Abstract: A conveyance seat includes: a seat base; a support portion which supports the occupant from the back side; a flip-up mechanism which flips up the seat base; a biasing member which biases the support portion forward; an engagement portion which is engaged with the support portion to hold the support portion in a upright state against the biasing force; a cancel mechanism which cancels the engagement between the engagement portion and the support portion; and a return mechanism which returns the support portion from a state where the engagement with the engagement portion is canceled by the cancel mechanism to a state where the support portion is engageable with the engagement portion. The return mechanism performs the return operation in accordance with the inclination angle of the support portion inclined forward by the biasing member after the engagement between the engagement portion and the support portion is canceled.

Abstract: It is provided a control device of a hybrid vehicle having a damper device disposed in a power transmission path between an engine and an electric motor, the damper device having different torsion characteristics between torsion in positive direction in which drive power is transmitted from the engine toward the electric motor and torsion in negative direction in which drive power is transmitted from the electric motor toward the engine, the control device being configured to increase rotation of the engine with the electric motor to start the engine, the torsion characteristic in the negative direction of the damper device including a plurality of torsion characteristics having torsional rigidity varying depending on an angle of the torsion, and at start of the engine, the plurality of torsion characteristics being selectively used depending on an engine rotation speed to increase the engine rotation speed.

Abstract: A seat device includes left and right slide units for supporting a seat body slidably in a front-rear direction; left and right front support legs respectively fixed to front ends of the left and right slide units; left and right rear support legs respectively fixed to rear ends of the left and right slide units; and a reinforcing member extending between the front and rear support legs fixed to one of the left and right slide units. The reinforcing member includes a first wall attached to one side of the front support leg and the one side of the rear support leg; second wall attached to the other side of the front support leg and the other side of the rear support leg, the second wall facing the first wall; and a first connecting portion connecting lower ends of the first and second walls with each other.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat flip-up mechanism that may be stably fixed to a vehicle body floor and may stably support an occupant load. In a vehicle seat flip-up mechanism that is provided to switch a posture of a seat cushion between a normal sitting posture and a stowed posture where the seat cushion is stowed while being inclined forward, the vehicle seat flip-up mechanism includes: links that extend in the front to back direction while being separated from each other in the seat width direction; a mounting bracket that is attached to the ends of the links and supports a seat cushion; a connection member that is installed in the mounting bracket; a support mechanism that rotatably supports the links; and mounting plates that are disposed below the support mechanism and are locked to the vehicle body floor, in which the mounting plate extends rearward relative to the link.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to reduce the thickness of a movable frame. A seat device includes a seat back frame; and a movable frame which is arranged inside the seat back frame and which tilts freely in front and back directions with respect to the seat back frame. The movable frame is formed of plate members. The movable frame can be thinner comparing to a movable frame formed of pipe material.

Abstract: A seat with a reclining device makes possible avoiding deformation of a reclining cover, a portion of which is opposed to a seat belt. The reclining device links a seat back frame to a seat cushion frame so that the seat back frame is rotatable to the seat cushion frame. A reclining cover covering the reclining device is provided with a cover reinforcing portion opposed to and contactable with the seat belt. The reclining cover is arranged between a first belt guide disposed on the top end of a right side frame and a second belt guide provided on the downward extension of the right side frame. By way of the first belt guide, the second belt guide and the cover reinforcing portion, the seat belt is arranged opposed to and along the back surface of the right side frame from the top end to the bottom end thereof.

Abstract: It is provided a control device of a hybrid vehicle having a damper device disposed in a power transmission path between an engine and an electric motor, the damper device having different torsion characteristics between torsion in positive direction in which drive power is transmitted from the engine toward the electric motor and torsion in negative direction in which drive power is transmitted from the electric motor toward the engine, the control device being configured to increase rotation of the engine with the electric motor to start the engine, the torsion characteristic in the negative direction of the damper device including a plurality of torsion characteristics having torsional rigidity varying depending on an angle of the torsion, and at start of the engine, the plurality of torsion characteristics being selectively used depending on an engine rotation speed to increase the engine rotation speed.

Abstract: A gas engine system has a control unit including: a first determination section for determining, as a first determination, whether the gas pressure is a low pressure less than a predetermined pressure, while the control device recognizes the gas valve is closed; a second determination section for determining, as a second determination, whether the gas pressure is a high pressure equal to or more than the predetermined pressure, while the control device recognizes that the gas valve is open, if the first determination determines the gas pressure is the low pressure; a start-up section for performing the first and second determinations before start of engine operation when receiving a start-up command; and an operation start section for opening the valve and starting the engine, if the first determination determines the gas pressure is the low pressure, and if the second determination determines the pressure is the high pressure.

Abstract: A vehicle comprises a rotary electric machine, an inverter and an electronic control unit. The inverter is configured to supply current to the rotary electric machine. The electronic control unit is configured to set a control mode of the inverter to a first mode on a condition that the electronic control unit determines that there is no possibility of occurrence of the electrolytic corrosion. The electronic control unit configured to set the control mode of the inverter to a second mode and maintain output of the rotary electric machine at user request output on a condition that the electronic control unit determines that there is a possibility of occurrence of the electrolytic corrosion. The second mode is a mode in which occurrence of the electrolytic corrosion is further suppressed compared to the first mode.

Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided in which a seat back is constrained from tilting down when a seat cushion is moved to a position in which the seat back cannot be tilted down. The vehicle seat includes a base frame, a seat cushion frame (3) horizontally movable relative to the base frame between a first position and a second position different from the first position, a seat back frame (4) rotatable relative to the seat cushion frame (3), a lock member (5) configured to constrain the seat back frame (4) from tilting rearward, and an unlock mechanism (6) configured to release a lock applied by the lock member (5) when the seat cushion frame (3) is moved from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat with an improved rigidity of a seat-base side frame, in which a load from a shoulder anchor portion can be dispersed. The vehicle seat includes: a seatback frame which includes side frames, a shoulder anchor portion which is disposed in the upper portion of the side frame, and a pair of seat-base side frames which is disposed below the side frames; in which one seat-base side frame which is connected to the lower portion of the side frame includes a lower seat-base side frame and an upper seat-base side frame connected to the upper portion thereof, the upper seat-base side frame includes an upper frame reinforcement portion formed along a shape of an edge in a connection portion, and the lower seat-base side frame includes lower frame reinforcement portions formed along a shape of an upper edge in the connection portion.

Abstract: A starting system of an engine mounted in a vehicle capable of running using torque output from an electric motor includes a estimation portion that estimates engine speed and output torque of the engine when the engine is driven to realize the power requested by the driver, a comparing portion that compares a time for which the engine continues to be stopped with a first time and a second time that is longer than the first time, a first starting portion that starts the engine when estimated engine speed is greater than first speed and less than second speed, and the estimated output torque is greater than first value and less than second value, and a second starting portion that starts the engine when the time for which the engine continues to be stopped is longer than the second time.

Abstract: A starting system of an engine mounted in a vehicle capable of running using torque output from an electric motor includes a estimation portion that estimates engine speed and output torque of the engine when the engine is driven to realize the power requested by the driver, a comparing portion that compares a time for which the engine continues to be stopped with a first time and a second time that is longer than the first time, a first starting portion that starts the engine when estimated engine speed is greater than first speed and less than second speed, and the estimated output torque is greater than first value and less than second value, and a second starting portion that starts the engine when the time for which the engine continues to be stopped is longer than the second time.

Abstract: There is disclosed an air conditioner which can realize appropriate air conditioning control in a situation closer to a feeling temperature even in a case where a floor surface of a room to be conditioned is low. The air conditioner which blows air subjected to heat exchange between the air and a user side heat exchanger into a room to be conditioned by an indoor side blower comprises a user side controller which controls a revolution speed of the indoor side blower based on the present temperature in the room and a set temperature, and this controller raises the revolution speed of the indoor side blower in a case where an outside air temperature is not higher than a predetermined revolution speed rise temperature during a heating operation.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a transdermal absorption preparation exhibiting excellent transdermal absorbability for 4-(2-methyl-1-imidazolyl)-2,2-diphenylbutylamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. [Solution] A transdermal absorption preparation having a support, and a rubber-based adhesive layer that is formed on the surface of the support and contains 4-(2-methyl-1-imidazolyl)-2,2-diphenylbutylamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the rubber-based adhesive layer further containing oleic acid, capric acid and crotamiton.

Abstract: A portable terminal is provided. The portable terminal includes a display unit that configured to display a search box and to receive one or more types of inputs among a plurality of types of inputs through at least a part of the search box, and a controller configured to determine a predetermined function corresponding to the one or more types of inputs according to the one or more types of inputs among the plurality of types of inputs and to perform the predetermined function.

Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes a light source, a cooling fan configured to cool the light source, a light source power supply module configured to drive the light source for emission of light, and a control module configured to execute an abnormal rotation detection of the cooling fan and to control the light source power supply module so that the quantity of light emitted from the light source is reduced in response to a detection of abnormal rotation.

Abstract: A method and mobile device for providing recommended items based on context awareness are provided. In the method, it is determined whether an event satisfying at least one predetermined condition has been generated, recommended items customized to the event are generated, and a first window is displayed in an area according to a predetermined layout, the first window including the recommended items and a notification indicating that the items are recommended according to a context of the event generation.

Abstract: A mobile device having a parallax scrolling function and a method for controlling the mobile device are provided. The method includes displaying a plurality of objects on a touch screen of the mobile device, detecting a touch for scrolling the plurality of objects on the touch screen, and sequentially scrolling the plurality of objects at different time intervals according to attributes of the plurality of objects.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for generating a task recommendation icon in a mobile device are provided. The method includes displaying content on a touch screen, extracting at least one object from the content, extracting at least one action for the at least one object based on user log information, generating at least one recommendation task for the at least one object and the at least one action, generating at least one task recommendation icon representing the at least one recommendation task, and displaying the at least one task recommendation icon on the touch screen.