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20130106172 | ELECTRICAL-POWER-FEED CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE | 05-02-2013 |
20130106350 | CHARGE-AND-DISCHARGE CONNECTOR AND A VEHICLE IN WHICH CHARGE AND DISCHARGE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE CHARGE-AND-DISCHARGE CONNECTOR | 05-02-2013 |
20140008135 | CORD HOUSING DEVICE AND VEHICLE - A cord housing device includes an enclosure, a cord capable of being stored in the enclosure and drawn out from the enclosure, and a plug provided at an end of the drawing out side of the cord, and connectable to an external power supply. In a natural state, the cord is formed so as to bend back at a bent provided at intervals in the length direction of the cord, and extend in a meandering manner. In the enclosure, the cord is stored such that the region of the cord located between bents overlap each other. | 01-09-2014 |
20140216779 | CHARGING CABLE ACCOMMODATION DEVICE AND VEHICLE - A charging stand includes: a charging cable provided with a connector connected to a vehicle; a holding unit to hold the connector; and a reel to wind the charging cable automatically when the connector is placed on the holding unit. A vehicle includes: a charging cable provided with a plug connected to an external power supply; a holding unit to hold the plug; and a reel to wind the charging cable automatically when the plug is placed on the holding unit. | 08-07-2014 |
20140217813 | POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR, VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR - A vehicle is provided with a connection signal line having electric potential is changed when a connector of a power charging cable is attached to a control pilot line through which a pilot signal CPLT is transmitted from the power charging cable. The charging connector is attached to a vehicle in place of the power charging cable. The power supply connector includes a first connection portion connected to the connection signal line and a second connection portion connected to the first connection portion and the control pilot line. | 08-07-2014 |
20140232180 | VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE, AND POWER RECEPTION FACILITIES - A vehicle ECU executes a program including the steps of determining whether or not to permit discharge assistance, generating first assistance information, transmitting the first assistance information, carrying out discharge control when a result of determination as to whether or not to request discharge assistance and requested discharge electric power is received and when measures based on the result of determination can be taken, and giving notification about whether or not discharge assistance is carried out. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232182 | POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR, VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A power supply connector ( | 08-21-2014 |
20140253036 | CHARGING SYSTEM AND CHARGING SCHEDULING METHOD - A house ECU executes a program when it is the time to set a scheduled time, including the step of transmitting an end time of external charging to a vehicle in the case where the end time has been input by a user, and the step of determining a start time in the case where the house ECU has received a required charging time from a vehicle ECU. The vehicle ECU executes a program when it is the time to set a scheduled time, including the step of calculating the required charging time in the case where the vehicle ECU has received the end time from the house ECU, and the step of transmitting the required charging time. | 09-11-2014 |
20140306658 | CHARGING SYSTEM AND CHARGING RESERVATION METHOD - A house-side ECU executes a program including the steps of, if a charging cable is being connected, if a vehicle can be externally charged by a reservation, and if there is reservation information by a user's input in the vehicle, receiving the reservation information from the vehicle, and if there is reservation information based on a state of the vehicle in the vehicle, receiving the reservation information from the vehicle, selecting one of the reservation information, and making a notification of the reservation information. | 10-16-2014 |
20150032315 | VEHICLE, CHARGING APPARATUS AND CHARGING SYSTEM - A vehicle-side executes a program including the steps of, if setting information is input, storing a charging schedule, and if a prescribed period of time has passed, performing an update process, performing a notification process, and if a charging cable is being connected, performing a reservation charging process. | 01-29-2015 |
20150038020 | EXTRACTION DEVICE - A power extraction device is an extraction device configured to extract electric power from a vehicle by being connected to a first connecting portion of the vehicle, the vehicle including a storage battery and the first connecting portion to which a plug is connected so that the first connecting portion is able to perform at least one of supplying of electric power to the storage battery and discharging of electric power accumulated in the storage battery to its outside. The extraction device includes: a second connecting portion to be connected to the first connecting portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the vehicle; and a third connecting portion to which an external connection plug configured to connect an external device to the extraction device is connectable. The third connecting portion includes a connection surface to which the external connection plug is connected. | 02-05-2015 |
20150054466 | ELECTRIC-MOTOR VEHICLE, POWER EQUIPMENT, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A vehicle includes a power storage device, a power node, and a controller. The controller controls charging and discharging of the power storage device with respect to the outside of the vehicle when the power storage device is able to be charged or discharged with electric power with respect to the outside of the vehicle via the power node. The controller controls discharging of electric power from the power storage device so as to provide a first period in which discharging of electric power from the power storage device to the outside of the vehicle is limited after the power storage device is externally charged with a power supply outside the vehicle, and so as to provide a second period in which discharging limitation in the first period is released at least after the first period ends. | 02-26-2015 |
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20120111956 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An electronic control unit ( | 05-10-2012 |
20120160447 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - The coolant of the first coolant circuit is mixed with the coolant of the second coolant circuit when the temperature detected by the coolant temperature sensor becomes greater than or equal to a semi-warm-up determination value, which is set to a temperature that is lower than a warm-up completion determination value of the engine. Accordingly, when the heat generated by the engine and the heat recovered by the exhaust heat recovery device from the in-vehicle heat source are independently used to increase the temperature of the coolant, control can be executed without any trouble based on the coolant temperature even when mixing the coolant of the engine with the coolant of the exhaust heat recovery device, in which the temperatures have been increased independently. | 06-28-2012 |
