Equos Research Co., Ltd.

Kabushikikaisha Equos Research

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Fuzie, Inc.

Mitusbishi Kasei Technoengineers Ltd.

Masao Ando

Munehisa Horiguchi

Akira Mizuno

Takashi Naito

Fumihiko Sakakibara

Hisanori Shirai

Tetsuhiro Ishikawa

Masahiro Hasebe

Nobuaki Miki

Masao Tamura

Kenji Kato

Minoru Abe

Hiroshi Sugiura

Masatake Tanimura

Koichi Shiraishi

Yosuke Ando

Hitoshi Kamiya

Zitsuya Kato

Shinichiro Mizote

Kazuo Isogai

Kazuhisa Ozaki

A camber angle changing mechanism is provided with a base member connected to the vehicle body side, a motor provided to the base member and generating rotational driving force, a rotating power transmitting mechanism that transmits the driving force of the motor, a transmitting member connected to the power transmitting mechanism through a first connecting section, a movable member for rotatably supporting the wheel, connected to the transmitting member through a second connecting member, and changing the camber angle of the wheel by being pivoted relative to the base member by the driving force of the motor; transmitted from the transmitting member, and a device for switching between a first state in which the second connecting section, the first connecting section, and a gear rotation axis are rectilinearly arranged in that order from the wheel side and a second state in which the second connecting section, the gear rotation axis, and the first connecting section are rectilinearly arranged in that order from the wheel side.

Camber angle changing mechanism

A control device corrects the alignment of wheels of a vehicle during travel to improve fuel consumption performance. Operating conditions of a suspension device (alignment adjustment device) are controlled by alignment control while the vehicle is traveling, and when the alignment of the wheels is adjusted, travel resistance of the vehicle increases or decreases. The control device detects the travel resistance of the vehicle based on the value of an electric current supplied to a wheel drive device (electric motor), and the alignment of the wheels is adjusted so that the travel resistance of the vehicle decreases. As a result, the alignment of the wheels during travel is adjusted to a correct state to improve fuel consumption performance.

Control apparatus

A vehicle control device which can at least provide compatibility between a high grip performance and fuel efficiency or compatibility between quietness and fuel efficiency is provided. When a camber angle of a wheelis adjusted to a negative camber, ground contact in a first treadis increased and ground contact in a second treadis decreased. Accordingly, the high grip performance or the quietness is provided. On the other hand, when the camber angle of the wheelis adjusted to a positive camber, the ground contact in the first treadis decreased and the ground contact in the second treadis increased. Accordingly, a rolling resistance becomes low, and fuel saving is achieved. In this manner, by adjusting the camber angle of the wheel, the compatibility can be provided between conflicting performances of the high grip performance or the quietness and the fuel saving.

Vehicle control device

A vehicle control device and a vehicle are provided with compatibility between high grip performance and fuel efficiency. When a camber angle of a wheel is adjusted as a negative camber, the ground contact pressure on a first tread is increased and the ground contact pressure on a second tread is decreased, thus providing the high grip performance. On the other hand, when the camber angle of the wheel is adjusted as a positive camber, the ground contact pressure on the first tread is decreased and the ground contact pressure on the second tread is increased, thereby reducing rolling resistance and achieving fuel saving. By adjusting the camber angle of the wheel, compatibility can be provided between high grip performance and fuel saving which otherwise conflict with each other.

A power supply unit operation is switched depending on a load requirement. Namely, when the load requirement is smaller than a predetermined value, operation of a fuel cell system is stopped and electric power is obtained from a secondary battery during an intermittent operation mode. Alternatively, when the load requirement is equal to or larger than the predetermined value, the electric power is obtained from a fuel cell during a steady operation mode.

Power supply system and control method of the same

In starting power generation under low temperature conditions, an antifreeze liquid being coolant of a cooling system in a fuel cell stack is once recovered in a tank to reduce heat capacity of the fuel cell stack, and thereafter the power generation is started. Heat of reaction caused by the power generation restores the temperature to temperature under normal operation, and then the antifreeze liquid is again filled to drive the cooling system, so as to make it function as a cooler.

Fuel cell stack

A method of efficiently creating an animation image data file is provided. Components of a device are modeled using a 3-D CAD system and filed. After file format conversion, the file is imported to application software for animation. The components are then assembled, a camera angle is selected, and the transparency of the components is specified. A video file is created and included in an HTML file which is a completed animation data file. A clear perspective of the device comprising complicated components can be obtained because some components created with 3-D CAD system are rendered transparent using the application software for animation.

Method of creating animation image data files

A chromatographic separation process employing fewer beds packed with an adsorbent, while enabling separation of feedstock fluid, containing a plurality of components which have different degrees of affinity for the adsorbent, into constituent fractions which are withdrawn separately. According to at least one preferred embodiment, a step of supplying feedstock fluid to the simplified separation apparatus is preceded and followed by a step of circulating the fluid through the apparatus, a cycle of supply-desorbing-circulation being carried out repeatedly.

Method of chromatographic separation

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