JP2745742B2 - Throttle control device - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a throttle control device mounted on an internal combustion engine, and in particular, to control opening and closing of a throttle valve in response to an accelerator operation by a driving means such as a motor, so as to drive at a constant speed. The present invention relates to a throttle control device capable of performing various controls such as control.

2. Description of the Related Art A throttle valve of an internal combustion engine controls the output of the internal combustion engine by adjusting a mixture of fuel and air in a carburetor and adjusting an intake air amount in an electronically controlled fuel injection device. Yes, it is configured to interlock with an accelerator operation mechanism including an accelerator pedal.

Conventionally, an accelerator operating mechanism has been mechanically connected to a throttle valve, but recently, a device has been proposed which opens and closes a throttle valve in response to an accelerator operation by a driving means linked to a drive source such as a motor. . For example, Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 55-1445867 discloses a device in which a step motor is connected to a throttle valve and driven in accordance with operation of an accelerator pedal of the step motor.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-153945 discloses a conventional countermeasure for such an apparatus when the electronic control actuator for driving the step motor is in an uncontrollable state. For example, the throttle shaft is disconnected from the electronic control actuator by an electromagnetic clutch,
The return spring returns the throttle valve to the closed position. In this publication, a countermeasure is proposed in these prior arts assuming that there is no drive means for opening and closing the throttle valve after the control by the electronic control actuator is stopped, and the vehicle cannot be moved to a predetermined place for repair. I have.

That is, an electromagnetic clutch that separates both shafts when energized and interposes both shafts when non-excited is interposed between the rotating shaft that rotates by depressing the accelerator and the throttle shaft, and detects abnormality in the control operation of the electronic control actuator. A control circuit is provided to drive the relay and stop power supply to the electronic control actuator and the electromagnetic clutch, so that when the electronic control actuator becomes uncontrollable, the throttle shaft is mechanically connected to the accelerator pedal via the electromagnetic clutch. It was done.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In the technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-153945, an uncontrollable state of the electronically controlled actuator is detected by another control circuit, and the control circuit detects the actuator and the electromagnetic clutch. The power supply to the power supply will be stopped. Then, it is described that after the control is stopped, the rotary shaft mechanically connected to the accelerator pedal and the throttle shaft are connected via an electromagnetic clutch. Also, regarding the operation of the embodiment, since the drive torque is not generated in the motor when the electronic control actuator stops the control, the stepping force is insignificant, and the opening and closing of the throttle valve by depressing the accelerator is not hindered. As described above, the state in which the actuator is connected to the actuator is maintained even after the shift to the accelerator pedal operation.

However, the electromagnetic clutch provided in such a conventional device is large in structure and costs high. Also,
It is not impossible to say that there is no such situation that the control circuit becomes malfunctioning without being unable to control the electronic control actuator,
For example, there is a possibility that the throttle valve is continuously driven to the open side due to radio wave interference or the like. In such a case, even if a switch is provided separately to stop supplying power to the electromagnetic clutch and connect the throttle shaft to the accelerator pedal, the throttle valve is closed against the throttle shaft driven by the actuator. There is no means to act on the side, and it is difficult to secure a desired throttle opening.

When the above situation occurs, the driver generally stops the accelerator operation and performs the brake operation. However, in the conventional device, the throttle valve is continuously driven by the actuator.

For this reason, the applicant of the present application has disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-21901 that when the stop of the accelerator operation is detected and the throttle opening is detected to exceed a predetermined throttle opening at that time, the drive means is reliably switched to the throttle valve. And a throttle control operation capable of stopping the throttle control by the drive source.

By the way, various means are known for preventing theft of a vehicle, but there is no antitheft means related to the above-mentioned throttle control device. Generally, it is possible to start the internal combustion engine if at least a supply circuit is provided for a control circuit related to ignition and fuel supply, so that the power supply and the control circuit are directly connected even when the ignition switch is turned off. This starts the internal combustion engine. For this reason, in an internal combustion engine provided with the above-mentioned throttle control device, it is conceivable to shut off the current supply circuit to the drive source or the electromagnetic clutch when the vehicle is stolen and to keep the throttle valve closed.

However, in the above throttle control device, the throttle valve can be directly driven in the opening direction by operating the accelerator operation function by a predetermined operation amount or more. Therefore, if a power supply circuit is provided for a control circuit related to ignition and fuel supply. It is possible to drive the vehicle at a low speed.
Therefore, it cannot be said that the anti-theft mechanism is sufficient only by shutting off the energizing circuit.

Therefore, the present invention relates to a throttle control device that can directly drive a throttle valve by operating an accelerator operation mechanism by a predetermined operation amount or more when a throttle driving device is not operated, and it is difficult to drive a vehicle when theft is detected. It is another object of the present invention to perform throttle control so that an abnormal situation can be visually observed from outside the vehicle.

[Means for Solving the Problems] To achieve the above object, the throttle control device of the present invention has an accelerator operating mechanism M1 and an independent throttle operating mechanism M1 as shown in FIG. A throttle drive means M2 capable of driving the throttle valve 11 in the opening and closing directions, and a drive control of the throttle drive means M2 based on a target throttle opening degree corresponding to the operation amount of the accelerator operation mechanism M1 and the internal combustion engine 9 Control means M3 for controlling the drive of the throttle drive means M2 in accordance with the driving state of the vehicle and the running state of the vehicle to adjust the throttle opening to a predetermined throttle opening.When the throttle drive means M2 is inactive, the accelerator operation mechanism M1 is operated. The throttle valve 11 can be directly driven by operating a predetermined operation amount or more. An accelerator operation detecting means M5 for detecting that the accelerator operating mechanism M1 has been operated by a predetermined operation amount or more, and a theft detecting means for detecting that the internal combustion engine 9 has been started in a state different from the predetermined state to determine the theft. When the theft is detected by the theft detection means M4 and the accelerator operation mechanism M1 is operated by a predetermined amount or more by the accelerator operation detection means M5, the target throttle opening is set within a predetermined opening range. And a correction means M6 for performing correction so as to increase or decrease at a predetermined cycle.

The theft detection means M4 may be a means for determining that the vehicle is stolen when it detects that the internal combustion engine 9 has been started in a state where the ignition switch for controlling the start and stop of the internal combustion engine 9 is not mounted.

[Operation] In the throttle control device configured as described above, the control means M3 controls the operation state of the internal combustion engine 9 and the running state of the vehicle based on the target throttle opening degree according to the operation amount of the accelerator operation mechanism M1. According to the accelerator operation mechanism M1
The drive of the throttle drive means M2 provided independently of the above is controlled. The opening and closing of the throttle valve 11 is controlled by the throttle drive means M2, and the throttle valve 11 is adjusted to a predetermined throttle opening. When the throttle driving means M2 is not operated, the throttle valve 11 can be directly driven by operating the accelerator operation mechanism M1 by a predetermined operation amount or more. Thus, even when the throttle driving means M2 is not operated, the driver can operate the accelerator operating mechanism to directly drive the throttle valve to drive the vehicle.

On the other hand, if the theft detection means M4 detects that the internal combustion engine 9 has been started in a state different from the predetermined state, the internal combustion engine 9 is started in a state where, for example, an ignition switch for controlling start / stop of the internal combustion engine 9 is not mounted. When the start is detected, it is determined that the vehicle is stolen, and is output to the correcting means M6. When the accelerator operation detection means M5 detects that the accelerator operation mechanism M1 has been operated by a predetermined operation amount or more, the correction means M6 sets the target throttle opening to a predetermined cycle within a predetermined opening range. It is corrected to increase or decrease. Thus, the opening degree of the throttle valve 11 controlled via the throttle driving means M2 oscillates, and accordingly, the internal combustion engine 9
Output vibrates and the vehicle is in a jerky driving state.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the throttle control device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a throttle valve 11 is rotatably supported by a throttle shaft 12 in an intake passage of a throttle body 1 of the internal combustion engine.
A case 2 is integrally formed on a side surface of the throttle body 1 on which one end of the throttle shaft 12 is supported, and a cover 3 is joined to the case 2 so that the throttle control according to the present embodiment is installed in a room defined by these components. A part of components constituting the device is housed. A throttle sensor 13 is mounted on the side of the throttle body 1 opposite to the case 2 where the other end of the throttle shaft 12 is supported.

The throttle sensor 13 has a detector that detects the opening of the throttle valve 11, is connected to the throttle shaft 12, and the rotational displacement of the throttle shaft 12 is converted into an electric signal.For example, an idle switch signal and a throttle opening signal are controlled by a controller. Output to 100.

A movable yoke 43 is fixed to the other end of the throttle shaft 12, and the throttle valve 11 is configured to rotate integrally with the movable yoke 43. Movable yoke 43
As shown in FIG. 3, is a circular dish-shaped magnetic material having a shaft portion fixed to the throttle shaft 12, and each open end faces a fixed yoke 44 of a magnetic material having substantially the same shape. The respective side walls and the shaft portion are fitted with a predetermined gap in a state of being overlapped in the axial direction. The fixed yoke 44 is fixed to the throttle body 1, and a coil wound around a non-magnetic bobbin 46 is provided in a space formed between the shaft portion and the side wall.
45 are accommodated. A non-magnetic friction member 43a is embedded around the throttle shaft 12 on the bottom surface of the movable yoke 43, and the drive blade 41 is disposed to face the disk-like magnetic clutch 42 via a clutch blade. Thus, these components constitute the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 40.