20120199084 | THERMOSTAT AND COOLING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - If an engine undergoes high-load operations immediately after start up from its cold state, a thermostat is closed to inhibit passage of cooling water through the inside of the engine, and the cooling water stagnant in a cylinder head receives heat from a combustion chamber. Therefore, the cooling water will possibly boil. However, the thermostat is formed in such a manner that a valve body may be opened forcedly if the discharge flow rate of a water pump is greater than the flow rate in a normal use region. Therefore, in such a situation, the discharge flow rate of the water pump is increased greater than the flow rate in the normal use region to open the valve body with good response, thereby passing water into the engine quickly. This configuration prevents the cooling water stagnant in the cylinder head from boiling before the valve body is opened completely. | 08-09-2012 |
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20140091764 | VEHICLE - A vehicle is capable of charging a power storage device mounted thereon using electric power from two power paths of an external DC power supply and AC power supply. The vehicle includes a DC charger for converting electric power from the DC power supply into charging electric power for the power storage device, and an AC charger for converting electric power from the AC power supply into charging electric power for the power storage device. A vehicle ECU selects an electric power path to be used for charging based on the state of the power storage device and efficiency of the DC charger and the AC charger. | 04-03-2014 |
20140111146 | CHARGING DEVICE - A charging device includes a fixing member fixed to a fixed object, a cable holder mounted on the fixing member in an attachable and detachable manner and a charging cable unit mounted on the cable holder. | 04-24-2014 |
20140111157 | CHARGING APPARATUS - A charging apparatus includes a fixed member to be fixed to a fixed object, a charging cable unit including a cable, a connecting portion connected to the cable and to be connected to a charging unit provided for a vehicle, a control unit controlling electric power to be supplied to the charging unit, and a case housing the control unit, a cable holder including a case housing section housing the case so as to be pulled out, the charging cable unit being arranged in the cable holder and the cable holder being attachable/detachable to/from the fixed member, and a restricting portion restricting exiting of the case housed in the case housing section from the case housing section when the cable holder is fitted to the fixed member. | 04-24-2014 |
20140111158 | CHARGING CABLE HOUSING DEVICE - A charging cable housing device includes: a charging connector; a casing having an internal space and extending along a top-bottom direction; a charging cable housed in the internal space of the casing, and having one end which is extended outward from an opening provided in the casing and to which the charging connector is connected, and the other end from which electric power is supplied; and a cable reel housed in the internal space of the casing and located lower than the opening, with the other end of the charging cable wound up around the cable reel. | 04-24-2014 |
20140117144 | CHARGING CABLE HOUSING APPARATUS - A charging cable housing apparatus includes a winding core having a charging cable wound around an outer peripheral surface thereof, an end plate provided with a first slit extending from the winding core in a radial direction and having a predetermined width, and a side plate disposed to connect the base plate and the end plate and provided with a second slit having the same width as that of the first slit. One end of the charging cable wound around the winding core is being pulled out through the first slit or the second slit. | 05-01-2014 |
20140217956 | CHARGING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE, METHOD FOR CHARGING VEHICLE, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD - A vehicle includes a first inlet to be connected to a commercial power source, a second inlet to be connected to a battery of an HEMS (Home Energy Management System) which supplies electric power greater than electric power supplied by the commercial power source, and an ECU. The ECU indicates one of the first inlet and the second inlet to a user in accordance with a state of a battery of the vehicle. | 08-07-2014 |
20140327408 | VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTRIC STORAGE SECTION, AND CHARGE-DISCHARGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE VEHICLE AND AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT | 11-06-2014 |
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20100032061 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A Ni-BASED ALLOY ARTICLE AND PRODUCT THEREFROM - A method for manufacturing a Ni-based alloy article which elutes little Ni even when used in a high-temperature water environment for a long period comprises heating the Ni-based alloy in a carbon dioxide-containing atmosphere for a set period of time at an elevated temperature to form an oxide film comprising chromium oxide on a surface thereof. Using carbon dioxide as an oxidizing gas produces an oxide film of generally uniform thickness along a length of the article being treated so that resistance to nickel elution is more uniform over the entire article. | 02-11-2010 |
20110056590 | Ni-Cr ALLOY MATERIAL - A Ni—Cr alloy tube demonstrating an excellent corrosion resistance in a high temperature water environment can be provided, | 03-10-2011 |
20120285577 | METHOD FOR HEAT-TREATING METAL TUBES OR PIPES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, BATCH-TYPE VACUUM HEAT TREATMENT FURNACE USED THEREFOR, AND METAL TUBES OR PIPES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT HEAT-TREATED BY THE SAME - In a method for heat treating a metal tube or pipe for a nuclear power plant, the tube or pipe being accommodated in a batch-type vacuum heat treatment furnace, when the tube or pipe is laid down on and is subjected to heat treatment on a plurality of metal cross beams arranged along a longitudinal direction of the tube or pipe, it is possible to suppress scratches to be formed on the outer surface of the tube or pipe and attributable to heat treatment, and to reduce the discoloration on the outer surface of the tube or pipe by holding the tube or pipe and the metal cross beams in indirect contact with each other by virtue of a heat resistant fabric having a thickness of 0.1 to 1.2 mm interposed in between. | 11-15-2012 |
20130206272 | Cr-CONTAINING AUSTENITIC ALLOY TUBE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided a Cr-containing austenitic alloy tube, wherein a chromium oxide film with a thickness of 0.05 to 1.5 μm having the relationship defined by Formula (i) is formed on the inner surface of the tube, wherein the average concentration of C in the depth range of 5 to 10 μm from the inner surface is lower than the concentration of C in a base metal; | 08-15-2013 |