Patent ID: 7275515

Claim:
A control device for an internal combustion engine including a fuel injection mechanism injecting fuel into a cylinder, comprising: an injection controller controlling said fuel injection mechanism to inject the fuel into said cylinder at an intake stroke, as corresponding to a prescribed state of operation associated with said internal combustion engine; a valve controller controlling at least one of a timing to open and close an intake valve, a period of time for which said intake valve is opened/closed, and said intake valve's liftability; a determinator determining whether the fuel injected through said fuel injection mechanism and thus sprayed interferes with said intake valve and scatters in a vicinity of a spark plug; and a modifier operative in response to said determinator making a decision that the fuel has scattered in the vicinity of said spark plug to allow said injection controller to modify a manner of injecting the fuel and/or to allow said valve controller to modify a manner of operating said intake valve to prevent the fuel sprayed from interfering with said intake valve.