Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Company Limited

Isao Shokaku

Masaru Nakayama

Shinji Kawatani

Ryuichi Takao

Yuichi Kawasaki

Mitsuhiro Kimura

Takayuki Meguro

Yoshiaki Nedachi

Kenji Tamaki

Yoshihiro Nomura

Nobuo Shigemizu

Hideaki Nakagawa

Ayumu Nishimiya

Kanichiro Ogiya

Ryohei Konno

Nakagawa Hideaki

Tamaki Kenji

An engine control device for a saddle riding vehicle includes a mechanical centrifugal clutch for connecting and disconnecting driving force from an engine to a driving wheel, a throttle operator to adjust output power of the engine, a motor to rotate a crankshaft of the engine, and a control unit to control the motor and a fuel injection system. The control unit executes injection stopping control for stopping fuel injection during deceleration of the vehicle and executes, when an opening operation of the throttle operator is performed after an engine speed becomes equal to or lower than a centrifugal clutch disconnection speed at which the centrifugal clutch is disconnected, acceleration assist control for rotating the crankshaft with the motor.

Engine control device for vehicle including acceleration assist control

A control device for a hybrid vehicle, wherein when starting an engine using a first battery, if the residual capacity of the first battery is not enough to start the engine because of the reduced-voltage of the first battery, the engine is started by driving an ACG starter supplied with electricity from a second battery having a voltage rated value different from that of the first battery.

Hybrid vehicle control device

A controlling apparatusaccording to an embodiment is a controlling apparatus of a hybrid vehicleincluding a motor generatorthat is mechanically connected to an internal combustion engineand that can generate power in response to rotation of the internal combustion engineand provide torque to the internal combustion engine, the controlling apparatusincluding a rotation information acquiring unitthat acquires rotation information of the motor generatorwith a higher resolution than rotation information of the internal combustion engineand an assist determining unitthat makes a determination regarding the start assist by the motor generatorbased on the rotation information of the motor generator

Controlling apparatus and controlling method of hybrid vehicle

An engine start control device that is capable of winding back a crankshaft more quickly at the time of an idling stop includes a swingback controller for performing a swingback control process for reversing a crankshaft when an engine is started by operating a starter switch, a windback reverse controller for performing a windback control process for reversing the crankshaft immediately after the engine is stopped by the idling stop control process, and a motor brake controller for performing a motor brake control process for braking the crankshaft reversed by the windback control process by rotating the crankshaft in the normal direction after the windback control process performed by the windback reverse controller. The value of a motor current supplied at the time the crankshaft is reversed by the windback reverse controller is set as a value equal to or larger than the value of a motor current supplied at the time the crankshaft is reversed by the swingback controller.

Engine start control device

A controlling apparatusaccording to an embodiment is a controlling apparatus of a hybrid vehicleincluding a motor generatorthat is mechanically connected to an internal combustion engineand that can generate power in response to rotation of the internal combustion engineand provide torque to the internal combustion engine, the controlling apparatusincluding a rotation information acquiring unitthat acquires rotation information of the motor generatorwith a higher resolution than rotation information of the internal combustion engineand a power generation determining unitthat makes a determination regarding the power generation by the motor generatorbased on the rotation information of the motor generator

Control apparatus and control method for hybrid vehicle

An accelerator opening degree detection device is equipped with: a rotor that is attached to the shaft of a handlebar and rotates in conjunction with the operation of an accelerator grip; magnets attached to the rotor; magnetic sensors that detect the magnetic force of the magnets; a case that houses the rotor and the magnetic sensors, and is attached to the handlebar; and a sensor holder to which the magnetic sensors are attached, and which is housed in the case on the opposite side of the rotor with respect to the accelerator grip. The sensor holder has an inner diameter protruding part that protrudes at a location opposing the magnets, this location being on the inside of the rotor in the circumferential direction, and the magnet sensors are arranged on the inner diameter protruding part.

