Patents Assigned to Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki
  • Publication number: 20240178472
    Abstract: A secondary battery system of a vehicle includes a battery in which a function is maintained by a differential pressure between an internal pressure and an external atmospheric pressure, and a CPU that controls a temperature of the battery based on information related to an average of external atmospheric pressures of the battery based on a traveling history of the vehicle, and information related to a present external atmospheric pressure of the battery based on a present position of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junta TAKASU, Hiroyuki NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240177259
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, when the controller receives a first notification indicating that an equipment installed in a vehicle is in an inappropriate state that is not in a predetermined state from the vehicle shared by multiple users, reads borrowing information that includes a combination of information indicating a period of use of the vehicle and identification information of the user who uses the vehicle during the period of use. The information processing apparatus identifies one or more users as transmission destinations of a second notification indicating that the vehicle is in the inappropriate state based on reference time based on the first notification and the period of use. The information processing apparatus transmits the second notification to the user terminals used by the identified one or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Keizoh KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240177547
    Abstract: A vehicle storage management system includes execution circuitry and a storage. The storage has a dynamic partition, which has been allocated in advance, and a static partition, which has been allocated in advance. The execution circuit is configured to delete data from the dynamic partition when a prescribed time has elapsed since the data was stored in the dynamic partition, reallocate a portion of the dynamic partition as an additional static partition when there is a request to install a new application, and store the new application in the additional static partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichiro TAMAO, Takahiro UTSUNOMIYA, Takumi HORIE, Tomoaki KARASAWA, Norihide KOHMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240179215
    Abstract: An in-vehicle control device is installed in a vehicle and comprises a control unit performing control related to communication between a first in-vehicle device and a second in-vehicle device via an in-vehicle network. The control unit generates setting information of the in-vehicle network according to a state of the vehicle, derives a required time period required to change a network setting according to the setting information in the first in-vehicle device, derives a required time period required to change a network setting according to the setting information in the second in-vehicle device, and performs a setting change instruction on at least one of the network setting in the first in-vehicle device and the network setting in the second in-vehicle device so that the derived two required time periods at least partially overlap with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Darmawan GO, Hirofumi URAYAMA, Tatsuya IZUMI, Hideyuki TANAKA, Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Kenta OGATA, Hideki GOTO, Yasuhiro YAMASAKI, Takashi YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20240178380
    Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material. The positive electrode active material includes a lithium nickel composite oxide. The lithium nickel composite oxide includes Fe. An XAFS spectrum of a K-absorption edge of Pe in the positive electrode has a peak top in a range of 7132±2 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryosuke OHSAWA
  • Publication number: 20240177229
    Abstract: A server is configured to communicate with a vehicle. The vehicle includes a battery and a storage unit for storing software. The server includes a communication device and a processing device. The communication device is configured to perform wireless communication with the vehicle. The processing device is configured to be capable of executing update processing for updating the software via the wireless communication. A first owner (user) as an owner of the vehicle has entered into a first lease contract for leasing the battery. When the owner has been changed from the first owner to a second owner and the second owner enters into a second lease contract for leasing the battery, the processing device permits the update processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko TERASAWA, Makoto Kakuchi, Toshiaki Karasawa, Takeshi Higashi, Yoshihiko Endo
  • Publication number: 20240177193
    Abstract: An information processing device including a control unit, wherein the control unit acquires information indicating an action tendency of a user from a terminal device of the user, and when it is determined that the base of the user has been changed based on the information, executes a first change process of changing an advertisement due to a geographical change of the base, and determines whether or not to execute a second change process of changing an advertisement related to a lifestyle of the user according to whether or not the change of the base satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kai TANAKA, Junpei OKAMOTO, Makoto KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20240177362