The drive plate 41 is a circular dish having a shaft at the center,
The shaft is supported rotatably around the throttle shaft 12. An external gear is formed integrally with the shaft portion of the drive plate 41 so as to mesh with external teeth formed on a small-diameter portion of the gear 52 described later. As shown in FIG. 3, the above-mentioned clutch plate 42 is connected to the bottom surface of the drive plate 41 via a leaf spring 41a. This leaf spring 41a
As a result, the clutch plate 42 is urged in the direction of the drive plate 41 and is separated from the movable yoke 43 when the coil 45 is not energized.

The gear 52 that meshes with the drive plate 41 has a stepped cylindrical shape having a small-diameter portion and a large-diameter portion, each of which is formed with external teeth, and is rotatably supported around a shaft 52a fixed to the cover 3. I have. A motor 50 is fixed to the cover 3, and its rotating shaft is supported so as to be parallel and rotatable with respect to the shaft 52a. A gear 51 is fixed to the end of the rotating shaft of the motor 50, and meshes with the external teeth of the large diameter portion of the gear 52. In the present embodiment, a step motor is used as the motor 50, and the drive is controlled by the controller 100. Note that, as the motor 50, another type of motor such as a DC motor may be used.

Thus, the motor 50 is driven to rotate, and the gear 52, which rotates the gear 51, rotates, and the driving plate 41 meshing with this rotates around the throttle shaft 12 together with the clutch plate 42. At this time, if the coil 45 shown in FIG. 3 is not energized, the clutch plate 42 is separated from the movable yoke 43 by the urging force of the leaf spring 41a. That is, in this case, the movable yoke 43, the throttle shaft 12, and the throttle valve 11 can freely rotate regardless of the drive plate 41. When the movable yoke 43 and the fixed yoke 44 are excited, the clutch plate 42 is moved by the electromagnetic force to the leaf spring 41a.
Is attracted in the direction of the movable yoke 43 against the urging force of the movable yoke 43 and comes into contact with the movable yoke 43. As a result, the clutch plate 42 and the movable yoke 43 are brought into a frictional engagement state, and the two rotate in a joined state together with the action of the friction member 43a. That is, in this case, the drive plate 41, the clutch plate 42, the movable yoke 43, the throttle shaft 12, and the throttle valve 11
Are integrally rotated by the motor 50 via the gears 51 and 52. Thus, these constitute the throttle drive means of the present invention.

An accelerator shaft 32 is rotatably supported on the cover 3 in parallel with the throttle shaft 12 and protrudes out of the cover 3. An accelerator link 31 constituting a rotary lever is fixed to a protruding end of the accelerator shaft 32, and a pin 33 a fixed to one end of an accelerator cable 33 is locked to a tip of the accelerator link 31. A return spring 35 is connected to the accelerator link 31, and the accelerator link 31 and the accelerator shaft 32 are urged in the direction in which the throttle valve 11 is closed. The other end of the accelerator cable 33 is connected to an accelerator pedal 34, and an accelerator operation mechanism is configured in which the accelerator link 31 and the accelerator shaft 32 rotate around the axis of the accelerator shaft 32 in response to the operation of the accelerator pedal 34. .

Between the throttle body 1 and the cover 3, ie, case 2
The accelerator shaft 32 inside is a plate-shaped accelerator plate 36
The throttle plate 21, which faces the accelerator plate 36, is attached to the accelerator shaft 36.
It is fixed to 32 small diameter portions 24.

The throttle plate 21 has an accelerator shaft 32 at the center.
The plate is supported by the small-diameter portion 24 and has a small-diameter portion and a large-diameter portion in the circumferential direction. External teeth are formed on the outer surface of the large-diameter portion as shown in FIG. The external teeth of the throttle plate 21 mesh with the external teeth formed on the movable yoke 43 described above. Accordingly, the throttle plate 21 is rotated by the rotation of the movable yoke 43, or the movable yoke 43 is rotated by the rotation of the throttle plate 21, and the throttle shaft 12 and the throttle valve 11 integrally connected thereto are rotated. Is configured to be able to rotate.

In the throttle plate 21, a step is formed at a connection portion between the small diameter portion and the large diameter portion, and an end face cam is formed on the outer peripheral side surface. A pin 23 is fixed to a large diameter portion of the throttle plate 21. One end of a return spring 22 is locked to the shaft of the throttle plate 21, and the other end is locked to a pin planted in the case 2. Accordingly, the throttle plate 21 is urged by the urging force of the return spring 22 in the direction B in FIG. 2, that is, in the direction in which the throttle valve 11 is closed.

