Abstract: A vehicle includes a continuously variable transmission, a gear mechanism and a controller. The continuously variable transmission and the gear mechanism are provided in parallel with each other between an input shaft and an output shaft. The controller is configured to i) when the vehicle travels in a state where both a first clutch and a third clutch provided on the gear mechanism side are released, gradually increase a hydraulic pressure of the first clutch such that the first clutch is engaged, ii) calculate a command hydraulic pressure for setting the first clutch to a pressure regulating state on the basis of a command hydraulic pressure of the first clutch at a timing at which the amount of change in an output-side rotation speed of the first clutch becomes larger than a predetermined value, and iii) control the first clutch by using the calculated command hydraulic pressure.

Abstract: In a control device for a vehicle including: a dog clutch mechanism that is disposed in a power transmission path in which a driving force is transmitted from an engine to a wheel and is operated by a hydraulic actuator; and an electric oil pump that supplies hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic actuator, rotation of the engine is stopped in a state in which the dog clutch mechanism is engaged by the hydraulic pressure supplied from the electric oil pump at a time during an engine stop operation, the rotation of the engine is started in the state in which the dog clutch mechanism is engaged by the hydraulic pressure supplied from the electric oil pump at a time during an engine restart operation, hence occurrence of up-lock of the dog clutch mechanism is prevented.

Abstract: A flat shielded cable includes conductors arranged in parallel, an insulating jacket section that covers the conductors and has an exposed conductor section which exposes a part of at least one of the conductors, and a shielding member that covers the jacket section. The conductor is electrically connected to the shielding member via the exposed conductor section. The shielding member has a first layer made of shielding material and a second layer made of binder resin containing metal filler. A D90 particle diameter of the metal filler is 6 ?m and a difference between a D10 particle diameter and a D95 particle diameter of the metal filler is 6 ?m or more, and the metal filler is contained in the second layer in an amount of 65 wt % or more.

Abstract: An inter-battery connection device for connecting electrode terminals of a plurality of batteries comprises a housing, a bus bar attached to the housing, and a movable member attached to the housing. The bus bar electrically connects two electrode terminals of a pair of batteries adjacent to each other. The bus bar includes a pair of clips each contacting one electrode terminal and a coupling portion connecting the pair of clips. The movable member is movable between a temporary catching position attached to the housing and a final catching position attached to the housing. The movable member has a clip contact avoiding portion preventing contact between one of the clips and the electrode terminal in the temporary catching position and permitting contact between the clip and the electrode terminal during movement from the temporary catching position to the final catching position.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing configured to be mated with a mating connector along a mating direction, a shell made of a metal material and enclosing the housing, and a slide cam made of a metal material and slidable with respect to the housing and the shell in a sliding direction perpendicular to the mating direction. The slide cam has a cam portion guiding the mating connector along the mating direction, a first elastic portion configured to be pressed against a metal region of the mating connector, and a second elastic portion integrally formed in a single piece with the cam portion and the first elastic portion and configured to be pressed against a predetermined region of the shell.

Abstract: A transmission line includes a plurality of conductor patterns as transmission paths of signals arranged in parallel in a planar shape, an insulating layer surrounding the plurality of conductor patterns in a substantially planar shape, a first ground pattern formed on one surface side of the insulating layer, and a second ground pattern formed on the other surface side of the insulating layer. The insulating layer includes one or more grooves formed continuously in a longitudinal direction of the plurality of conductor patterns on the one surface side without dividing the insulating layer at each of one or more positions between the plurality of conductor patterns in a plan view. The first ground pattern is continuously formed over the one surface side.

Abstract: An acoustic wave filter includes: a piezoelectric substrate; a first multimode filter that includes at least three first IDTs located on the piezoelectric substrate, has a first passband, and is connected between an input terminal and an output terminal; and a second multimode filter that includes at least three second IDTs located on the piezoelectric substrate, has a second passband, and is connected in series with the first multimode filter between the input terminal and the output terminal, a part of the second passband overlapping with the first passband, a remaining part of the second passband not overlapping with the first passband.

Abstract: A conductive resin body includes a plurality of conductive fibers which are made of at least one type of carbon fibers, high-strength fibers, and glass fibers, and which are metal plated. A metal member is electrically connected to the plurality of conductive fibers. The conductive resin body also includes resin in which a part of the metal member is buried and with which the plurality of conductive fibers are impregnated. A rest of the metal member is exposed from the resin.

Abstract: In a region in which a rate of change in slip ratio of a transmission belt with respect to a change in input torque exceeds a permissible slip ratio rate of change set in advance, a steep change in the slip ratio is suppressed by limiting the rate of change in the input torque.

Abstract: Vehicle control system and method provided to change speed ratio smoothly when switching a power transmission route from a route including a geared transmission to a route including a continuously variable transmission. Vehicle control system applied to a vehicle comprising: continuously variable transmission for changing speed ratio continuously is disposed between input shaft and output shaft; geared transmission is disposed parallel to the continuously variable transmission, and is adapted to establish speed ratio that cannot be established by continuously variable transmission; and friction clutch is brought into engagement to switch torque transmission route from a route including the geared transmission to a route including the continuously variable transmission.

