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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eiji Nishimura, Hiroshima, JP;
Akiko Honda, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123399 ;
Abstract
A throttle actuator opens and closes the throttle valve of an engine in response to movement of an accelerator pedal. Throttle opening characteristics which determines a target throttle opening for a given amount of depression of the accelerator pedal is set so that the accelerator depression fluctuation rate is minimized when the power mode is selected and so that the fuel consumption rate is minimized when the economy mode is selected.