The accelerator plate 36 has an accelerator shaft 32 at the center.
And a arm portion extending in the radial direction. The disc portion has a small diameter at a portion continuous to the arm portion, a concave portion is formed, and an end face cam is formed on the outer peripheral side surface. The side of the arm is pin 23 of the throttle plate 21
It is arranged so that it may face. That is, when the accelerator plate 36 rotates in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2 and the arm portion abuts on the pin 23 of the throttle plate 21, the accelerator plate 36 and the throttle plate 21 rotate integrally. Have been. Note that a pin 36c extending in the axial direction of the accelerator shaft 32 is implanted in the accelerator plate 36. 2 is the initial position of the accelerator plate 36 and the throttle plate 21. When the drive plate 41 is joined to the movable yoke 43 by the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 40, the throttle valve 11 Rotated by 50.

An accelerator sensor 37 is fixed to the outer periphery of a bearing portion of an accelerator shaft 32 formed on the cover 3. The accelerator sensor 37 has a well-known structure and includes a member having a thick film resistor (not shown) and a brush opposed thereto, and the brush is arranged so as to engage with the pin 36c of the accelerator plate 36. Thus, the rotation angle of the accelerator shaft 32 that rotates integrally with the accelerator plate 36 is detected by the accelerator sensor 37. The accelerator sensor 37 is electrically connected to a printed wiring board 70 interposed between the case 2 and the cover 3, and the printed wiring board 70 is electrically connected to the controller 100 via leads 71. ing.

Also, the throttle plate 21 and the accelerator plate 36
3 is fixed to the case 3 via a stay as shown in FIG. 3 and is electrically connected to the printed wiring board 70. Limit switch 60
Has opposed contacts (not shown), and a roller 63 is mounted at the tip.

The roller 63 is urged so as to contact the outer peripheral side of each of the throttle plate 21 and the accelerator plate 36, as is clear from FIGS. Therefore, the roller 63
Is driven by the end face cams formed on the throttle plate 21 and the accelerator plate 36, and the opposing contacts are brought into contact with or separated from each other depending on the operation of the roller 63. Except when the accelerator pedal 34 has an operation amount equal to or greater than a predetermined operation amount, that is, the rotation angle of the accelerator plate 36 is equal to or more than the predetermined angle, and the throttle plate 21 is rotationally driven beyond the predetermined angle, the limit switch The 60 opposing contacts are in contact.

When the operation amount of the accelerator pedal 34 is equal to or less than the predetermined operation amount, for example, the accelerator plate 36 is in the state of FIG. 2, the operation amount is substantially zero, and the throttle valve 11 is in the open state. When the opening degree exceeds a predetermined angle and becomes large, that is, when the throttle plate 21 rotates by a predetermined angle or more in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2, the roller 63 comes into contact with the small-diameter portions of the throttle plate 21 and the accelerator plate 36 and opposes each other. Contacts open.

The controller 100 is a control circuit including a microcomputer, and has a function as a control unit according to the present invention. That is, detection signals of various sensors mounted on the vehicle are input as shown in FIG. 4, and various controls including drive control of the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 40 and the motor 50 are performed. In the present embodiment, the controller 100 is configured to perform various controls such as constant speed traveling control and acceleration slip control in addition to the control according to the normal operation of the accelerator pedal.

In FIG. 4, the controller 100 has a microcomputer 110, an input processing circuit 120 and an output processing circuit 130 connected thereto, the motor 50 is connected to the output processing circuit 130, and the coil 45 of the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 40 is The output processing circuit 13 via the first energizing circuit 101 and the second energizing circuit 102
Connected to 0. The controller 100 is connected to a power source V _B through an ignition switch 99. The ignition switch 99 has a well-known structure, and is configured so that the switch can be operated by operating a key (not shown) to prevent theft.

The accelerator sensor 37 is connected to the input processing circuit 120, outputs a signal corresponding to the operation amount of the accelerator pedal 34, that is, the depression amount, and is input to the input processing circuit 120 together with the output signal of the throttle sensor 13. In the controller 100, the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 40 is on / off controlled in accordance with the operating conditions, and the depression amount of the accelerator pedal 34, i.e., the accelerator opening degree and the throttle valve 11 which is set according to the operating state of the internal combustion engine and the running state of the vehicle. The drive of the motor 50 is controlled so as to obtain the opening, that is, the throttle opening.

The input processing circuit 120 is connected to a constant speed traveling control switch 80 (hereinafter simply referred to as a constant speed traveling switch 80). The cruise control switch 80 comprises a main switch 81 for turning on / off the power of the entire cruise control system and a control switch 82 for performing various controls.
As shown in the figure, it is constituted by a plurality of switch groups and has various well-known switch functions.

