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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2013
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Noriya Sagayama, Tokyo, JP;
Nozomu Kamioka, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Wachi, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Date, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A throttle valvethat adjusts an amount of air flowing into an intake passage of an internal combustion engine, a fuel injection valvethat injects fuel into the internal combustion engine, and a generator-motorthat drives the internal combustion enginevia a drive beltare controlled by an internal combustion engine control unit. The internal combustion engine control unitopens the throttle valveto a first throttle opening after detecting a request to start the internal combustion engine, then causes the fuel injection valveto inject fuel while maintaining the first throttle opening, and then opens the throttle valveto a second throttle opening that is larger than the first throttle opening.