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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2010
Applicant:
Stanley D. Lent, Mars, OH (US);
Inventor:
Stanley D. Lent, Mars, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An engine control system and method includes an air conditioner compressor operatively connected to an engine for generating a counter torque to the engine and when actuated. An ECU is operatively connected to the compressor. The ECU actuates the compressor when the engine is turned off, engine speed of the engine is less than a predetermined engine speed, and an engine rotational position is within a predetermined range of top dead center for the engine.