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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1988
Eiji Nishimura, Hiroshima, JP;
Kazutoshi Nobumoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Toshihiro Matsuoka, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Toshiaki Tsuyama, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Kaoru Sotoyama, Hatsukaichi, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An engine control apparatus includes an operation amount detection section for detecting an operation amount of an acceleration pedal, a throttle valve for adjusting an engine output, an arithmetic section for receiving the output from the operation amount detection section and calculating a control amount corresponding to the output operation amount of the acceleration pedal in accordance with a predetermined characteristic, the control amount being one for controlling the throttle valve, a motor for receiving the output from the arithmetic section and driving the throttle valve in accordance with the control amount calculated by the arithmetic section, a return detection section for detecting a return state of the acceleration pedal, and a control section for, when the return detection section detects the return state of the acceleration pedal, controlling the arithmetic section to output the control amount in accordance with a characteristic with which the engine output is decreased below that according to the predetermined characteristic.