First, during running of the vehicle, when the main switch 81 is turned on and the set switch ST of the control switch 82 is turned on for a short time, the vehicle speed at that time is stored, and this vehicle speed is maintained as described later. The accelerator switch AC is for finely adjusting the set vehicle speed, and while the switch is on, the speed increase control is performed. The fine adjustment on the deceleration side can be performed by holding the set switch ST in the ON state, or by depressing the brake pedal once to release the constant speed traveling control and then decelerating to the predetermined vehicle speed.
Is turned on for a short time, the vehicle speed at that time is reset. The cancel switch CA is a switch for canceling the cruise control. The resume switch RS is a switch for returning to the set vehicle speed before the release after the constant speed traveling control is released by these operations.

Various switches, sensors, and the like, including the key position switch 90, are connected to the input processing circuit 120. The key position switch 90 is a switch for detecting whether or not a key (not shown) is inserted into a key cylinder (not shown) provided with an ignition switch 99. If the key is inserted, it is turned on. Is off when not plugged in.

The wheel speed sensor 91 is used for constant-speed running control, acceleration slip control, and the like, and a well-known electromagnetic pickup sensor or hall sensor is used. In FIG. 4, the number is one, but it is attached to each wheel as needed. Further, an ignition circuit unit, commonly known as an igniter 92, is connected to the controller 100, and an ignition signal is input to detect a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine.

The transmission controller 93 is an electronic control unit that controls the automatic transmission. The transmission controller 93 receives signals from the wheel speed sensor 91, the throttle sensor 13, and the like to detect the operating state of the internal combustion engine and the running state of the vehicle. Calculates the shift position and the like, outputs a shift signal and a timing signal, drives the solenoid valve by the shift signal and controls the hydraulic pressure to the brake or the clutch,
The variable operation is performed. The shift signal and the like output from the transmission controller 93 are supplied to the controller 100.

The mode switch 94 stores in the microcomputer 110 maps preset for the correspondence between the depression amount of the accelerator pedal 34 and the opening of the throttle valve 11 according to various operation modes, and selects the map as appropriate. The opening of the throttle valve 11 is set according to the operation mode. As the operation mode, for example, a mode such as power or economy, or highway driving or city driving can be set. When the driver does not like the acceleration slip control, the acceleration slip control prohibition switch 95 outputs a signal for prohibiting the control to the microcomputer 110 by operating the acceleration slip control. For example, when performing acceleration slip control, the steering sensor 96 determines whether or not the steering is turned, and can set a target slip ratio according to the determination result. The brake switch 97 is a switch that opens and closes in response to the operation of a brake pedal (not shown). By operating the brake switch 97, the brake lamp 98 is turned on, and the normally closed switch SC2 is opened and driven in conjunction with the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 40. The second energizing circuit 102 for constant speed control is opened.

The starter circuit 200 controls the drive of the starter motor 201. The second relay 2 is connected in series to the coil of the first relay 202 that controls the opening and closing of the drive circuit of the starter motor 201.
03 is provided to control the second relay 203 according to the output signal of the controller 100. A starter switch 204 is directly connected to the first relay 202 and the second relay 203. In the meantime, a neutral start switch 205 is interposed in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission. This is because when the automatic transmission (not shown) is in the neutral position, it is turned on. When the starter switch 204 is turned on in this state, the second relay 203 is turned on.
Is turned on, the coil of the first relay 202 is energized, the drive circuit of the starter motor 201 is turned on, and the starter motor 201 is driven.

Thus, in the initial check of whether the throttle control device of this embodiment functions normally, even if the starter switch 204 is turned on, the second relay 203 is turned off, and the throttle valve 11 is actually opened and closed. The starter motor 201 is deactivated until it is confirmed. As a result, it is possible to avoid excessive rotation of the engine at the time of the initial check of the throttle control device.

The operation of the embodiment having the above configuration will be described. The flowchart of FIG. 5 shows the overall operation of the throttle control device of the present embodiment. In the controller 100, initialization is performed in step S1, and in step S2, the various input signals to the input processing circuit 120 are processed. Then, the process proceeds to step S3, and the control mode is selected according to these input signals. That is, any one of steps S4 to S8 is selected.

When the control in steps S4 to S6 is performed, torque control is performed in step S9, and cornering control of throttle control according to the steering angle (not shown) is performed in step S10. The idling speed control in step S7 controls the idling speed to be maintained at a constant value even when the engine state changes. In step S8, post-processing is performed after turning off the ignition switch 99. Things. In step S11, a self-diagnosis is performed by the diagnosis means, and a fail process is performed. After the theft detection in step S12 and the anti-theft control in step S13, which will be described later, are executed,
The output processing is performed at 14, and the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 40 and the motor 50 are driven via the output processing circuit 130. Thus, the above-described routine is repeated at a predetermined cycle.

