Electronic throttle control apparatus

Details Electronic throttle control apparatus Electronic throttle control apparatus

2006-03-08

2008-10-14

Solis, Erick (Department: 3747)

Internal-combustion engines

Engine speed regulator

Open loop condition responsive

C123S361000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07434565

ABSTRACT:
The electronic throttle control apparatus for a vehicle engine includes a throttle actuator including an electric motor generating torque for driving a throttle valve in an opening direction and a closing direction of the throttle valve through a transmission gear device a throttle opening degree sensor detecting an opening degree of the throttle valve, and a throttle control unit controlling the electric motor such that opening degree of the throttle valve detected by the throttle opening degree sensor becomes equal to a target throttle opening degree. The throttle control unit includes an icing decision function deciding whether or not the throttle valve is in a frozen state where icing is present in the throttle valve, and a deicing control function executing a freeze recovery process for recovering, when the throttle valve is decided to be in the frozen state by the icing decision function, the throttle valve from the frozen state by controlling the electric motor to drive the throttle valve in one of the closing direction and the opening direction at least by an amount of a clearance of the transmission gear device, and then in the other of the opening direction and the closing direction.

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