Abstract: An electronic control device for a vehicle configured to be able to rewrite a program related to vehicle control by connecting an external device with the vehicle and by accessing an in-vehicle LAN includes a portable authentication terminal separated from the external device; an in-vehicle authentication system connected with the in-vehicle LAN, configured to authenticate the portable authentication terminal and to be able to transmit a authentication result to the in-vehicle LAN; a repeater configured to relay communications between the external device and the in-vehicle LAN; and a communication authorization unit connected to the in-vehicle LAN and configured to authorize the communications between the external device and the in-vehicle LAN through the repeater if receiving the authentication result of a successful authentication of the portable authentication terminal by the in-vehicle authentication system.

Abstract: An electrical junction box includes an accommodation cover in which electrical parts are accommodated, and a groove that is formed on an outer surface of the accommodation cover and linearly extends in an up-down direction of the accommodation cover. The accommodation cover includes a folded wall part at which a wall surface of the groove is folded downwards. The accommodation cover includes a box body in which the electrical parts are accommodated, and a lower cover that covers a lower portion of the box body. The groove includes a first groove part formed on the lower cover. The folded wall part is formed on the first groove part.

Abstract: An accelerator device includes a first cover that provides an internal space for housing a return spring and a failure region where the first cover engages a second cover. The failure region has a thickness configured to be thinner than a thickness of a body of the first cover. When a pedal rotates to open an accelerator, a second cover side friction member creates a force that pushes the second cover toward an outside of the device. The force is relayed to a contact portion of the first cover via a contact portion of the second cover and causes a failure of the failure region. As a result, the return spring is prevented from falling out of the internal space when the body breaks.

Abstract: A first outer wall of a boss portion has a first projection, which projects toward a first inner wall of a support member. A second outer wall of the boss portion has a second projection, which projects toward a second inner wall of the support member. The first inner wall of the support member has at least one projection, which projects toward the first outer wall. The second inner wall of the support member has at least one projection, which projects toward the second outer wall.

Abstract: A communication system includes a network formed by a plurality of control units, each operated in a high power consumption mode and a low power consumption mode. A selected one or more of the control units act solely or in cooperation with each other to implement a specific function. Each of the selected one or more of the control units related to the specific function is set in the high power consumption mode. Each of the non-selected control units unrelated to the specific function is set in the low power consumption mode.

Abstract: A terminal holding part of a terminal protection cover includes a pair of lateral shaking-preventing wall parts which stands from a terminal-attachment surface of the terminal protection cover, and has surfaces facing lateral end edge surfaces, respectively, of the bent plate-type terminal which is held therein. The terminal holding part further includes a first vertical shaking-preventing wall part and a second vertical shaking-preventing wall part provided at a position upwards from the first vertical shaking-preventing wall part. The second vertical shaking-preventing wall part has a surface which is on the same side as the tip end edge surface of the lateral shaking-preventing wall part, and which is formed to be recessed relative to the tip end edge surface at a certain position at least upwards from an end edge surface of the second vertical shaking-preventing wall part.

Abstract: An accelerator pedal is supported by a support member. A biasing member biases the accelerator pedal to the full close position. A resistance application unit increases a frictional force to increase a rotational resistance applied to the accelerator pedal, as a rotation angle of the accelerator pedal increases. A slidable portion is mounted to the support member and slidable on the accelerator pedal. A first latch portion and a second latch portion define an interspace therebetween in a rotational direction. The support member includes a rotation restrictive projection fitted between the first latch portion and the second latch portion.

Abstract: In a case of executing a marginless print mode on an image forming apparatus, a control portion controls a position changing portion configured to change a position of a toner image and a position of a recording material for image formation. Then, the position changing portion is controlled to move the position of the toner image and the position of the recording material for subsequent image formation by the same change amount toward a smaller of image data amounts corresponding to both end portions of the recording material of the toner image formed before the subsequent image formation.

Abstract: Each of a cross sectional shape of a contacting portion of a stopper arm and a cross sectional shape of an outer peripheral surface of a pedal shaft is formed in a circular shape, wherein a curvature radius is equal to each other. Each of a cross sectional shape of a stopper surface of a supporting body and a cross sectional shape of an inner peripheral surface of a bearing portion is formed in a circular shape, wherein a curvature radius is equal to each other. A distance between a center of a first virtual circle formed by the contacting portion and a center axis of the pedal shaft is made to be equal to a distance between a center of a second virtual circle formed by the stopper surface and a center axis of the bearing portion. An angle of the stopper arm with respect to the supporting body is not changed, even when the center axis of the pedal shaft is displaced with respect to center axis of the bearing portion.

Abstract: An accelerator device includes: an accommodation part; a rotation shaft having a first end and a second end that are supported by the accommodation part; a pedal part having a first end fixed to the rotation shaft and a second end to be pressed by a driver of a vehicle in an open direction; a return mechanism part biasing the rotation shaft to be rotated in a close direction opposite from the open direction; and a seal member restricting a foreign matter from entering an interior space of the accommodation part.

