Owner Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventors Nakamoto, Yasuo; Matsubara, Atsushi; Sato, Toshiyuki; Wakashiro, Teruo; Kamo, Tomoharu; Takahashi, Hideyuki

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2002210910

PCT Pub. Number WO02/35074

Priority 2001-155687 24.05.01 JP; 2000-323365 23.10.00 JP

Filing date 19 October 2001

Wipo publication date 6 May 2002

Acceptance publication date 11 May 2006

F02D 29/02 (2006.01) Controlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto - peculiar to engines driving vehicles

B60K 6/04 (2006.01) Arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion, e.g. hybrid propulsion systems comprising electric motors and internal combustion engines

F01L 1/26 (2006.01) Valve-gear or valve arrangements for positive-displacement machines or engines other than steam engines, e.g. for internal-combustion piston engines, without provision for variable fluid distribution - characterised by the provision of two or more valves operated simultaneously by same transmitting-gear

F02D 13/04 (2006.01) Controlling the engine output power by varying inlet or exhaust valve operating characteristics, e.g. timing - using engine as brake

F02D 17/02 (2006.01) Controlling engines by cutting-out individual cylinders

F02D 41/36 (2006.01) Electrical control of combustion engines