(19)
(11) EP 2 299 095 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.05.2017 Bulletin 2017/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/12

(21) Application number: 10173319.4

(22) Date of filing: 18.08.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F02D 41/02(2006.01)
F02D 41/22(2006.01)
 F02D 41/24(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME RS

(30) Priority: 24.08.2009 JP 2009193106

(71) Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Chuo-ku Kobe-shi Hyogo 650-8670 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Yamamoto, Norimasa
    Akashi-shi Hyogo 673-8666 (JP)

(74) Representative: Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB 
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart
70047 Stuttgart (DE)

   


(54) Engine control system for a vehicle


(57) An engine control system (50) for a vehicle (1), which is configured to control an engine (14) using a plurality of control modes, comprising a controller (19) configured to selectively set a first control mode or a second control mode and to control the engine (14) using the set control mode, the engine (14) being operable with a smaller fuel amount in the second control mode than in the first control mode; and a mode switching device (37) for switching the control mode set in the controller (19) between the first control mode and the second control mode; characterized in that the controller (19) is configured to determine that a command for switching the control mode is valid if a predetermined driving condition is met and to determine that the command is invalid if the predetermined driving condition is not met, in response to the command input to the mode switching device (37).







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