Abstract: A power module includes: a first conductive plate (23u, 23v, 23w) on which first switching devices (29u, 29v, 29w) and first rectifying devices (20c) are mounted, the first conductive plate having an alternating-current terminal (100u, 100v, 100w) for alternating-current electrical power; a second conductive plate (23a) on which second switching devices (28u, 28v, 28w) and second rectifying devices (20c) are mounted, the second conductive plate having a direct-current positive electrode terminal (120a) for direct-current electric power; and a third conductive plate (23b) connected to the first switching devices and the first rectifying devices, the third conductive plate having a direct-current negative electrode terminal for direct-current electric power, wherein a first direction in which a plurality of the first switching devices are arranged is perpendicular to a second direction in which a plurality of the first rectifying devices are arranged, and the alternating-current terminal extends in the second d

Abstract: A turbine housing includes an inner pipe that forms an exhaust air flow path in which a turbine wheel accommodating a turbine shaft is arranged; and an outer pipe that is spaced from the inner pipe at a predetermined distance and covers the inner pipe. At least one reinforcing plate is secured to an inner surface of the outer pipe.

Abstract: A vehicle air-conditioner safety device includes a controller which, in a case in which an abnormality has occurred in a heating device that heats coolant with a heater, determines whether or not the abnormality is a restorable abnormality or a non-restorable abnormality. When the abnormality is determined to be the restorable abnormality, it is determined whether or not the restorable abnormality has been removed. Heating by the heater is prohibited when the restorable abnormality or the non-restorable abnormality has occurred. Heating by the heater is restored when the restorable abnormality has been removed after heating by the heater is prohibited due to occurrence of the restorable abnormality.

Abstract: A vehicle interior component includes a base member, a cover member, and an adhesive layer applied to the base member or the cover member. The cover member and the base member are attached via the adhesive layer. On corners of the base member and in the vicinity of the corners, the base member includes non-adhesive portions where an adhesive is not applied.

Abstract: In a turbine housing that includes a scroll portion constituting a spiral exhaust gas passage between an exhaust inlet side flange constituting an inlet for exhaust gas and an exhaust outlet side flange constituting an outlet for the exhaust gas, the turbine housing discharging the exhaust gas to an exhaust outlet side through a turbine wheel disposed in a central portion of the scroll portion, a part of a passage face of the exhaust gas passage, in the scroll portion, is formed from a scroll member made of a casting.

Abstract: A power converter includes: a power module that converts direct-current electric power from a power storage apparatus and alternating-current electrical power to be supplied to a load; a charger that converts alternating-current electrical power supplied via an external connector to direct-current electric power and charges the power storage apparatus therewith; a case that accommodates the power module and the charger; a cooling-medium flow channel that is provided in the case and through which cooling medium flows, wherein the power module and the charger are arranged on the cooling-medium flow channel.

Abstract: A vehicle passenger detection apparatus is configured to monitor an occurrence of a passenger entering into a vehicle from a vacant seat state or an occurrence of the vacant seat state due to the passenger exiting from the vehicle, and to determine by calculations whether a detection value of a load sensor is stable before the passenger entered the vehicle or after the passenger exited the vehicle. Updating of a passenger determination result is executed even in a state in which a determination result from a vibration change amount judgment section indicates a disturbance has occurred, when the vehicle entry and exit determination section determines that the detection value of the load sensor is stable before the passenger entered the vehicle or after the passenger exited the vehicle.

Abstract: To prevent a vehicle body member from being damaged when an interior component is attached. In a vehicle interior structure, an interior component is fastened to a vehicle body member provided interior of a vehicle by an engagement portion. The engagement portion includes a hole formed in the vehicle body member, a claw portion provided in the interior component, and a pedestal provided in a base part of the claw portion. A guide portion is provided in the vehicle body member to guide the pedestal before the claw portion is fitted into the hole to engage with the hole, so as to prevent an end portion of the interior component from contacting the vehicle body member.

Abstract: Principally, character input operation can be carried out surely in a simplified manner and in a short time. A character input assist device includes one or more side edge parts provided at a panel surface of a touch panel to have a step serving as a finger hold, and a character icon display controller that is configured to display, along the side edge parts at the panel surface, a plurality of first character icons and second character icons associated with a selected first character icon, and an icon identifiers provided at the side edge parts to allow the position of each of the first character icons or the second character icons to be individually identified.

Abstract: This air conditioning device, which is installed in a vehicle, is provided with a gas-liquid separator which separates liquid-phase refrigerant and gas-phase refrigerant, guides, to a compressor, the gas-phase refrigerant flowing in from an outdoor heat exchanger during heating operations, and guides, to an expansion valve, the liquid-phase refrigerant flowing in from the outdoor heat exchanger during cooling operations. The gas-liquid separator is provided further rearward inside the vehicle than the outdoor heat exchanger. The compressor is provided further rearward inside the vehicle than the gas-liquid separator.

