Toyota Patent Grants

Turning control device

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12214831
A turning control device includes a precursor detection circuit configured to detect a precursor of an abnormality by which a smooth operation of a turning device is impaired. The precursor detection circuit is configured to start measurement of a total running time of a vehicle when the precursor is detected, and is configured to execute a process of reporting the precursor, based on the measured total running time. The precursor detection circuit is configured to perform the…

Stator for electric motor

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12218553
A stator for an electric motor includes: (a) a tubular stator core having slots provided through the stator core in a direction of a rotation axis of the stator core; (b) coils inserted through the slots; (c) a conductive member electrically connected to the coils; (d) a temperature sensor attached to the conductive member; and (e) a resin portion provided to cover at least a part of the conductive member and at least a part of the temperature sensor. The conductive member is provided…

Method for producing electrode

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12218336
According to the present disclosure, an electrode having an electrode mixture layer with a desired film thickness can be stably produced. A producing method disclosed herein includes detecting the surface position of a mixture coated film by a first sensor; detecting the surface position of a second roll by a second sensor; detecting the film thickness of the mixture coated film based on detection results of the first sensor and the second sensor; and adjusting a relatively rotation…

Information processing device, information processing method, storage medium, and information processing system

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12217556
An information processing device includes at least one processor. The processor communicates with a vehicle and receives deterioration information that is involved in deterioration of a part provided within a cabin of the vehicle; stores the received deterioration information; and estimates a deterioration degree of the part on the basis of the stored deterioration information.

Systems and methods for machine learning evaluation pipeline

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12216647
Provided are a method, system, and device for a neural architecture search (NAS) pipeline for performing an optimized neural architecture search (NAS). The method may include obtaining a first search space comprising a plurality of candidate layers for a neural network architecture; performing a training-free NAS in the first search space to obtain a first set of architectures; obtaining a second search space based on the first set of architectures; performing a gradient-based search in…

Map data output device

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12215987
A map data output device includes: a map storage that stores map data that represents lane network information; a position determination portion that determines a current position of a vehicle; a read processing portion that reads the map data of an area established based on the current position; a control map generation portion that generates control map data obtained by adding information to the map; and an output portion that outputs the control map data to a vehicle control device.

Abnormality diagnosis device for internal combustion engine

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12215646
A setting unit which is connected to an intake passage and defines a reference value for a pressure in a passage through which gas flows, an accumulating unit which integrates a difference between the reference value and the pressure from a point in time when the pressure falls below the reference value and acquires an cumulative value, and a diagnosis unit which diagnoses an abnormality of the passage based on the cumulative value, wherein when there is no peak in the pressure, the…

Exhaust gas purification apparatus and exhaust gas purification method

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12215617
An exhaust gas purification apparatus includes: an oxidation reduction catalytic converter; a selective reduction catalytic converter disposed downstream of the oxidation reduction catalytic converter; and a controller configured to perform a first control or a second control based on mixing ratios when a temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature. The first control is performed when the mixing ratio downstream of the selective reduction catalytic converter is greater than…

Steer-by wire steering system

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12214833
A steer-by-wire steering system for a vehicle, comprising: an operation member operable by a vehicle driver; an urging device configured to generate an urging force to urge the operation member; a steering device configured to steer a wheel; and a controller configured to control the urging device and the steering device. In a normal operation, the controller enables the wheel to be steered in accordance with an operation of the operation member and causes the urging force to function as…

Vehicle, method of controlling vehicle, and vehicle control interface box

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12214832
An ADS performs processing including setting an initial value of a wheel steer angle command when an autonomous state has been set to an autonomous mode, obtaining a limitation of a rate, setting a wheel steer angle limitation as the wheel steer angle command when magnitude of the initial value is larger than the wheel steer angle limitation, and transmitting the wheel steer angle command.

Instrument panel for an automobile

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: D1060169

Steering control device

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12214830
A steering control device includes a control circuit configured to control driving of a reaction force motor that generates steering reaction force applied to a steering wheel in which power transmission with turning wheels of a vehicle is separated. When a vehicle power source is turned on, the control circuit requests a vehicle control device to stop traveling of the vehicle when information is exchanged with the vehicle control device in a manner that does not follow a predetermined…

Autonomous driving system

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12214783
An autonomous driving system mounted on a vehicle determines a target path based on necessary information and performs vehicle travel control such that the vehicle follows the target path. A first coordinate system is a vehicle coordinate system at a first timing when the necessary information is acquired. A second coordinate system is a vehicle coordinate system at a second timing later than the first timing. The autonomous driving system calculates, based on the necessary information…

Control device for vehicle

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12214774
The control device of the vehicle performs slip control for engaging the connection and disconnection clutch as an instruction hydraulic pressure for engaging the connection and disconnection clutch by the hydraulic control mechanism after the internal combustion engine is started by the starter, as an instruction hydraulic pressure for maintaining the speed of the internal combustion engine at a higher speed than a lower limit speed for avoiding the stop of the internal combustion…

Vehicle control device

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12214773
A vehicle control device for a vehicle includes an engine; and a power converter, so that the vehicle travels by selectively executing one of a first traveling mode, a second traveling mode, and a third traveling mode in which the vehicle travels by a torque of both the engine and the rotation electric machine. Further, in a case where an air pressure around the vehicle and a system voltage are in a predetermined area of a preset map indicating a relationship between the air pressure and…

Vehicle transport planning device, management server, and vehicle transport device

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12214709
A vehicle transport planning device includes a transport proposal unit that proposes, to an occupant of a vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine, transport of the vehicle in a predetermined area where driving of the internal combustion engine is prohibited or restricted, and a transport arrangement unit that requests arrangement of a vehicle transport device for transporting the vehicle when the occupant desires the transport of the vehicle.

Vehicle electric fluid machine

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12214647
A vehicle electric fluid machine includes: a housing provided with a mounting leg having an insertion hole; a fastener having a shaft portion inserted into the insertion hole and a head portion at one end of the shaft portion, the fastener fastening the other end of the shaft portion to a mounting object; a sleeve disposed between the mounting leg and the shaft portion, elastic vibration dampers disposed on opposite sides of the mounting leg in its axial direction, each of the elastic…

Retainer installation tool

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: 12214475
A retainer installation tool can facilitate installation of a retainer onto a vehicle body structure. In some arrangements, the retainer can be for a vehicle sonar sensor, and the vehicle body structure can be a bumper. The retainer installation tool can help to ensure proper placement of retainer, sufficient adhesion time, and/or placement of an adhesive. The retainer installation tool can include an outer casing. The retainer installation tool can include a central shaft extending…

Vehicle wheel

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: D1060183

Vehicle wheel

Granted: February 4, 2025
Patent Number: D1060182