    Abstract: A display control device for a vehicle, includes an image forming section configured to form an AR image having a shape that conforms to a dividing line of a lane in which a vehicle travels, an object recognition section configured to recognize object positioned in the lane, and a processor configured to control the image forming section so as to form the AR image. In a case in which it has been determined, based on a distance between the vehicle and the object, that there is a possibility that the AR image will overlap with the object, the processor reduces a visibility of a specific portion of the AR image, which is a portion that has a possibility of overlapping with the object, relative to a case in which it has not been determined that there is a possibility that the AR image will overlap with the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideki TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20240178483
    Abstract: A power storage device includes: a power storage module; an accommodation case that has an upper surface and that accommodates the power storage module; and an electrical connector provided to be connectable to a vehicle-side electrical connector, and a coolant connector provided to be connectable to a vehicle-side coolant connector, wherein the electrical connector and the coolant connector are each provided to protrude upward from the upper surface, and are arranged side by side with a space being interposed between the electrical connector and the coolant connector, and a flow suppressing portion is provided between the electrical connector and the coolant connector in an arrangement direction in which the electrical connector and the coolant connector are arranged side by side, so as to suppress flow of a coolant from the coolant connector side toward the electrical connector side when the coolant is leaked from the coolant connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya SHIMIZU, Katsuya SHIMAZU, Ayaka KAGAMI, Mutsumi KAWASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20240177540
    Abstract: A processor of a vehicle monitoring device obtains log information of an event that has occurred in a vehicle on-board device, determines whether a diagnosis is necessary based on the obtained log information, and transmits a diagnostic data set to an external server when determining that a diagnosis is necessary. The diagnostic data set transmitted to the server by the processor includes log information based on which a diagnosis is determined to be necessary, log information that is obtained prior to the determination, and log information that is obtained after the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinnosuke SUGAWARA, Takeshi MATSUI, Tokuya INAGAKI, Shogo WATANABE, Ryosuke MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20240178489
    Abstract: A laminated battery has an electrode body and a laminate sheet covering the electrode body, and has a fused portion at which one end side and another end side of the laminate sheet that covers the electrode body are fused together. The fused portion has a step portion at which a thickness of a region near the electrode body side is thinner than a thickness of a region far from the electrode body side. Ratio (LS1/LE) of outer peripheral length LE of the electrode body and inner peripheral length LS1 of the laminate sheet that covers the electrode body is greater than or equal to 1.00 and less than or equal to 1.05.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenichi KAKISHITA
  • Publication number: 20240178719
    Abstract: A motor may include a rotor; a stator comprising a stator core and a coil; a housing that houses the rotor and the stator; and a first annular member that provides a seal between a first end face of the stator core in an axial direction of the stator core and an inner wall surface of the housing. The first annular member may have a cylindrical shape about an axis of the stator core. The first annular member may include at least one first hole and at least one second hole through which refrigerant is injected toward a first coil end. The at least one first hole may be located on a first plane perpendicular to the axis. The at least one second hole may be located on a second plane that is perpendicular to the axis and spaced apart from the first plane in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukio TSUCHIYA, Hideyuki Higashi, Yasuhiro Makido, Shogo Kajimoto, Yuichiro Kanada
  • Publication number: 20240177606
    Abstract: An information management device includes a travel route acquisition unit, a satellite image acquisition unit, and a detection unit. The travel route acquisition unit acquires a travel route of the vehicle. The satellite image acquisition unit acquires a satellite image in which the periphery of the travel route acquired by the travel route acquisition unit is captured. The detection unit detects one or more available spaces in the parking lot located around the travel route from the satellite image acquired by the satellite image acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osami HASHIMOTO, Hiroki TASHIMA, Toshihiko INOUE, Kazuma TOYA, Takashi TAZOE, Ryota BINGO, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA
  • Publication number: 20240177610
    Abstract: A vehicle control device that is installed at a vehicle configured to perform lane change assistance and that comprises a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a request for a lane change by lane change assistance from an occupant of the vehicle; acquire surroundings information of the vehicle; when the request for a lane change has been received, determine whether or not the lane change by lane change assistance is viable based on the acquired surroundings information; and display a message, asking whether or not the request for a lane change by lane change assistance is to be continued, on a display section provided in a cabin of the vehicle in cases in which the lane change by lane change assistance has been determined to be difficult.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi NOSE, Tomoaki MIYAZAWA, Kazuya KUMAZAWA, Miki TSUJINO, Tsukasa KITAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240177533
