Abstract: A transmission mechanism including a switching clutch or brake is switchable between a continuously-variable shifting state and a step-variable shifting state, and provides improved fuel economy by a transmission with an electrically variable speed ratio and high power transmitting efficiency by a gear type power transmitting device constructed for mechanical transmission of power. During four-wheel drive vehicle running with second drive wheels driven by a third electric motor, a switching control switches a differential portion to a continuously-variable shifting state, so that an operating speed of a first electric motor operated by an output of an engine as an electric generator is controlled to assure a higher degree of electricity generating efficiency, owing to the differential function of the differential portion, than when the differential portion is placed in a non-continuously-variable shifting state in which first electric motor speed and engine speed are determined by vehicle running speed.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a shift-position changing mechanism includes a detection unit that is provided on a path along which the operation member with a magnetic member moves, and that detects a change in the magnetic field due to a positional change of the operation member; and a determination unit that determines the shift position corresponding to the operated position of the operation member based on the detected change in the magnetic field and predetermined multiple modes of changes in the magnetic field, which correspond to the respective shift positions. The predetermined modes are set such that, when the detected change in the magnetic field is influenced by a change in the magnetic field due to a factor different from the positional change of the operation member, a likelihood that the determination unit determines that the running shift position, at which a vehicle is able to run, is selected is reduced.

Abstract: A shift-by-wire control system includes a parking lock device that brings an output shaft of an automatic transmission device to a lock state when a range switching unit switches to the P-range. The parking lock device brings the output shaft to a lock-release state when the range switching unit switches to another shift range. An electric motor actuates the range switching unit and the parking lock device in accordance with an instruction of an operator. A manual device transmits manual operation force of the operator to the parking lock device when the electric motor stops. The manual device includes a one-way transmission unit permitting transmission of the manual operation force in a direction toward the lock state, and prohibiting transmission of the manual operation force in a direction toward the lock-release state.

Abstract: 4-(Substituted phenyl)hexahydropyrido[2,1-c][1,4]oxazin-6-one represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof is useful as an intermediate for the production of a bicyclic cinnamide compound which is an A? production inhibitor. 4-(Substituted phenyl)hexahydropyrido[2,1-c][1,4]oxazin-6-one or the salt thereof can be produced in an industrially advantageous manner by subjecting a compound represented by formula (II) or a salt thereof to an intramolecular condensation reaction.

Abstract: A vehicular drive system including a first electric motor, a power distributing mechanism, and a second electric motor disposed on a first axis, and an automatic transmission portion disposed on a second axis parallel to the first axis, and a power transmitting member at an end of the first axis remote from an input rotary member and a rotary member at an end of the second axis remote from the input rotary member are connected to each other through a drive linkage, thereby a total axial dimension of the first electric motor, power distributing mechanism, and second electric motor and an axial dimension of the automatic transmission portion are substantially equal to each other, whereby the axial dimension of the drive system is reduced. A housing of the vehicular drive system includes mutually separate first, second, third, and fourth casing portions, so the drive system can be easily assembled.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicular drive system including (a) a differential portion having a differential mechanism operable to distribute an output of an engine to a first electric motor and a power transmitting member, a second electric motor disposed in a power transmitting path between the power transmitting member and a vehicle drive wheel, and a switching clutch and a switching brake provided in the differential mechanism and operable to limit a differential function of the differential portion, and (b) a step-variable automatic transmission portion constituting a part of the power transmitting path and operable to perform a clutch-to-clutch shifting action by a releasing action of a coupling device and an engaging action of another coupling device, the control apparatus including a step-variable shifting control configured to change an amount of racing of an input speed of the automatic transmission portion during the clutch-to-clutch shifting action, depending upon whether the differential function

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process, or the like, suitable for the industrialization of effective deprotection reaction without using a toxic solvent as well as to provide a process, or the like, for preparing a water-soluble azole prodrug effectively. The present invention provides a process for preparing a salt represented by Formula (I); (wherein X represents a fluorine atom bonded at position 4 or position 5 of a phenyl group) comprising the steps of: (a) carrying out a deprotection reaction of a compound represented by Formula (II); (wherein X represents a fluorine atom bonded at position 4 or position 5 of a phenyl group) in the presence of a carbocation scavenger.

