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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2007
Nicolas Gelez, Le Pecq, FR;
Boris Bouchez, Saint Germain en Laye, FR;
Jean-guiherm Dalissier, Cergy, FR;
Nicolas Gelez, Le Pecq, FR;
Boris Bouchez, Saint Germain en Laye, FR;
Jean-Guiherm Dalissier, Cergy, FR;
Valeo Systemes de Controle Moteur, Cergy Pontoise Cedex, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for controlling a valve () between an opened position and a closed position, that includes a valve actuation organ (), an elastic system () for oscillating the actuation organ between two end positions, at least one electromagnet () associated with a control unit () for attracting the actuation organ towards its end positions, wherein the control unit supplies power to the electromagnet for attracting the actuation organ into a first end position when the required energy amount is at most equal to a threshold and for allowing the actuation organ to move back to the other end position when this amount is higher than the threshold. The invention also relates to a control method.