    Abstract: A server communicates with a vehicle that includes a battery. The server includes a communication device and a processing device. The communication device is configured to communicate with the vehicle. The processing device is configured to generate a restriction command for restricting discharge power of the battery. A first owner (user) as an owner of the vehicle has entered into a first lease contract for leasing the battery. When the owner has been changed from the first owner to a second owner and the second owner does not enter into a second lease contract for leasing the battery, the processing device transmits a restriction command to the vehicle through the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko TERASAWA, Makoto KAKUCHI, Toshiaki KARASAWA, Takeshi HIGASHI, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240178886
    Abstract: A reception-side apparatus includes: M receive antennas; and a processor configured to execute a first process of acquiring a first signal received from a first transmission-side apparatus from among signals simultaneously received from the N transmission-side apparatuses by receive diversity processing, and acquiring first data by demodulating and decoding the first signal. In the case of N>M, the processor acquires, for each of all patterns of a combination of a first signal, second signals from M?1 transmission-side apparatuses which are to be cancelled by receive diversity processing and third signals from N?M transmission-side apparatuses which are not to be cancelled by the receive diversity processing, a power ratio of power of the first signal relative to total power of the second and third signals based on a predetermined weight and a channel estimate of each signal, and selects a combination with the largest power ratio from among all the patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi TAKIZAWA, Masafumi MORIYAMA, Fumihide KOJIMA, Atsushi KUROSAWA
  • Publication number: 20240179179
    Abstract: A communication system includes a relay device and a diagnosis target device. The relay device includes a port configured to connect a diagnostic tool. The diagnosis target device is connected to the relay device via a bus. The relay device determines whether a communication path of diagnostic data for diagnosing the diagnosis target device is correct when the relay deice has received the diagnostic data, the diagnostic data being data that is transferred between the relay device and the diagnostic tool. The relay device sends to the diagnosis target device a monitoring result including a determination result as to whether the communication path of the diagnostic data is correct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinnosuke SUGAWARA, Tokuya INAGAKI, Shogo WATANABE, Ryosuke MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20240178364
    Abstract: A battery has a separator, a positive electrode active material layer, a positive electrode side current collector, an adhesive layer, a negative electrode side current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer, in that order. The negative electrode side current collector has a first through-holes that are provided at a non-formation portion at which the negative electrode active material layer is not formed, and a second through-holes that are provided at the region where the negative electrode active material layer is formed. A gap is provided between the adhesive layer and the negative electrode side current collector. The gap is provided so as to communicate the first through-hole and the second through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun IZUMI, Yusuke YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20240178492
    Abstract: A power storage module includes an electrode laminate having a plurality of bipolar electrodes, a positive terminal electrode, and a negative terminal electrode, a sealing portion, and a buffer region formation member that forms a sealed buffer region. Each bipolar electrode has a current collector, a positive electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode active material layer. Positive terminal electrode has a positive electrode current collector foil and positive electrode active material layer. Negative terminal electrode has a negative electrode current collector foil and negative electrode active material layer. Sealing portion seals a region formed between a positive electrode uncoated portion and a negative electrode uncoated portion in a state where becomes a pressure within region is lower than atmospheric pressure. Buffer region formation member forms a buffer region at a position overlapping region in a stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junta TAKASU
  • Publication number: 20240178500
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a mounting portion that opens downward and that is configured to mount a battery, and the battery that is detachably mountable to the mounting portion. The battery includes a battery main body and a battery-side connecting portion that protrudes upward from the battery main body. The mounting portion includes a vehicle-body-side connecting portion that fits with the battery-side connecting portion. The battery-side connecting portion is movable relative to the battery main body in a lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuya Shimizu, Katsuya Shimazu, Ayaka Kagami, Mutsumi Kawashima