Patents Assigned to Toyota
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Publication number: 20240117936Abstract: Provided is a tank that can improve the adhesion between a mouthpiece and a liner. The tank includes: a liner; and a mouthpiece disposed at an opening part of the liner, the mouthpiece having a hole, wherein the liner has an inner face part that is a part extending around an inner face of the hole of the mouthpiece from an opening part of the hole of the mouthpiece, and an outer face part that is a part extending around an outer face of the mouthpiece from the opening part of the hole of the mouthpiece, and at an end part of the inner face part, crystallinity of the liner distributes in a dispersing state but not in a form of layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuki FUJII
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Publication number: 20240116370Abstract: To encourage users to improve their carbon footprint, a transport may be provided with an enhanced operating manner in response to external events that lower the carbon footprint of one or more occupants of the transport. Events, such as lowering the energy consumption of a person's home dwelling, may be communicated to the transport and trigger an enhanced mode in the transport, such as an enhanced driving mode (e.g. sport mode) or an enhanced charging mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Trent B. Bennett
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Publication number: 20240118693Abstract: A method for managing a remote service for mobile objects is provided. The method includes the step of determining, when a request for close of a business of the remote service is received, whether or not the request for close is to be accepted. The service business includes a first business which affects travel efficiency of an object for which the remote service is provided and a second business which does not affect the travel efficiency. In the step of determining the request for close, when the request for close is a request for close of the second business, a determination is made as to whether or not a start of the first business to the object of the second business is expected. In addition, when it is determined that a start of the first business is expected, acceptance of the request for close of the second business is rejected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiromitsu URANO
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Publication number: 20240119475Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor configured to provide an incentive to a first user who sells or returns a first vehicle in which a part of a first coating film including an easily peelable layer is not peeled off.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukinori II, Kenji YAMAGUCHI, Junya OGAWA, Yuki NAGANUMA, Junya YAMAMOTO, Yuta TONE, Naoki ISHIZUKA, Tadayuki TANAKA, Keisuke ITO, Yuka YOKOI, Takashi HAYASHI, Naoya OKA, Yu HAMADA
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Publication number: 20240119765Abstract: A log management apparatus according to the present disclosure comprises a memory storing traveling log data of a vehicle and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute the following first to five processes. The first process is acquiring a remaining capacity of the memory at a current time. The second process is acquiring a traveling plan of the vehicle. The third process is calculating a predicted data size which is a size of the traveling log data predicted to be stored in the future in the traveling plan. The fourth process is predicting a capacity shortage of the memory in the traveling plan based on the predicted data size and the remaining capacity at the current time. The fifth process is a process of increasing the remaining capacity when the capacity shortage of the memory is predicted.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke HAYASHI, Taichi KAWANAI, Daichi HOTTA
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Publication number: 20240120627Abstract: A power storage device comprises: an electrode stack comprising a plurality of bipolar electrodes and a pair of outermost current collectors; an inner voltage detection terminal; a housing; and a pair of outer voltage detection terminals. Each of the plurality of bipolar electrodes has a current collector, a positive electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode active material layer. The inner voltage detection terminal is electrically connected to the current collector. Each of the pair of outer voltage detection terminals is thicker than the inner voltage detection terminal. The housing is located between the pair of outer voltage detection terminals in the stacking direction. A dimension of the housing in the stacking direction is equal to or less than a distance between the pair of outer voltage detection terminals in the stacking direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki NAKAYAMA, Yuki OKAMOTO, Fumihiko ISHIGURO, Takayuki HIROSE
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Publication number: 20240118043Abstract: A radiator support upper cover that covers an upper portion of a radiator is provided over the upper portion of the radiator. The radiator support upper cover includes a front cover member. The upper cover member covers a portion of the upper portion of the radiator on a vehicle front side. The front cover member is provided with a plurality of through holes penetrating the front cover member in a vehicle up-down direction. A through hole located on the vehicle rear side is formed at a position further on an upper side in the vehicle up-down direction than a through hole located on the vehicle front side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takaharu NAGATOSHI, Hiroki NIWA, Haruki MITAMURA, Shotaro FUJIMORI, Takahiro IMAEDA
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Publication number: 20240119689Abstract: A program is configured to cause a computer to execute operations, the operations comprising displaying, on a display, an image of an equipment layout in a virtual space corresponding to an interior space of a vehicle, upon accepting a candidate selection operation to select equipment to be used for providing a service in the interior space of the vehicle as candidate equipment and a location in the interior space of the vehicle as a candidate location, determining, with reference to vehicle data defining a specification of the vehicle, whether to allow installation of the candidate equipment at the candidate location, and upon determining to allow installation of the candidate equipment at the candidate location, updating the equipment layout by arranging a model corresponding to the candidate equipment at a location corresponding to the candidate location in the virtual space.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kotaro OKABE, Shuhei YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20240116394Abstract: A server (management apparatus) includes: a communication unit (first acquisition unit) that acquires a request regarding adjustment of electric power supply-and-demand in a power grid; and a processor (controller) that performs, based on the request, control to notify, a user of an electrically powered vehicle, of a replacement cost required for battery replacement at a battery station (battery replacement apparatus). When charging with electric power of the power grid is requested and a battery (first battery) of the electrically powered vehicle has an SOC lower than the SOC of a battery (second battery) having a maximum SOC to be used for charging, among a plurality of batteries (second batteries), the processor performs control to notify the user of the replacement cost lower than a normal replacement cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuko TERASAWA, Makoto KAKUCHI, Toshiaki KARASAWA, Takeshi HIGASHI, Yoshihiko ENDO
