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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfgang Salber, Aachen, DE;
Martin Pischinger, Aachen, DE;
Thomas Esch, Aachen, DE;
Jürgen Hagen, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
FEV Motorentechnik GmbH, Aachen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 4/300 ; F02N 1/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 4/300 ; F02N 1/708 ;
Abstract
A method of cold starting an internal-combustion engine includes the steps of rotating the engine crankshaft by a starter motor to initiate cold starting; and during initial work cycles of the cold start, controlling, by an engine control device, the cylinder valves, the fuel injection device and the ignition device belonging to at least one selected cylinder, such as to operate the selected cylinder in a delayed intake opening mode.