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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masanobu Ohsaki, Gunma, JP;
Shinji Kanai, Gunma, JP;
Assignee:
Unisia Jecs Corporation, Isesaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/900 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting atmospheric pressure in an internal combustion engine includes an open angle detecting portion for detecting an open angle of a throttle valve, and an atmospheric pressure detecting portion updates the atmospheric pressure based on an aspiration pressure when the open angle of the throttle valve is above a threshold S/L and is increasing.