Abstract: A process for preparing a compound represented by the formula (I): comprising reacting a compound represented by the formula (II) or salt thereof: with a compound represented by the formula (III): in the presence of a condensation reagent, wherein R1 represents 1) optionally substituted azetidin-1-yl, 2) optionally substituted pyrrolidin-1-yl, 3) optionally substituted piperidin-1-yl, etc.; R2, R3, R4 and R5 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen or fluorine; and R6 represents hydrogen or fluorine.

Abstract: A vehicular drive system accommodated in a housing and including a first input shaft that receives a vehicle drive force generated by a vehicle drive power source, and a differential mechanism operable to distribute the vehicle drive force received from the first input shaft to a first electric motor and a second input shaft. The first and second input shafts are disposed coaxially with a first axis such that the second input shaft is disposed downstream of the first input shaft. The first input shaft is rotatably supported by a first support portion provided on the housing and an axial end portion of the second input shaft, and the second input shaft is rotatably supported by a third support portion and a fourth support portion that are provided on the housing.

Abstract: A drive apparatus for vehicle is disclosed having a coupling device (switching clutch B0 or switching brake C0) operative to switch a transmission mechanism 10 between a continuously variable shifting state and a step-variable shifting state with both advantages including improved fuel consumption achieved by a transmission, enabled to electrically control a speed ratio, and increased power transmitting efficiency provided by a gear-type transmitting device in which drive power is mechanically transmitted. With the transmission mechanism 10, switching control means 50 allows a differential portion 11 to be maintained in the continuously variable shifting state or the differential portion 11 is preferentially placed in the continuously variable shifting state during a start-up of an engine.

Abstract: It is possible to commercially advantageously prepare 1-{1-[2-(7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxochroman-8-y)ethyl]piperidin-4-yl}-N-methyl-1H-indole-6-carboxamide by coupling (7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-4-oxochroman-8-yl)acetaldehyde, which is obtained by oxidizing 8-(2-hydroxyethyl)-7-methoxy-2,2-dimethylchroman-4-one, with N-methyl-1-(piperidin-4-yl)-1H-indole-6-carboxamide.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicular drive system including a differential mechanism operable to distribute an output of an engine to a first electric motor and a power transmitting member, and a second electric motor connected to the power transmitting member. The control apparatus, which permits size reduction of the vehicular drive system, or improvements of fuel economy and vehicle drivability, includes a switching clutch or switching brake for switching a the differential mechanism between a continuously-variable shifting state and a step-variable shifting state, to enable the drive system to have both of an advantage of a fuel economy improvement of a transmission the speed ratio of which is electrically variable, and an advantage of high power transmitting efficiency of a gear type power transmitting device.

Abstract: A control device is provided for a vehicular drive apparatus, having a differential mechanism and a transmission, for miniaturizing the differential mechanism and/or providing improved fuel economy while preventing a busy shift. With the provision of a switching clutch C0 or a switching brake B0, a transmitting mechanism 10 can be placed in a continuously variable shifting state and a step-variable shifting state whereby the vehicular drive apparatus has combined advantages including a fuel saving effect of the transmission, enabled to electrically change a gear ratio, and a high transmitting efficiency of a gear type transmitting device enabled to mechanically transmit drive power.