Of the above overall operations, the operation in the normal accelerator control mode in step S4 will be described first. When the accelerator pedal 34 is not operated, that is, when the throttle valve 11 is fully closed, the throttle plate 21 and the accelerator plate 36 are located as shown in FIG. 2, the limit switch 60 is in an on state,
Electric power is supplied to the coil 45 of the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 40 via the first drive circuit 101.

The coil 45 is energized, and the fixed yoke 44 and the movable yoke 43
Is excited, the clutch plate 42 is joined to the movable yoke 43, and the driving force of the motor 50 is transmitted to the throttle shaft 12. Thereafter, unless an abnormal state occurs, the throttle shaft 12 is driven to rotate by the motor 50, and thus the opening of the throttle valve 11 is controlled by the control of the motor 50 by the controller 100.

That is, in the normal accelerator control mode, when the depressing operation of the accelerator pedal 34 is performed, the accelerator link 31 is rotated against the urging force of the return spring 35 according to the operation amount. As a result, the accelerator plate 36 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG.
In this state, the ON state of the limit switch 60 is maintained, and the rotation angle of the accelerator plate 36 corresponding to the operation amount of the accelerator pedal 34 is detected by an accelerator sensor 37 interlocked via a pin 36c shown in FIG. Is detected.

The detection output of the accelerator sensor 37 is input to the controller 100, where a predetermined target throttle opening corresponding to the rotation angle of the accelerator plate 36 is obtained. For example, the target throttle opening θs corresponding to the accelerator operation amount, that is, the rotation angle of the accelerator plate 36 is set from the characteristic “b” in FIG. When the throttle shaft 12 on which the motor 50 is driven rotates, a signal corresponding to the rotation angle is output from the throttle sensor 13 to the controller 100, and the controller is controlled so that the throttle valve 11 becomes substantially equal to the target throttle opening θs. The drive of the motor 50 is controlled by 100. Thus, the throttle control corresponding to the operation amount of the accelerator pedal 34 is performed, and the engine output corresponding to the opening of the throttle valve 11 is obtained.

During the operation of the throttle valve 11, the accelerator plate 36 and the throttle plate 21 do not engage,
Acceleration plate 36 for rotation of throttle plate 21
Follow a predetermined angle. Therefore, there is no mechanical connection between the accelerator pedal 34 and the throttle valve 11, and a smooth start and running can be ensured in accordance with the operation of the accelerator pedal 34. When the accelerator pedal 34 is released, the return spring 35 is released.
Accelerator link by the urging force of
31 returns to the initial position, and the throttle valve 11 is also brought to the fully closed position.

In the normal accelerator control mode, when the throttle valve 11 is abnormally operated, the operation of the accelerator pedal 34 is released and if the throttle valve 11 is not operated, the return spring 35 returns the accelerator plate 36 to the initial position, and the limit switch 60
Is turned off, and the first energizing circuit 101 is opened. In addition, since the second energizing circuit 102 for constant speed control is in an open state, energization of the coil 45 is not performed, and the movable yoke 43 of the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 40 and the clutch plate 42 are separated. And the throttle valve by the drive plate 41
11 is stopped, and the throttle valve 11 is returned to the return spring 22.
To return to the initial position.

Next, in the constant speed traveling control mode of step S5,
After the normally open switch SO1 of the main switch 81 shown in FIG. 4 is operated, the set switch of the control switch 82 is operated.
When ST is operated, the coil 45 is switched via the normally closed switch SC2.
Is supplied with current and is excited. In this case, when the throttle pedal 11 is at or above the predetermined opening degree and the accelerator pedal 34 is not operated, the limit switch 60 is turned off and the first energizing circuit 101 is opened. However, during the constant speed traveling control mode, the energization of the coil 45 is continued through the second energizing circuit 102, so that the throttle shaft 12 is connected to the motor 50 via the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 40. Thus, the target throttle opening is set in accordance with the difference between the vehicle speed detected by the wheel speed sensor 91 and the vehicle speed set by the set switch ST, and the motor 50 drives and controls the throttle valve 11 to the target throttle opening. Is done.

When overtaking acceleration or the like is required during constant speed traveling, the accelerator pedal 34 is depressed, and the throttle opening corresponding to the operation amount of the accelerator pedal 34 in the normal accelerator control mode exceeds the target throttle opening in the constant speed control setting The mode shifts to the override mode, and the target throttle opening is replaced with the set opening in the normal accelerator control mode.

In order to release the cruise control, the driver operates the cancel switch CA of the control switch 82 in FIG.
, Or the normally closed switch SC1 to turn off the main switch 81, the second drive circuit 102 is opened. The same is true even when the ignition switch 99 is turned off. Also, when the brake pedal is operated, the normally closed switch SC2 linked with the brake switch 97 is turned off, and the second drive circuit 102 is opened. Thereafter, the throttle control in the normal accelerator control mode described above is performed via the first drive circuit 101.

