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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel cooling device capable of efficiently preventing the generation of vaporized fuel by cooling a source of the vaporized fuel. SOLUTION: The fuel cooling device has a cooler for cooling fuel in a fuel tank. The cooler is disposed in such a manner that at least a part thereof contacts with the surface of the fuel in the fuel tank. Preferably, the portion of the cooler that contacts with the fuel surface floats on the fuel surface. Since the fuel cooling device having this constitution cools the fuel surface where the vaporized fuel is generated, it is possible to efficiently cool the fuel in the fuel tank, thereby preventing the generation of the vaporized fuel. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To materialize air-fuel ratio controlling corresponding to fuel properties after fueling even during increase of injection fuel. SOLUTION: A control device (electronic control device 1) for an internal combustion engine is provided with an air-fuel ratio control means executing normal air-fuel ratio feed back control under normal air-fuel ratio feed back control conditions to execute air-fuel ratio control corresponding to new fuel properties when properties of fuel F in a fuel tank 41 change after fueling. The air-fuel ratio control means compares a target λ value and an actual λ value detected by a wide band λ sensor 84 on an exhaust gas passage 81 and executes air-fuel ratio correction control according to slippage quantity of the actual λ value and the target λ value, when change over to air-fuel ratio control corresponding to new fuel properties after fueling is not completed and control conditions are not normal air-fuel ratio feed back control conditions. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller for a hybrid vehicle capable of preventing a mode for controlling a power distribution device from being frequently changed. SOLUTION: The controller is provided for a hybrid vehicle having a power distribution device in which an input element, a reaction element and an output element are connected to a drive source, a generator and a driveshaft, respectively so that power can be transmitted. The controller is capable of switching the mode between a continuously variable transmission mode in which rotation speed ratio between the drive source and the driveshaft is continuously varied and a fixed transmission mode in which rotation speed ratio is fixed by preventing rotation of one of the elements constituting the power distribution device. The controller has a period determining means (step S4) for determining whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed since the transmission mode was last changed, and a mode selection means (step S5) which prohibits the transmission mode from being changed again if the requirements for changing the transmission mode again are met before the predetermined period elapses. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately detect engine torque and brake part torque even in the fixed gear ratio mode of a transmission having a continuously variable speed mode and the fixed gear ratio mode. SOLUTION: A dog clutch mechanism includes a rotary element and a fixed element engaging each other. The rotary element includes a plurality of rotary side dog teeth, and the fixed element includes the same number of fixed side dog teeth. On at least one of the fixed side dog teeth, a pair of pressure detecting parts are provided at both ends contacting the rotary side dog teeth. The pressure detecting parts detect pressure given by the rotary side dog teeth in the state that the rotary side dog teeth gear with the fixed side dog teeth. In accordance with a difference between detected pressure values and the number of the dog teeth, torque on the fixed element can be calculated. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately switch speed change control giving priority to fuel costs and speed change control giving priority to driveability according to circumstances in a hybrid car in a multi-mode in which speed change is performed via a fixed gear mode. SOLUTION: In the drive control device of a hybrid car, an engine and a motor generator are connected through a power distribution mechanism to an output shaft, and a transmission mechanism is arranged between the power distribution mechanism and an output shaft. A speed change control means selectively executes fuel cost priority speed change control for performing speed change by giving priority to power transmission efficiency and driveability priority speed change control for performing speed change when a gear ratio becomes within a prescribed allowable fluctuation width according to a request power. On the structure of the transmission mechanism, a fixed stage mode in which a plurality of output stages are temporarily connected to an output shaft at the same time is generated in speed change, and the number of revolution of the engine fluctuates in the fixed stage mode in the fuel cost priority shift control. Then, it is possible to improve fuel costs while preventing the deterioration in driveability by selectively executing two speed change control according to the request power. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gearing type engagement device for smoothly changing the torque of a motor for adjusting the phase of a gearing member upon its release to torque requested after the release of the gearing member. SOLUTION: In a dog clutch 40 for performing the engagement and release of a hub 41 and a brake member 43 by an actuator 44, pre-release request torque to be requested for switching a dog clutch 40 to a release state to a first MG 200 in which a power is transmitted to the hub 41 is calculated, and performs rocking control for performing the increase and decrease of the torque of the first MG 200 so that the hub 41 can rock in the case of switching the dog clutch 40 from its engagement state to its release state, and when the rocking control is performed, the torque of the first MG 200 is changed first so as to be made close to post-release request torque requested to the first MG 200 after the dog clutch 40 is switched to its release state. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an exhaust emission control device of an internal combustion engine capable of efficiently desorbing an adsorbed unpurified component by making air intake negative pressure of the internal combustion engine sufficiently work on an adsorbent in carrying out desorbing treatment of the adsorbent. SOLUTION: A by-pass passage 20 is provided in parallel with a main passage part 14a of an exhaust passage 14 in the internal combustion engine 10 and change-over valves 28, 30 are provided on both sides of the by-pass passage 20. Further, a purge passage 24 is connected to an upstream side passage part 20a of the by-pass passage 20 and a short circuit passage 32 and a flow regulating valve 34 are provided on a downstream side passage part 20b. Consequently, it is possible to make the air-intake negative pressure led in from the purge passage 24 stably work to a position of the flow regulating valve 34 in carrying out the desorbing treatment of the adsorbent 22. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently desorb the unpurified component adsorbed to the adsorbent 22 in a negative pressure atmosphere. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance power transmission efficiency in an extensive operational area by adequately changing a state in which a first element of a power distribution and integration mechanism is coupled to a drive shaft and a state in which a second element is coupled to the drive shaft. SOLUTION: In a hybrid car 20, an engine 22, motors MG1 and MG2, and a transmission 60 are controlled so that the power based on the requested torque Tr* is output to a drive shaft 67 with the engine speed adjustment of matching the speed Ne of the engine 22 with the transition speed (γt/k×V) based on the upper stage side transition transmission gear ratio γtu(n), i.e., the practical transition transmission gear ratio, and the transition from the n-th speed change state to the (n;1)-th speed change state when the requested transmission gear ratio γr as the requested value of the transmission gear ratio between the engine 22 and the drive shaft 67 reaches the lower limit transmission gear ratio γlim(n) or below, which is the value equal to or lower than the n-th transition transmission gear ratio γt(n) while the n-th speed change state is set by the transmission 60. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular control device capable of preparing for driving a vehicle at suitable time, in the case of the vehicle wherein a battery can be charged from the outside, and a vehicle. SOLUTION: The vehicle 1 comprises a high-pressure battery B, a socket 16 connecting charging cables of an external power supply device for charging the high-pressure battery B, and a cooling/heating load 52 and an engine warming load 56 which receive power from the high-pressure battery B or an auxiliary battery 57 and are an in-vehicle electric load controlled by a control device 30. The control device 30 drives the in-vehicle electric load according to removing of the charging cables from the socket 16. Preferably, the control device 30 stops the driven in-vehicle electric load when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device for vehicle having a turbine with a generator capable of increasing power generation amount without any exclusive means. SOLUTION: The control device for vehicle comprising an internal combustion, an automatic transmission, and the turbine with the generator is provided with a displacement increasing means for increasing displacement in the expansion process of each cylinder of the internal combustion and/or a low-speed stage shifting means for shifting a shift stage of the automatic transmission to a low-speed stage. When the generator increases the power generation amount by rotation of the turbine, the displacement is increased by the displacement increasing means and/or the shift stage is shifted to a low-speed stage by the low-speed stage shifting means. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO