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Device of controlling the idling speed of an engine

US4391244A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 11, 1982
Grant dateJul 5, 1983
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02D41/042
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An engine comprising a main intake passage having a throttle valve therein. A bypass passage is branched off from the main intake passage located upstream of the throttle valve and is connected to the main intake passage located downstream of the throttle valve. A flow control valve, actuated by a step motor, is arranged in the bypass passage. When the engine is operating in an idling state, the step motor is rotated at a first speed in a rotating direction wherein the engine speed approaches a desired engine speed. When the ignition switch is turned to the OFF position for stopping the engine, the step motor is rotated at a second speed which is lower than the first speed a little while after the flow control valve fully opens the bypass passage.

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