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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroshi Kanai, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 9/00 ;
Abstract
A system and method for controlling an internal combustion engine with an intake air flow control valve provided downstream of a throttle valve within an intake passage of the internal combustion engine includes controlling an opening amount of the intake air flow valve of the internal combustion engine to adjust the intake air quantity when the intake air quantity cannot be controlled by the throttle valve.