Abstract: A vehicle state display device of a vehicle including an engine that drives driving wheels includes a display unit that displays an energy transmission state of the vehicle, a vehicle configuration display control unit, and a transmission state display control unit. The transmission state display control unit displays, between an engine display and a driving wheel display on the display unit during operation of the engine, a first transmission display indicating a transmission of energy between the engine and the driving wheels, and changes a display mode of the first transmission display between a case where the vehicle is traveling and a case where the vehicle is stopped.

Abstract: A rear suspension cross member (4) is suspended and supported on a lower side of a floor (2), and a drive unit (8) including a driving motor (9), an inverter (10) and a transaxle (11) is mounted on the rear suspension cross member (4). A power supply unit (20) including a junction box (21), a charger (22) and a DC-AC inverter (23) is mounted on the floor (2), and a terminal block (21a) of the junction box (21) is connected to a terminal block (10a) of the inverter (10) via a motor-side power cable (42). The junction box (21) and the inverter (10) are disposed on opposite sides of each other with respect to a center line (L) in the left-right direction of the vehicle body.

Abstract: A rear suspension cross member (4) is suspended from and supported by left and right side members (31, 3r) on a lower side of a floor (2) of a vehicle body, a drive unit (8) including a driving motor (9) is mounted on the rear suspension cross member (4), and a power supply unit (20) including a junction box (21) is mounted on an upper side of the floor (2). A framework member (43) is spanned between brackets (421, 42r) erected on the left and right side members (31, 3r) to support a rear part of a seat cushion (39a) of a rear seat (39), the framework member (43) is disposed at a position rearward of the power supply unit (20) and at a position forward of the rear end of the rear suspension cross member (4) by a dimension (L1), and is used to mitigate input from another vehicle in a rear end collision.

Abstract: An auxiliary chamber type internal combustion engine includes a main chamber, an auxiliary chamber, a plurality of connecting passages connecting the main chamber with the auxiliary chamber, and an ignition plug configured to ignite a mixture introduced into the auxiliary chamber. The plurality of connecting passages include a first connecting passage having a first injection port and a second connecting passage having a second injection port. A flame generated in the auxiliary chamber is injected into the main chamber through the first and second injection ports. The first injection port is configured such that the flame propagates along a ridge line at which the plurality of inclined surfaces of the cylinder head intersect. The second connecting passage extends in a direction oriented to the piston with respect to the first connecting passage when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the cylinder axial direction.

Abstract: A display device for displaying at least one of outputs related to traveling of a hybrid vehicle includes a first area that indicates a first output in a first mode and indicates a second output in a second mode, a second area provided side by side with the first area and that indicates a third output in the second mode, and a third area provided in a position adjacent to the second area, and that indicates a range of the first output where a possibility that the internal combustion engine starts is high. The first area has a first display portion that changes according to the first output in the first mode and the second output in the second mode. The second area has a second display portion that changes according to the third output in the second mode.

Abstract: A drive unit includes an internal combustion engine (21) disposed in an engine compartment (10), a first electric motor (31) and a second electric motor (33), and an inverter (27) disposed above an electromotive unit (23). The drive unit has: a first harness (41) that connects the inverter and the first electric motor; a second harness (42) that connects the inverter and the second electric motor; a step portion (51) formed so as to be recessed on one side or the other side, in the left-right direction, of the upper end of the inverter; and an AC terminal block (55) disposed in the step portion. The first harness and the second harness respectively extend downward from the DC terminal block while extending outward, and are respectively connected to upper parts of the first electric motor and the second electric motor.

Abstract: A total of four anchor points (5fl, 5fr, 5rl, and 5rr) are provided at front positions and rear positions of a left side member and a right side member (31 and 3r) provided on a floor (2). A drive motor (9), an inverter (10), and a transaxle (11), which serve as a drive unit (8), are mounted on the rear suspension cross member (4) supportively suspended from the respective anchor points. A junction box (21), a charger (22), and a DC-AC inverter (23), which serve as a power supply unit (20), are attached to the upper side of the floor (2). The junction box (21) relays electric power to supply it to the inverter (10). On the upper surface of the floor (2), an upper front floor cross member (16) is provided between the anchor points at the front position, and an upper rear floor cross member (17) is provided between the anchor points at the rear position. The power supply unit (20) is disposed between the members (16, 17).

Abstract: A control unit diagnoses a failure of a fuel storage unit that seals a fuel tank and a processing unit that processes fuel evaporative gas in the fuel tank. A first pressure detection unit of the fuel storage unit detects the pressure of the fuel tank. A second pressure detection unit of the fuel storage unit is disposed at a position different from the first pressure detection unit, and detects the pressure of the fuel tank. The control unit specifies a failure portion of the fuel storage unit and the processing unit based on a change in either one or both of a first pressure value detected by the first pressure detection unit and a second pressure value detected by the second pressure detection unit when the pressure of the fuel tank is changed.

Abstract: A vehicle drive device is provided that can suppress the increase in dimension in the radial direction while ensuring a sufficient speed reduction ratio. Two driving force sources are arranged on a first axis, two output members are arranged on a second axis, two counter gear mechanisms are arranged on a third axis. A planetary gear mechanism is configured to transmit rotation from the two counter gear mechanisms to the output members, and is disposed so as to overlap with both of the two counter gear mechanisms as seen in an axial direction along and axial direction.

