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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Masayoshi Hattori, Toyota, JP;
Tsukasa Abe, Gotenba, JP;
Eiichi Hioka, Toyota, JP;
Daigo Ando, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Masayoshi Hattori, Toyota, JP;
Tsukasa Abe, Gotenba, JP;
Eiichi Hioka, Toyota, JP;
Daigo Ando, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 (2006.01); F02D 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ECU executes a program based on which, when a fuel-supply cutoff control is executed or when a hybrid vehicle travels in a second mode in which the engine is stopped and the hybrid vehicle travels using only the drive power generated by a second MG an intake VVT mechanism is controlled so that a valve phase is brought to the mechanically determined most retarded phase. The phase, which is detected by a cam position sensor, is learned as the most retarded phase.