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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomohiko Miyaki, Hamamatsu, JP;
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, Hamamatsu-Shi, JP;
Abstract
An engine start control device includes: a control valve which adjusts a gas flow rate of a gas channel provided so as to bypass a throttle valve of an engine; a starter motor capable of driving a crankshaft of the engine; a control unit which controls an opening degree of the control valve and a current supply to the starter motor; and a latch circuit which holds a command for current control from the control unit to the starter motor, wherein the control unit performs the control so as to cause the current supply to the starter motor to start after the opening degree of the control valve reaches a target opening degree for an engine start time, and even when the control unit is reset, the latch circuit continues the current supply to the starter motor according to the command for current control that the latch circuit keeps holding.