Abstract: In a shift control device operative to determine shift positions based on an absolute positional information related to a mechanical displacement of a shift mechanism, it is intended that the shift positions are accurately determined regardless of disturbance and deterioration with time. It is determined as to whether a varying width of a position voltage PV representing absolute positional information relative to a varying width of a pulse count number CP representing relative positional information is larger than an varying allowable range. When a state, under which difference between the both variations is larger than the varying allowable range, continues beyond a determining time T, a determination is made that persistent disturbance is existed in the position voltage PV, and a correlation between the position voltage PV and the shift positions “P”, “R”, “N” and “D” is learnt and corrected.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a range changeover device checks whether an actual range agrees with a target range. If the actual range differs from the target range, the control apparatus performs vehicle driving force restriction control irrespective of a presence/absence of abnormality in a range changeover operation. The control apparatus may restrict an engine output power by closing a throttle valve of the engine to around an idle position, thereby restricting the vehicle driving force.

Abstract: A control device is provided for a vehicle drive apparatus, which includes a differential mechanism distributing an output of an engine to a first electric motor and an output shaft, and an electric motor provided on the output shaft, for miniaturizing the drive apparatus and/or providing improved fuel economy while preventing switching shocks from occurring in starting or stopping the engine. A switching clutch C0 or switching brake B0 is provided for placing a shifting mechanism 10 in a continuously variable shifting state and a step-variable shifting state, enabling the vehicle drive apparatus to have combined advantages including a fuel economy improving effect of a transmission, enabled to electrically change a speed ratio, and a high transmitting efficiency of a gear type transmitting device enabled to mechanically transmit drive power.

Abstract: A deceleration control apparatus to achieve the intended level of deceleration performance regardless of whether braking performance is changed by towing an object such as a trailer, and to reduce the possibility that a driver feels uncomfortable due to a change in the level of deceleration performance while the vehicle is running. Vehicle weight is calculated based on the actual running state of a vehicle, and it is determined whether the vehicle is towing an object based on the vehicle weight. When the vehicle is stationary, a deceleration pattern (the rate of change in a target deceleration) is changed based on whether the vehicle is towing an object. Therefore, it is possible to achieve the intended level of deceleration performance that matches the level of driver's request for deceleration, regardless of whether the vehicle weight is changed by towing an object.

Abstract: A transmission mechanism including a switching clutch or brake is switchable between a continuously-variable shifting state and a step-variable shifting state, and provides improved fuel economy by a transmission with an electrically variable speed ratio and high power transmitting efficiency by a gear type power transmitting device constructed for mechanical transmission of power. During four-wheel drive vehicle running with second drive wheels driven by a third electric motor, a switching control switches a differential portion to a continuously-variable shifting state, so that an operating speed of a first electric motor operated by an output of an engine as an electric generator is controlled to assure a higher degree of electricity generating efficiency, owing to the differential function of the differential portion, than when the differential portion is placed in a non-continuously-variable shifting state in which first electric motor speed and engine speed are determined by vehicle running speed.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a process for the production on an industrial scale of a compound (1) or a salt thereof. There is provided a process for the production of compound (1) represented by the formula or a salt thereof: (wherein R1 and R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group), the process comprising the steps of: (a) reacting together a compound (3T) represented by the formula: (wherein X1 represents a leaving group, and R1 and R3 are defined as above) and (2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-5-yl)methanol represented by the formula or a salt thereof: so as to produce a compound (2T) represented by the formula (wherein R1 and R3 are defined as above); and (b) reacting the compound represented by above formula (2T) with an oxidizing agent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the following formula (I); [wherein T represents a single bond, a C1-C4 alkylene group which may have a substituent and the like; ??(I-1) formula (I-1) represents a single bond or a double bond; A represents a single bond, a bivalent 5- to 14-membered heterocyclic group which may have a substituent and the like; Y represents a single bond and the like; Z represents a methylene group and the like; ring G represents a phenylene group and the like which may condense with a 5- to 6-membered ring and may have a heteroatom; Ra and Rb are the same as or different from each other and represent a hydrogen atom and the like; W represents a single bond and the like; R? represents 1 to 4 independent hydrogen atoms and the like; and R? represents 1 to 4 independent hydrogen atoms and the like] or a salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof.