Abstract: A new and useful p-type oxide semiconductor with a wide band gap and an enhanced electrical conductivity and the method of manufacturing the p-type oxide semiconductor are provided. A method of manufacturing a p-type oxide semiconductor including: generating atomized droplets by atomizing a raw material solution containing at least a d-block metal in the periodic table and a metal of Group 13 of the periodic table; carrying the atomized droplets onto a surface of a base by using a carrier gas; causing a thermal reaction of the atomized droplets adjacent to the surface of the base under an atmosphere of oxygen to form the p-type oxide semiconductor on the base.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a shift-position-switching acceptance unit that accepts switching operation of the shift position of the transmission but does not accept switching operation from a shift position other than the first forward position and the second forward position to the second forward position without via the first forward position; and an automatic-parking control unit that, in a case of moving the vehicle forward during execution of automatic parking control in a state in which the shift position of the transmission is set at a shift position other than the first forward position and the second forward position, sets the shift position of the transmission to the first forward position to move the vehicle forward.

Abstract: A vehicle control system is provided. The vehicle control system includes a shift-by-wire device for shifting a shift gear of a speed variator mounted in a vehicle according to a requirement of an electrical signal; a vehicle speed detecting member for detecting a vehicle speed of the vehicle; a seat belt detecting member for detecting whether a seat belt provided in the vehicle is fastened or taken off; a door open/close member for detecting whether a door provided in the vehicle is opened or closed; a presence detecting member for detecting a presence state of a passenger in the vehicle; and an automatic parking control device for controlling the shift-by-wire device to shift the shift gear to a park gear when output results of one of the door open/close member and the presence detecting member, the vehicle speed detecting member, and the seat belt detecting member satisfy predetermined conditions.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a transmission selector for a vehicle. The transmission selector for a vehicle includes: a transmission selector element including a first switch and a second switch, and a control circuit. When the vehicle speed is equal to or less than a first threshold, the control circuit switches the current gear to D in response to the selection operation received by the first switch, and the control circuit switches the current gear to R in response to the selection operation received by the second switch. When the vehicle speed is equal to or less than the first threshold and the vehicle meets the specified conditions, the control circuit controls the vehicle to switch the current gear in response to a long-press operation whose execution of the selection operation received by the first switch or the second switch reaches a first specified time.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a shift-position-switching acceptance unit that accepts switching operation of the shift position of the transmission but does not accept switching operation from a shift position other than the first forward position and the second forward position to the second forward position without via the first forward position; and an automatic-parking control unit that, in a case of moving the vehicle forward during execution of automatic parking control in a state in which the shift position of the transmission is set at a shift position other than the first forward position and the second forward position, sets the shift position of the transmission to the first forward position to move the vehicle forward.

Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle drive apparatus has a setting portion for setting a limit value of a driving torque that a motor outputs when driving a hybrid electric vehicle by the power of the motor only, based on a maximum torque that the motor enables to output and a starting torque used to start an internal combustion engine by the motor. The setting portion sets the limit value to a first value and sets the limit value to a second value which is greater than the first value when a vehicle speed of the vehicle does not increase even though an accelerator pedal position degree increases while the vehicle is being driven only by the motor.

Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle drive apparatus has a setting portion for setting a limit value of a driving torque that a motor outputs when driving a hybrid electric vehicle by the power of the motor only, based on a maximum torque that the motor enables to output and a starting torque used to start an internal combustion engine by the motor. The setting portion sets the limit value to a first value and sets the limit value to a second value which is greater than the first value when a vehicle speed of the vehicle does not increase even though an accelerator pedal position degree increases while the vehicle is being driven only by the motor.

Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle drive apparatus has a setting portion for setting a limit value of a driving torque that a motor outputs when driving a hybrid electric vehicle by the power of the motor only, based on a maximum torque that the motor enables to output and a starting torque used to start an internal combustion engine by the motor. The setting portion sets the limit value to a first value and sets the limit value to a second value which is greater than the first value when a vehicle speed of the vehicle does not increase even though an accelerator pedal position degree increases while the vehicle is being driven only by the motor.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle determines whether or not the drive mode thereof is shifted from a series drive to an engine direct coupled drive with a power transmission engaging/disengaging portion applied, derives a rotational speed at a drive wheel side of the power transmission engaging/disengaging portion which corresponds to a driving speed as an applying rotational speed of an internal combustion engine at which the power transmission engaging/disengaging portion is applied, and applies the power transmission engaging/disengaging portion by controlling the operation of the internal combustion engine when a difference in rotational speed between the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine and the applying rotational speed becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined value after the shift to the engine direct coupled drive is determined.

Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle drive apparatus has a setting portion for setting a limit value of a driving torque that a motor outputs when driving a hybrid electric vehicle by the power of the motor only, based on a maximum torque that the motor enables to output and a starling torque used to start an internal combustion engine by the motor. The setting portion sets the limit value to a first value and sets the limit value to a second value which is greater than the first value when a vehicle speed of the vehicle does not increase even though an accelerator pedal position degree increases while the vehicle is being driven only by the motor.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle determines whether or not the drive mode thereof is shifted from a series drive to an engine direct coupled drive with a power transmission engaging/disengaging portion applied, derives a rotational speed at a drive wheel side of the power transmission engaging/disengaging portion which corresponds to a driving speed as an applying rotational speed of an internal combustion engine at which the power transmission engaging/disengaging portion is applied, and applies the power transmission engaging/disengaging portion by controlling the operation of the internal combustion engine when a difference in rotational speed between the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine and the applying rotational speed becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined value after the shift to the engine direct coupled drive is determined.

Abstract: A fluid transmission device comprises: a cover member coupled to a drive shaft; a converter mechanism constituted by a pump impeller coupled to the cover member, a turbine runner connected to a driven shaft, and a stator disposed between the pump impeller and the turbine runner, a converter chamber through which a working fluid flows being formed in the interior thereof; a lockup mechanism having a clutch piston provided in a lockup chamber that is surrounded by the cover member and the turbine runner, which engages and disengages the drive shaft and driven shaft by supplying a control fluid to a clutch oil chamber surrounded by a back surface of the clutch piston and the cover member; an inlet passage for leading the working fluid into the lockup chamber from the outside; a communicating passage for leading the working fluid into the converter chamber from the lockup chamber; and an outlet passage for leading the working fluid to the outside from the converter chamber.

Abstract: A fluid transmission device comprises: a cover member coupled to a drive shaft; a converter mechanism constituted by a pump impeller coupled to the cover member, a turbine runner connected to a driven shaft, and a stator disposed between the pump impeller and the turbine runner, a converter chamber through which a working fluid flows being formed in the interior thereof; a lockup mechanism having a clutch piston provided in a lockup chamber that is surrounded by the cover member and the turbine runner, which engages and disengages the drive shaft and driven shaft by supplying a control fluid to a clutch oil chamber surrounded by a back surface of the clutch piston and the cover member; an inlet passage for leading the working fluid into the lockup chamber from the outside; a communicating passage for leading the working fluid into the converter chamber from the lockup chamber; and an outlet passage for leading the working fluid to the outside from the converter chamber.

Abstract: An LC filter is disclosed which exhibits excellent attenuation characteristics in a high-frequency range and substantially preserves its self-inductance and Q-factor. The LC filter is constructed of a laminated block formed by laminating insulating sheets each provided with a coil conductor. The coil conductors are connected in series to each other through via-holes to form a coil. Input/output external electrodes and ground external electrodes are disposed on the surfaces of the laminated block. The insulating sheets are laminated in a direction perpendicular to the input/output external electrodes and parallel to the mounting surface. The coil is axially placed perpendicular to the input/output external electrodes and parallel to the ground external electrodes and the mounting surface. A distributed capacitance is generated between the coil and each of the ground external electrodes to form a capacitor.

Abstract: There is provided a chip type filter which can be made compact, allows the matching of input/output impedance, and has preferable characteristics. A ground electrode is formed on one side of a dielectric substrate, and spiral-shaped pattern electrodes are formed on the other side. Input/output electrodes are led out from intermediate portions of the pattern electrodes. Curved portions are formed between the input/output electrodes and the ends of the pattern electrodes. The ends of the pattern electrodes are positioned close to each other. Protective layers are formed on the ground electrode and pattern electrodes, which are laminated and integrated to form external electrodes. The ends of the pattern electrodes and the ground electrode are connected by one of the external electrodes.

Abstract: A transformer which has a core, a wire for a primary coil and two wires for a secondary coil. The wire for a primary coil and one of the wires for a secondary coil are wound around a body of the core together, that is, are bifilar-wound. The other wire for a secondary coil is single-wound around the bifilar-wound wires. The two wires for a secondary coil are connected in series to form a secondary coil, and the wire for a primary coil forms a primary coil by itself.

Abstract: A resonator 10 includes a first dielectric substrate 12. An earth electrode 14 is formed almost entirely on one main surface of the first dielectric substrate 12. A first pattern electrode 16 and a first drawing electrode 18 are formed on the other main surface of the first dielectric substrate 12. The first pattern electrode 16 and the first drawing electrode 18 are covered with an insulation layer 20. A second pattern electrode 22 and a second drawing electrode 24 are formed on the insulation layer 20. The second pattern electrode 22 and the second drawing electrode 24 are covered with a protecting layer 26. The earth electrode 14 is covered with a protecting layer 28. The earth electrode 14, the first pattern electrode 16 and the second pattern electrode 22 are connected with each other through a terminal electrode 30a. Terminal electrodes 30b and 30c are connected to the earth electrode 14. A drawing terminal electrode 32 is connected to the first drawing electrode 18 and the second drawing electrode 24.

Abstract: A laminate type LC composite device which has two coil sections each of which is a laminate of coil conductors and insulating sheets and a capacitor section which is a laminate of capacitor conductors and dielectric sheets. The LC composite device has at least two coils, and the coils are coiled in mutually opposite directions.

Abstract: A feedthrough electronic device which has an electronic element with a feedthrough hole and a center conductor which penetrates the electronic element. The center conductor is composed of a lead line portion and a spring portion which protrudes from the lead line portion and contacts with an inner periphery of the electronic element with pressure. A wide portion for preventing deformation is provided at the spring portion. A ferrite bead, a doughnut-shaped capacitor or a tubular capacitor can be used as the electronic element which has a feedthrough hole. The lead line portion of the center conductor and the spring portion can be produced separately or integrally.

Abstract: A laminate type LC composite device has a coil connected in series between an input electrode and an output electrode, and a capacitor connected in parallel between the input electrode and the output electrode. Further, a micro coil is connected to the coil in series. The coil has an inductance of L and a stray capacitance of C, and the micro coil has an inductance of L' and a stray capacitance of C'. The inductances L and L', and the stray capacitances C and C' fulfill the conditions: LC>L'C', to thereby increase the high-frequency characteristics and the insertion loss in a high frequency area of the LC composite device.