Abstract: A start control device for a hybrid vehicle includes a battery, first and second rotary electric machines, an engine, a first determination unit configured to determine whether the battery is in a low output state, a cranking control unit configured to perform a cracking of the engine, and a second determination unit configured to perform a cranking completion determination. In a case where a maximum output of the battery is in the low output state, the cranking control unit causes the first rotary electric machine to run at a low output target rotation speed, and the second determination unit determines that the cranking is completed when a condition that an actual rotation speed of the first rotary electric machine continues to be within a target range for a predetermined time is satisfied.

Abstract: A motor control device for an electric vehicle, which includes a power transmission path configured such that an output of a first motor and an output of a second motor are, respectively, transmittable to left and right wheels of the vehicle via a differential mechanism, includes a non-interference correction part for predictively correcting an output from a first motor control part or a second motor control part to an opposite motor to a motor performing vibration suppression correction via the power transmission path, such that a change in motor output by a vibration suppression correction torque amount cancels an interference torque interfering with a motor output of the opposite motor.

Abstract: A fuel tank system includes a fuel storage unit, a processing unit, and a control unit. The control unit performs a first failure diagnosis of diagnosing a failure of the fuel storage unit in a state where the sealing valve is closed. When the control unit diagnoses that the fuel storage unit is normal, the control unit performs a second failure diagnosis of diagnosing a failure of a purge valve and a bypass valve by causing a pressure generation unit to generate pressure in a state where the sealing valve is closed. When there is a possibility that the purge valve and the bypass valve are in closed-sticking, the control unit performs a third failure diagnosis of specifying a failure in any one of closed-sticking of the purge valve and closed-sticking of the bypass valve by opening the sealing valve.

Abstract: In a fuel tank system, a control unit diagnoses a failure of a fuel storage unit and a processing unit. The fuel storage unit includes a vapor passage through which a fuel tank and a sealing valve are communicated with each other, a first pressure detection unit, and a second pressure detection unit disposed at a position different from the first pressure detection unit. The control unit specifies a presence or an absence of a clogging of the vapor passage based on a first pressure value detected by the first pressure detection unit and a second pressure value detected by the second pressure detection unit when the pressure in the fuel tank is changed by the pressure generation unit in a condition that the sealing valve is controlled to be opened.

Abstract: A highly reliable vehicle brake system including an electric brake is provided. A vehicle brake system (1) includes electric brakes (16a to 16d) provided with motors (80 to 85), drivers (60 to 65) that drive the motors (80 to 85), and a control device that controls the drivers (60 to 65). The electric brake (16a) includes two motors (80 and 81), and the control device includes separate drivers (60 and 61) respectively corresponding to the two motors (80 and 81). The control device includes a first master controller (30) and a first sub-controller (40). The first master controller (30) controls the driver (61) corresponding to the motor (81), and the first sub-controller (40) controls the driver (60) corresponding to the motor 80.

Abstract: A left-right wheel driving device (10) includes: a casing (15) including a reservoir (18) that stores oil; a suction port (19) that is disposed on the reservoir (18) and that sucks the oil from the reservoir (18); and two gears (34) that are each having helical teeth, that are supported so as to be rotatable about a rotating shaft (13) at least in one direction (D), that are provided on a power transmission path that transmits power to left and right wheels of a vehicle, and that are spaced apart from each other. The suction port (19) is positioned between the two gears (34). Each of the gears (34) is offset from the suction port in an axial direction of the rotating shaft (13), being in a state of being partially immersed in the oil stored in the reservoir (18). The helical teeth of each of the gears (34) extend in the one direction (D) and in a direction that departs from the suction port (19).

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes a detection section, a control section. The detection section is configured to detect vehicle information including a vehicle speed of a vehicle driven by an electric motor and drive torque of the electric motor. The control section is configured to moderate a rate of increase in the drive torque at the time of acceleration with respect to a rate of increase set in advance on the basis of a detection result of the detection section on condition that the vehicle speed of the vehicle is less than or equal to a predetermined speed and the drive torque is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A display device 30 displays information of variables that reflect a state of a vehicle 10. The display device 10 includes: a first display region 31 that displays a scale of a first variable; a second display region 32 that is provided to be aligned with the first display region 31 and displays a scale of a second variable; a first pointing portion 42 that points, in the first display region 31, the first variable in accordance with the state of the vehicle 10; a first strip-shaped image 43 that is displayed between a pointed position of the first pointing portion 42 and a start point S1 of the first display region 31; a second pointing portion 52 that points, in the second display region 32, the second variable in accordance with the state of the vehicle 10; and a second strip-shaped image 53 that is displayed between a pointed position of the second pointing portion 52 and a start point S2 of the second display region.

Abstract: A display device (40) that displays information of a plurality of variables that reflect a state of a vehicle, the display device (40) including: a first meter image (41) including a first scale displaying (42) part that displays a scale of a first variable included in the plurality of variables and an indicating part (43) that indicates the first variable that varies with the state of the vehicle and rotating the first scale displaying part (42) in accordance with variation of the first variable, fixing the position of the indicating part (43); and a second meter image (44) including a second scale displaying part (45) that displays a scale of a second variable included in the plurality of variables and a displaying part (46) that displays the second variable that varies with the state of the vehicle, wherein the first meter image (41) and the second meter image (44) are adjacent to each other.

Abstract: A vehicle includes: a radiator that cools cooling water; a grille shutter that is provided on a vehicle front side of the radiator and opens or closes a grille provided in a vehicle; a first flow path in which the cooling water passes through the radiator; a second flow path in which the cooling water does not pass through the radiator; a thermostat that switches a path between the first flow path and the second flow path; and a failure determiner that performs failure determination of the thermostat based on an actual temperature of the cooling water and an estimated temperature of the cooling water, the estimated temperature being calculated based on a temperature change of the cooling water caused by an open or close state of the grille shutter.