Next, the operation of the throttle control device of this embodiment during the acceleration slip control in step S6 will be described. When the controller 100 detects a slip of a driving wheel (not shown) at the time of starting or accelerating from the output signal of the wheel speed sensor 91 in FIG. 4, the acceleration slip control mode is selected and the opening of the throttle valve 11 is controlled. . That is, the controller
At 100, the slip ratio of the drive wheels that can obtain sufficient traction and lateral drag on the road surface is calculated, and further, the target throttle opening for ensuring this is calculated. Then, the motor 50 is controlled so that the throttle valve 11 has the target throttle opening. When the slip ratio is equal to or less than the predetermined value and the target throttle opening is equal to or greater than the throttle opening set in the normal accelerator control mode shown in FIG. 9B, the acceleration slip control mode is terminated and the normal accelerator control is performed. Return to mode. During this time, the opening of the throttle valve 11 is controlled by the motor 50, so that a so-called pedal shock does not occur on the accelerator pedal 34 even when switching between the acceleration slip control mode and the normal accelerator control mode.

When the opening degree of the throttle valve 11 and the operation amount of the accelerator pedal 34 are detected by the throttle sensor 13 and the accelerator sensor 37 to be equal to or less than a predetermined value, the idle speed control mode of step S7 in FIG. The drive of the motor 50 is controlled such that the target engine speed is set according to the operating state of the internal combustion engine such as a load.

In the event that an abnormality occurs in the throttle control device of the above-described embodiment and the motor 50 or the like constituting the slot driving means becomes inoperative, the operation of the vehicle can be continued by operating the accelerator pedal 34. That is, as is apparent from FIG. 2, when the accelerator pedal 34 is depressed by a predetermined amount or more, the arm 36b of the accelerator plate 36 rotates in the direction of the pin 23 of the throttle plate 21, and the arm 36b is engaged with the pin 23. Combine. As a result, the movable yoke 43 is driven in the opening direction of the throttle valve 11, and a constant opening is secured as shown by "a" in FIG. Thus, the driver can continue driving the vehicle at a low speed, and can drive the vehicle to the repair shop.

Next, the theft detection and step S12 in step S12 in FIG.
The thirteenth anti-theft control will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 shows the processing in step S12. In step 121, the on / off state of the key position switch 90 in FIG. 4 is determined. If a key (not shown) is inserted into a key cylinder (not shown) of the ignition switch 99, the key position switch 90 is turned on and the process returns to the main routine of FIG. If the key is not inserted, the key position switch 90 is off. If the routine of FIG. 6 is being executed even in this state, the process proceeds from step 121 to step 122, where the theft flag is set. Thus, even though the key position switch 90 is off, that is, even though the ignition switch 99 in FIG. 4 is off, it means that this routine is being executed.
Means that the power supply V _B and controller 100 is in the connected state without going through the 99, is in a state of being called directly. Therefore, if the key position switch 90 is determined to be off, it is determined that the vehicle is stolen, and the theft flag is set.

FIG. 7 shows the processing contents of the anti-theft control in step S13 in FIG. 5. First, it is determined in step 131 whether or not the theft flag is set. Return to If the theft flag is set in step 122 in FIG. 6, the process proceeds to step 132, where the accelerator pedal 34 at that time is set.
Rotation angle θa of the accelerator plate 36 corresponding to the operation amount of
Is compared with the rotation angle θh corresponding to the predetermined operation amount.
Then, when the operation amount of the accelerator pedal 34 is operated by a predetermined operation amount or more, that is, when θa> θh, the process proceeds to steps 133 and 134, and anti-theft control is performed. θa ≦
If θh, the routine proceeds to step 135, where the target throttle opening θ
s is set to 0, and the process returns to the main routine in the fully closed state.

In step 133, the vibration opening .theta.v _n is calculated as shown in the flowchart of Figure 8. In step 136 of FIG. 8, the vibration opening .theta.v _n is a constant value every predetermined control period alpha (e.g., 0.1 °) is added. That is, a constant value α is a vibration opening .theta.v _n this time is added to the previous oscillation angle θv _(n-1) at predetermined intervals. The vibration opening .theta.v _n is the maximum value .theta.v _MAX at step 137 (e.g., 10 °) is determined whether or not a directly proceeds the process not more than the maximum value .theta.v _MAX is repeated, the maximum value .theta.v _MAX vibration opening .theta.v _n at the weight, the step 138 is zero.

Then, returning to step 134 in FIG. 7, the target throttle opening θs is calculated as the difference (θa) between the rotation angle θa indicating the operation amount of the accelerator pedal 34 and the rotation angle θh indicating the predetermined operation amount.
−θh) corresponding to the opening degree θd of the throttle valve 11,
It is set to an opening degree obtained by adding the vibration angle _{θv n (θd + θv n)} , the flow returns to the main routine.