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Publication number: 20240120548Abstract: A non-aqueous secondary battery comprising a negative electrode containing a metallic Li, a positive electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte solution, wherein the electrolyte solution contains fluorinated ethylene carbonate as a solvent in an amount of 85% by volume or more based on the total amount of the solvent, and LiPF6 as an electrolyte in an amount of 1.0 to 2.0 mol/L.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroshi TSUBOUCHI
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Publication number: 20240120552Abstract: The sulfide solid-state battery of the present disclosure has a battery laminate having one or more unit batteries; and an inorganic coating layer covering at least a portion of the periphery of the battery laminate. The unit battery is formed by laminating a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer in this order. At least one of the positive electrode layer, the solid electrolyte layer, and the negative electrode layer contains a sulfide solid electrolyte. The inorganic coating layer is made of an inorganic glass having a glass transition point of 260° C. or higher and 360° C. or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinji NAKANISHI, Takuya MATSUYAMA
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Publication number: 20240118343Abstract: A vehicle monitoring apparatus provided in an electric vehicle equipped with a battery includes: a monitoring unit configured to monitor a state of a battery while the electric vehicle is stopped; and a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating that the battery is in an abnormal state to an outside of the electric vehicle when the monitoring unit determines that the state of the battery is an abnormal state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Makoto OGISO
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Publication number: 20240117933Abstract: Provided is a tank that can lead to suppressed corrosion on a mouthpiece. The tank includes: a liner; and a mouthpiece disposed in an opening part of the liner, wherein a surface of the mouthpiece is aluminum, an anodized layer is provided over the surface of the mouthpiece, the anodized layer is partially a sealing part where a sealing layer is formed, and a rest of the anodized layer is partially a non-sealing part where the sealing layer is not formed, and the liner is disposed so as to straddle a boundary between the sealing part and the non-sealing part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuki FUJII
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Publication number: 20240121351Abstract: The remote system includes a vehicle equipped with a camera and a remote terminal having a display. The vehicle and the remote terminal are connected via a communication network. The vehicle generates synthesized video in which moving object video changing over time is synthesized with camera video captured by the camera, and transmits the synthesized video to the remote terminal. The remote terminal displays the synthesized video on the display, detects fixation of video displayed on the display based on a change in the moving object video included in the synthesized video, and outputs an abnormality signal in response to detection of the fixation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hirofumi MOMOSE
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Publication number: 20240116431Abstract: When a first driver setting mode indicates an “OFF mode” or an “AUTO mode,” a VP accepts a light operation mode request from an ADK. When an operation is performed by a user, the VP changes an operation mode of a headlight in accordance with the operation by the user. When the operation by the user has not been performed, the VP changes the operation mode of the headlight in accordance with the light operation mode request.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Eisuke ANDO
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Publication number: 20240116498Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus executes an acceleration suppression control to suppress an acceleration of an own vehicle when an operating condition including a condition that an accelerator pedal operation amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value is satisfied. The vehicle control apparatus sets the predetermined threshold value to a smaller value when an object entry condition that an object has a possibility to enter an area in front of the own vehicle, is satisfied than when the object entry condition is not satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoki SOMIYA, Yusuke FUKUI
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Publication number: 20240118969Abstract: A storage controller performs a storage write operation, and stores being unable to write due to memory cell deterioration in cases in which bit flips uncorrectable by an ECC have been detected a predetermined number of times or more for each predetermined volume written and also writing of a TBW or greater has been confirmed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junichiro TAMAO, Takahiro UTSUNOMIYA, Takumi HORIE, Tomoaki KARASAWA
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Publication number: 20240119414Abstract: To provide a part management system in which the number of processes that involve manual operation in managing materials is reduced. Provided is a part management system including: a part delivery track record information acquisition unit; a recording unit; an anomalous state detection unit; a part name determination information acquisition unit; a part number identifying unit; an approach calculation unit, and a display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Nobuhiro YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20240116400Abstract: A vehicle, includes: a vehicle body, and a side door opening portion opened and closed by a side door, formed at a side of the vehicle body; a seatbelt device having a seatbelt, a tongue plate, and a buckle; and a seat at which the seatbelt device is installed, the buckle being fixed at one side in a transverse direction of the seat, the seat being attached to a floor of a cabin so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a vehicle vertical direction, and the seat being disposed at a position at which, in a state in which the seat is oriented toward a vehicle rear side, the one side in the transverse direction of the seat is disposed at the side in the transverse direction of the vehicle body, and the buckle and the side door opening portion do not overlap in a vehicle transverse direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JODOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Mitsuyoshi OHNO
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Publication number: 20240119762Abstract: An information processing method that is executed by an information processing device configured to calculate a feature relating to driving by a driver and transmit configured to information on the feature to outside includes specifying whether a current situation is a predetermined situation, calculating information on the predetermined situation as the feature when the information processing device specifies the predetermined situation, statistically quantifying the feature, and transmitting the statistically quantified feature to outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihisa YAMADA, Shoji KUBOTA, Masashi NOSE
