CONTROLLER OF VARIABLE VALVE APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND VARIABLE VALVE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

摘要

A controller of a variable valve apparatus of an internal combustion engine has an engine start indication detecting circuit that detects an indication of an engine start. When the indication of the engine start is detected by the engine start indication detecting circuit in a state in which temperature of the engine is lower than a predetermined temperature, an electric motor provided in the variable valve apparatus is supplied with a current, and this current supply to the electric motor is maintained for a predetermined time from a time point of the detection of the indication of the engine start to an engine cranking start.

主权项

1. A controller of a variable valve apparatus of an internal combustion engine, the variable valve apparatus having an output member that is operated according to a power transmitted from an electric motor through a speed reduction mechanism adjacent to the electric motor and changing opening and closing timing of an engine valve according to the operation of the output member, the speed reduction mechanism being supplied with lubricating oil, the controller comprising:
an engine start indication detecting circuit that detects an indication of an engine start, and when the indication of the engine start is detected by the engine start indication detecting circuit in a state in which temperature of the engine is lower than a predetermined temperature, the electric motor being supplied with a current, and the current supply to the electric motor being maintained for a predetermined time from a time point of the detection of the indication of the engine start to an engine cranking start.