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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Zenichiro Mashiki, Nisshin, JP;
Yasumichi Inoue, Toyota, JP;
Noboru Takagi, Toyota, JP;
Yoshihito Moriya, Nagoya, JP;
Haruyuki Urushihata, Chiryu, JP;
Inventors:
Zenichiro Mashiki, Nisshin, JP;
Yasumichi Inoue, Toyota, JP;
Noboru Takagi, Toyota, JP;
Yoshihito Moriya, Nagoya, JP;
Haruyuki Urushihata, Chiryu, JP;
Assignees:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Denso Corporation, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ECU executes a program including the steps of: detecting engine speed NE (S); and stopping power supply to an electric motor of an intake VVT mechanism (S), if engine speed NE is equal to or lower than a threshold value NE (0) (YES at S).