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Variable valve control apparatus for internal combustion engine and method thereof

US6920851B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 9, 2003
Grant dateJul 26, 2005
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/40
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an internal combustion engine provided with a variable valve mechanism that varies a lift amount of an intake valve, when a target lift amount of the intake valve is a predetermined value or less, the target lift amount of the intake valve is limited to the predetermined value or above when the combustion variation reaches an allowable value or above.

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