Patent ID: 7133762

Claim:
A control device for an engine driven vehicle comprising: a vehicle body having drive wheels; an engine incorporated in said vehicle body; a power transmission device provided between a crankshaft of said engine and said drive wheels; and a generator provided to be driven by said engine without via said power transmission device, wherein said control device further comprises: power generation time intake air amount control means for controlling an intake air amount adjustment valve that adjusts the amount of air flowing through an air passage that bypasses a throttle valve of said engine so as to rotate said engine at a rotational speed suitable for supplying power from said generator to an external load when a power generation mode is selected while said engine driven vehicle is stopped; throttle position determination means for determining whether said throttle valve is placed closer to an acceleration side than a normal position in the power generation mode when said power generation mode is selected; and safety engine control means for conducting a control to limit the rotational speed of said engine to a rotational speed which is equal to or less than a speed limit in the power generation mode when said throttle position determination means determines that said throttle valve is placed closer to the acceleration side than the normal position in the power generation mode, and said safety engine control means is comprised so as to stop at least either supply of fuel to said engine or an ignition operation of said engine to limit the rotational speed of said engine to said speed limit or less when the rotational speed of said engine exeeds said speed limit.