Patent ID: 11952939
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle comprising:
an engine;
a controller configured to control the engine; and
a turbocharger including:
a compressor mounted in an intake pipe of the engine;
a turbine mounted in an exhaust pipe of the engine;
a bypass pipe connected to the exhaust pipe so as to bypass the turbine; and
a waste gate valve mounted in the bypass pipe,

wherein, during an idling operation of the engine, the controller executes a valve closing control configured to close the waste gate valve when a temperature of an operating oil of the engine is less than a temperature threshold, and
wherein the controller sets the temperature threshold so as to vary inversely with atmospheric pressure.