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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2000
Hidetaka Ozawa, Saitama, JP;
Minoru Nakamura, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electromagnetic actuator for driving a valve of an engine comprises a pair of springs which act in opposite directions, an armature which is connected to the springs and is supported in a neutral position provided by the pair of springs in an inactivated state, the armature being coupled to the valve, a pair of electromagnets which drive the armature between a valve open position and a valve closed position, estimating means for estimating magnetic flux to be generated by the electromagnet attracting the armature when the armature is driven from one of the positions to the other of the positions, and means for switching the electromagnet from the attractive operation to the holding operation in response to the magnetic flux reaching the target overshoot value.