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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kouichi Oda, Kariya, JP;
Masaki Takeyama, Okazaki, JP;
Naoya Kato, Ama-gun, JP;
Yoshinori Inuzuka, Okazaki, JP;
Takashi Nishimoto, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 9/08 ; F02M 3/5024 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 9/08 ; F02M 3/5024 ;
Abstract
A throttle valve is opened after stopping an engine to prevent the valve from sticking. Then, when a temperature of the valve has become lower than the polymerization temperature, the valve is closed to seal the vapor of the HCs in a surge tank downstream. Changes in the temperature of the valve are, for example, estimated based on a temperature of an intake air detected by an intake temperature sensor.