Engine start control system
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1. An engine start control system for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, comprising:
- a push switch that is pressable by a user to start the engine;
a brake sensor that senses depression of a brake pedal of the vehicle when the user depresses the brake pedal a predetermined distance or greater from an initial point; and
an engine start control unit that controls engine start of the engine, wherein;
the engine start control unit determines that a current operational mode is a normal mode when the brake sensor detects the depression of the brake pedal and is thereby placed in an detected state;
the engine start control unit enables the engine start when the user performs a predetermined normal time push operation on the push switch in the normal mode;
the engine start control unit determines that the current operational mode is a fail-safe mode when the brake sensor does not detect the depression of the brake pedal and is thereby placed in an undetected state;
the engine start control unit enables the engine start when the user performs a predetermined fail-safe push operation on the push switch in the fail-safe mode; and
the fail-safe push operation of the push switch requires an increased work load of the user in comparison to that of the normal time push operation of the push switch.
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Abstract
An engine start control unit enables engine start when a user performs a predetermined normal time push operation on a push switch in a normal mode. The engine start control unit enables the engine start when the user performs a predetermined fail-safe push operation on the push switch in a fail-safe mode. The fail-safe push operation of the push switch requires an increased work load of the user in comparison to that of the normal time push operation of the push switch.
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13 Claims
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1. An engine start control system for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, comprising:
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a push switch that is pressable by a user to start the engine;
a brake sensor that senses depression of a brake pedal of the vehicle when the user depresses the brake pedal a predetermined distance or greater from an initial point; and
an engine start control unit that controls engine start of the engine, wherein;
the engine start control unit determines that a current operational mode is a normal mode when the brake sensor detects the depression of the brake pedal and is thereby placed in an detected state;
the engine start control unit enables the engine start when the user performs a predetermined normal time push operation on the push switch in the normal mode;
the engine start control unit determines that the current operational mode is a fail-safe mode when the brake sensor does not detect the depression of the brake pedal and is thereby placed in an undetected state;
the engine start control unit enables the engine start when the user performs a predetermined fail-safe push operation on the push switch in the fail-safe mode; and
the fail-safe push operation of the push switch requires an increased work load of the user in comparison to that of the normal time push operation of the push switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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