Idle speed control apparatus for engine

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EP 0 915 245 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	29.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/13

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	12.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/19

(21)	Application number: 98121045.3

(22)	Date of filing: 05.11.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F02D 41/16, F02D 41/08, F02D 41/38, F02D 31/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

06.11.1997 JP 30430897

(71)	Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
	Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Amano, Naoki Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing. et al
	Patentanwälte Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner, Bavariaring 4 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

(54)	Idle speed control apparatus for engine

(57) An apparatus for controlling the idle speed of an engine (2) is disclosed. The apparatus includes an electric control unit (ECU) (71) for controlling the engine speed, an air conditioner switch (65) for detecting application and removal of an external engine load, or air conditioner (37), and sensors (36, 66, 77) for detecting that the engine (2) is idling when the vehicle is stationary and when the vehicle is moving. The ECU (71) gradually increases the engine speed by a predetermined amount to shift the engine (2) to a raised idle state when the external engine load (37) is applied and gradually decreases the engine speed by the predetermined amount when the external engine load (37) is removed. The ECU (71) adjusts the engine speed at a certain rate when the vehicle is stationary and at a different rate when the vehicle is traveling.

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