(19)
(11) EP 1 840 341 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.12.2007 Bulletin 2007/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/40

(21) Application number: 07013997.7

(22) Date of filing: 26.07.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F01L 9/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 08.08.2005 JP 2005229605

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
06015546.2 / 1752624

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

(72) Inventors:
  • Asano, Masahiko
    Toyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP)
  • Sugie, Yutaka
    Toyota-shi Aichi-ken 471-8571 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker 
Intellectual Property Law Firm Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)

   


(54) Electromagnetically driven valve and driving method of the same


(57) An electromagnetically driven valve includes a valve element (14) that has a valve stem (12) and moves in reciprocating motion in a direction in which the valve stem (12) extends; a disc (30) that is interlocked with the valve element (14) at a driving end (32), extending to a pivoting end (33), from which a central axis (35) extends and around which the disc (30) oscillates; a coil (62) that oscillates the disc (30); a power supply (200) that supplies electric current to the coil (62); and an ECU (100) that controls the flow of current from the power supply (200) to the coil (62). A permanent magnet (300) is located on the outer side of the oscillating member, apart from the cores (61,161). During the initial period of operation of the disc, the ECU (100) controls the current so that it is supplied from the power supply (200) to the coil (62) in cycles, and in accordance with the voltage and temperature, controls the number of current cycles, the cycle length, and the value of the current.







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