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Fuel injection controlling system for an internal combustion engine
Assignee: Soken Inc
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Filing: 1975-03-31
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Granted: 1976-10-12
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Expires: 1995-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A fuel injection controlling system for an internal combustion engine comprising an oscillator circuit for generating clock pulses having a frequency corresponding to the air-to-fuel ratio of the mixture, a first detecting circuit for generating pulse signals having a time width corresponding to the rate of air flow to the engine, a first multiplier circuit for generating an output corresponding to the product of the air-to-fuel ratio and the rate of air flow in a binary coded form, a second detecting circuit for generating signals having a pulse width proportional to the rotational speed of the engine, a second multiplier circuit for generating an output corresponding to the product of the air-to-fuel ratio and the rate of air flow and the rotational speed of the engine in a binary coded form, and a conversion circuits for generating pulse signals each corresponding to the output of the second multiplier circuit, whereby fuel injection valves are actuated by the output of the conversion circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisasi Kawai
- 👤 Ritsu Katsuoka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-24 20:36
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/18; F02D41/182; F02D41/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
324 words
In a fuel injection controlling system for an internal combustion engine in which a fuel injection quantity K.Q/N is computed in accordance with an air flow rate Q, an engine rpm N and a constant K corresponding to the air-to-fuel ratio of a mixture, which rate Q, rpm N and constant K constitute principal parameters of said engine, the improvement comprising: an oscillator circuit for generating clock pulses having a predetermined frequency; first sensing means for generating a pulse signal having a time width proportional to said air flow rate Q; a first multiplier circuit connected to said oscillator circuit and said first sensing means for repeatedly adding a predetermined binary coded value in response to said clock pulses, the number of times of the addition in said first multiplier circuit being controlled by said pulse signal from said first sensing means, and for generating a binary coded output signal proportional to the air flow rate Q; second sensing means for generating a pulse signal having a time width proportional to the reciprocal 1/N of said engine rpm N; a second multiplier circuit connected to said second sensing means, said oscillator circuit and said first multiplier circuit, for repeatedly adding said binary coded output from said first multiplier circuit in response to said clock pulses, the number of times of the addition in said second multiplier circuit being controlled by the pulse signal from said second sensing means, and for generating a binary coded output signal proportional to a product ##EQU7## third sensing means connected to a crankshaft of said engine for generating a pulse signal at specific angular positions of said crankshaft; and a conversion circuit connected to said second and said third sensing means, for generating, in synchronism with said pulse signals from said third sensing means, a pulse signal having a time width proportional to said binary coded output signal of said second multiplier circuit and indicative of fuel injection amount.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
324 words
In a fuel injection controlling system for an internal combustion engine in which a fuel injection quantity K.Q/N is computed in accordance with an air flow rate Q, an engine rpm N and a constant K corresponding to the air-to-fuel ratio of a mixture, which rate Q, rpm N and constant K constitute principal parameters of said engine, the improvement comprising: an oscillator circuit for generating clock pulses having a predetermined frequency; first sensing means for generating a pulse signal having a time width proportional to said air flow rate Q; a first multiplier circuit connected to said oscillator circuit and said first sensing means for repeatedly adding a predetermined binary coded value in response to said clock pulses, the number of times of the addition in said first multiplier circuit being controlled by said pulse signal from said first sensing means, and for generating a binary coded output signal proportional to the air flow rate Q; second sensing means for generating a pulse signal having a time width proportional to the reciprocal 1/N of said engine rpm N; a second multiplier circuit connected to said second sensing means, said oscillator circuit and said first multiplier circuit, for repeatedly adding said binary coded output from said first multiplier circuit in response to said clock pulses, the number of times of the addition in said second multiplier circuit being controlled by the pulse signal from said second sensing means, and for generating a binary coded output signal proportional to a product ##EQU7## third sensing means connected to a crankshaft of said engine for generating a pulse signal at specific angular positions of said crankshaft; and a conversion circuit connected to said second and said third sensing means, for generating, in synchronism with said pulse signals from said third sensing means, a pulse signal having a time width proportional to said binary coded output signal of said second multiplier circuit and indicative of fuel injection amount.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
110 words
A fuel injection controlling system according to claim 1, wherein said first sensing means include an air flow sensor for generating a voltage proportional to the rate of air flow to said engine, a D-A converter circuit connected to said oscillator circuit and said third sensing means for converting the clock pulses from said oscillator circuit to a voltage each time said pulse signal from said third sensing means is applied thereto, and a comparison circuit connected to said air flow sensor and said D-A converter circuit for comparing said voltages and generating a pulse signal having a time width proportional to the rate of air flow to said engine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
116 words
A fuel injection controlling system according to claim 1, wherein said first multiplier circuit includes an adder having first and second sets of input terminals and a memory having the outputs thereof connected to said first set of input terminals of said adder, output terminals of said adder being connected to input terminals of said memory, and a predetermined binary coded signal being applied to said second set of input terminals of said adder as an input signal thereto, whereby during the time when said pulse signal from said first sensing means is on, said two input signals to said adder are added together each time said clock pulse from said oscillator circuit is applied thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
127 words
A fuel injection controlling system according to claim 3, wherein said second multiplier circuit includes another adder having first and second sets of input terminals and another memory having the output terminals thereof connected to said first set of input terminals of said another adder, output terminals of said another adder being connected to input terminals of said another memory, and the binary coded output signal of said first multiplier circuit being applied to said second set of input terminals of said another adder as an input signal thereto, whereby during the time when said pulse signal from said second sensing means is on, said two input signals to said another adder are added together each time said clock pulse from said oscillator circuit is applied thereto.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
66 words
A fuel injection controlling system according to claim 3 further comprising an addition circuit for adding together a binary coded input signal corresponding to at least one auxiliary parameter of said engine and said predetermined binary coded input signal, whereby the binary coded output signal of said addition circuit is applied to said second set of input terminals of said adder in said first multiplier circuit.
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