Abstract: An on-vehicle gateway apparatus that carries out authentication of an external apparatus at a time of connection between the external apparatus and a vehicle, and relays communications between the external apparatus and in-vehicle communication when the authentication is successful, operates due to power supply from the external apparatus at a time of connection between the external apparatus and the vehicle, and carries out authentication of the external apparatus.

Abstract: An electronic control device for a vehicle configured to be able to rewrite a program related to vehicle control by connecting an external device with the vehicle and by accessing an in-vehicle LAN includes a portable authentication terminal separated from the external device; an in-vehicle authentication system connected with the in-vehicle LAN, configured to authenticate the portable authentication terminal and to be able to transmit a authentication result to the in-vehicle LAN; a repeater configured to relay communications between the external device and the in-vehicle LAN; and a communication authorization unit connected to the in-vehicle LAN and configured to authorize the communications between the external device and the in-vehicle LAN through the repeater if receiving the authentication result of a successful authentication of the portable authentication terminal by the in-vehicle authentication system.

Abstract: There is provided an electrical junction box which can prevent water from entering from an insertion portion for the long term and which can be assembled easily. The electrical junction box includes a frame, a lower cover and an insertion portion through which a bundle of electric wires is passed. The insertion portion includes an insertion portion first divided piece having a semicircular cross-section and integrally formed with the frame and an insertion portion second divided piece having a semicircular cross-section and integrally formed with the lower cover via a hinge portion. In an unloaded condition, the insertion portion second divided piece is positioned at a location farthest from the insertion portion first divided piece. The divided pieces are provided with binding band insertion portions through which a binding band is passed.

Abstract: An electrical junction box includes: a case main body to which a bolt is attached; a terminal of which one end is provided with a bolt insertion portion, of which the other end is provided with a wire connection portion, and of which the center is provided with a bent portion bent at right angle; two electric wires connected to the wire connection portion; and a side cover to which the terminal is attached. When the side cover is mounted on one side surface of the case main body, the bolt is inserted into the bolt insertion portion. The side cover is provided with a wire fixing piece having an arc-like sectional shape and extended along the one electric wire. The two electric wires are wound together with the wire fixing piece by a tape, and fixed to the wire fixing piece.

Abstract: An electric junction box that fluid which bouncing off a vehicle body pane can be prevented from entering from the drainage hole into a case is provided. A case of the electric junction box includes a frame attached to parts and a lower cover attached to a lower end portion of the frame. The lower cover includes a positioning boss which is inserted in a positioning hole disposed in the vehicle body panel. The positioning boss extends from a lower end portion of a bottom wall of the lower cover. Also, a communication hole, which opens on a tip of the positioning boss, passes through the positioning boss and communicates with both an exterior of the vehicle body panel and an interior of the case, wherein fluid is drained out of the case through the communication hole.

Abstract: Disclosed is a case for an electric junction box capable of preventing water that hits onto and bounds from a projection from invading into the case. The case for the electric junction box includes a synthetic resin made case main body, an upper cover, and a lower cover. Adjacent to a part where the case main body and the upper cover are joined a bracket for fixing car body that projects from an outer face of the case main body is disposed. The bracket is provided with a plurality of insertion holes for draining water. The plurality of insertion holes is also disposed throughout the bracket. In such the case, the water blown to the bracket falls down, without bounding, through the insertion holes, and thus making it possible to prevent the water from invading into the case.

Abstract: Provided is an electric junction box which prevents highly-pressured water invading into a case from blowing to components in the case. The electric junction box includes a case including a frame to which a plurality of components is to be attached, a lower cover arranged to be attached to the frame. The frame includes a first side wall. The lower cover includes a second side wall and a flange. An upper end of the second side wall is positioned inside the first side wall, and a lower end of the first side wall abuts onto the flange. An outer face of the second side wall above the flange includes a parallel face and a tapered face. The parallel face has a length of 3 mm or more, and the tapered face has a length of 3 mm or more.

Abstract: When a rotational angle of a pedal is in a range from an angle of zero degrees to a predetermined rotational angle, which is larger than a full-opening-time rotational angle, a first Hall IC outputs a first voltage, which is twice larger than a second voltage outputted from a second Hall IC. When the rotational angle of the pedal is larger than the predetermined angle, the first Hall IC outputs a predetermined constant voltage. When an output difference, which is computed based on the first voltage and the second voltage, is equal to or smaller than a second threshold value, an abnormality of the sensed rotational angle of the pedal is determined.

Abstract: An accelerator pedal is urged in an accelerator closing direction by a hysteresis spring and a return spring. A first increase rate is obtained by dividing an urging force of the hysteresis spring exerted in an accelerator-full-opening position of the accelerator pedal by the urging force of the hysteresis spring exerted in an accelerator-full-closing position of the accelerator pedal. A second increase rate is obtained by dividing an urging force of the return spring exerted in the accelerator-full-opening position of the accelerator pedal by the urging force of the return spring exerted in the accelerator-full-closing position of the accelerator pedal. The second increase rate is smaller than the first increase rate.

Abstract: A first coil spring urges a shaft in an accelerator closing direction. A support member has a space, in which a first center line of the first coil spring is convexly curved when the shaft is rotated in an accelerator opening direction. The first center line is straight or is convexly curved toward the space when the limiting portion contacts the support member.