摘要 |
A valve control apparatus is provided for an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a variable phase angle mechanism (10) configured to continuously change a valve opening phase angle of a valve (54), a variable valve mechanism (20) configured to continuously change at least one of a valve opening duration and a valve lift of the valve, and a controller (61) configured to control the variable phase angle mechanism and the variable valve mechanism. The variable phase angle mechanism is configured to set the valve opening phase angle at a retarded phase angle in a startup operation as compared with a normal phase angle in a normal operation. After an engine stop command is generated, the controller controls the variable valve mechanism such that an integrated valve opening value is increased to be larger than an idle state integrated valve opening value in an idle state.
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