Abstract: Provided is an in-vehicle information processing system that can be operated intuitively. An in-vehicle information processing system (10) includes a display (11), a touch operation interface (12), an imaging unit (13), and a controller (14). The display (11) includes at least one screen. The touch operation interface (12) detects contact by an operation hand of an operator. The imaging unit (13) captures an image of the touch operation interface (12) and at least a portion of the operation hand. The controller (14) associates position coordinates in an operation region (R2) on the screen with position coordinates in a predetermined region (R1) of the touch operation interface (12) and causes at least a portion of the operation hand to be displayed in overlap on the screen on the basis of the image captured by the imaging unit (13).

Abstract: A drive power control device includes: a modeling error reduction unit configured to calculate a correction torque by performing high-pass filter processing on a correction amount calculated by a correction amount calculation unit; a control motor torque command value calculation unit configured to calculate a control motor torque command value by adding the correction torque to a motor torque command value; and a slip reduction control unit configured to perform, when the vehicle starts traveling or slip is detected, control to reduce slip by switching the cutoff frequency of a high-pass filter HPF to be low as compared with normal traveling.

Abstract: A forward-tilting protruding piece leans forward toward an upstream side in a gas flow direction. A rearward-tilting protruding piece is disposed downstream of the forward-tilting protruding piece and leans rearward toward a downstream side in the gas flow direction. The forward-tilting protruding piece is in a shape of a four- or more-sided polygon including a base side in contact with a peripheral surface of the gas passage and a pair of left and right sides. The base side is oriented obliquely with respect to a direction perpendicular to the gas flow direction. The angle of one of the sides which is located on the upstream side in the gas flow direction with respect to the base side is larger than the angle of the other of the sides which is located on the downstream side in the gas flow direction with respect to the base side.

Abstract: To improve the positioning accuracy of a reinforcing member relative to a cutting line. An airbag lid includes an airbag lid main body having a positioning reference portion and a cutting line positioned relative to the positioning reference portion, and a reinforcing member attached to the airbag lid main body to surround the cutting line. The reinforcing member is positioned relative to the positioning reference portion.

Abstract: A vehicle air-conditioning device includes: a first coolant-water circulation path in which coolant water passes through an engine; a second coolant-water circulation path that is communicated with the first coolant-water circulation path and in which the coolant water passes through a vehicle-cabin radiator; a shutting off mechanism that shuts off, when switched to a shut-off state, the communication between the first coolant-water circulation path and the second coolant-water circulation path; and a refrigeration cycle.

Abstract: Provided is a power converter including: a power module that converts direct-current electric power from a power storage apparatus and alternating-current electric power to be supplied to a load; a DC/DC converter that converts direct-current voltage from the power storage apparatus; a charger that controls charging of power storage apparatus with electrical power supplied via an external connector; a capacitor module that has a capacitor for smoothing voltage; and a case that accommodates the power module, the DC/DC converter, the charger, and the capacitor module. In the case, the power module, the charger, and the DC/DC converter are arranged around the capacitor module.

Abstract: To provide a head-up display apparatus capable of displaying an easily visible image. The apparatus projects a display image displayed on the image displaying part installed in an instrument panel of a vehicle toward a windshield glass (translucent member) through an opening of the instrument panel, reflects the image on the windshield glass, and displays character information and symbol information as a virtual image, which is visible from a predetermined eye-position range. The character information is displayed in a first area where a difference in distortion (binocular parallax) of the virtual image is less than a predetermine value when the translucent member is seen from the predetermined eye-position range.

Abstract: A direct current (DC)-DC converter includes: a transformer; a half bridge circuit provided on a primary side of the transformer; a synchronous rectification circuit provided on a secondary side of the transformer; and a controller configured to switch a power semiconductor device for rectification of the synchronous rectification circuit at a duty ratio and a phase corresponding to an input voltage of the half bridge circuit and an output current of the synchronous rectification circuit.

Abstract: In a vehicle keyless system 1, an on-vehicle device 10 receives a command signal transmitted from a portable device 2 and controls a predetermined on-vehicle component. The portable device 2 transmits, as a main signal MS, a command signal including ID information unique to the portable device 2, and then transmits a sub signal LP subsequent to the main signal MS. The on-vehicle device 10 transitions to a sleep state when the command signal transmitted as the main signal MS is received and the ID information included in the received main signal MS does not match with ID information stored in an EEPROM 14 as ID information unique to the portable device 2 to which the on-vehicle device 10 is available.

Abstract: A vehicle ground fault detection apparatus (1) detects a ground fault of a high-voltage system electrically insulated from a vehicle body connected to a low-voltage system and includes a transformer (2) blocking a DC component between the low- and high-voltage systems, an oscillation circuit (3), in the low-voltage system, connected to a primary coil (21) of the transformer (2), and a voltage dividing resistor (4), in the high-voltage system, connected to a secondary coil (22) of the transformer (2). The vehicle ground fault detection apparatus (1) measures a positive peak of voltage generated in the voltage dividing resistor (4) by voltage induced in the secondary coil (22) through AC voltage generated by the oscillation circuit (3) and detects the ground fault using the peak voltage. The insulation of the coupling portion between the ground fault detection circuit and the high-voltage system circuit does not suffer breakdown during temporary AC noise.