Thus, the throttle valve 11 is driven and controlled through the output processing of step S14 in FIG. 5, and the throttle opening θs when the throttle valve 11 is directly driven by the operation of the accelerator pedal 34 at the time of theft is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, it changes with time, and a sawtooth vibration component is formed.
As a result, driving of the vehicle becomes difficult, and abnormal situations can be visually observed from outside the vehicle. In Fig. 10, the broken line is the accelerator pedal.
The rotation angle θa of the accelerator plate 36 according to the operation amount of 34 is shown.

In the above embodiment, the target throttle opening θs at the time of theft is caused to vibrate in a sawtooth shape, but any vibration component may be set.

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention is configured as described above, and has the following effects.

That is, according to the throttle control device of the present invention, during normal accelerator control, the throttle valve opening is adjusted by the throttle driving means in accordance with the operation of the accelerator operation mechanism, and the accelerator operation is performed when the throttle driving means becomes inactive. The throttle valve can be directly driven by operating the mechanism beyond a predetermined operation amount. Moreover, when the theft is detected by the theft detection means and the accelerator operation detection means detects that the accelerator operation mechanism has been operated by a predetermined operation amount or more, the correction means sets the target throttle opening within the predetermined opening range. Correction is made so as to increase or decrease at a predetermined cycle, which not only makes the output of the internal combustion engine vibrate and makes it difficult to operate the vehicle, but also allows an abnormal situation to be visually observed from outside the vehicle, so that theft is reliably prevented. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a throttle control device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the throttle control device of the present invention, FIG. same,
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an overall operation of an embodiment of the throttle control device of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process of “theft detection” in FIG. 5, Figure 7 is a flow chart showing the processing of the "anti-theft control" in FIG. 5, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing of "vibration opening .theta.v _n calculation" in FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is the embodiment FIG. 10 is a graph showing the relationship between the accelerator operation amount and the throttle opening in FIG. 10, and FIG. 1 ... throttle body, 11 ... throttle valve, 12 ... throttle shaft, 13 ... throttle sensor, 21 ... throttle plate, 22 ... return spring, 23 ... pin, 31 ... accelerator link (accelerator operating mechanism) ), 33 ... accelerator cable (accelerator operation mechanism), 34 ... accelerator pedal (accelerator operation mechanism), 35 ... return spring, 36 ... accelerator plate, 37 ... accelerator sensor (accelerator operation detection means), 40 ... ... Electromagnetic clutch mechanism, 41 ... Drive plate (throttle drive means), 42 ... Clutch plate (throttle drive means) 43 ... Movable yoke (throttle drive means), 44 ... Fixed yoke, 45 ... Coil, 46 ... ... bobbin, 50 ... motor (throttle drive means), 51, 52 ... gear, 60 ... limit switch, 63 ... roller, 80 ... switch for constant speed traveling control 81 Main switch, 82 Control switch, 90 Key position switch (theft detection means), 91 Wheel speed sensor, 92 Igniter, 93 Transmission control, 94 Mode switch 95: Acceleration slip control prohibition switch, 96: Steering sensor, 97: Brake switch, 98: Brake lamp, 99: Ignition switch, 100: Controller (control means, correction means), 101: First , A second energizing circuit, 110, a microcomputer, 120, an input processing circuit, 130, an output processing circuit, 200, a starter circuit,

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hideaki Adachi 2-1-1 Asahi-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-63-255155 (JP, A) JP-A-1 −237331 (JP, A)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An accelerator operating mechanism, throttle driving means provided independently of the accelerator operating mechanism and capable of driving a throttle valve in an opening direction and a closing direction, and adjusting the throttle driving means to an operation amount of the accelerator operating mechanism. Control means for controlling the drive based on the corresponding target throttle opening and controlling the drive of the throttle drive in accordance with the operating state of the internal combustion engine and the running state of the vehicle to adjust the throttle opening. When the throttle control device is configured to be able to directly drive the throttle valve by operating the accelerator operation mechanism at a predetermined operation amount or more when the accelerator operation mechanism is deactivated, it is determined that the accelerator operation mechanism has been operated at the predetermined operation amount or more. Accelerator operation detecting means for detecting that the internal combustion engine has started in a state different from a predetermined state Theft detection means for detecting and determining the theft; and when the theft detection means detects theft, and when the accelerator operation detection means detects that the accelerator operation mechanism has been operated by the predetermined operation amount or more, A throttle control device comprising: correction means for correcting the target throttle opening so as to increase or decrease at predetermined intervals within a predetermined opening range. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said theft detecting means is means for judging a theft when detecting that the internal combustion engine has been started without an ignition switch for controlling start and stop of the internal combustion engine. The throttle control device according to claim 1, wherein