Patent ID: 9523295
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: F01L,F01M

Claim Text:
1. A controller of a variable valve apparatus of an internal combustion engine, the variable valve apparatus having an output member that is operated according to a power transmitted from an electric motor through a speed reduction mechanism adjacent to the electric motor and changing opening and closing timing of an engine valve according to the operation of the output member, the speed reduction mechanism being supplied with lubricating oil, the controller comprising: an engine start indication detecting circuit that detects an indication of an engine start before an ignition switch is ON, and wherein when the indication of the engine start is detected by the engine start indication detecting circuit in a state in which temperature of the engine is lower than a predetermined temperature, the electric motor is supplied with a current, and the current supply to the electric motor is maintained for a predetermined time from a time point of the detection of the indication of the engine start to an engine cranking start.