Abstract: When a line pressure is dominated (determined) by at least one of a primary pressure and a secondary pressure during idling of a continuously variable transmission, the hydraulic pressure that is applied to at least one of pulleys, to which the hydraulic pressure larger than a clutch pressure is applied, is reduced. On the other hand, when the line pressure is dominated by the clutch pressure during idling of the continuously variable transmission, the speed gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission is controlled to a lowest speed gear ratio.

Abstract: An electrical connection method of a printed circuit includes overlapping a base material and a thin member in which a thin conductor is mounted, forming a through hole which passes through the base material overlapped with the thin member in the overlapping and reaches the thin conductor of the thin member, and forming a printed circuit on the base material by a screen printing method using conductive paste. The through hole formed in the forming of the through hole is filled with the conductive paste in the forming of the printed circuit.

Abstract: A plated fiber that is obtained by applying a metal plating onto a fiber having an elongation percentage which is more than or equal to 1% and less than or equal to 10%. An elongation percentage of the metal plating is higher than the elongation percentage of the fiber. A carbon fiber wherein the surface oxygen amount as a value obtained by dividing an O1S peak intensity measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy by a C1S peak intensity measured by the spectroscopy is more than or equal to 0.097 and less than or equal to 0.138.

Abstract: A power transmission system includes a first transmission provided in a first power transmission path, a second transmission provided in a second power transmission path, a first engagement device, a second engagement device, a third engagement device, a fail-safe valve, and an electronic control unit. The third engagement device selectively connects or interrupts one of the first and second power transmission paths. The electronic control unit is configured to, during traveling in a state where the third engagement device is released, output hydraulic pressure commands for simultaneous engagement of the first engagement device and the second engagement device. The electronic control unit is configured to, when it is determined that both the first engagement device and the second engagement device are engaged, prohibit traveling using the one of the first and second power transmission paths which is selectively connected or interrupted by the third engagement device.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a power transmission system is provided. The control apparatus includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to, when a discharge flow rate of a mechanical oil pump is smaller than a predetermined flow rate and an electric oil pump is being driven while a vehicle is traveling, determine whether a decrease in the operating hydraulic pressure has occurred. The electronic control unit is configured to, when a first engagement device is controlled from a released state toward an engaged state, control a first control pressure such that the first control pressure in a case where a decrease in a operating hydraulic pressure has occurred is lower than the first control pressure in a case where a decrease in the operating hydraulic pressure does not occur.

Abstract: A shield sleeve for shielding an electric wire includes a tensile strength fiber that has an approximately circular section and on which a metal-plating layer is formed. A plurality of the tensile strength fibers is braided to form a tubular shape. Braid density of the braided tensile strength fibers is 85% or more and 98% or less and resistance between the braided tensile strength fibers is 0.096 ?/m or less.

Abstract: A flat shielded cable includes conductors arranged in parallel, an insulating jacket section that covers the conductors and has an exposed conductor section which exposes a part of at least one of the conductors, and a shielding member that covers the jacket section. The conductor is electrically connected to the shielding member via the exposed conductor section. The shielding member has a first layer made of shielding material and a second layer made of binder resin containing metal filler. A D90 particle diameter of the metal filler is 6 ?m and a difference between a D10 particle diameter and a D95 particle diameter of the metal filler is 6 ?m or more, and the metal filler is contained in the second layer in an amount of 65 wt % or more.

Abstract: A planar antenna assembly includes an antenna and a long transmission line. The antenna is configured to receive a radio wave signal from the outside. The radio wave signal received by the antenna is transmitted through the transmission line. The antenna and the transmission line are formed in a planar shape. The transmission line includes a conductor having a thickness thicker than a thickness of the antenna.

Abstract: A wire harness includes a flat shielded cable, a first device connected to one end of the flat shielded cable, and a second device connected to the other end of the flat shielded cable. The flat shielded cable includes a plurality of conductors arranged in parallel, an insulating jacket section that covers the plurality of conductors and has an exposed conductor section which exposes a part of at least one of the conductors, and a shielding member that covers an outer periphery of the jacket section. A signal is transmitted from the first device to the second device through a conductor other than the conductor provided with the exposed conductor section. The at least one of the conductors is connected to a ground at a position between the exposed conductor section and the second device.

Abstract: A transmission line includes first and second conductor patterns that serve as signal transmission paths, first and second insulating layers that hold the first and second conductor patterns therebetween, and a third conductor pattern that is arranged between the first and second conductor patterns. No signal is transmitted through the third conductor pattern. A relation 0.5 w?S1?1.5 w and a relation 0.5 w?S2?1.5 w are satisfied in a range of a relation S?2 w, wherein S expresses a distance between the first conductor pattern and the second conductor pattern, w expresses a width of each of the first conductor pattern and the second conductor pattern, S1 expresses a distance between the first conductor pattern and the third conductor pattern, and S2 expresses a distance between the second conductor pattern and the third conductor pattern.