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Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 01, 2008
Applicants:

Hiroyuki Tanaka, Susono, JP;

Kaoru Ohtsuka, Mishima, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroyuki Tanaka, Susono, JP;

Kaoru Ohtsuka, Mishima, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06G 7/70 (2006.01); F02D 41/12 (2006.01); F02P 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/126 (2013.01); F04D 41/123 (2013.01); F04D 31/007 (2013.01);
Abstract

When fuel cut permission conditions are satisfied, a guard provided by an ignition timing retardation limit is relieved. In the resulting state, the ignition timing is retarded to decrease the output torque of an internal combustion engine. After the output torque of the internal combustion engine is decreased to a predetermined minimum torque, the supply of fuel is shut off. When, on the other hand, recovery from a fuel cut is to be achieved, the guard provided by the ignition timing retardation limit is relieved until completion conditions for recovery from the fuel cut are satisfied. In the resulting state, the ignition timing is retarded to decrease the output torque of the internal combustion engine.


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