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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2000
Yusuke Kamijo, Toyota, JP;
Noboru Takagi, Toyota, JP;
Daichi Yamazaki, Toyota, JP;
Hiroyuki Mizuno, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
In a high-pressure pump for an internal combustion engine, a spill valve is inhibited from being stopped frequently. If the fuel injection amount becomes smaller than a predetermined amount, a method of determination is changed so that a feedforward term for duty control increases. This makes it unlikely that the duty ratio will become equal to zero. Operation resulting from a closing motion of the spill valve occurs substantially regularly. As a result, the circumstance where operation noise is generated irregularly is avoided, and a sense of incongruity given to the driver is reduced.