CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ENGINE, ENGINE START DEVICE, AND VEHICLE

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EP 2 573 372 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	28.08.2013 Bulletin 2013/35

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/13

(43)	Date of publication:
	27.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/13

(21)	Application number: 11860500.5

(22)	Date of filing: 08.03.2011

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F02D 45/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP2011/055330

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2012/120632 (13.09.2012 Gazette 2012/37)

(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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

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

(72)	Inventor:
	MORIYA, Kouki Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Kuhnen, Rainer K.
	Kuhnen & Wacker Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A 85354 Freising 85354 Freising (DE)

(54)	CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ENGINE, ENGINE START DEVICE, AND VEHICLE

(57) An engine (100) is driven by a starter (200) including a pinion gear (260) that can be engaged with a ring gear (110) coupled to a crankshaft (111); an actuator (232) causing, in a driven state, the pinion gear (260) to be moved to a position where the pinion gear (260) is engaged with the ring gear (110); and a motor (220) causing the pinion gear (260) to be rotated. The engine (100) is provided with a rotation angle sensor (115) for detecting rotation of the crankshaft (111). ECU (300) detects the crank angle of the crankshaft (111) based on a signal from the rotation angle sensor (115) after the actuator (232) is driven and the motor (220) is driven.