Accelerator opening degree detection device

A power supply device structure wherein connection terminals of a battery case are held in a floating state inside the battery case, without using screws or soldering. A battery pack for mounted to and detached from a vehicle includes the battery case for accommodating battery cells for supplying electric power to an electric motor. Battery case side terminals are accommodated in an insulator block. A plurality of ribs, project from a wall part of the battery case and are disposed along an outer surface of the insulator block. The insulator block is provided at its outer circumference with two flanges and an intermediate part located therebetween. The outer circumferential surface of the intermediate part is loosely fitted in an opening of the battery case, with a gap therebetween.

Power supply device for electric vehicle

A battery pack locked to a vehicle body for mounting to and detaching from the vehicle body. A battery case is provided with an extension part extending to above a battery cell accommodating part. The extension part includes a handle including a grip part having an orientation set so as to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction when the battery case is mounted on the vehicle. The handle is provided on the battery case in the state of being deviated toward either of vehicle-width-directionally left and right sides. A lock device attached to a main frame of the electric vehicle is provided with a lock pin that is advanced and retracted. The extension part on the battery case side is provided with an engagement hole for accepting the lock pin, the engagement hole being formed in either of side surface portions in the longitudinal direction of the electric vehicle.

A battery pack includes a battery case for accommodating battery cells for mounting to and detaching from an electric vehicle. Male-side terminals are accommodated in a terminal base provided on the vehicle body side with battery side terminals being provided that are connected to the male-side terminals from above. An upper surface of the terminal base is formed with vehicle body side engagement parts with battery case side engagement parts being provided that are engaged with the vehicle body side engagement parts from above. The vehicle body side engagement parts are disposed at positions deviated to one side from the vehicle-width-directional center. The battery case side engagement parts are disposed at positions deviated to vehicle-width-directionally one side of the battery case, and are formed at vehicle-longitudinal-directionally both end portions of the battery case, in order that the battery case side engagement parts can fit the vehicle body side engagement parts.

A terminal base of a power supply device for electric vehicle wherein electrical connection terminals on the vehicle body side can be easily connected to electrical connection terminals on the battery pack side. A base is provided with an opening for accepting an insulator board on which male-side terminals are held. The opening is provided with first lower and upper guides and with second lower and upper guides. A first edge of the insulator board is clamped by the first lower and upper guides from the lower and upper sides. A second edge opposed to the first edge of the insulator board is clamped by the second lower and upper guides from the lower and upper sides. In this manner, the insulator board is supported in a floating state. The tip of each of the male-side terminals is beveled for mating with the female-side terminals during connection.

Terminal base of power supply device for electric vehicle

In an electric vehicle in which a high voltage battery supplying electric power to an electric motor generating power to drive a drive wheel and a low voltage battery supplying electric power to an accessory are mounted in a vehicle body, a breaker () is provided in a circuit () of a high power system linked to the high voltage battery (); manual connection-disconnection means () for allowing switching between connection and disconnection of a circuit () of a low power system linked to the low voltage battery () to be performed by a manual operation is provided in the circuit () of the low power system; a relay switch () which is capable of performing switching between connection and disconnection of the circuit () of the high power system by being supplied with electric power from the circuit () of the low power system, and which interrupts the circuit () of the high power system when the circuit () of the low power system is interrupted is provided on the circuit () of the high power system; and touch prevention means allows the breaker () to be touched only when the circuit () of the low power system is interrupted by using the manual connection-disconnection means (). Accordingly, it is possible to make a work procedure in the maintenance of a breaker of a high power system easier to follow.

Electric vehicle

A socket receives charging voltage and auxiliary voltage of the main battery from an external power supply. A charging line Lch connects the charging voltage to the main battery. Auxiliary power supply lines connect the auxiliary voltage to a vehicle drive control unit. A main switch is provided on a constant line for inputting the output of an electric power converting unit to the vehicle drive control unit. The vehicle drive control unit includes an electric power converting unit starting unit started when the auxiliary voltage is applied to output a starting signal of the electric power converting unit, and means for maintaining the starting signal to charge the sub-battery with the electric power from the electric power converting unit when the voltage applied from the electric power converting unit through the main switch to the vehicle drive control unit is a predetermined value.

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