Patent ID: 8695553
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: F02N

Abstract:
1. A control device for a starter, said starter including a second gear that can be engaged with a first gear coupled to a crankshaft of an engine, an actuator that moves, in a driven state, said second gear to a position where said second gear is engaged with said first gear, and a motor that rotates said second gear, comprising: a control unit that drives said actuator and said motor in a rotation mode in which said motor is driven before said actuator is driven, wherein said rotation mode is restricted when a rotation speed of said engine cannot be determined, a phase of an intake valve of said engine is advanced when a rotation speed of said engine cannot be determined, and said actuator and said motor are driven in an engagement mode in which said second gear is engaged with said first gear when a rotation speed of said engine is equal to or lower than an upper limit value.