Engine controller
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTatsunobu HATTORI
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Abstract
An engine includes a shut-off valve provided in a fuel passage connecting a fuel tank to a fuel injection valve, a starter motor used to start the engine, and a battery for supplying electric power to the shut-off valve and the starter motor. An engine controller includes processing circuitry configured to execute an operation control of the starter motor and an opening-closing control of the shut-off valve. The processing circuitry is configured to execute a control for opening the shut-off valve when a predetermined valve opening condition is satisfied after a start of operation of the starter motor.
Claims5
An engine controller for controlling an engine including a shut-off valve provided in a fuel passage connecting a fuel tank to a fuel injection valve, a starter motor used to start the engine, and a battery for supplying electric power to the shut-off valve and the starter motor, the engine controller comprising:
- processing circuitry configured to execute an operation control of the starter motor and an opening-closing control of the shut-off valve,
- wherein, the processing circuitry is configured to execute a control for opening the shut-off valve when a predetermined valve opening condition is satisfied after a start of operation of the starter motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.