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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2002
Applicants:
Isamu Iizuka, Atsugi, JP;
Hirokazu Shimizu, Atsugi, JP;
Inventors:
Isamu Iizuka, Atsugi, JP;
Hirokazu Shimizu, Atsugi, JP;
Assignee:
Unisia Jecs Corporation, Atsugi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L001/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A controller that outputs control signals to an actuator of a variable valve timing mechanism is integrally equipped with a cam sensor that takes out from a camshaft signals for discriminating a cylinder corresponding to a reference piston position. The controller discriminates the cylinder corresponding to the reference piston position, computes a rotation phase of the camshaft relative to a crankshaft, and transmits the result of the cylinder discrimination process to an engine controller.