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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2006
Masashi Hori, Anjo, JP;
Masaaki Shinojima, Nagoya, JP;
Kiyoshi Kimura, Obu, JP;
Haruki Matsuzaki, Obu, JP;
Tomoyuki Kashiwagi, Chita-gun, JP;
Masashi Hori, Anjo, JP;
Masaaki Shinojima, Nagoya, JP;
Kiyoshi Kimura, Obu, JP;
Haruki Matsuzaki, Obu, JP;
Tomoyuki Kashiwagi, Chita-gun, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Nippon Soken, Inc., Nishio, JP;
Abstract
An ECU controls a starter relay. Output angle detector detects a rotational angle of an output shaft in a rotary actuator. The ECU stores a first rotational angle which is detected by the output angle detector when a starting switch is OFF. When the starting switch is ON and when the difference between a second rotational angle detected at that time by the output angle detector and the first rotational angle already stored is not within a certain value, the ECU inhibits the operation of the starter relay to inhibit engine start.