and an interference power at the relay station, and a noise power at the reception station, and determines the first antennas and the second antennas in a combination that makes the sinr of the first signal at the reception station maximum respectively as the reception antennas and the transmission antennas.
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA patent applications on April 4th, 2024
- TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- B60K28/02
- Toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
- B60L53/51
- B60L1/00
- H02J7/35
- B60L53/66
- B60L53/62
- B60L53/65
- B60L53/67
- B60L58/12
- B60L58/22
- B60Q1/14
- G06V20/58
- B60R3/02
- B60J5/04
- B60J5/06
- B60J10/84
- B60J10/86
- B60R25/04
- B60R25/24
- B60R25/31
- G07C9/00
- B60T7/22
- G06V20/56
- G06V20/64
- B60W30/09
- B60W30/095
- B60W40/06
- B60W50/12
- B60W10/10
- B60W30/14
- B60W30/18
- B60W40/105
- B60W40/114
- B60W40/107
- B60W40/109
- E05F15/70
- F02D41/02
- F02P5/15
- F02D41/04
- F02D41/08
- F02D41/30
- F02D41/38
- F02D41/00
- G01C21/34
- G01C21/36
- G01R31/389
- G01R31/385
- G01R31/392
- G01R31/36
- G01R31/367
- G06Q10/0835
- G06Q30/0645
- G06Q50/30
- B60W60/00
- G06V20/10
- G06T7/70
- G06T3/60
- G06T5/00
- G07C5/02
- B60Q3/78
- B60Q3/80
- G08G1/01
- G06N3/044
- G08G1/052
- G10L15/22
- G10L13/08
- G10L15/18
- H01M8/04089
- H01M8/04082
- H01M10/48
- G01R31/3835
- G01R31/3842
- H02J7/00
- H01M50/30
- H01M10/0525
- H01M10/0587
- H01M50/209
- B60L53/22
- H02J50/00
- H02J50/12
- H02J50/40
- H02J50/80
- H02H9/04
- H04B7/155
- H04B17/336
- H04B17/40
- H04W52/24
- H04W52/42
- H04W52/52
- H01M50/15
- H01M50/103
- H01M50/169
- H01M50/188
